I know it’s not WPO. But even single ply suits can be designed for people who squat with forward knee movement and those who don’t. It never struck me that Siders squatted with forward knee movement and was wondering what type of suit it was. I actually prefer IPF/USPF myself, so I know a lot of guys squat like that. My build and squat style are also similar to siders so I wanted to know…
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Incredible, Siders is the best.
I got to watch Siders compete as a junior at a local meet several years ago and had a strong feeling then, when he squatted 800 and benched 600, that he would be world class. The guy is insane and he makes his heavy attempts look easy, to see 950 literally snap at the top is incredible. I hope he continues to do well.
[quote]Pinto wrote:
Ouch, what a ripoff- squatted a legit grand only to have it taken away on some petty infraction like foot movement! Ah well. Siders is monster. I watched him warm up for a meet in near Atlanta a coupel years ago. I remember him taking these real explosive squat warm ups. He would pop the weight up so fast that when he locked out the bar, literally bounced clear off his traps. Not a big deal if we were talking about 315 or 405- but this was with 700+. [/quote]
I was in that meet warming up beside Siders the most explosive squater I have ever seen! It is pretty damn bad he got shot down on 1003. Thats why the usapl sucks, bullshit like that just takes the fun out of the sport.
[quote]Mountainman2007 wrote:
Pinto wrote:
Ouch, what a ripoff- squatted a legit grand only to have it taken away on some petty infraction like foot movement! Ah well. Siders is monster. I watched him warm up for a meet in near Atlanta a coupel years ago. I remember him taking these real explosive squat warm ups. He would pop the weight up so fast that when he locked out the bar, literally bounced clear off his traps. Not a big deal if we were talking about 315 or 405- but this was with 700+.
I was in that meet warming up beside Siders the most explosive squater I have ever seen! It is pretty damn bad he got shot down on 1003. Thats why the usapl sucks, bullshit like that just takes the fun out of the sport.[/quote]
No, that’s why the USAPL is credible. If you starting letting people off for minor infractions then where does it end?
If it was some kid hitting 500lb for a big PR and his fot moved, should he get it too?
[quote]Hanley wrote:
Mountainman2007 wrote:
Pinto wrote:
Ouch, what a ripoff- squatted a legit grand only to have it taken away on some petty infraction like foot movement! Ah well. Siders is monster. I watched him warm up for a meet in near Atlanta a coupel years ago. I remember him taking these real explosive squat warm ups. He would pop the weight up so fast that when he locked out the bar, literally bounced clear off his traps. Not a big deal if we were talking about 315 or 405- but this was with 700+.
I was in that meet warming up beside Siders the most explosive squater I have ever seen! It is pretty damn bad he got shot down on 1003. Thats why the usapl sucks, bullshit like that just takes the fun out of the sport.
No, that’s why the USAPL is credible. If you starting letting people off for minor infractions then where does it end?
If it was some kid hitting 500lb for a big PR and his fot moved, should he get it too?[/quote]
yes, hanley, I believe he should.
the reason that I see this as bull is not because the usapl enforced their rules - ever fed in every sport shoud do that. The reason its bull is because this shouldnt be a rule in the first place. You cant move your feet before you get the rack signal - why the hell not? He lost control for a split second and regained it on his own. That is NO reason to give a red light. Doing something like moving your foot before arack signal doesnt give you a competitive advangtage the way that, say, cutting a squat high would.
While I can understand why peopel think of the ipa, et al. as a circus where anyting goes, ipf/usapl have gone to the opposite end of the extreme out of what seems like a sheer contrarian attitude. Look at teh new ipf rule “at least 50% of the buttocks must remain in contact with the bench” - are you freakin kidding me? Is there going to be a butt measuring along with weighins? are you going to have arguments over whetehr it was 49% or 51% of the butt on hte bench? The peopel running the fed give the impression of a bunch of wienies who feel that every lift has to conform to some kind of staid arithmetical example, and they have their protractors and t-squares ready to check, just in case.
[quote]KBCThird wrote:
Hanley wrote:
Mountainman2007 wrote:
Pinto wrote:
Ouch, what a ripoff- squatted a legit grand only to have it taken away on some petty infraction like foot movement! Ah well. Siders is monster. I watched him warm up for a meet in near Atlanta a coupel years ago. I remember him taking these real explosive squat warm ups. He would pop the weight up so fast that when he locked out the bar, literally bounced clear off his traps. Not a big deal if we were talking about 315 or 405- but this was with 700+.
I was in that meet warming up beside Siders the most explosive squater I have ever seen! It is pretty damn bad he got shot down on 1003. Thats why the usapl sucks, bullshit like that just takes the fun out of the sport.
No, that’s why the USAPL is credible. If you starting letting people off for minor infractions then where does it end?
If it was some kid hitting 500lb for a big PR and his fot moved, should he get it too?
yes, hanley, I believe he should.
the reason that I see this as bull is not because the usapl enforced their rules - ever fed in every sport shoud do that. The reason its bull is because this shouldnt be a rule in the first place. You cant move your feet before you get the rack signal - why the hell not? He lost control for a split second and regained it on his own. That is NO reason to give a red light. Doing something like moving your foot before arack signal doesnt give you a competitive advangtage the way that, say, cutting a squat high would.
While I can understand why peopel think of the ipa, et al. as a circus where anyting goes, ipf/usapl have gone to the opposite end of the extreme out of what seems like a sheer contrarian attitude. Look at teh new ipf rule “at least 50% of the buttocks must remain in contact with the bench” - are you freakin kidding me? Is there going to be a butt measuring along with weighins? are you going to have arguments over whetehr it was 49% or 51% of the butt on hte bench? The peopel running the fed give the impression of a bunch of wienies who feel that every lift has to conform to some kind of staid arithmetical example, and they have their protractors and t-squares ready to check, just in case.[/quote]
Tbh, I pretty much agree with what you said. I can see why the rule was originally put in place (to stop lifters hurting themselves trying to recover I guess), but I don’t know whether I agree with the rule or not.
However… it is what it is. It’s in the rulebook so it should be enforced across the board. No special let offs because you’re a big name.
It’s the complete opposite of the other feds where the bigger lifters get to squat higher (Miller) or take soft hand offs (Mendy and the likes!). There doesn’t seem to be a sensible middle ground in all of this.
[quote]Hanley wrote:
There doesn’t seem to be a sensible middle ground in all of this.
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Here’s to that.