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Kathy was there and looking large...with a fresh tattoo...
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She looked VERY strong...very big, muscular, and strong...
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IrishPower
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i never understood the rational behind the rules about hitching on the deadlift in powerlifting anyway.
not that i want to change the rules, but like squat depth, the perception of hitching is often in the judges mind.
I almost say who gives a shit how the weight gets up as long as it goes up.
i feel the same about the bench press and uneven lockout rules. why bother? i mean it is strength, not beauty that counts.
i think in MOST cases, the better lifters are going to execute the lifts properly anyway because most of the aforementioned 'techniques', or lackthereof, will act against a lifter BUT if someone struggles hard through a lift just to be turned down for a technicality, that sucks IMO.
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not that i want to change the rules, but like squat depth, the perception of hitching is often in the judges mind.
I almost say who gives a shit how the weight gets up as long as it goes up.
i feel the same about the bench press and uneven lockout rules. why bother? i mean it is strength, not beauty that counts.
i think in MOST cases, the better lifters are going to execute the lifts properly anyway because most of the aforementioned 'techniques', or lackthereof, will act against a lifter BUT if someone struggles hard through a lift just to be turned down for a technicality, that sucks IMO.
/irish
/irish
Arioch
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Sometimes someone skilled at hitching can actually achieve a sort of 'knee kick' to get the bar up.
I believe the uneven lockout rule was put into effect when people started twisting back and forth so much to get the bar up the spotters, as well as the judges, were not sure if they were going to fall off the bench. Since it is impossible to say how much is acceptable, as that is far too open to interpetation, the uneven extension rule was imposed.
I believe that the hitching rule came into play more to differentiate the lift from the Olympic style pulls where a rebend is pretty much the rule.
As a point of curiosity, in PL competition, I have only received red lights for the obvious reason, was not strong enough and missed the lift. Never received a technical.
OL'ing, OTOH, I received quite a few for incedental contact in the bottom of the clean due to my short torso and long arms, until I learned to begin to whip my elbows around and up much earlier than most. Still picked one up for that every now and again though.
Dammit.
I believe the uneven lockout rule was put into effect when people started twisting back and forth so much to get the bar up the spotters, as well as the judges, were not sure if they were going to fall off the bench. Since it is impossible to say how much is acceptable, as that is far too open to interpetation, the uneven extension rule was imposed.
I believe that the hitching rule came into play more to differentiate the lift from the Olympic style pulls where a rebend is pretty much the rule.
As a point of curiosity, in PL competition, I have only received red lights for the obvious reason, was not strong enough and missed the lift. Never received a technical.
OL'ing, OTOH, I received quite a few for incedental contact in the bottom of the clean due to my short torso and long arms, until I learned to begin to whip my elbows around and up much earlier than most. Still picked one up for that every now and again though.
Dammit.
You should have seen Johnny Perry doing the clean and press for reps. He rowed it up to his knees, squatted down and zerchered it to his shoulders, turned his palms around and then pressed...innovative.
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