The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XIX

[308smk]

Do you guys think deadlifting heavy a day before bench would have any effect on ones strength?

If you're not used to training like that, absolutely.

[Dmetti]

If you're not used to training like that, absolutely.

I am used to it, must've just been having a bad day

[NorthStrong]

bradford presses are the truth. got a better shoulder pump than I ever have from these.

[Mitch666]

RPS has to be the ****tiest powerlifting federation there is.


There was a 2 day meet and it wasnt announced what weight classes lifted which day until a week before.

I called and left a voicemail, emailed, posted a comment and ******** messaged gene about this. 8 days out I finally emailed again to which I got a response that essentially amount to

"I'VE BEEN IN THE SPORT 35 YEARS THATS PROBABLY LONGER THAN YOU HAVE BEEN ALIVE, LIFTERS TELL ME THANK YOU FOR NOT POSTING THINGS EARLIER BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY FORGET! IT'S NORMAL TO HAVE TO BOOK 2 NIGHTS AT A HOTEL AND CANCEL 1 THEN WHEN YOU FIND OUT!"

Then mysteriously I got called for ramping on a very very clean 605 pull, which was such a headscratcher OTHER LIFTERS actually asked judges why I got red lights. I came back and out of sure rage I pulled it again on my 3rd almost completely stiff legged to make sure I wouldnt get called..... Reds again.


I'll post videos up when i get them on my computer but talk about a waste of time and money. Looks like I'll be travelling pretty far when I plan on competing again because I will never give that retarded **** another cent of my money.

on a postive note I absolutely destroyed a 500 squat sunk deep af for a 40lb meet PR.

Ended up going 500/365/605 (bc I pulled it twice **** em) for 1470 for a 55lb total PR. Weighed in at 240.8 with my pants on yet.

[NorthStrong]

RPS has to be the ****tiest powerlifting federation there is.


There was a 2 day meet and it wasnt announced what weight classes lifted which day until a week before.

I called and left a voicemail, emailed, posted a comment and ******** messaged gene about this. 8 days out I finally emailed again to which I got a response that essentially amount to

"I'VE BEEN IN THE SPORT 35 YEARS THATS PROBABLY LONGER THAN YOU HAVE BEEN ALIVE, LIFTERS TELL ME THANK YOU FOR NOT POSTING THINGS EARLIER BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY FORGET! IT'S NORMAL TO HAVE TO BOOK 2 NIGHTS AT A HOTEL AND CANCEL 1 THEN WHEN YOU FIND OUT!"

Then mysteriously I got called for ramping on a very very clean 605 pull, which was such a headscratcher OTHER LIFTERS actually asked judges why I got red lights. I came back and out of sure rage I pulled it again on my 3rd almost completely stiff legged to make sure I wouldnt get called..... Reds again.


I'll post videos up when i get them on my computer but talk about a waste of time and money. Looks like I'll be travelling pretty far when I plan on competing again because I will never give that retarded **** another cent of my money.

on a postive note I absolutely destroyed a 500 squat sunk deep af for a 40lb meet PR.

Ended up going 500/365/605 (bc I pulled it twice **** em) for 1470 for a 55lb total PR. Weighed in at 240.8 with my pants on yet.

this is new information

[Mitch666]

this is new information

Well I never thought it was great but god damn this was awful. I competed in the UPA which also has a bad reputation and I enjoyed a ton.


Either driving 6+ hours for uspa in the future or just compete IPA and then at least I can text my weight for weigh ins and have a decent 181 total

[308smk]

RPS is the one with the retarded lime green uncalibrated plates and equipment right?

Sounds like you got shafted bro.

[BYOBB]

RPS is the one with the retarded lime green uncalibrated plates and equipment right?

Sounds like you got shafted bro.

The plates weigh what they say they weigh, they're just painted green for some reason.

[Rags85]

Its all Gene. If you get him on a good day, everything is fine. But on a bad day, its all up in the air. Guy has zero skills in dealing with people also. He just simply sucks at communicating. ALWAYS email/call Ame (his wife) first. She is actually pretty good. Always on top of things. I feel like Gene is basically there for the ride now.

