When I went to my first powerlifting meet,
I've only been training for 1-2 months
I didn't really know anything about this whole Powerlifting thing.
Rules whatever.
I also didn't have equipment. But I just said ok let's do this. Also my boyfriend pushed me a little
And then when I did that meet it really got me excited about the sport
Europeans are coming closer.
On my way for my second day of training. Feeling good a little nervous but...
Today I'm doing my first competition deadlift single since nationals.
After that I got a tripple and some sets of five.
Thats already less volume than last week.
I'm excited to see what the single is going to be today.
I'm Andrea. I'm 26 years old and live in Olten
I study Psychology with a focus on economic psychology
And I work in Environment, Health and Safety in a factory.
I've been doing powerlifting for 2 years now.
Before I started with powerlifting...
I've been playing curling since I was 6 years old
I did this on a very high level.
A lot of international matches. Very time intensive.
And when I started my studies I decided to quit curling
To have time to focus on my studies and also work.
Just did a bench single with 85kg
Felt good. I'm currently focusing on
having a controlled descent,
having a consistent touching point on the chest and keeping tightness in the bottom position
Even though you work out "alone" in powerlifting, it's still very much a team sport
Because everybody helps eachother all the time and thats also the cool thing about this sport
Coach: Very nice exactly like this. Very nice. You really took the time to do it correctly
What I really like about Powerlifting is that
You are responsible for your own performance
And from meet to meet you always see the progress
You can see that your training actually does sth
And thetraining investments actually show in the meet.
And you can always see how much more you can do and how much stronger you can get.
Also the whole PL scene is just so nice. So many awesome people
Everybody supports eachother
Even if you are actually competitors
To all new lifters: Just go to the gym, work out.
It doesn't matter how much you lift go and compete to gain experience.
Also for women, don't be afraid of heavy weight you won't get bulky
Go and also lift weights and don't just do cardio. It really helps
Even if you don't want to do powerlifting
It really helps with self confidence
I got stronger not just physicall but mentally as well
My goal for Europeans is to have a good meet. Set new PRs in all lifts if I can
Also I wanna enjoy the event and take home the experience
