The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XVIII

[Daemonium]

Front squatted for the first time in a year today and gaht damn need core strength.

Oh and stronger legs.

torsos are the new femurs

lolol

First the Canadians were saying I got 2nd out of 2 at the award ceremony. Then they called us back up and said I got 2nd out of 3. Then they called us back up and said I got 3rd of out 3. Then at the banquet they said my raw male team got 2nd place to the Canadians. Then I checked the results and saw they made a mistake and my team got 1st and Canadians got 2nd. Stupid Canadians.

fuuk off, eh

[Anthony21]

Jimmies will be rustled.

[breathinglife]

Jimmies remain unrustled since one of the few things I can't do is watch videos of powerlifters speaking. So boring. I think I can honestly say I've never watched a singing vlog-type video done by anyone.

[CooCooCaChoo]

Didn't expect much because Blaha, but even then that video was still more dumb than I thought it would be. His job is to get views though so that's one way to do it.

Anyone watch the GRID league before? Watching it now and I'm pretty sure this guy was wearing knee wraps to do burpees and transition that into stepping over a box with dumbbells in each hand.

[zmcdole]

Jimmies will be rustled.

I knew I wouldn't make it all the way through, but I watched anyways. I stopped at 2:40. LOL at the IPF not caring about its lifters. Name a fed that really cares about its lifters like Blaba would like them to. That's why you sign a waiver saying the fed isn't responsible for your injury or even death if something happens.

Maybe he got into this, but the real reason people or Blaba should have beef with the IPF is the rule where you cannot do any international events outside of the USAPL/IPF if you want to compete in the IPF. Take Jesse Norris for example. If he does Bosses he can't do the Arnold or IPF worlds where he would clean house. I'm assuming he still couldn't do those meets even if he were tested and passed, which he could do at Bosses.

[Turtora]

Anyone watch the GRID league before? Watching it now and I'm pretty sure this guy was wearing knee wraps to do burpees and transition that into stepping over a box with dumbbells in each hand.

lmao u fkn wot m8

[CooCooCaChoo]

lmao u fkn wot m8

I could've seen wrong, but this guy couldn't finish his turn they sub him out and camera shows EMT unwrapping something off of his knees

[Turtora]

I could've seen wrong, but this guy couldn't finish his turn they sub him out and camera shows EMT unwrapping something off of his knees

odd!

[Anthony21]

What has that guy even accomplished anyways? In for Candito's response.

[zmcdole]

What has that guy even accomplished anyways? In for Candito's response.

he's accomplished nothing besides a surprisingly large Youtube following. According to him getting amped/excited before a big lift is a sign that you're cranked.

[thom2355]

Any of you all use TENS units? I'm thinking of getting one

Is it worth spending the extra on a Compex or Marc Pro over the $100 ones?

I got a combo EMS/TENS unit and it works alright. It doesn't solve any problems, but it really does help me to loosen up my back if I train in the morning and it is tight from sleeping.

[Aubelift]

Jimmies will be rustled.

Don't like him...Sharing post from g784 of youtube regarding what he said in his video
:
1. The injury rate in the IPF is incredibly low compared to most sports and even other federations, I don't see this as an issue. Having minimal racks and straps on stage is better for spectators.

2. Strict judging does more for lifting safety than any safety equipment. Monolift + low standard judging encourages people to attempt more weights than they should. You always see this in mono feds when guys look like they are having a seizure as soon as they unrack the weight. IPF world record holders look in control throughout the lift.

3. Why even compete if you don't like high standards and elitism? Otherwise, you might as well just meet at the gym with your buddies and lift to whatever standards you want, which is completely fine, but as soon as you are considering it a sport you should want it to be taken seriously. Even if I was an untested lifter I would be campaigning for a fed to imitate the IPF in every way except no drug testing.

4. Supporting the IPF is disgusting? You are just being ridiculous now. Look at the IPA meet with Eric Lillebridge last weekend. That is disgusting and a true mockery of the sport and exactly why a legitimate fed like the IPF is needed.

[308smk]

Deadlifted without pain or pinching at lockout for the first time in 8 months.

So I guess I've got that going for me, which is nice.

[adamsz]

You couldn't pay me to watch a Jason Blahblah video

Srs

[Aubelift]

Deadlifted without pain or pinching at lockout for the first time in 8 months.

So I guess I've got that going for me, which is nice.

What kind of injury?

[Larfleeze]

Last few bench sessions have went awfully, pecs just aren't firing at all especially the left one..delts and tris feel like they're doing all of the work

Any of you ever experienced/fixed a problem like this?

[Hamzzza]

Deadlifted without pain or pinching at lockout for the first time in 8 months.

So I guess I've got that going for me, which is nice.

niiiice

disc issues right ?

[308smk]

niiiice

disc issues right ?

I'm almost certain its a pinched nerve somewhere. Kind of radiates into the top of the glutes and switches sides at random. Not really debilitating just enough to make you hesitant about everything. I doubled 265 today squatting without any pain so I can't see it being a blown disc. But who fukin knows, backs are super finicky and complicated.

