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Open Powerlifting: All You Need To Know About The Sport & Rules

People who compete in open powerlifting are people who compete in other sports. Such as Olympic lifting and bodybuilding…

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Open powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three events. The open event is the "raw" version, meaning it does not penalize the competitor for wearing supportive equipment. It includes a squat, bench press, and deadlift. The open powerlifting meet was created to provide weightlifters with an opportunity to compete in a more diverse range of lifts than what is offered at most meets just for geared lifters.

It has been around since 2010 but there are many misconceptions about this type of competition. That needs clearing up before one decides if they want to give open powerlifting a try or not.

Who do open powerlifting

Who do open powerlifting

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Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels

People who compete in open powerlifting are people who compete in other sports. Such as Olympic lifting and bodybuilding, or general fitness enthusiasts. They tend to be very open and friendly and open to answering questions and helping out new lifters. It is a good meet for people who like the excitement of big crowds, as open powerlifting has not yet caught on to all states, and meets tend to be very large. Also, It tends to have more female participants than other raw sports such as raw bench pressing. It is open to men and women of all ages (men usually compete in the open class while women tend. To compete in the teen or open master's divisions, but there are open teen girls).

Where open powerlifting

It meets take place in gymnasiums around the country in a great variety of venues.

When open powerlifting

It meets take place on weekends in most cases, with these weekends being open for open powerlifting at the gym in which the meet is being held. These tend to be Saturday-Sunday competitions, but it can vary. It meets tend to be open for both open powerlifting and geared powerlifting on the same weekend, but this varies depending on the gym and time of year.

What is a powerlifting belt?

What is a powerlifting belt

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A powerlifting belt is most often used in powerlifting competitions to reduce the back arch and stabilize the spine. It also reduces stress on the lower back by keeping it more straightened out when you're doing things like picking up heavyweights. This is not only helpful for competition, but for everyday weightlifting as well.

A powerlifting belt does not actually give you more strength. But rather can make your lifts safer by stabilizing your back while lifting heavy, which helps to prevent injury. For this reason, we advise you use a belt on all of your heaviest sets under best practices for both safety and effectiveness. A good rule of thumb is to wear the belt when you're doing squats or deadlifts over 85% of your 1 rep max. Learn More About Weight powerlifting belts.

How to compete in open powerlifting

1.First, you must choose between open, open equipped, or open mixed-gendered events.

2.Find the open powerlifting's competition near you on Powerlifting Watch.

3.Begin training for your first open competition by following a 12-week training program on the Strong Lifts 5×5 app or with a personal trainer. To bring your lifting technique up to speed before adding more weight to the barbell, and finally competing at an open powerlifting's meet.

Rules of open powerlifting

●The open powerlifting's rules include taking a stance with one foot in front of the other and then waiting to be called.

●You must take a deep breath and then unrack the bar to the starting position that includes your hips, knees, and shoulders all at a ninety-degree angle.

●Once you feel ready, you will squat down and then wait to be cleared by the referee.

●The powerlifting's rules also state that you must not rest or bounce at any time during the open powerlifting's squat. powerlifting's bench press, or powerlifting's deadlift.

●After lowering the open powerlifting's bar to your chest after the open powerlifting's bench press and then waiting for clearance. Open powerlifting rules state you must wait until you feel ready to open powerlifting before pressing the bar up.

The competition schedule for open powerlifting meets

The open powerlifting's community currently consists of over 400 raw lifters. At present, there are 20 powerlifting meets scheduled for this year. There will be three powerlifting's meet in the USA and one open powerlifting's meet in Canada. These events will take place at 12 different locations across the country and the powerlifting community is open to anyone that wants to participate in it.

If you are open to powerlifting's, powerlifting's rule is that the IPF must recognize your open powerlifting's federation.

Where you can find open powerlifting meets near you

There are open powerlifting's meets all over the world. You can find powerlifting events in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Finland, Serbia, and Slovenia.

conclusions

It is a strength sport that consists of three events. The open event is the "raw" version, meaning it does not penalize the competitor for wearing supportive equipment. It includes a squat, bench press, and deadlift. It meets provided weightlifters with an opportunity to compete in a more diverse range of lifts than what they offer at most meets just for geared lifters. This blog post has explained all you need to know about powerlifting from rules, competition, and even how to use a belt properly during your workouts or competitions.

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