FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS POWERLIFTING?
Powerlifting is a strength sport aimed at lifting the most weight as possible in the squat, bench, and deadlift movements. In competition, an individual has three attempts per "movement" to lift the most weight that they can.
DO I NEED POWERLIFTING EXPERIENCE TO JOIN NUPL?
No lifting experience is required to join NUPL.
WHAT IS EQUIPPED LIFTING? DO I HAVE TO LIFT EQUIPPED TO BE ON NUPL?
Equipped lifting utilizes additional equipment that "raw" lifting does not in hopes of lifting more weight. Athletes wear squat suits, knee wraps, bench shirts, etc. in order to lift more than they can without such equipment. Northeastern Powerlifting competes at Collegiate Nationals as an equipped team, thus, while the whole season is not dedicated to equipped lifting, members must lift equipped.
HOW DO I JOIN NUPL?
We hold tryouts at the beginning of the fall semester. Fill out the form below to be put on our email list and kept up to date about tryouts and our season.