All of us are pushing for a goal fitness related or else we probably wouldn't be here. All the trials and tribulations we go through. All the mistakes we all make to learn the hard way. All of the many MANY sacrafices me make, turning our whole way of lives over to a discipline. All of these tasks we wish to achieve and drive ourselves relentlessly ahead to tackle them. There are bumps and bruises along the way for sure, it's easy to get knocked down, very easy. I guess the judge of how strong someone is in general is their ability to get back up after getting knocked down. We all have to fail, every single day we fail at something, hopefully we can learn from our failures and turn it into something positive, I really hope so.
One of the best things about this forum is the ability for us all to come together and help support each other, as if we were all on this raft stranded on the ocean and just as one person starts to lose hope of survival everyone else helps them retain their will to survive. If anyone else is struggling with their goals feel free to post, maybe someone out there will inspire you to fight harder.
Here lately I've felt really shitty over my lifts, however self centered that may be. They are no where near close to where they should be. I want to be a competitive lifter but right now my lifts are laughable when put in those context, yet I've set myself up to compete in a couple months. Maybe I am not training hard enough, maybe I'm not training smart enough, I don't know. I read countless articles and always try to educate myself the most I can, I try to push myself to the limits as hard as I can in the gym but maybe I'm missing something somewhere or basically just not going hard enough.
Maybe I just need more patience. It's like when you want to be at a certain goal or reach a certain level but you're stuck down on the bottom looking up for SO long, sometimes it gets to you. Everyone on the forum knows what that is like, we all have goals we are climbing to. I am very disappointed in my strength abilities. This is definately a slow slow game...a very slow game. Right now I feel knocked on my ass, I need to get back up again. Here's to never giving up, maybe I should read my sig line more often.
Rev, to me it almost needs like you need to take a bit of a breather and get refocussed. Have you had a rest week recently? Maybe just get away from it for awhile, think about your goals, how you want to get there, and then jump back in with a refreshed sense of urgency.
Rob
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Rev,
When you say, competitive lifter, what type of competition are you looking at? Whatever type you are looking at, find a website for people who compete in these competitions. They probably can give you workouts and tips that will help you maximize your potential. Good luck. I think getting in to competition is a great idea. It provides excellent goals and motivation. Again good luck.
Funny you should mention this now as it seems like I'm in a similar situation. I can go out and bust through a killer workout one day, then need a full day or two to recover to do it again. I usually feel like crap going into a workout regardless of how well I've recovered, but as others have suggested, a rest week might be in order. My "rest" week will be in another couple weeks when I spend it moving all my crap into my new place. Does that count? At any rate, maybe it just takes a weekend of eating nothing but pizza and ice cream propped up on the couch [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Well I just took a rest week two weeks ago. Rock is probably right, I am notorious for having zero patience with myself. I'll take nanook's advice also, I lurk over at Rugged forums because a lot of those guys are competitive powerlifters. I might ask a few questions over there about identifying weaknesses and see what I can come up with. I'm very new to the sport, I'm weak and lack muscle mass, it's something I need to consistently work on and enjoy doing so. Thanks guys.
Rugged has alot of good info, also have you read the articles at elite fitness and westside websites? I've read alot of their stuff and try to incorporate alot of the idea's into my own training(though I don't specificaly train PL).
I want to be a competitive lifter but right now my lifts are laughable when put in those context, yet I've set myself up to compete in a couple months.
Rev,
In powerlifting your only goal should be to compete against yourself (until you reach the elite). Enter your first meet - whatever you do will be a Personal meet record. Instantly plan your next meet, train hard and beat those records. Never judge yourself against the competition, we are all so unique. It takes courage to compete in your limit lifts with strict rules in front of judges - at times you will destroy the weights, and at other times...
Humility is needed throughout your competitive career - and YES there is a difference between a gym lifter and a competitive lifter. I hold no gavel but if it is your true desire to compete then you owe it to yourself to step on the platform or one day it will be too late.
I competed for 9 years - picked up my first plusa magazine in '87, did not enter my first meet until '94, last meet in '03.
I remember being in awe back in '87 of the numbers guys put up...but everyone has to start somewhere, start being the key.
quote: I want to be a competitive lifter but right now my lifts are laughable when put in those context, yet I've set myself up to compete in a couple months.
Rev,
In powerlifting your only goal should be to compete against yourself (until you reach the elite). Enter your first meet - whatever you do will be a Personal meet record. Instantly plan your next meet, train hard and beat those records. Never judge yourself against the competition, we are all so unique. It takes courage to compete in your limit lifts with strict rules in front of judges - at times you will destroy the weights, and at other times...
Humility is needed throughout your competitive career - and YES there is a difference between a gym lifter and a competitive lifter. I hold no gavel but if it is your true desire to compete then you owe it to yourself to step on the platform or one day it will be too late.
I competed for 9 years - picked up my first plusa magazine in '87, did not enter my first meet until '94, last meet in '03.
I remember being in awe back in '87 of the numbers guys put up...but everyone has to start somewhere, start being the key.
In Health and Strength,
Jerry [/quote]Awesome... That was the kick in the ass I needed!!!!! And that reminds me, I need to subscribe to some good powerlifting magazines!
That was the kick in the ass I needed!!!!! And that reminds me, I need to subscribe to some good powerlifting magazines!
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