The Truth About Powerlifting (There Is No Money In It) – OmarIsuf

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Andrey Malanichev Seminar

February 8th @ 10am (Fortis Fitness, 11 Carlaw Ave, Toronto)
E-mail Fortis Fitness to reserve a spot: info@fortisfitness.com

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OmarIsuf January 17, 2020 - 5:00 pm

We have the honour of hosting one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, Andrey Malanichev at Fortis Fitness here in Toronto, for an upcoming seminar. What a lot of individuals see online are the followers that many powerlifters have and "sponsorships" which leads them to assume they are making bank. This largely couldn't be further from the truth. Why do you think so many powerlifters/lifters are accepting CBD sponsorships? If your goal is to get into powerlifting to make money, you are in the wrong field.

I think every community can find ways to support notable members. CrossFit has done a very good job of this and the IPF to a lesser extent. What do you think can be done?

Full disclosure, I am making no money from promoting this seminar of Andrey's. I'm already flying him out and the money from the seminar will go to him.

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thomasdhdh January 20, 2020 - 7:22 pm

If PL becomes a olympic sport it would be abit better. but yeah. Its not olympic lifting (gets national funding) or strongman (big money events and lotsa commercial value)

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Todor Popov January 20, 2020 - 9:35 pm

Course there isn't

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Marc Gaston-Johnston January 21, 2020 - 4:12 am

Honestly… Power lifting is ridiculously boring especially when you put it next to Weightligting and Strongman

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Nugbert96 January 21, 2020 - 6:44 pm

Bro reupload the you tubers in 2020

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Nugbert96 January 21, 2020 - 6:45 pm

Make a you tubers in 2025

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Jubei Kibagami Fez January 22, 2020 - 12:07 am

This isn't surprising at all. Bodybuilders don't make any money from competition itself, either. It's the money from supplement lines and brand merchandise that makes Phil Heath or Ronnie Coleman rich.

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Diaz January 22, 2020 - 5:18 am

I just clicked to say you look like Luigi on the thumbnail

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epicbehavior January 22, 2020 - 8:42 pm

This is how you know you’ve run out of good video ideas. 2015 YouTube is over.

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Tom Krawiec January 23, 2020 - 3:08 am

You mentioned nothing of the WPO which is returning money back to the lifters and was on ESPN Plus in 2019. Most of the top equipped PLs don't even an IG page. We chase numbers. Not followers.

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Trenbologna Sandwich January 23, 2020 - 11:35 am

Money? Who wants money? I just want to lift stuff

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Beau January 23, 2020 - 7:46 pm

"Turned out to be an rpe11" hahahah

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Flamingos Are Rad January 24, 2020 - 12:42 am

Has this guy ever competed?

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Ian Barrett January 24, 2020 - 9:14 am

That’s why your doing utube

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Levi Heylman January 24, 2020 - 6:09 pm

Omar you should hire a coach to just help you with form and technique becuase your bench is a ticking time bomb to tear your shoulder. I don’t want you to get hurt again🥺🥺😢

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Nino Brown January 26, 2020 - 5:16 am

Strongman and CrossFit has more money in their competitions. Most people don’t want to watch people lift weights that’s why we have sports like basketball, baseball, football, etc for entertainment.

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Aspire January 27, 2020 - 1:59 pm

-$1,500? Let’s do it

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Subpar Weightlifting January 28, 2020 - 12:34 am

Why do these federations use such shitty squat stands?

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Netanel Frankel January 29, 2020 - 6:55 am

Athletes today are paid for the entertainment value of their athletic performance hence power lifting, which is boring as fuck to watch, (impressive but boring) doesn't pay well.

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Tim Mathews January 30, 2020 - 2:21 am

Do they make that shirt for men?

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Mean Man January 30, 2020 - 8:09 pm

SHEFFIELD 2020

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bisonhawk1 February 1, 2020 - 3:13 am

Bernie Sanders: what should raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Omarlsuf: powerlifters deserve a living wage!!!!

Omar for President!!!!

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Johan Jönsson February 3, 2020 - 3:41 pm

"Hee, Hee"

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Barra February 3, 2020 - 4:48 pm

Thing is, I don't get why athletes should earn a lot of money in first place. If people find it entertaining, sure, but… let's face it: moving some iron brings the society and world no bit further. Different story if you're a personal trainer or provide some other type of service.

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Robert Halterman February 5, 2020 - 2:12 pm

All the money comes from product endorsements. Not the events itself that are funded by endorsements.

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UnknownUser February 5, 2020 - 5:57 pm

In the real world nobody cares about your squat, bench, and dead.

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DeepDiveDisco February 6, 2020 - 12:37 am

1000lbs squat, good god

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ansis maleckis February 6, 2020 - 6:35 am

Did he pee himself at 3:40?

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jater 10 February 6, 2020 - 2:34 pm

Makes sense since its more of a hobby and the money in pro sports is what we see on ESPN. The real money in fitness is more on gyms, personal training, or YT.

Powerlifting is more about posting on social, and the issue is its a small portion of fhe population thats really into it.

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Fred the Fish February 20, 2020 - 2:06 pm

(it's capitalism)

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Tylique June 16, 2020 - 6:33 pm

Who cares about the money it’s about passion

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Nino Brown February 7, 2021 - 2:25 am

Powerlifting is like baseball boring to watch but fun to do yourself. No money on powerlifting because no one wants to watch it. Reebok CrossFit games get over 100k views, world strongest man gets similar numbers. IPF world championships might get 1-4K views during stream. Not sure how you can make powerlifting more entertaining but currently it’s just to boring to watch.

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Landon Heinberg March 4, 2021 - 5:22 pm

Yeah no money when you’re a weak bitch 😂

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Kevin Liu September 23, 2021 - 4:50 am

i love powerlifting training itself

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