First Contest

[perseverance]

First a little background,

I'm 24, played college football for 4 years and looking for something to continue to compete in. I've been lifting for about 10 years. Have a pretty good background in lifting including olympic lifting, HIT, bodybuilding, and just recently focusing on powerlifting.

My lifting partner and I will be competing in our first competition this december. It is a Son Light Power Push/Pull event. We will both be competing raw in the 220 class.

I have a few questions to help prepare us for this event. First, what is the difference between novice and open class? Second, how exactly does the round system work? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[MilitaryMuscle]

First a little background,

I'm 24, played college football for 4 years and looking for something to continue to compete in. I've been lifting for about 10 years. Have a pretty good background in lifting including olympic lifting, HIT, bodybuilding, and just recently focusing on powerlifting.

My lifting partner and I will be competing in our first competition this december. It is a Son Light Power Push/Pull event. We will both be competing raw in the 220 class.

I have a few questions to help prepare us for this event. First, what is the difference between novice and open class? Second, how exactly does the round system work? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

novice will be lifters not as gifted and/or first time competing

open will be more experianced lifters


round system will be youll bench , you get 3 trys. Pick an opener you know you can hit(90-95% 1rpm), then your other 2 attempts are up to you.

then you do with same with deadlifts.

i think thats what your asking

 

[Drassis]

Best advice is go to a few local meets first and get a feel for it.

Also elite fitness has some great articles for newb powerlifters and what to expect in meets..

**broken link removed**

 

[perseverance]

Thanks. Actually I just read those article at EliteFTS and a few other too. This is a local meet and its not a big federation at all so it'll be a good one to get a feel for things. Think the hardest part is going to be timing warm ups and paying attention to the judges calls.

 

[MrStick]

I am surprised that they are using the rounds system. Most feds quit that in the 80's/ early 90's. Say you open with 500lbs and your next attempt you want is 525lbs. If they do not have anyone going with a weight in between those numbers you will do the 500, then the 525 back to back.
Most feds you will open with the 500, all people in your flight will make their first attempts. Then the second attempts will go where you will try for your next weight.