![]() I was there, spoke to the IPF president personally, and wrote the original blue post everyone was sharing. Then again there's probably some powerlifter with a really short humerus and a stupidly long radius/ulna that will be made a world champion by that rule so who knows. It's not a feat of strength, it's basically just a measure of how much weight you can unrack without taking your head off. In my OPINION, big arch benches ruin the integrity of the sport and need to be regulated. Eliminating arch entirely is just stupid because it makes the movement unsafe, but I think my proposal would allow lifters to arch pretty reasonably (meaning no change for >90% of lifters) while eliminating the BS 1 inch rom lifts from the sport. A lot of big arch benchers barely move their elbows at all, whereas people with actual rom on the bench are well below that point. If your elbow doesn't go even with or lower than the lowest point of your shoulder on the bench, you get red lighted, and I think this would be a pretty objective standard that judges can easily watch for at the pause. My proposal is to make it so that the elbows must reach the bottom of the shoulder on the bench for the rep to be considered full rom. Strongerbyscience Objective Strength Standards This is not a place for your personal records, articles or videologs unless you meet specific requirements. This is not a place for overdone and nonconstructive complaints and criticisms about elements of the sport that you don't like, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T ACTUALLY TAKE PART IN THE SPORT. This is not a place for generic lifting questions not related to the sport of powerlifting. This is not a place for questions that can be answered via a quick google search. A post doesn't have to violate a rule to not meet our criteria. A place where mods WILL delete any post we feel is not a good fit, regardless of any sidebar or FAQ statements. A place to post theory, discussion and information that will make us better lifters. A place to discuss the sport of Powerlifting and the training of the lifts. It's a request for a program critique, a form check, or "how is my progress". It's a discussion of any other strengths sport or athletes from those sports. ![]() It's not specifically about powerlifting or only very tangentially related. It pertains to only you and not the larger community. You want to sell us a product or do market research. Your thread belongs in the daily thread or one of the other weekly threads if: It's a video of an elite level lifter during competition or comp-specific training. It's a thread that is specifically about powerlifting and promotes community discussion. It's an interesting article or video of an elite or interesting lift relevant to the sport. Get Flair Your thread belongs on the main board if:
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