Chapter 1: Introduction
About PowerliftingToWin
PowerliftingToWin Is A Movement
PowerliftingToWin is a rebellion against the idea that maximal strength at all costs is the entire
point of the sport of powerlifting. T
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Chapter 1: Introduction
About PowerliftingToWin
PowerliftingToWin Is A Movement
PowerliftingToWin is a rebellion against the idea that maximal strength at all costs is the entire
point of the sport of powerlifting. The point of any sport is competition. Competition exists to
determine who the best athlete truly is. While strength is the largest component of what
determines the best powerlifter, it is not the only component.
Powerlifting and Stereotypes
Far too often the average bystander conflates powerlifting with tremendously huge,
tremendously fat men who both wear gear, including strange squat suits and bench shirts, and
who take gear including anabolic steroids, growth hormone, and a variety of other performance
enhancing drugs. While this is certainly one form of powerlifting, and an attractive form to many
people, far too often the average bystander isn’t aware of the myriad of competitive options that
powerlifting offers.
The reality of the situation is that the world’s largest powerlifting organization is the International
Powerlifting Federation (IPF). The IPF has nearly 100,000 member-athletes. Of more importance,
the IPF is a drug-free organization that supports a large deal of “raw” lifters (those who train
without special suits and shirts). Unbeknownst to many, these natural, raw lifters are tremendous
athletes who are, for the most part, healthy, strong, and relatively lean. You don’t have to be fat or
take drugs to participate in powerlifting.
Photo: www.powerlifting-ipf.com
Meaningful Powerlifting Competition
Not only that, but the IPF is the only organization in the world that consistently offers meaningful
competition across all genders and age groups. That’s right: the IPF supports the sport’s largest, by
far, women’s and master’s divisions. Anybody of any age, race, creed, or sex can compete for
meaningful national and world championships in the IPF.
In fact, the IPF was recently invited to partake in the World Games in 2008. This offered athletes the
opportunity to win Gold medals for their country – an experience simply unavailable to any otherorganization or any other type of powerlifter. Further still, the IPF hosts a World Championship
every single year. IPF World’s is the only legitimate, unified world championship in the sport of
powerlifting today. While the contest allows only drug-tested lifters, there is virtually no
argument in the powerlifting community as to whom the best drug-tested, raw lifters are: they are
the IPF World Champions. Every other form of powerlifting is so splintered and scattered that
you’ll never get to see the best athletes go head to head.
Mike Tuchscherer brings home the gold for the USA!
Photo: jtsstrength.com
What’s my point in all of this? PowerliftingToWin exists to promote the sport as a real sport and
not merely as a gimmick to show off maximal strength. With the IPF, YOU, regardless of your
demographics, have the opportunity to win a gold medal in a meaningful world championship. With
the IPF, YOU, regardless of your demographics, can set meaningful state, national, and world
records. With the IPF, YOU, regardless of your demographics, have access to serious competition to
test your mettle as an athlete.
This Book Is For Athletes
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