At what bodyweight did you....

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

start powerlifting?

I'm curious to know which of you have a small frame and didn't weigh much and bulked up a good amount of weight. I'm trying to decide my future and which way I want to go. I'm not the type who walked into a gym my first day and benched 225 or squatted 315. I was only 130 lbs when I started lifting and was benching under 100 lbs. Didn't start to deadlift or squat for a while. I trained with garbage routines from the pro bodybuilers and didn't eat right. When I started to learn a little more I gained some weight. I even did a consisent bulk for like 6 weeks or so once and got up to a whopping 163 lbs. After that I lost like 5 lbs or so when I joined a men's baseball league for a season. That was last summer. I have been training for strength since then, but have actually dieted down. I did my first competition recently at 146 lbs and I am training at about 148-150 now.

Now, I plan on competing 3 more times this year either in the 148's or 165's. My long term goal is to get as strong as possible, which will mean adding a lot more mass. I'm curious if you guys suggest going on a big bulk or moving up a weight class per year or so? Any bulking/weight suggestions would help. Thanks

 

[TheFng]

I started at 120 lbs. or so. I weigh 220 now. But I was 12 when I started and am 37 now. I'm 3 inches taller too.

 

[endpoint]

200.....at 220 now have been powerlifting over 6 months i am 22....started training with weights at 19...with many complications.

i didnt start with a small frame....but a very inactive life lead to very low strength levels (how about the first day bench pressing with 40lbs? for 8 reps)

milk is your best friend when gaining weight

 

[Deciever]

stared off when i was 13 year old, following body building routines from magazines. i weigh 95 lbs, bench about 95, squatted (a fwe inches abov parallel) 135 and deadliftedd 135
After a lot of reading up, and getting a new bodybuilding routine, i was up to 135 in a year and a half or so, and have been powerlifting since january.

 

[brianmincher]

I have been powerlifting for about 8 months now, I weigh 225 today, and was about 210 when I started. 5 foot 7 or 8. Started weight training, though about 10 years ago, but never used any powerlifting routines until 8 months ago.

When I graduated from high school almost 10 years ago, I was 155 lbs, same height as now. At that time I could bench about 255. Training over the next nine and a half years, I put on a lot of weight, but very little increase in my lifts. I wish I had taken up proper conjugate training when I graduated and had not wasted all those years pounding away without a plan.

My 2 cents.

B

 

[Arioch]

I started lifting at twelve, at the incredible weight of 148. However, I started as an OL'er. My first PL comp was a deadlift only meet 7 years later.

 

[powerlifterjay]

I did my first meet Nov 99, i weighed in at 214lbs. I am currently 250plus. My chest now is almost the same size as the diameter of my shoulders at 214lbs! Tight huh? My size has come on in aweird way. My neck is freakin huge. 21 plus inches. My arms then were 18 now there 19 1/2. But since powerlifting my forearms have realy grown, along with my traps and upper back. Its a different kind of size then BB's get. I am pretty thick from front to back. My legs have gotten bigger. And oh my claves have gotten pretty good size, and the only thing we can say to that is walkouts in squat. Because i have never doen a set of calves in my life. And my ego has gotten a little bigger! Shut up guys!

 

[bigokie]

Weight

I started lifting in high school for football. Not really serious, just enough to keep the coach off my back. Then I weighed 225. Since I have been doing Westside I am up to 270+. Plan is to get up to 300 by next year.

 

[Cubanito17]

the first time i ever touched a weight was in 8th grade 13 years old my max honestly was the bar. then at 15 i lifted in 10th grade and got up to 225lbs with a 185lb bodyweight i quit then and in november i started again at age 17 weighed 160 and started benching 185 as of today i am 17 177lbs and bench(5 weeks ago touch n go) 270lbs and pause at the meet saturday 250lbs.

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

I am enjoying all your guy stories, I truly am, but everyone avoided my question.

Now, I plan on competing 3 more times this year either in the 148's or 165's. My long term goal is to get as strong as possible, which will mean adding a lot more mass. I'm curious if you guys suggest going on a big bulk or moving up a weight class per year or so? Any bulking/weight suggestions would help. Thanks