A lot of people will wait and wait and wait to enter their first powerlifting competition. Giving themselves arbitrary numbers or totals that they need to hit before their first competition. I have seen people call themselves a “powerlifter” but have been training for 3+ years and not competed. Imagine if people waited until they were as good as professional footballers in order to start playing Sunday League level. That’s what it is like when people wait until they’re “strong enough” in order to compete at their local meet. Going and actually doing your first powerlifting competition is the best thing you can do as a powerlifter. Which sounds obvious when it’s said. There are so many benefits, which I will go through in this blog.