A gym that offers both weightlifting and power lifting is opening in my town. I've been lifting for almost a year and want to start competing in a sport.
>discuss the pros/cons of both
http://strawpoll.me/6013487
You can easily revert from weightlifting to powerlifting.
>>34920321
It'll always be olympic lifting over powerlifting.
>>34920321
It really comes down to personal preferences. Ask yourself which lifts do you like more and so on.
weightlifting
>more prestigious
>harder to learn, 99% chance that your form will always be shit and you'll be a weak fuck
powerlifting
>less prestigious at the moment, but the IPF is gaining fame and recognition
>easier to learn and there is a possibility of you being good at it
I do Weightlifting but i hate that my trainer gives me weird looks when i do Military Press or Conventional deadlifts for fun, he wants me to do them rising the ankles and the traps.
If you are an oldfag like me sign for WL and do whatever you want with the bar.
>>34920321
When progress slows down in PL its a real mental drain for me because all you can do is eat more, sleep more, and psyche yourself up to pull fucking harder. WL is really fun because of how technical it is. Even if you hit a plateau, the magic of hitting a heavy single never goes away. You rarely fail lifts in PL because the lift only gets easier past the sticking point (which is at the very beginning of power-lifts.) But in WL, everything has to go right for that bar to stick above your head, and when you get it you feel like some kind of artistic performer.
WL gym
>obnoxious faggots with elitist delusions
>not even that strong
>look like shit
PL gym
>obnoxious macho retardos
>fat fucks that look like shit
>not even that strong
pick your poison, these are the realities of the average gyms
>>34923025
3 dollars says you can't do either
>>34923040
whatever -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLVJTBZtiuw
This video OP, is made specially for people like you asking these questions
>>34923101
lol....... this is hard to disagree with
>>34920321
GST
You can technically train for both if you program carefully. If you want to be successful, you'll have better chances with PL, although if you are dedicated enough and the new gym comes with a knowledgable coach, you could go with OW as your main squeeze. If anything you can cycle between PL and OW focuses phases of training.
on the left is powerlifting
on the right is olympic weightlifting
pick one
>>34923140
It's actually not if you know what you're talking about ;^)
>>34923101
None of the squats in that video are powerlifting though.
>>34925103
Correct.
These however are and they're beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joNvoJUf34s
>>34925112
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fjRnMS1xbc
sorry but this is way more beautiful than your equipped lift 1/2 rom 400 pound man faggotry
Oly lifters imho have by far the best physiques of all the disciplines.
>>34925112
Gat damn that opener was pretty.
>>34925122
>1/2 rom
There is almost difference in depth between both, they're both well below parallel
>>34925137
Steroids will do that, lad.
>>34925162
*no difference
>>34925162
>>34925170
you're either a blind mentally ill fat american wananbe powershitter or a troll
sorry you are so fat u have trouble fitting into your squat suit !
>>34925182
Seriously, it's the camera angles, the asian isn't squatting that much deeper, and he's moving like half the weight btw
>>34925232
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAZi2qtLMYE
>>34925246
>Eite athlete
>Can't even squat 300 kilos
Oooooh my
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFXNebkFHcM
>>34925276
>comparing petty powerlifer with equipped lifts to an olympic gold medalist
haha holy fuck mate u are so fuckin dumb nice bait
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPyX5bqCkb8
>>34920321
Weightlifting
>if you drown in steroids you have a chance of being mediocre
Powerlifting
>if you drown in steroids you have a chance of being good
>>34925276
bro u aware lu xiaojun weighs 169 lbs right?
time to get off /fit/
>>34925276
>dat back angle
l-long femur masterrace
>>34925288
That was raw friend. He wasn't equipped.
>>34925288
>equipped
>literally says classic right in the title
I hate when retards think a soft singlet is a squat suit
Powerlifting = fat neckbeards roleplaying
"Olympic" weightlifting = Asian turbomanlets roleplaying
>>34923025
/thread
Reality is you're fucked either way.
A lot simpler to just buy your own weight sets.
>>34925310
>>34925313
>low bar vs high bar
>93kg bodyweight vs 77kg bodyweight
you guys are absolutely fucking retarded to even think of comparing that cunt to lu xiaojun.
holy shit i didnt think /fit/ was this retarded
he couldnt even keep his spine neutral for 1 second of the lift. Also Lu squatted 305kg before
>>34925276
lu's best squat is 305, he's been having a lot of trouble with training lately, his opener of 200kg on the clean & jerk looked really stressful in a test competition.
>>34925299
>>34925329
The IPF record for the 74kg weightclass squat (lighter than your Chinese friend there at 77kg) was 367.5 kg. So does lowering the bar three inches on your back make up for the 67.5 kg difference?
>>34925329
>M-muh lu xiangxiang
>>34925288
>>34925276
>my strength sport could beat up your strength sport!
>>34925346
In fact, the IPF record for the 59kg weightclass is 300kg
So do you think your Chinese friend could squat that weight at 20kg lower bw?
>>34925346
>comparing ipf tubormanlet to olympic gold medalist
>>34925346
>>34925358
stop looking at the open records friend
>>34925358
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYjn0SzidZM
can your 4'9 turbo manlet do this friend?
>>34925362
SHH THEY DON'T NEED TO KNOW
Training for weightlifting is mind numbingly boring and you'll just look like a fat dyel with big traps and quads unless you get on the Russian supplementation regimen.
>>34920321
you will never be good in WL unless you are a turbomanlet and/ or have been training from birth. Also WL almost always requires a coach because of how technical it is. PL on the other hand is very easy to get into and you can get pretty far without a coach. As long as you avoid lolfeds PL can be pretty rewarding.
>>34925373
No. Snatches are fucking impressive.
Alright lads, all trolling aside:
Both sports are absolutely awesome in their own way.
What it comes down to, OP, is which movements do you enjoy more?
>>34925395
turbo manlet is 5'5 and under.
most notable olympic gold medalists are 5'7-5'9
hell klokovi s 6'0
>>34925411
And the best ever is 1.47m
>klokovi
Oh, I should have known. You're not actually interested in the sport, you just like attractive people with big muscles. If you cared about performance you'd be mentioning Ilya Ilyin.
You are not Klokov and you will never look or perform like him because you are not undergoing state-sponsored doping.
>>34925395
>>34925411
weight classes are basically height classes. it doesn't matter if you are taller it just means you have to be heavier to be competitive.
>>34925451
ilya ilyin is 5'9 u cunt
>>34925411
well fine you just gotta be a manlet then, the point is if you are 6' and over you will probably never be good at WL
Name lifters who aren't klokov, ilya, lu, liao, or tian. Hardmode, no olympic medalists of bronze silver or gold, nor american lifters.
>>34925473
le clarence kennedy ;) kek senpai
>>34925455
i did some light research on google and it seems if you are over 6' most of the time you are in the SHW class, so if you actually wanna be competitive in WL and are tall, the only option is to get as big as possible
What is your strongest attribute?
Powerlifting: persistence
Olympic lifting: precision
Bodybuilding: discipline
Stongman: 6'4", 250lbs
>>34925545
>Bodybuilding: discipline
Bodybuilding: drug response
>>34925553
apply this to all of them tbqh
So...a crossfit gym?
