The features of gender relations are considered in sport from position of leading specialists on powerlifting. Trainers on powerlifting (men - 71 %, women - 29 %), which work with women and took part in research. It is exposed that modern specialists do not own sufficient knowledge from the theory of gender. It is indicated that trainers do not take into account the gender signs of floor. Also trainers do not apply gender approaches for the harmonic forming of personality of sportswoman, creation of adequate psychological atmosphere on training and during competitions.