He also has his "for the lifter" mentality which sometimes causes him to do really stupid things. In your case, not posting the schedule. My guess is they were overworked and didn't have time to post it. They host a decent amount of meets with very little support outside of just themselves. Quite silly really.

Knowing how "sketchy" it can be, makes it really easy to deal with, however it really is an awful way to treat new lifters to the fed. There is a reason over 50% of his lifters are first timers.

Edit: I'm not supporting or bashing RPS. Its fun for what it is, well enough put together "backyard" meets.

[NorthStrong]

Well I never thought it was great but god damn this was awful. I competed in the UPA which also has a bad reputation and I enjoyed a ton.


Either driving 6+ hours for uspa in the future or just compete IPA and then at least I can text my weight for weigh ins and have a decent 181 total

[Mitch666]

RPS is the one with the retarded lime green uncalibrated plates and equipment right?

Sounds like you got shafted bro.

Its all Gene. If you get him on a good day, everything is fine. But on a bad day, its all up in the air. Guy has zero skills in dealing with people also. He just simply sucks at communicating. ALWAYS email/call Ame (his wife) first. She is actually pretty good. Always on top of things. I feel like Gene is basically there for the ride now.

He also has his "for the lifter" mentality which sometimes causes him to do really stupid things. In your case, not posting the schedule. My guess is they were overworked and didn't have time to post it. They host a decent amount of meets with very little support outside of just themselves. Quite silly really.

Knowing how "sketchy" it can be, makes it really easy to deal with, however it really is an awful way to treat new lifters to the fed. There is a reason over 50% of his lifters are first timers.

Edit: I'm not supporting or bashing RPS. Its fun for what it is, well enough put together "backyard" meets.

See and that's basically what I expected based on it's reputation. This was the 2nd time I competed and was surprised the first time judging was actually strict, but seemed fair. However this time it seemed like they specifically were trying to **** people over on deadlifts. So many reds thrown out on clean pulls with really no explanation.

If I got reds on squat depth or something its whatever I'm not going to whine about ****ing up if the rules are enforced strictly but fairly. this was the worst judging I've ever seen or heard of in my entire life.

Like I said I'll get a video up later today and link it in here to get other opinions.

[martin_mathers]

Well this is promising. I'm doing an RPS meet in October so I can try and qualify for the XPC next year. The RPS meets here in Canada are always great, been to a few. From what I've heard Gene is great in person but is really bad at social media e.g. ranting unprofessionally on the RPS ******** page. Those green plates really look ****ing ridiculous though. I'm glad some RPS meets started using calibrated Rogue lb-plates.

RPS has to be the ****tiest powerlifting federation there is.


There was a 2 day meet and it wasnt announced what weight classes lifted which day until a week before.

I called and left a voicemail, emailed, posted a comment and ******** messaged gene about this. 8 days out I finally emailed again to which I got a response that essentially amount to

"I'VE BEEN IN THE SPORT 35 YEARS THATS PROBABLY LONGER THAN YOU HAVE BEEN ALIVE, LIFTERS TELL ME THANK YOU FOR NOT POSTING THINGS EARLIER BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY FORGET! IT'S NORMAL TO HAVE TO BOOK 2 NIGHTS AT A HOTEL AND CANCEL 1 THEN WHEN YOU FIND OUT!"

Then mysteriously I got called for ramping on a very very clean 605 pull, which was such a headscratcher OTHER LIFTERS actually asked judges why I got red lights. I came back and out of sure rage I pulled it again on my 3rd almost completely stiff legged to make sure I wouldnt get called..... Reds again.


I'll post videos up when i get them on my computer but talk about a waste of time and money. Looks like I'll be travelling pretty far when I plan on competing again because I will never give that retarded **** another cent of my money.

on a postive note I absolutely destroyed a 500 squat sunk deep af for a 40lb meet PR.

