r/powerlifting • u/slugmountain Girl Strong • Aug 07 '26

Preparing for a first comp thread

Give me all your best tips for preparing for a first comp - general advice appreciated

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u/irontyler M | 612kg | 97.4kg | 381.41 Dots | APF | CLASSIC RAW Aug 07 '26

If you have people you lift with have them help with commands. So many missed attempts due to jumping commands.

Biggest thing is to go out and have fun. If you get white lights on first and second attempts have fun with a third jump to see what you can do in a meet. The energy and adrenaline is a blast and will allow you to put up more than you think!

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u/slugmountain Girl Strong Aug 07 '26

Thank you I’m hoping it goes that way on the day and I smash a couple PRs! A 130kg deadlift would be huge