DaveTSI's powerlifting log

[djeclipse]

MEET VIDEOS....

some of them dont work, so some of my attempts are missing

661 Squat

479 Bench

501 Bench

666 Deadlift

705 Deadlift

Great deadlift, it went up nice and smooth.

Bench seemed to go up easy also.

Squat the same...

Congrats!

It looks like the meet is in a hotel or something?

 

[PoweredUp]

It looks like the meet is in a hotel or something?

I was looking at that too. It looks like they met at a 4-star hotel. I'm sure all of those powerlifters fit right in when they came in through the lobby LMAO

 

[DaveTSI]

Nice full squat. Always good to see that. None of that half-squat shit that I see from so many of the big squat attempts, most of which I don't even think should be counted by the judges...

i rather go ATF and miss a squat than get credit for some of the garbage squats that pass in some of the other feds

 

[DaveTSI]

yeah alot of meets are held in conference halls at hotels. lots of rooms, bathrooms, food, place for out of state lifters to stay, it works out great.

lol you do get alot of looks from the "normals" when a big group of us come through the hotels

 

[djeclipse]

i rather go ATF and miss a squat than get credit for some of the garbage squats that pass in some of the other feds

There are some federations that allow a higher squat to pass? Who makes up the rules as far as what counts and doesn't?

 

[DaveTSI]

There are some federations that allow a higher squat to pass? Who makes up the rules as far as what counts and doesn't?

some feds just have looser judging in favor of having bigger numbers. APF, WPO, IPA, etc., most if not all of the double ply federations seem to let that stuff go. I bet if you look in there rulebooks they will all say your hip joint must go below the top of the knee for a proper squat (like most legit feds), but it seems that as long as you make an effort to bend your knees with 400lbs more than you could even walk out you get 3 whites.

 

[djeclipse]

some feds just have looser judging in favor of having bigger numbers. APF, WPO, IPA, etc., most if not all of the double ply federations seem to let that stuff go. I bet if you look in there rulebooks they will all say your hip joint must go below the top of the knee for a proper squat (like most legit feds), but it seems that as long as you make an effort to bend your knees with 400lbs more than you could even walk out you get 3 whites.

That sounds like a load of crap?

Is there one federation that is like the "olympics" of powerlifting? The one that everyone tries to get to, or are they all seperate, like MMA.

 

[DaveTSI]

not really, no "olympics", they are all seperated like boxing or mma. The IPF/USAPL is the most prestigious federation by far, tightest rules/judging, regulated by the WADA, only allowed single ply poly gear so the numbers are actually realistic. But not everyone strives to compete there because some like to use double ply gear(or even more lol) and hit bigger numbers, and those guys do get more attention so i can kinda see why. Everyone bitches about the IPF judging being too strict, but i love it, half the clowns in these other feds couldnt even get a lift passed in the IPF. Powerlifting is so much fun, and i love how it gives me something to train for, i need to set goals. But i realise that the sport will never go anywhere because there is just too much controversy about what should be allowed as far as gear, drugs, rules, its a shame. Its all the people that start a fed just to collect the entry fees that are ruining the sport, its so watered down.

 

[Tweakle]

I don't get why the IPF doesnt allow the monolift though, assuming you're only using single ply then you couldnt get away with a superwide 3" knee bend without tearing something?

 

[DaveTSI]

I don't get why the IPF doesnt allow the monolift though, assuming you're only using single ply then you couldnt get away with a superwide 3" knee bend without tearing something?

because its never been allowed, its a newer invention in lifting equipment. the walk out is part of the lift, if you cant control it and walk it out you cant squat it basically. its part of the tradition of powerlifting i guess. If newer lifters got to use monolifts now and started breaking records left and right because they arent as gassed from walking out weight there would be even more controversy, something we definitly dont need. Monolifts make squatting sooo much easier, ive done it and i couldnt believe the difference.