Ended up going 500/365/605 (bc I pulled it twice **** em) for 1470 for a 55lb total PR. Weighed in at 240.8 with my pants on yet.

This occurs more often than you think in other feds as well. My buddies experienced this multiple times in the CPU (IPF). Well minus the email in capslock. They just screw with you more professionally.

[Rags85]

Everytime I see something written by Gene, I picture an old curmudgeon sitting in front of an old 80s *** computer with the capslock button broken off in a dimly lit room. Typing with one finger (many times hitting more than one key at a time). Smirking at all the other feds that "do it wrong" while surrounded by his dozen of rescue pit bulls.

[EsRAW]

pulls form today brahs . 8 months from start

[adamsz]

Either driving 6+ hours for uspa in the future or just compete IPA and then at least I can text my weight for weigh ins and have a decent 181 total

Sorry to hear about your bad experience. That's seriously some fukin bullchit.

[NorthStrong]

US open this weekend eh

anyone else listen to CWS / Aita podcast about it?

seems like it'll be a pretty sick meet.

[martin_mathers]

US open this weekend eh

anyone else listen to CWS / Aita podcast about it?

seems like it'll be a pretty sick meet.

Idk, all I've been reading is about Gracie's anal incidents which I'm still waiting to receive video/pic proof of. Other than that I heard some lifters already backed out, but all I really care about is Malan, Belkin and Zahir. Hopefully they're all competing.

I should really stop lurking on outlaw all the time.

[ChecksandGiggles]

Idk, all I've been reading is about Gracie's anal incidents

wat?

[brotein1992]

"LIFTERS TELL ME THANK YOU FOR NOT POSTING THINGS EARLIER BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY FORGET!

powerlifters are retarded lmfao

[dang111]

So found out some dumb@ss calf machine at the gym is what screwed up my knee last month. Of all the dumb ways to get hurt lol.

Wb Mitch, sucks about your meet. Curious to see those deads.

[Rags85]

Idk, all I've been reading is about Gracie's anal incidents which I'm still waiting to receive video/pic proof of. Other than that I heard some lifters already backed out, but all I really care about is Malan, Belkin and Zahir. Hopefully they're all competing.

I should really stop lurking on outlaw all the time.

Malan is out. Zahir and Belkin are still scheduled to compete. A friend I've been coaching is competing so I'm actually traveling out tomorrow to go to the meet myself. Whats really annoying is that Gracie is only allowing 1 handler per competitor. So I've only been coaching, not handling. So her husband will be in the warmup room helping her, while I can only call/text them from the crowd. Kind of annoying.

[arian11]

Malan is out. Zahir and Belkin are still scheduled to compete. A friend I've been coaching is competing so I'm actually traveling out tomorrow to go to the meet myself. Whats really annoying is that Gracie is only allowing 1 handler per competitor. So I've only been coaching, not handling. So her husband will be in the warmup room helping her, while I can only call/text them from the crowd. Kind of annoying.

There's no option to pay for another warm up room wrist band to have 2 handlers back there? I guess you can at least film the lifts from the front and then come over to the scoring table and discuss the next attempt with them.

[Mitch666]

So found out some dumb@ss calf machine at the gym is what screwed up my knee last month. Of all the dumb ways to get hurt lol.

Wb Mitch, sucks about your meet. Curious to see those deads.

Here's my 2nd attempt (1st with 605)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RfbmFS2q5k


Here's my 3rd attempt (2nd with 605) I was so concerned with ramping i got forward and felt like I was going to fall but again I locked it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkgYrOfLy1U

[Rags85]

There's no option to pay for another warm up room wrist band to have 2 handlers back there? I guess you can at least film the lifts from the front and then come over to the scoring table and discuss the next attempt with them.

Nope, no option for that. Gracie also said no recording of any kind. She will have a VERY hard time stopping us from taking videos of our lifters though. I believe she hired a media crew and doesn't want anybody else to record. Shes a bitch, and loves every bit of being a bitch.

