Powerlifting

So i really didnt know what I wanted to talk about in this blog, but Kyrsten just gave me a great idea, so here we go! =D
Alright so I haven't exactly explained to you guys what powerlifting is yet and its one of the main focuses of my blog. Powerliftin is a three even sport. Squat, Bench and deadlift. Squat is well a squat haha. But in this squat you have to go past parrelel(?), so for a better image your hips are below your knees. Squat is my best lift out of all three. Its the one I hold every record possible in. =D Bench is the simple bench everyone knows. Then dead lift is just when you pick the bar off the ground.
In each lift we were special equipment. For squats we were a squat suit, wrist wraps, knee wraps, and specialized squat shoes. For bench a bench shirt, a singlet and wrist wraps. Then for deadlift we can either were are squat suits backwords or a deadlift suit, then also very flat bottomed shoes, I wear converse. Now you ask what the suits are good for? Just imagine a spring. The suits are like a spring. They are very tight and when we go down they help push us back up. They are very nice and even though they are very painful they help alot. Oh I almost forgot the most important part of equipment, the belt! haha We were belts on everylift to keep our back safe. =D
Now how to you get to compete in a world competition? There are different levels in powerlifting just as in every other sport. First you compete in a qualifing meet. This is were you go and try and qualify for a national meet. All you must do is make a certian total and you get on the team. Its pretty simple. Then nationals is were it gets fun. Nationals meets are huge and there are tons of kids. This is were you go to try and get on the worlds team. The way you do this is by having the best total out of you weight class, so pretty much you have to win. And the way the total works is you add up your best lifts of all three lifts. If you do end up winning you get the spot on the team then it is your choice on whether you want to go or not.
Powerlifting isn't the funnest sport to watch but it is really exilirating. I love the rush i get when I am competing in compititions. It is my favortite feeling. The crowd cheering for you as you fight you get the weight up. Not only is your team cheering for you but you also have everyone else. In powerliftin we all cheer for each other and help each other out. =D
Hopefully this helps you out a little bit on what powerlifting is about. =D