GIVING UP POWERLIFTING
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Date: 2019-11-09
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Luffy Joke.
Let me be the only one with this type of comment since everybody seems to tell you to carry on. What do you see at the horizon? Okay, you keep going. You somehow find the motivation to keep going, you win a couple meets. you dominate a certain weight class? What's next? Will you really be satisfied? Will that be it? I know you're not in this for the money or whatever but ask yourself, will you ever really find the happiness or the answers you're looking for in this sport? Or, in any sport? I think sometimes you forget it is YOUR LIFE, and LIFE is passing you by without you even realizing it. It's not about the moment, it's about the journey my friend. Do you enjoy the journey or do you hate it but keep going for the sake of the moment that is waiting at the horizon? And if so, is the moment you're waiting for worthy? Im asking you all these questions cause unless you answer them, you won't truly know what you want. Sure, you spent all these years working on powerlifting but why carry on if the journey isn't as interesting as it once was? And if you were not in powerlifting, do you think there's anything else you could be doing with the same passion? You might never truly know it unless you actually let go of powerlifting
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Let me be the only one with this type of comment since everybody seems to tell you to carry on. What do you see at the horizon? Okay, you keep going. You somehow find the motivation to keep going, you win a couple meets. you dominate a certain weight class? What's next? Will you really be satisfied? Will that be it? I know you're not in this for the money or whatever but ask yourself, will you ever really find the happiness or the answers you're looking for in this sport? Or, in any sport? I think sometimes you forget it is YOUR LIFE, and LIFE is passing you by without you even realizing it. It's not about the moment, it's about the journey my friend. Do you enjoy the journey or do you hate it but keep going for the sake of the moment that is waiting at the horizon? And if so, is the moment you're waiting for worthy? Im asking you all these questions cause unless you answer them, you won't truly know what you want. Sure, you spent all these years working on powerlifting but why carry on if the journey isn't as interesting as it once was? And if you were not in powerlifting, do you think there's anything else you could be doing with the same passion? You might never truly know it unless you actually let go of powerlifting
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Small Fry
Hey Matt Longtime sub here, it's awesome that you're always keeping it 100%. I actually think it's a great idea to move away from powerlifting for a while, you can do some bodybuilding, strongman, just have some fun. But if you want to get back to it and ever hope to be competitive, face it, you can't weigh less than 105 kg. Brett Gibbs is considering to move to 93 kgs for crying out loud and that guy is like 5'6. At 105 kg you'd have extreme potential on the other hand. Just look at guys like Garret Blevins, Krzysztof Wierzbiki (hope I spelled that right) Cailer Woolam, Pete Rubish etc those guys are all around 6' and they're BEASTS so just think about how much more gains are there for you to be made. Ofc some of them arent natty, but most of the strength gains from steroids come from the extra weight anyway, so that's pretty much irrelevant. Point is, you could easily focus on mass for like 6-12 months, get a nice mental break, and then take your strength to the next lvl. Also hiring a coach with a good resume at that point (like Mike Tuchscherer or smt) sounds like a mint idea. Sorry for the wall of text
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Hey Matt Longtime sub here, it's awesome that you're always keeping it 100%. I actually think it's a great idea to move away from powerlifting for a while, you can do some bodybuilding, strongman, just have some fun. But if you want to get back to it and ever hope to be competitive, face it, you can't weigh less than 105 kg. Brett Gibbs is considering to move to 93 kgs for crying out loud and that guy is like 5'6. At 105 kg you'd have extreme potential on the other hand. Just look at guys like Garret Blevins, Krzysztof Wierzbiki (hope I spelled that right) Cailer Woolam, Pete Rubish etc those guys are all around 6' and they're BEASTS so just think about how much more gains are there for you to be made. Ofc some of them arent natty, but most of the strength gains from steroids come from the extra weight anyway, so that's pretty much irrelevant. Point is, you could easily focus on mass for like 6-12 months, get a nice mental break, and then take your strength to the next lvl. Also hiring a coach with a good resume at that point (like Mike Tuchscherer or smt) sounds like a mint idea. Sorry for the wall of text
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Girl Powerlifter
This made so much sense to me. I had an awful British last year, I only got 3/9 as I was totally fried from hard training and being on a harsh cut. I sulked for a month or so, did a regional just to feel better, and reverse dieted to the next category. I wont compete for another year I think, I just want to focus on what usually goes wrong for me, and find the best way for me to train working up to a comp, so I can be more comfortable and smash it in future. For me, I thought being 5'3 and -57kg was fine but I was actually quite tall and skinny looking in comparison to she short, muscly beast women i was against that totally smashed it. It wasnt really me. Plus i have long limbs and a short body so squats are always problematic, so I need more time between competitions to work those to my advantage. I think I break from competing is always a great thing in order to lift the stress and keep lifting fun. Im enjoying it more now not worrying about the next comp than I was trying to collect certificates lol.
