Meet Day Planning and Checklist It’s Springtime which of course means that there are lifting meets almost every weekend.

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For example, the United States Strengthlifting Federation’s general rules look something like this: 

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 The three competition lifts are the Squat, the Press, and the Deadlift.

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The lifter with the highest number of points based on the Wilks formula is the best lifter.

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Eat things like fresh fruit, water, water and Gatorade mix, Pedialyte, yogurt, low-fat granola bars, etc.

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If you lift in the first flight, but you are the 13th lifter in the flight, then you do not need to be ready when the meet starts.

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Use the warm-up to get warm and focused, use your opener to shake off the last of your meet-day nerves.

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