Is there anything that you took from Olympic weightlifting and applied to powerlifting and vice versa?
Travis: The importance of technique and explosiveness are priceless. One thing that I notice in powerlifting is that many top name lifters look so uncomfortable completing the lifts. If you ever have the pleasure of visiting the OTC, you will be amazed at the level of precision and confidence at which the athletes perform their lifts. This is where volume (prilepin’s chart ) comes into play. You have to perform the lift enough times that you could do it in your sleep, and you should do it under different circumstances (e.g. monolift, no monolift, walkouts, SS bar, buffalo bar). I am going to give a big secret away right now so here goes. At every meet that I have ever been to, lifters are complaining about the platform, the bars, and the judging. And guess what? I always maximize their emotions. For example, one time a competitor of mine, whose identity I will keep confidential, came off the platform complaining about the stability of the platform. I told him that I totally felt it too
