The things I wish I'd known to bring for my first competition! I'm curating this list to give a wide variety of powerliftering meet day essential options, from the budget-friendly picks to the A7 gear (IYKYK). Everything listed in the "On your body" ...
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On your body 💃🏼
Accessories 💅🏼
FOOD 😋🍞🍩🍚🍽️🥖
Shoes
Planning
The PINK edit
On your body 💃🏼
I really love my A7 singlets! (Pictured is the shadow stone colorway.) If you aren't comfortable with a shorter inseam, my bestie got the men's in black/pink and it looked amazing on her with a little longer inseam (she's tall!)
Luno Women's Singlet Shadow Stone
A7's wrist wraps, also amazing! Can pick any colorway to mix or match with your singlet
Zebra Wrist Wraps - Purple
If you want your knee sleeves to match your singlet, these are a great option too!
Hourglass Knee Sleeves - Stealth
SBD singlets are great too! I just prefer the contouring of the A7.
Powerlifting Singlet
My go-to wrist wraps
Wrist Wraps
The absolute best knee sleeves to keep your knees warm between sets and give you great spring at the bottom of your squat
Knee Sleeves - SBD Apparel USA
Squats 📈
Pioneer 7mm Competition Knee Sleeve
My pioneer belt has lasted 6 years and going strong! An absolute must for anyone getting into powerlifting!
Pioneer Lever Lifting Belts
A7 deadlift socks - again can mix and match colorways 🥰
Deadlift Socks - Stealth
Crop shirts help avoid annoying wrinkles under your singlet! A7 makes great cropped shirts and regular shirts.
Powerlifting Competition Shirts & Crops for Women
Accessories 💅🏼
If you want to add some cutesy flair to your hair on meet day ✨ highly recommend
Star Hair Clips ✨
Perfect for competition day or the gym. Holds 3+ pairs of shoes, belt, knee sleeves, wrist wraps, snacks, etc. AND has a laptop pocket
U Bag - Gym Backpack with Belt Holder
My favorite way to style my hair for more natural looking waves
Beachwaver Curling Iron
Highly recommend over the ear headphones. The last thing you want is to drop or lose an earbud right before getting out to the platform!
Noise Cancelling Headphones
Another great over the ear, noise cancelling option
Crusher ANC 2 - Bass Headphones with Noise Canceling
FOOD 😋🍞🍩🍚🍽️🥖
My favorite right now!!
Pre-Workout w/5mg of creatine
Shoes
My top 2 shoes for powerlifting that are WORTH the money
MY FAVORITE new gym shoes of 2026 for squats and deadlifts. The toe box is wider, so you have more of a stable base than in narrower shoes. I have the white and university red. You can't go wrong with any color!!
Apex Power V3
Level up your bench press game with special Japanese technology embedded in the soles of these shoes. My ability to consistently use leg drive has gone up considerably since I purchased these this year! (2026)
Extra Grippy Bench Shoes (Hyper-V)
Planning
I use this app at the gym daily and it's also great for figuring out what kilo plates to use if you typically use lb plates!
Bar Is Loaded Plate loading & lbs-->kg calculator
The PINK edit
Competition gear for the girls ✨💖🌸🩷💅🏼
The best full pink singlet that is IPF approved for your next powerlifting competition!
Luno Women's Singlet Roseite – Women's Powerlifting Singlet
Roseite colorway IPF approved crop tee for underneath your singlet. (Cropped tees prevent bunching & wrinkling that you'd get with full length tees under a singlet.)
Demand Greatness Pink Workout Crop Top
Roseite colorway pink IPF approved wrist wraps for your next powerlifting competition!
Zebra Wrist Wraps - Roseite
Roseite colorway IPF approved knee sleeves are available in Stiff or Rigor Mortis. They look very cute with the full Roseite meet kit.
Hourglass Knee Sleeves - Roseite
Roseite colorway crew socks, IPF approved, for squat and bench press. (Your knee sleeves cannot touch your singlet OR your socks in most federations)
Crew Socks - Roseite
Roseite colorway IPF approved deadlift socks for your next powerlifting competition!
Deadlift Socks - Roseite
Black + pink IPF approved singlet for your next powerlifting competition! My friend lovesss hers!
Women's Pink & Black Weightlifting Singlet - Flamingo
Flamingo colorway IPF approved tshirt for under your singlet. This is a full-length tee, and may cause bunching, but because of the tight fit it won't be as bad as a normal tee. Definitely look at the size chart to find the right size. It is accurate...
