Is it a good sport to put on resume? For all who dont know what it is: powerlifting is a weight lifting sport with three disciplines: bench press, squat and deadlift. It is indeed a competition sport, where the one with maximum total performance wins. Problem is it's not a team sport so I dont know if it's worth to put it on the resume... Anyone of you with similar hobby? Is it something that would make your resume more interesting? Thanks...
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Depends on your skills / level?
I have some competition experience at junior level, but never made it under top 3
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Put it in interests, even if you've gotten awards or have done shows for bodybuilding. That's all stuff you can bring up if your interviewer asks about it.
Do not list powerlifting unless you want to be asked about steroids or laughed at.
Search the forums. This topic has already been extensively discussed.
I highly doubt he'll be laughed at...
I mean for someone who is a hot shot, i.e. the type of guy who wears a bright red weight belt on the treadmill and flexes in the mirror.
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Well then he better have a fucking 4.0, because I don't need to hire someone who prioritizes getting yolked over the actual course material needed to do the fucking job he's applying for.
No prob, not saying you specifically need a 4.0, was more trying to suggest to @StryfeDSP that comparing any of your extracurricular activities to your academics sets you up for a pretty easy trap about what your priorities are. There are going to be very few worthwhile endeavors (internships being the primary one) that should compete with academic quality on your resume.
Also, I probably only sounded angry because it was almost 3:30am on Labor Day and I was waiting in the office alone for comments, haha.
Yup I can attest to both of these comments. Steroid questions come up more frequently though.
Damn bro you lift hard
It depends....do you look huge/yoked in person? If you do, add it. Otherwise.,,forget about it.
On a semi-related note....is max benching 300 lbs really considered power lifting? That seems low.
haha I usually tell people not to put that. It's too closely associated with body building, and my sense is people don't relate either of those to intelligence. I'm also not sure how it would help you.
Nice stats. Just put it at your hobbys. Maybe you can tell something about it during your interview.
(your squat is not that good by the way ;P)
@KimchiNoodleSoup @GoIllini @luckyluke Don't believe any of you guys have the knowledge to judge his ability, considering not one of you knows his weight or even thought to ask. If he weighs 135 then his stats are great, if he weighs 200 then they are pretty mediocre. Powerlifting is not about being a "huge/yoked" person.
For example, if someone put something like "Elite Wrestler" but was in the 130 lbs. weight class, they shouldn't put it for fear of being laughed at?
This is true. OP. Give us them stats so we can judge.
^ You are right. I don't even lift bro. My scrawny ass body shit itself by hearing the sheer weight of anything 300 pounds +
If he did not win / complete in any high level matches, why would you put it separately on your resume? My advice again: just put it in your hobbys section and tell them more about it during your interview.
I agree put it in interests, I included you in reference to your comment that his squat his not that good.
@yearight "For example, if someone put something like "Elite Wrestler" but was in the 130 lbs. weight class, they shouldn't put it for fear of being laughed at?"____________________________________________________________
Dude anyone whom was a 130lbs elite wrestler would easily tool someone whom is inexperienced and 200lbs. I did wrestling, judo, and jiu jitsu, im 145, I tooled people that were 200+. Im a scrawney bastard, why would anyone laugh if the skinny guy was legit?
But in relation to OP the Powerlifting will give you a certain confidence when you carry yourself that only physical activities can give someone. Anyone that studies can build a model, but not everyone that lifts weights can Powerlift. Put it on the Interests section and carry it confidently.
Not everyone who lifts weights, wants to powerlift. That's a fact.
Besides that, I agree with carrying it proudly. The only issue I see with this is that people always confuse powerlifting and bodybuilding. I had a fair share of this myself and was actually asked whether I ever posed in a thong on stage and whether I felt uncomfortable. Dave Tate also has a variety of funny anecdotes along those lines.
I think that calling powerlifting a sport is pretty stupid. It's just guys messing around and lifting weights. The point is to have fun. I guess it's slightly less stupid than calling bodybuilding a sport, though.
I don't agree. Powerlifting is a sport in itself, considering that there isn't only the aspect of simply lifting weights, but a lot around it, ie techniques, equipment, etc. It may a sport that is not as aesthetic to watch or as fast paced as a ball game, yet its still a sport. Same goes for olympic weightlifting.
Bodybuilding is probably one of the most demanding sports there are. Anyone who has ever gone through a pre-competition diet cycle, knows what kind of dedication it requires to be a competitive bodybuilder.
I can attest to this. I was a serious amateur bodybuilder in the heavy weight class ( almost super heavy weight ) and competed in some of the most competitive competitions in the world. Bodybuilding is the most difficult sport that exists. Period. Hands down. You have to be extremely ambitious, smart, and most importantly, not a little girl. Bodybuilding is not about the money, it's about building something great. If you ever in see a top level professional bodybuilder in competition shape, you would understand how impressive it is. It takes enormous amounts of time and enormous amounts of energy and enormous amounts of sacrifice to create something great. unfortunately, there are no words in the english language that describes how difficult that sport is.
I have been fortunate enough to train with some of the greatest athletes in the world. Ever wonder why you almost never see bodybuilders? 1) 99.9% of people can't hack it. 2) its a huge time commitment.
So, I think, if I can handle that, banking is a walk in the park
I agree, bodybuilding is not a sport. It is like molding with muscles. It is about achieving physical perfection.
Not a sport .... a lifestyle.
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