[quote]HERC410 wrote:
kroc would cut to 105kg class. [/quote]
Kroc’s never lifted in the IPF, unless I’m mistaken.
But I’d be impressed if he could cut 33lbs for a 2hr weigh-in and still live.
ohh thats right, i’d forgotten kroc did that for a 24 hour weigh in
Great suggestion, I think this would be even better for the men:
70kg,90kg,110kg,125kg,125kg+
5 classes.
That would be plenty. It is a nightmare to be a spectator or arrange a meet, so many classes, it takes so much time, and so repetitive!
As to old records and chasing them, who cares?
I understand the point of fewer classes, from a practical point of view it might not be a bad idea. It will suck for some lifters though and it will piss people off. I also don’t think their suggestion is very good, still quite a lot of classes and why make the heaviest class before SHW lighter?
Stallion, your suggestion doesn’t make sense. A 20kg step between 70 and 90kg but only a 15kg step from 110 to 125? I saw a pretty good suggestion on a swedish forum, 59-69-82-96-113-133-133+, 7 classes with an 18% increase between each.
Oh well, we have yet to see if these new classes will become reality or not.
[quote]Power GnP wrote:
[quote]HERC410 wrote:
kroc would cut to 105kg class. [/quote]
Kroc’s never lifted in the IPF, unless I’m mistaken.
But I’d be impressed if he could cut 33lbs for a 2hr weigh-in and still live.[/quote]
He actually did compete in the USAPL during the earlier part of his powerlifting career.
[quote]stallion wrote:
As to old records and chasing them, who cares?
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Those of us who compete and stand a chance at breaking the records.
I don’t think anyone here was panicking about an imminent change in weight classes. We were all just expressing our opinions that the proposal is retarded. I believe most of the respondents here are IPF-affiliated lifters, and so they might have participated in the survey put out by the IPF asking for opinions on these changes.