Barbell Competition: Benefits & Tips - Beast Over Burden - #585
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🗓️ 10 September 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Why participate in barbell competition, and if you decide to compete how do you approach it. Learn about this and the exciting new International Barbell Federation (IBF).
Barbell Competition Benefits
Andrew interviews Jordan Stanton, owner of Next Level Barbell and the Strength Union, both in or around Portland, OR, as well as former owner of the United States Strengthlifting Federation (USSF). As a gym owner, in-person coach, online coach, lifting federation owner, and competitive lifter, he has experienced barbell competition in all its aspects.
Why compete?
Competition focuses lifters' training, organizing it around a purpose connected to time. It also provides some motivation, not only mentally because the meet is on the calendar, but also to train hard and take recovery seriously.
Consider participating in an online or in-person meet, regardless of your training level.
Barbell Competition Tips & General Approach
Generally, you want to taper before a meet and practice heavy singles. You definitely need to be familiar with the rules of the meet. Having a coach can really help here.
For many, though, the most important thing is not stressing about the meet or how you do but simply experiencing the meet. Lift heavy as people cheer you on. See how all the different rules and aspects of a meet change your lifting and your training leading up to your programming.
Barbell Competition Online
The USSF went online during Covid. Now, the USSF has been reflagged and is the International Barbell Federation (IBF).
If you're seeing this before or in October 2024, sign up for the online meet from October 9-20, 2024.
You can do a powerlifting version (squat, bench press, deadlift) or strengthlifting version (squat, overhead press, deadlift).
Make sure you read the rules and ensure you execute accordingly the day you lift.
An online meet is a great lower stress way to compete in your normal environment, not having to take a day out to go somewhere and spend most of the day competing.
Consider participating in barbell competition as part of your overall training approach, even if just one time.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Barbell Logic. |
| 0:04.7 | The podcast where we talk about what it means to experience strength. |
| 0:08.3 | And how you can use simple, hard and effective strategies in training and nutrition to improve your life. |
| 0:15.0 | It starts with meeting you where you are right now and finding lasting solutions. |
| 0:20.0 | Welcome to the show. Welcome to another episode of the Barbell Logic podcast. I am your host |
| 0:37.8 | Andrew Jackson taking the place taking over from the illustrious Nicky Sims after some technical difficulties |
| 0:47.1 | trying to record with a wonderful guest who I have with us again Jordan Stanton welcome |
| 0:52.2 | Hello thank you Jordan Stanton welcome. |
| 0:53.0 | Hello, thank you. |
| 0:54.2 | Jordan Stanton and I are both strength and nutrition coaches |
| 0:57.4 | at Barbelogic online coaching as well. |
| 1:00.0 | Jordan is the owner of Next Level barbell and the strength union both located in |
| 1:07.0 | Portland, Oregon correct? That's correct. Although technically I think next level is in Malaywakai, is that right? |
| 1:15.0 | That's correct, it's in Milwaukee, so just a little bit south of Portland. |
| 1:18.0 | Awesome. |
| 1:19.0 | So we had Jordan on last week recorded a probably the best podcast ever and then the internet ate it. |
| 1:27.0 | So Jordan and I are back without Mickey because we believe it was her computer demons that ate the file. So we're going to try this again. |
| 1:37.4 | So we invited Jordan on because we're really excited about the upcoming international Barbell Federation meet that is scheduled for October |
| 1:49.0 | and Jordan is helping us organize and run the meat because we've just now started |
| 1:56.3 | running these meats under the umbrella of Barbleog online coaching |
| 1:59.5 | whereas Jordan has years of experience running Meats. Both of us ran Meats with the U.S.S.F in the past, but that organization has shut down. |
| 2:10.5 | So we recruited Jordan to help us get the International Barbell Federation up and |
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