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This made so much sense to me. I had an awful British last year, I only got 3/9 as I was totally fried from hard training and being on a harsh cut. I sulked for a month or so, did a regional just to feel better, and reverse dieted to the next category. I wont compete for another year I think, I just want to focus on what usually goes wrong for me, and find the best way for me to train working up to a comp, so I can be more comfortable and smash it in future. For me, I thought being 5'3 and -57kg was fine but I was actually quite tall and skinny looking in comparison to she short, muscly beast women i was against that totally smashed it. It wasnt really me. Plus i have long limbs and a short body so squats are always problematic, so I need more time between competitions to work those to my advantage. I think I break from competing is always a great thing in order to lift the stress and keep lifting fun. Im enjoying it more now not worrying about the next comp than I was trying to collect certificates lol.
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Wayne Smith
I honestly believe bringing on a coach will be immense for you, game changer. Just the support alone/talking to someone who has got your back all the way will breed a totally different animal. To be a Champion train like one. I only have to look at Russell Orhii who like you has all the knowledge for programming etc but still he leans on his Coach for advice. Im stubborn too and think I know it all for how my body reacts and works but I'll be bringing on a bodybuilding coach for my cut in Feb. Last cut I KNOW I left things on the table by doing it myself. Im 36 and only learning that now, dammit lol.
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I honestly believe bringing on a coach will be immense for you, game changer. Just the support alone/talking to someone who has got your back all the way will breed a totally different animal. To be a Champion train like one. I only have to look at Russell Orhii who like you has all the knowledge for programming etc but still he leans on his Coach for advice. Im stubborn too and think I know it all for how my body reacts and works but I'll be bringing on a bodybuilding coach for my cut in Feb. Last cut I KNOW I left things on the table by doing it myself. Im 36 and only learning that now, dammit lol.
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kobe mop
Maybe, a little too late, but have you not tried hiring a decent powerlifting coach (TSA, RTS, BLEST, GIBBS, , etc? Yes, its a good initiative to gain weight, but also getting some good programming matters (not that your programming is bad, but perhaps some of the things you don't know are outside of your lifting knowledge. Well, good luck. Bodybuilding is not that a bad thing or not a bad idea; whatever helps getting your muscles bigger is good for your future strength endeavors (if you decide to come back to powerlifting again.
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Maybe, a little too late, but have you not tried hiring a decent powerlifting coach (TSA, RTS, BLEST, GIBBS, , etc? Yes, its a good initiative to gain weight, but also getting some good programming matters (not that your programming is bad, but perhaps some of the things you don't know are outside of your lifting knowledge. Well, good luck. Bodybuilding is not that a bad thing or not a bad idea; whatever helps getting your muscles bigger is good for your future strength endeavors (if you decide to come back to powerlifting again.
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Anthony Hootman
I noticed you saying that 104 wasn't sustainable and 93 makes you feel limited. So why not avoid cutting or anything like that and just focus on having a couple good meets next year maybe at 100, I think a lot of people focus too much on weight class. it could very well be that your metabolism slows down in a couple years with age and maybe you'd naturally settle in your optimal weight class at your optimal potential, think of the long game maybe.
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I noticed you saying that 104 wasn't sustainable and 93 makes you feel limited. So why not avoid cutting or anything like that and just focus on having a couple good meets next year maybe at 100, I think a lot of people focus too much on weight class. it could very well be that your metabolism slows down in a couple years with age and maybe you'd naturally settle in your optimal weight class at your optimal potential, think of the long game maybe.
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Kaleb Zehr
Matt, I would love to see you do some bodybuilding again. I think your videos would be better now than they were back in the day simply because your overall video making skills have improved. I think a break from powerlifting would be a good thing either way and it would give you an opportunity to see if you really do want to do other things or come back. Have a good one. I'll keep watching either way
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Matt, I would love to see you do some bodybuilding again. I think your videos would be better now than they were back in the day simply because your overall video making skills have improved. I think a break from powerlifting would be a good thing either way and it would give you an opportunity to see if you really do want to do other things or come back. Have a good one. I'll keep watching either way
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Lord Burticus
Im not a 'competitive' power- lifter so I can't exactly know what your going through but I have had some serious lows My advice would be take a year out from competing, really work on where you felt you dipped out. Build that confidence back up and your strength will follow suit Your a great athlete. It would be a shame to lose someone of your ability in the sport. Keep that chin up, buddy
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Im not a 'competitive' power- lifter so I can't exactly know what your going through but I have had some serious lows My advice would be take a year out from competing, really work on where you felt you dipped out. Build that confidence back up and your strength will follow suit Your a great athlete. It would be a shame to lose someone of your ability in the sport. Keep that chin up, buddy
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Black Phoenix 89
My comment from 11 months ago to your video CUT OR BULK: Don't cut, it makes no sense, you are already lean, you will just lose useful bodyweight and your lifts will suffer. Besides you are already pretty light to be competitive for a guy your height. You will just lose months of potentially productive training, then eventually go back on a bulk and be back to square 1. Terrible idea.
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My comment from 11 months ago to your video CUT OR BULK: Don't cut, it makes no sense, you are already lean, you will just lose useful bodyweight and your lifts will suffer. Besides you are already pretty light to be competitive for a guy your height. You will just lose months of potentially productive training, then eventually go back on a bulk and be back to square 1. Terrible idea.
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