[quote]cougarenegade wrote:
I’m not really a powerlifting ‘guy’, but tell me, how is using a belt and knee wraps considered raw? just because its without a shirt?
to me raw is considered a bar, weights, and sneakers.
don’t think I’m not saying that what he did is anything short of remarkable, I just don’t understand how using wraps and a belt is considered raw.[/quote]
you know, i did wonder this a little bit. I do consider a belt as part of being raw, because the absence of a belt can easily end ones career. Now I lift “Raw” in the sense now of wraps and belt, but I always considered wraps gear. I mean, the reason i consider it gear is due to its advancement. Ace bandages, to knee wraps. People say its for safety purposes, I just feel its an elastic devise aiding in movement more weight.