Chapter
The Levels of Commitment in Powerlifting
47:51 - 51:41 (03:49)
Competitive powerlifters have a strong commitment to gaining size, nutrition, sleep, and even performance enhancing drugs. The average person may not understand the level of dedication required to be a competitive powerlifter with goals of lifting heavy weights.
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Tim Ferriss and Nassim Nicholas Taleb discuss the ideal deadlift for a non-competitive, recreational lifter adjusted by age group, with a goal of reaching a multiple body weight deadlift.
47:51 - 48:52 (01:00)
Summary
Tim Ferriss and Nassim Nicholas Taleb discuss the ideal deadlift for a non-competitive, recreational lifter adjusted by age group, with a goal of reaching a multiple body weight deadlift.
ChapterThe Levels of Commitment in Powerlifting
Episode#252: Inside the World of SuperTraining - Mark Bell
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Competitive powerlifting demands a deep commitment to gaining size, adhering to proper nutrition, sleeping well, and sometimes utilizing performance-enhancing drugs; it is a level of dedication that the average person may not be willing to embrace fully.
48:52 - 51:41 (02:49)
Summary
Competitive powerlifting demands a deep commitment to gaining size, adhering to proper nutrition, sleeping well, and sometimes utilizing performance-enhancing drugs; it is a level of dedication that the average person may not be willing to embrace fully. Powerlifters are often misunderstood and underestimated, as the sport requires a great deal of sacrifice and discipline.