[Larfleeze]

Here's my 2nd attempt (1st with 605)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RfbmFS2q5k


Here's my 3rd attempt (2nd with 605) I was so concerned with ramping i got forward and felt like I was going to fall but again I locked it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkgYrOfLy1U

I'd probably feel hard done by in your shoes as well but I can see why they called those to be honest.

[martin_mathers]

wat?

Apparently it's from her westside days. It's been all over outlaw for a few years now. Still no pics or vids though very disappointed.

Malan is out. Zahir and Belkin are still scheduled to compete. A friend I've been coaching is competing so I'm actually traveling out tomorrow to go to the meet myself. Whats really annoying is that Gracie is only allowing 1 handler per competitor. So I've only been coaching, not handling. So her husband will be in the warmup room helping her, while I can only call/text them from the crowd. Kind of annoying.

What Malan is out?! Noooooo where did you read that? Kind of had a feeling he wasn't going to compete though, dude was chilling in Italy last month.

Nope, no option for that. Gracie also said no recording of any kind. She will have a VERY hard time stopping us from taking videos of our lifters though. I believe she hired a media crew and doesn't want anybody else to record. Shes a bitch, and loves every bit of being a bitch.

Wow I guess people on outlaw are right, she's really a kunt. Sprinkles tried doing the same thing at BOB2 though, no one listened obviously.

[martin_mathers]

Here's my 2nd attempt (1st with 605)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RfbmFS2q5k


Here's my 3rd attempt (2nd with 605) I was so concerned with ramping i got forward and felt like I was going to fall but again I locked it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkgYrOfLy1U

I'd expect 2 whites for those lifts from RPS, but like Larfleeze said I wouldn't be surprised if someone gave reds. Get some baby powder on next time.

[Larfleeze]

Apparently it's from her westside days. It's been all over outlaw for a few years now. Still no pics or vids though very disappointed.


What Malan is out?! Noooooo where did you read that? Kind of had a feeling he wasn't going to compete though, dude was chilling in Italy last month.


Wow I guess people on outlaw are right, she's really a kunt. Sprinkles tried doing the same thing at BOB2 though, no one listened obviously.

Cliffs/links to the Gracie thing for those of us who know nothing and can't figure out how the fuk you navigate outlaw?

According to Sully it was posted in an athletes only US open ******** group that Malan severely injured himself training for the meet, no other details though

[Mitch666]

I'd probably feel hard done by in your shoes as well but I can see why they called those to be honest.

RPS definition of ramping "Supporting the bar on the thighs during the performance of the lift."


I'm not upset just genuinely curious as to where i dropped my hips and pulled the bar up my thighs or where the bar rested on them?

[Rags85]

According to Sully it was posted in an athletes only US open ******** group that Malan severely injured himself training for the meet, no other details though

Yeah, it was just a simple post on the athletes ******** group. I don't know what the injury is or the extent of it. But Gracie was "he ****ed himself up real bad this time".

Just a few snippets from memory -

Gracie is SUPER pissed about all the lifters dropping out for various reasons. Really super pissed. She wasn't really accepting anyone's excuse. I believe she made a comment like "well at least they paid the nonrefundable $200 entry fee"

Gracie, without singling people out, said all the lifters need to get their **** together because all she sees in training videos are high squats. She then proceeded to say she loves nothing more than watching people bomb on squat depth. "Im a **** like that" Her words.

She changed the schedule!! After a lot of people had hotels, flights etc.. Myself included. I'm flying out tomorrow because my lifter was supposed to go on Saturday, now its Sunday. Changed it without asking anyone.

The no cell phone recording during the event thing.

Shes impossible to contact directly. Everything goes through her assisstant, which has been awful and confusing or oddly enough it goes through sparkle green.

She said it was with knee wraps only, and for a long time it was unclear that lifters could lift in sleeves.

She said you had to compete in the weight class you qualified in. Until lifters dropped and she shifted some people around who wanted to go into a different weight class.

These may not all be 100% accurate, but this seems to sum up most of what has been going on the last few months.