Informative Speech: Powerlifter's Makeup

Have you ever wondered if there was a single ingredient that once used it would instantly increase your strength, endurance and power all at once? Well in the culture of powerlifting, there is a such ingredient that is used far and wide by all powerlifters that want to hit those high numbers during training or competitions, it is called powerlifter’s chalk. I have used powerlifting chalk several times while training because it allows me to work harder during workouts due to that fact that it enhances my abilities and also in breaking my personal records. In this speech, I will be explaining how powerlifters chalk is a cultural artifact that truly represents the culture of powerlifting. I will show how it represents the culture and how it is …show more content…
Powerlifting became an important part of my life during my first semester of college. I was overweight, out of shape, and not happy with the way I looked or felt. I decided to put all my effort into improving myself and everyday being better than the person I was yesterday. I began powerlifting and over the semester I had completely changed my lifestyle, cleaning up my diet and becoming more active. One personal story about how chalk has helped me in my powerlifting was when I was trying to beat my personal deadlift record. No matter how hard I squeezed the bar and held on, I always dropped the bar three-quarters of the up. I was about to quit then I remembered that I might have a bit of leftover chalk in my bag. So I grabbed the chalk, chalked up my hands and tried again. Just like that I was able to set a new personal deadlift record at 405 pounds. Since I have starting powerlifting, I have integrated the values into my life such as putting all my effort and working hard towards my goals and also just like how I have to come up with innovative ways to train, I come up with innovative ways to succeed in