A Girlfriend's Guide To Powerlifting

A Girlfriend’s Guide To Powerlifting: Beginners Guide
2) Are you looking for someone who is more conservative or willing
to be advantageous when calling numbers?
Around the same time when I was shopping for a coach, one of my best
friends had begun training with her powerlifting coach. Per her coaching
preference, she opted to go with an online coach who we over time
found out took on a more conservative on the platform. Her coach’s style
included playing it smart when calling her
numbers going with extremely
conservative numbers in order to achieve
a higher total vs. being a little more
advantageous and really pushing their
lifter to see what they are truly capable of.
Don't get me wrong - I think that's a great
approach especially in cases where all you
need is a qualifying total for a larger meet
but when it comes to meets in general, I
would want to see and try my full potential.
I know that being more advantageous [or
even conservative] won't guarantee me a
higher total and aside from having open
lines of communication with my coach, I
would want a coach who already initially
aligns with my approach on the platform in
order for us to both succeed.
TO to do DO list LIST
Takeaway: When shopping around, browse and ask this potential coach
how they like to approach meets and calling attempts. Simply ask “Do
you find yourself to be more conservative or advantageous?” Take a
browse through social media & their clients to confirm that and may if
you're comfortable enough, reach out to a few of his/her lifters to get their
input as well.
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