At what point do you give competition a try?
Obviously we have a mix of reasons that folks here train and are on this board, some of which are competitors in the strength sports. If you didn't come in to this with the initial inkling of competing, at what point did you decide to try and at what point is it common to start considering this.
I am not anywhere close to such a point, but am curious about the nature of training for competitions, what approaches you take towards preparing, and can you do this intelligently/safely self-coached? How spectator-friendly are local competitions to go to and can you learn from observing these? Thanks for your input,
tim