Competition and Training

Hi everyone. I am new and I want to train for next Novembers show. I have started working with a friend who is a BB coach. He isn’t really understanding of the nonbinary trans side of this and doesn’t get why I don’t want to be apart of the bimbofication of the other BB shows. I am nonbinary and have been on HRT for the last 4 months. My quest…[Read more]

Can anyone tell me if the competition uses a dedicated deadlift bar or if it is just a regular bar?

Hi Y’all! 🙂
I’m really looking forward to this years competition. It will be my first! I’m flying all the way from rainy Portland OR to compete in the femme bikini show, and I’m so excited to hopefully meet some of you there!
Would love to make some new friends while I’m there. Wishing you all good luck and safe travels! 🖤

Hi everyone! My name is Saffo. I’m a trans woman and I’ve been doing basic strength training for about a year now but I’m definitely not a powerlifter– not yet. I am curious about powerlifting, though, and I don’t know the first thing about how competitions work. I’d love to connect with trans powerlifters and learn more about how all this stuff…[Read more]

Hi all, I’d like to compete this November which will be my first time competing (powerlifting) with IATBP. Question: is there a fee to bring a handler/coach?