I know this place has trouble giving any real advice or response so this is a shot in the dark but I'll go ahead anyways.
I am curious at what point of strength you would start being competitive at a local or state powerlifting meet. I am around 200 pounds and my bench just hit 300 this week and I realized that maybe I should start taking powerlifting seriously and looking into competing. I know 300 isn't going to break any records but I am curious what numbers put you in, say, the top 10% of a competition.
>>40569123
>>>/plg/
>>40569164
Have you seen that cesspool of a thread?
>>40569123
Impossible to say.
Most local meets are small and extremely variable in terms of who'll show up. Outside of a handful of hyped competitions, ranking in powerlifting is much more about where you place within your fed or overall than at any particular meet.
>>40569123
The most important thing at a regional meet is just to get your lifts passed, you never know who's going to bomb out.
>>40569201
Do you know where to find upcoming meets in an area?
>>40569210
Powerliftingwatch
>>40569184
This. Try to find what the competitiors in different weight classes and adjust accordingly.