Are top powerlifters ever at 100% when then compete?
50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD
Jim McDonald
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🗓️ 4 August 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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ChrisAllDownHill asked,
“How often are professional powerlifters competing at 100% (physical health)? I feel like I’m always battling some sort of strain, or injury, or discomfort so is it unrealistic to think that one should be competing at 100% every time?”
Our own Avi Lieu join us for this one. You can find her on IG @avi.lieu.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, hit them with a welcome welcome to what is this again one good question |
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| 0:41.4 | rants coming okay oof not a negative one though I know you wanted the tea |
| 0:46.8 | batch rant farm would be a great name for a podcast yeah yeah I just give |
| 0:52.4 | it away for free yeah edit that out how often are professional power |
| 0:58.3 | lifters which is anything 100% physical health I feel like I'm always battling |
| 1:04.3 | some sort of strain or injury and discomfort so it's unrealistic think that one |
| 1:07.8 | should be competing at a hundred percent all the time oh are you kidding we're all |
| 1:12.9 | hurt but they're lying huh they're all lying oh my god ask a I won't name |
| 1:19.4 | names a power lift oh no please name name no physical enough is no physical |
| 1:25.3 | therapist the work for the bunch of power lifters because they the ones that |
| 1:31.8 | are working with power lifters just know that they're also high level |
| 1:36.4 | lifters because well they need to invest in physical therapy again but it's |
| 1:42.3 | funny when I heard from the physical therapist I've worked with that there are |
| 1:46.6 | people who are competing at these high-level meets like worlds or IPF |
| 1:51.2 | whatever who are injured but they'll talk about it on social media as if |
| 1:55.3 | they're not yeah a little bit a a little bit of game and ship which I don't |
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