[zmcdole]

Last few bench sessions have went awfully, pecs just aren't firing at all especially the left one..delts and tris feel like they're doing all of the work

Any of you ever experienced/fixed a problem like this?

maybe warm up with dumbbells to activate/stimulate them. Maybe that's horrible broscience.

[Aubelift]

I'm almost certain its a pinched nerve somewhere. Kind of radiates into the top of the glutes and switches sides at random. Not really debilitating just enough to make you hesitant about everything. I doubled 265 today squatting without any pain so I can't see it being a blown disc. But who fukin knows, backs are super finicky and complicated.

I feel you on that one.

Something like that happened to me when I was trying to conciliate Gymnastic/powerlifting when having an abs tear on/off for a year. Back took a huge load during that that time. In July 2014 I started to have a numb toes and it got worse in sept when I stopped everything. Got back with a different training approach which worked well in the past 6 months. Numbness is gone.

I didn't do an IRM yet but Doctors/Chiro/Physios all said it wasn't an Hernia but you can't be sure until you do one. They still said something is pinching the L5-S1 nerve.

[ShortDave]

Last few bench sessions have went awfully, pecs just aren't firing at all especially the left one..delts and tris feel like they're doing all of the work

Any of you ever experienced/fixed a problem like this?

Do you have any videos of your recent pressing?

[Larfleeze]

maybe warm up with dumbbells to activate/stimulate them. Maybe that's horrible broscience.

Yeah I was thinking of starting off with some light flyes/crossovers for that reason but they seriously **** with my elbows so I'm hesitant to do them

Do you have any videos of your recent pressing?

Afraid not

[psychodiver9]

Blahahahaha doesnt qualify for ipf anyways. He uses his us disability money to buy british candy

[Hamzzza]

I'm almost certain its a pinched nerve somewhere. Kind of radiates into the top of the glutes and switches sides at random. Not really debilitating just enough to make you hesitant about everything. I doubled 265 today squatting without any pain so I can't see it being a blown disc. But who fukin knows, backs are super finicky and complicated.

Yeah I'm feeling relatively good right now and those are my symptoms just a bit worse...at times it's more than just down the legs, and I remember your unracking pain from a couple of pages back, I have that too more than the actual squatting part

proper diaphragm breathing helps me immensly though...and I haven't had to shoot up voltaren in quite some time so it's good


brb doing some mcgill stuff

[arian11]

Jimmies remain unrustled since one of the few things I can't do is watch videos of powerlifters speaking. So boring. I think I can honestly say I've never watched a singing vlog-type video done by anyone.

STFU and make us another compilation video.

[Big.Jazayrli]

http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/file...Benchpress.pdf

This seems like it might be old? The rules change all the time.

As a general rule I favor the lifter, but just stating what the verbiage in the rulebook is.

I'm on my 2nd year of reffing at the state level and then can take my exam for national level and I've always been told that the benefit of doubt always goes to the lifter. If I'm not sure if it was to depth or not, I have to give it a white light. If a spotter or something else blocks my view from seeing the hip crease, I have to give it a white light. Most reffing light systems are a simple switch that is on or off to represent white or red. I, and many other refs, leave it on the white position. The lifter has to convincingly break 1 of the rules of performance in order for me to switch it to red. Innocent till proven guilty.

^^ I was taught the same. Again just control-f in the rulebook only results in that being brought up in the section on deadlift for both IPF and USAPL rulebooks.

[Aubelift]

Last few bench sessions have went awfully, pecs just aren't firing at all especially the left one..delts and tris feel like they're doing all of the work

Any of you ever experienced/fixed a problem like this?

Did you try to take a few days off pressing while stretching the pressing muscle group? Foam roll+ lacrosse ball the pecs do wonder when my pecs get inhibited.

[NorthStrong]

So I just learned that if I wanna do IPF worlds, the way to do it is single ply. Chit is so much less competitive, at least in Canada. Basically show up for nationals in gear and you win.

[308smk]

This seems like it might be old? The rules change all the time.

http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/file...012_04_web.pdf

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Always give the benefit of the doubt to the lifter! If you are in doubt if this was a good lift, give it to the lifter!
-Johan Smith
Chairman Technical Committee

Again, im from a purely IPF/CPU club so dont think im some hater, but fuk, lets just write it in the rulebook so that:

"The lift must be completed without doubt of the referees" or somechit

And judge as harsh as you want. It's happening anyways and lifters end up getting screwed more often than they get gifts. Atleast this way you can easily justify it. Nobody will be quitting IPF over it anyways since its already implied.

So I just learned that if I wanna do IPF worlds, the way to do it is single ply. Chit is so much less competitive, at least in Canada. Basically show up for nationals in gear and you win.

That's my plan

[dang111]

It's literally impossible to bench without using your pecs. If you guys think your pecs "aren't firing", try benching after you've torn a pec a few times. Then you'll wish you could bench without your pecs.