Squat Only Meets?

[cheeseman182]

There are bench only, and "night of the living deadlift" and even push pull meets but what about squat only meets? Are there squat specialists or do all squatters just do everything?

[Blarnee_92]

The only fed that i've heard of that does "squat only" is the wnpf, and even that is at only a couple meets a year.

[Torrtrefireto]

I think in SPF you can sign up to just squat

[arian11]

Anyone manly enough to squat is going to do a full meet.

inb4 flamed by specialists.

[cheeseman182]

Thanks guys. I have no interest in doing squat only. Just curious because I see everything else but no love for the squat.... Because squatters are bad ass and do everything?

inb4 specialist negs me

edit: arian11 got in a split second before me

[.aeterna]

i wonder...what do people bitch about more

high squatting or the "bench arch"

im thinking the former, which may be why u rarely see "squat only" meets

[cheeseman182]

i wonder...what do people bitch about more

high squatting or the "bench arch"

im thinking the former, which may be why u rarely see "squat only" meets

Do actual powerlifters bitch about arching? I thought it was just part of the sport.

[.aeterna]

Do actual powerlifters bitch about arching? I thought it was just part of the sport.

was referring to the general lifting population

but quite a few non PLers and self proclaimed BBers call the flat-back bench the only legitimate way to do it /rolleyes

[Link815]

I'd be fine with a "squat-bench" meet. Then maybe I wouldn't lose as often. I have gone into deadlift with 100 pounds leads only to lose..

[babylover]

As someone who has ran numerous meets, the reason for this is that squats are by far the hardest to run. Rack hights etc make it very difficult.

Bench and deadlift are much easier to do. Typically, if I can put on squats at a meet, I may as well do the full meet as the other 2 are much easier.

[Mike.Moore]

I used to always say they should have squat only meets. But basically any meet can be a squat only meet if you just wanna squat. Just do your squat than take a token bench and dead.

But if I'm gonna squat at a meet, I might as well bench and then pull something off the floor and get a total.

Not sure if there really are squat specialists, if there was I might be one since thats all I really care about, but basically if you squat, you do the other 2.

[coachdeez]

The only time I think the arch is retarded is in feds that don't require the foot to be flat on the ground, and as a result you see sh*t like this:

There is another video I can't find right now with a female powerlifter who's arch is completely ridiculous...between that and her wide grip the ROM was cut to about 4 inches. I think stuff like that is just as bad as a high squat.

[Torrtrefireto]

I'd be fine with a "squat-bench" meet. Then maybe I wouldn't lose as often. I have gone into deadlift with 100 pounds leads only to lose..

Pretty much me too

[cheeseman182]

The only time I think the arch is retarded is in feds that don't require the foot to be flat on the ground, and as a result you see sh*t like this:

There is another video I can't find right now with a female powerlifter who's arch is completely ridiculous...between that and her wide grip the ROM was cut to about 4 inches. I think stuff like that is just as bad as a high squat.

I know the vid, it was posted a few weeks ago. That crap is retarded. I started working on my arch because it helps me stay tight and get my lats more involved. I'm a big guy and I physically won't be able to arch to a ridiculous degree. Just wanted to see what the over all feeling was behind it.

[coachdeez]

I know the vid, it was posted a few weeks ago. That crap is retarded. I started working on my arch because it helps me stay tight and get my lats more involved. I'm a big guy and I physically won't be able to arch to a ridiculous degree. Just wanted to see what the over all feeling was behind it.

Arching is fine, I just think it can get carried away if its not kept in check. Being big shouldn't hold you back too much...I think I remember Isaku saying that he can easily slip a four inch PVC pipe between his back and the bench when he arches.

[cheeseman182]

Arching is fine, I just think it can get carried away if its not kept in check. Being big shouldn't hold you back too much...I think I remember Isaku saying that he can easily slip a four inch PVC pipe between his back and the bench when he arches.

holy ****. Does he actually do it or he just can do it?.... Isaku?

[Link815]

Arching is fine, I just think it can get carried away if its not kept in check. Being big shouldn't hold you back too much...I think I remember Isaku saying that he can easily slip a four inch PVC pipe between his back and the bench when he arches.

You can drive a truck under my back when I arch. It's definitely useful when you're this big, because there's not many big guys that can do it. It's way easier to get those crazy arches for little guys and Asian women.

[breathinglife]

I think the reason people like to do bench only and push-pulls and the like is 1) because they are too lazy to do all three lifts, and 2) because they want to see what they can pull/bench without having to do heavy squats beforehand. A heavy squat takes a lot out of my bench, and a little bit out of my deadlift. Because of this at a meet like NOTLD, most of those guys will probably pull bigger numbers than they do in full meets.

With squats, there isn't this problem. It's the first lift, so it's not like you'd be able to squat more if you didn't have to do a full meet.

[Newbtime]

There aren't squat only meets because squat is the hardest lift, and takes a lot more time and skill to develop....Squat is my best lift currently, but starting out it was by far my worst.... I don't think you'd find many examples of someone with a good bench or deadlift, that started out proportionately **** at them.

[darren.dugan]

The only time I think the arch is retarded is in feds that don't require the foot to be flat on the ground, and as a result you see sh*t like this:

There is another video I can't find right now with a female powerlifter who's arch is completely ridiculous...between that and her wide grip the ROM was cut to about 4 inches. I think stuff like that is just as bad as a high squat.

The Abercrombie shirt says everything in this vid but, that's just my opinion.

I think the only reason i have an arch on my bench is because my ass is so huge that my lower back is naturally raised as a result.

[breathinglife]

The only time I think the arch is retarded is in feds that don't require the foot to be flat on the ground, and as a result you see sh*t like this:

There is another video I can't find right now with a female powerlifter who's arch is completely ridiculous...between that and her wide grip the ROM was cut to about 4 inches. I think stuff like that is just as bad as a high squat.

Winnar.

[darren.dugan]

disturbing bench press

w.t.f.

[Blarnee_92]

I'm gonna go against you guys and say those arch videos are fuking awesome. That is all

[breathinglife]

I'm gonna go against you guys and say those arch videos are fuking awesome. That is all

I envy those guys; that's for sure. I would probably be benching in the low 400s if I could arch like that.

[nitroboie]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...J/Hellarch.gif

I figured no point in embedding a 6mb gif...

[goosefrabbas]

Winnar.

Was about to post this.

[blastbeats_stl]

sounds like a way for the spf lifters with mr. potato head bodies to cheat the lift even more. Might sound like a hater but u know that's what will happen

[pauldirector]

There are bench only, and "night of the living deadlift" and even push pull meets but what about squat only meets? Are there squat specialists or do all squatters just do everything?

The Kleptz YMCA will be hosting a squat on in november 2018. lease check ymcaonline.org for signups and details lso follow Kleptz YMCA on ******** . r contact me at 937-832-5463 Paul

[Jason2459]

The Kleptz YMCA will be hosting a squat on in november 2018. lease check ymcaonline.org for signups and details lso follow Kleptz YMCA on ******** . r contact me at 937-832-5463 Paul

I doubt he even lifts anymore.

[wildturkey]

I've never seen squat only in WA, however there are heaps of meets where you can do a single lift