I have not competed in the SPF (where Donnie hit his record squat) but the rule for that is crease of the hip below the top of the thigh.[/quote]
Incorrect - from the SPF Rule Book - “A legal squat is performed when the top of the upper thigh at the hip (the crease of the hip) passes below the height of the knee”
I have not competed in the SPF (where Donnie hit his record squat) but the rule for that is crease of the hip below the top of the thigh.[/quote]
Incorrect - from the SPF Rule Book - “A legal squat is performed when the top of the upper thigh at the hip (the crease of the hip) passes below the height of the knee”
Gotcha, I stand corrected. Still though, no rule book says anything about this mystical “parallel” word that everyone throws around.[/quote]
You’re right there. The you can’t judge it from the front came from the wide spread use of multiply. It causes a distortion from the front view . Ive said it earlier in the thread that I’ve compared front views on video to me watching from the side dead on. Just breaking “parallel” looks about four inches high from the front . It doesn’t seem to be the same way raw or with single ply.
[quote]Tim Henriques wrote:
It is impossible to judge squat depth from the front, anybody who says otherwise just doesn’t understand the finer nuances of the sport.
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Well Tim, no offense to you but I know an IPF international level ref (actually the head ref in the IPF scenes from Power Unlimited), who has been in the sport for > 30 years, is a member of the IPF technical commitee and the chief examiner for Canada who will give a red light for depth from the front. I’ve seen him do it many times. I’d say he understands the “finer nuances” of the sport better than anyone on this board.[/quote]
O’Boile - I guess I am a crappy writer as I was attempting to be sarcastic. Of course you can judge depth from the front and it is pretty easy to do so on a proper depth squat, that was the point of the pic, nobody would say that guy is not deep enough. If you change your definition of proper depth, this allows for super wide squatting and then it does become harder to judge from the front especially on big guys, but it is really pretty simple. A below parallel squat will have the femurs pointing downward at the bottom, this is not hard to see from the front (I have head judged at meets as well). True, there are a few instances if it is super close then you leave it up to the side judges to make the call, but on squats that are pretty high or nicely deep it is very easy to judge depth from the front.[/quote]
My bad on the sarcasm detection.
[quote]Tim Henriques wrote:
It is impossible to judge squat depth from the front, anybody who says otherwise just doesn’t understand the finer nuances of the sport.
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This is exactly what I have been saying for a while now, the only way to lift truely raw is naked. A loose singlet can add 100lbs to your total. This guy is strong. Although you can’t make out the crease of his hip, the outline of his penis is clearly defined. Which is all that matters.[/quote]
hmmm naked, and with an oiled up floor. also, proper depth is achieved when the penis touches the floor, obviously some men will have more trouble reaching this depth than others.
[quote]Tim Henriques wrote:
It is impossible to judge squat depth from the front, anybody who says otherwise just doesn’t understand the finer nuances of the sport.
[/quote]
bam! somebody busts out a pic of Pisarenko.
wait a minute, isn’t that guy an OLympic Lifter, NOT a power lifter…? lets act like they do over on the BB forums:
WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE POSTING PICS OF OLYMPIC LIFTERS IN THE PL FORUM???
[quote]Tim Henriques wrote:
It is impossible to judge squat depth from the front, anybody who says otherwise just doesn’t understand the finer nuances of the sport.
[/quote]
bam! somebody busts out a pic of Pisarenko.
wait a minute, isn’t that guy an OLympic Lifter, NOT a power lifter…? lets act like they do over on the BB forums:
WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE POSTING PICS OF OLYMPIC LIFTERS IN THE PL FORUM???
[quote]Tim Henriques wrote:
It is impossible to judge squat depth from the front, anybody who says otherwise just doesn’t understand the finer nuances of the sport.
[/quote]
This is exactly what I have been saying for a while now, the only way to lift truely raw is naked. A loose singlet can add 100lbs to your total. This guy is strong. Although you can’t make out the crease of his hip, the outline of his penis is clearly defined. Which is all that matters.[/quote]
hmmm naked, and with an oiled up floor. also, proper depth is achieved when the penis touches the floor, obviously some men will have more trouble reaching this depth than others. [/quote]
but then won’t people cheat by spiking other competitor’s shakes and drinks with viagra