Powerlifting Research Paper

Powerlifting

I can remember the first day I stepped foot into the weight room at William Horlick high school, I was instantly addicted. I was a little intimidated because everyone on the powerlifting team had been there for multiple years and were bigger and stronger than I was, but that later went away when I realized we all shared the same goal and everyone helped each other achieve it. Powerlifting is good because it builds your self-discipline, confidence, social skills, and allows you to set goals for yourself.

My first year of powerlifting was nothing specular. I didn’t set any records, and fell short of making it state. What I learned in my first year was the skill of self-discipline. I didn’t always wanted to go to lifting everyday

but I knew that if I wanted to get any stronger I couldn’t be slacking. It also helped me improve a lot in school do to the fact that I have to keep my grades up to be able to stay on the team. Powerlifting also boosted my confidence up also, not so much my freshman year but by my junior year it started going up. By my senior year I was one of the strongest kids on the team and it felt good knowing that all my hard work and dedication paid off. I finished my high school powerlifting lifting career finishing fifth in the state and sixth in the nation.
Going into freshman year I didn’t know a lot of people entering high school so joining powerlifting definitely help make friends. The friends that I made through powerlifting are some of the best friends that I have and I still talk to then even after we graduated and went our separate ways, but still see then in the weight room occasionally. After graduating I was welcomed to come back and be an assistant coach, by the head coach so I still get the chance to meet new people and offer my knowledge to help then improve just like I was fortunate enough to receive my freshman year.
Setting goals is important because if you don’t set goals you don’t have anything to work towards, or you don’t notice any of your improvements and how far you have come. There is no better feeling that finally achieving the goal that you set for yourself weeks, or even months ago. Sometime you fall short of your goals, but that’s okay as long as you continue to work and train so you can get it next time. At my last meet I fell short of hitting my goal of a 600lb deadlift by just fifth teen pounds, but I didn’t give up on it and am still training hard and I am going to get it in the next meet that’s coming up in January.
I am still powerlifting today and I don’t have any plans of stopping anytime soon. I am grateful to have found a sport that I am so passionate about and dedicated to. If I never joined the team my freshman year than my life would be a lot different than it is, I wouldn’t have the friends I do, the self-discipline or confidence I do, and would have never know the importance of setting a goal for yourself and being able to achieve it.