I find juicing for PL to be pointless, if you're doing it in the IPF then you're fucking pathetic, and the only person you're really cheating is yourself. I guess if you were in an untested fed you'd be silly not to if you wanted to be competitive.
This is just my opinion of getting on the gear in powerlifting regardless of fed.
There is no money in powerlifting. So essentially you are risking your health and getting in trouble with the law to win a sport that most people have never heard of and that if the elite sporting talent in the country actually competed in you wouldn't be in the top 100 anyway.
those AFL players look like they couldnt squat 200 kgs.let alone 350.how do you know im not an elite 40+ yr old athlete Baz?lol common theme of your posts to denigrate powerlifting.
I dont train nearly as hard as i should compared to others..yet from what i see of elite PA powerlifters..they train professionally.Now im not talking down how hard it is to be at the top of AFL.id guess its pretty hard.Lots of running and skill work,but ive seen how they train locally..compounds not even once.Its all chest and arms.Squatting and deadlifting is hard.
I hate to theorise without any shred of evidence but man i wouldnt fancy my chances if i havent done any real weight training and running straight into a guy who regularly squats over 200 kgs.
Seems to me its an excuse to get out and run around,socialise,shag hotties and get on the piss.now nothing wrong with that man,however i think you underestimate how hard it is to compete.should give it a go.
It's being realistic buddy. If you don't think a heap of the NRL and AFL players are better athletes with greater potential at PL than what's in powerlifting you are kidding yourself.
If people grew up powerlifting rather than the footy codes things would be heaps different.
Part of the attraction to powerlifting is that it's not that competitive compared to other sports and relatively easy to get near the top.
If its easier how come you havent?
Realistically im only a little guy..im 5 7 and weighed a whopping 70 odd kgs before i started lifting.Im too small to have made a dent in NRL or Rugby.Incidentally i dont think ARL is as tough as those two sports.
However in terms of pure strength..Baz..how strong are guys who play league rugby or ARL?Iif u can name 1 rugby or league back under 90 kgs who can squat 200+ kgs?