Gene Rychlak putting some integrity back into the sport

[Retardo-pex]

if anyone is curious here are some lifters reactions to the bomb outs.

http://www.fortified-iron.com/forum/...opic=235211378

including the lifter who said it is hard enough to get to parallel in canvas, not to mention 1-2 inches below.

Question: Can you really consider yourself a powerlifter if you WANT to squat high?

Lol @ "a 90 day advanced warning" on rule "changes", Just squat low and then you don't ever have to worry about depth. You don't cut your bench high due to gear and it can be a pain to touch your chest in a tight single ply shirt so I can only imagine what its like in a multi.

[Airror]

Any vids from the above mentioned meet?

Videos in this article http://articles.elitefts.com/article...meet-write-up/

He has some videos http://www.youtube.com/user/jwp23

Don't feel like looking for anymore.

[Newbtime]

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/15916

Donnie bombed in squat and now threatens retirement...

i hope thats really not why hes saying hell retire.... what a joke.


His squats cant hack it in the internation feds with bolton, so he comes back here to get his bro-judging to set all time records, and now the bro judging has dried up and hes pissed.



absolutely hilarious.


EDIT: I like how there are no videos of these ass to grass squats getting reds for depth... what a freakin joke.

[TrettinR]

EDIT: I like how there are no videos of these ass to grass squats getting reds for depth... what a freakin joke.

Dude, there was eyewitness accounts from other high squatters so we KNOW they were deep. The IPA just isn't for the lifters anymore.

And it was a dick move of the IPA to change the rules without telling anyone. I mean the actual rulebook never changed and Gene was clear about expectations for the meet but you can't expect people to squat to depth after the rule book and the rules meeting clearly state that! Is this turning into a fed where the rules actually mean something!? Obviously not for the lifters.

[str8flexed]

I see you trollin lulz

[Newbtime]

Any vids from the above mentioned meet?

Absolutely not, you can only give judgment on lifts if you were there in person.

Video evidence is admissible in a court of law, but we all know video cameras hold a strong bias towards multi ply lifters.

See, I can learn something from video taping my training lifts, but thats only because im a RAHW lifter.... video taping my training if I were multiply would be entirely useless. It has nothing to do with taking 20 minutes to miss depth with a 3rd attempt at a meet.... its the cameras fault.

I see you trollin lulz

youre a mod on FI right? Dont taze me, bro.

[jmt92]

I see you trollin lulz

lol arent you a MOD on fortified?

[swolegantor]

Everyone knows how to ****ing squat.

[Sash]

Dude, there was eyewitness accounts from other high squatters so we KNOW they were deep. The IPA just isn't for the lifters anymore.

And it was a dick move of the IPA to change the rules without telling anyone. I mean the actual rulebook never changed and Gene was clear about expectations for the meet but you can't expect people to squat to depth after the rule book and the rules meeting clearly state that! Is this turning into a fed where the rules actually mean something!? Obviously not for the lifters.

I smell a CANNIBAL troll!

[Iceman1800]

cliffs and vids of what happened?

its worth it to read the whole post IMHO

[frasersteen]

Agree entirely with original post

Squat or

[DJSTARER]

I smell a CANNIBAL troll!

I love RocketBoom

[DarkByDesign]

Gene's 1005 squat

damn, best multiply squat i seen in a long time.

[burningNun]

I like how the sole end result of this whole thing has been that no big name lifters go to the IPA anymore and nobody in the fed sets all time records.

But remember, it's the judge's fault when a high squat passes, not the poor lifter who obviously had no other fed to lift in.

[goosefrabbas]

I wish this link still worked.

if anyone is curious here are some lifters reactions to the bomb outs.

http://www.fortified-iron.com/forum/...opic=235211378

including the lifter who said it is hard enough to get to parallel in canvas, not to mention 1-2 inches below.

[Boridi]

I like how the sole end result of this whole thing has been that no big name lifters go to the IPA anymore and nobody in the fed sets all time records.

But remember, it's the judge's fault when a high squat passes, not the poor lifter who obviously had no other fed to lift in.

I thought everyone was switching over to the SPF because of the good music at the meets?

[kodiak6]

Off topic, but does anybody know Gene's best total in a meet? I know he has squatted AND benched 1k, which is badass. What's his best deadlift?

[TripTastic]

I like how the sole end result of this whole thing has been that no big name lifters go to the IPA anymore and nobody in the fed sets all time records.

But remember, it's the judge's fault when a high squat passes, not the poor lifter who obviously had no other fed to lift in.

chuck vogelpohl just did a legit 1180 @ 275 @ the IPA Pro/Elite Coalition