New IPF Rule
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| brownbear |  | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 07:08 |
 Morrisons - rump - 7£ Member 2206, 11578 posts SQ 228, BP 150, DL 260638.0 kgs @ 98kgs UnEq | herman said:This is a bit dumb, coaches do this in most sports including weightlifting, boxing etc.. A hearty thump to get them going. Powerlifting of all sports will naturally have an inclination to do this, as it is both intuitive and useful. I also think that aggressive psych-ups are magic for spectators. I.used to think it was cool Now.I think it.looks stupid | ||
| Funky_monkey | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 08:18 |
 403 forbidden message Member 160, 5121 posts SQ 190, BP 137.5, DL 225552.5 kgs @ 86kgs UnEq | This is what puts me off IPF competitions. A small round of applause is about as exciting as it gets. Where's the AC/DC and getting beaten up before a big deadlift? Having said that, the first time I asked for a slap was at a GBPF comp and almost had my teeth knocked out - ended up lifting with a mouth full of blood. | ||
| walker | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 08:23 |
 Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Funky_monkey said:This is what puts me off IPF competitions. A small round of applause is about as exciting as it gets. Where's the AC/DC and getting beaten up before a big deadlift? Same, sometimes it feels like the comp is in a church or library. I powerlift for fun at the end of the day. And on Herman's point, it does happen all the time in Weightlifting at the Olympics so how would this help Powerlifting? | ||
| milsy | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 08:43 |
 Ne n coner a fuickex .ay ouse part we .be Member 1425, 4647 posts SQ 340, BP 227.5, DL 335902.5 kgs @ 125kgs UnEq | Funky_monkey said:This is what puts me off IPF competitions. A small round of applause is about as exciting as it gets. Where's the AC/DC and getting beaten up before a big deadlift? Having said that, the first time I asked for a slap was at a GBPF comp and almost had my teeth knocked out - ended up lifting with a mouth full of blood. Depends which comps you lift at I think everyone is taking after the ipf now and getting the music going while lifters make there way to the platform and now there is a lot more lifter in the gbpf means more spectators and a better atmosphere I always thaught this was a rule that slaps and smelling salts should be kept in the lifter waiting area away from the audience and media | ||
| AndyCoupe | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 08:52 |
 His levers get the bar up. Member 2919, 8635 posts SQ 195, BP 127.5, DL 225547.5 kgs @ 77kgs UnEq | herman said:This is a bit dumb, coaches do this in most sports including weightlifting, boxing etc.. A hearty thump to get them going. Powerlifting of all sports will naturally have an inclination to do this, as it is both intuitive and useful. I also think that aggressive psych-ups are magic for spectators. I agree. | ||
| slimsim | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 09:27 |
My asshole is not watertight. Member 2926, 6050 posts SQ 217.5, BP 107.5, DL 225550.0 kgs @ 86kgs UnEq | walker said:And on Herman's point, it does happen all the time in Weightlifting at the Olympics so how would this help Powerlifting? I've never seen a coach slap someone in front of the audience in weightlifting, only in the warm up room or corridor to the platform. The psyche-ups in weightlifting are generally kept to not much more than an isolated back slap, not the near physical assault that I've seen in some PL comps. I think it's a good rule. As a parent who was thinking of getting their child into a sport would you look at that aspect and think "Yes, I want my child exposed to this!". I wouldn't. | ||
| walker | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 09:38 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | slimsim said: I've never seen a coach slap someone in front of the audience in weightlifting, only in the warm up room or corridor to the platform. The psyche-ups in weightlifting are generally kept to not much more than an isolated back slap, not the near physical assault that I've seen in some PL comps. I think it's a good rule. As a parent who was thinking of getting their child into a sport would you look at that aspect and think "Yes, I want my child exposed to this!". I wouldn't. But when it's televised what difference does it make whether it is in the warmup room or the corridor? The vast majority watching will be sat in front of their TV at home. | ||
| polkovnikostin | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 09:44 |
Member 4803, 410 posts | frankie1parke said: when my family who no nothing about powerlifting came to watch me at a meet Unless you were in America, they would have come to watch you at a 'comp'. | ||
| danbaseley | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 10:03 |
 A member for 10 years and still no mouldy peanuts Member 1252, 4474 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 215485.0 kgs @ 98kgs UnEq | Whilst these things are all very good for increasing the perception of powerlifting as a "professional" sport; there is more chance of breakdancing, or Call Of Duty, being accepted into the Olympics in the next 40 years; so the IPF might aswell get rid of any dreams of making the Olympics. Wrestling, one of the iconic Olympic events was binned (albeit temporarily); one assumes because of "image" problems. The IOC has absolutely no interest in a sport that will bring to the fore a group of massively muscled, ridiculously strong men and women - and the inevitable questions that will raise. | ||
| CJR | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 10:07 |
 Member 4145, 1331 posts SQ 172.5, BP 115, DL 220507.5 kgs @ 100.4kgs UnEq | danbaseley said:The IOC has absolutely no interest in a sport that will bring to the fore a group of massively muscled, ridiculously strong men and women - and the inevitable questions that will raise. Weightlifting?? Also powerlifting is in the paralympics. | ||
| walker | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 10:07 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Because this looks so bad.. In a comp where there is no warmup/lifter area, as at some divisionals and small venues, it can't be done away from the spectators. | ||
| danbaseley | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 10:13 |
A member for 10 years and still no mouldy peanuts Member 1252, 4474 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 215485.0 kgs @ 98kgs UnEq | CJR said: Weightlifting?? Also powerlifting is in the paralympics. Weightlifting is the number one reason Powerlifting is highly unlikely to find a home in the Olympics; for the majority of people around the world, the two are synonymous. Also, the IPC runs the Paralympics - not the IOC; and vice-versa. | ||
| polkovnikostin | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 10:24 |
Member 4803, 410 posts | Post Edited: 12.12.2013 @ 10:35 AM by polkovnikostin slimsim said: I've never seen a coach slap someone in front of the audience in weightlifting, only in the warm up room or corridor to the platform. The psyche-ups in weightlifting are generally kept to not much more than an isolated back slap, not the near physical assault that I've seen in some PL comps. I think it's a good rule. As a parent who was thinking of getting their child into a sport would you look at that aspect and think "Yes, I want my child exposed to this!". I wouldn't. Similarly, you don't see weightlifters shout and scream and bounce around the platform like you see some powerlifters do. I have never been impressed by Stephen Manuel's on-platform behaviour, for example, and don't see how it is much different to coaches ‘whipping’ and ‘smashing’ lifters, in terms of the negative image it perpetuates / stereotype it reinforces. | ||
| CJR | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 10:28 |
Member 4145, 1331 posts SQ 172.5, BP 115, DL 220507.5 kgs @ 100.4kgs UnEq | danbaseley said: Weightlifting is the number one reason Powerlifting is highly unlikely to find a home in the Olympics; for the majority of people around the world, the two are synonymous. Also, the IPC runs the Paralympics - not the IOC; and vice-versa. True, that's a valid reason, but that's different to wanting to exclude them just because they're jacked and musclebound. My point with the paralympics (didn't realise it was governed by a different body) was that if it's deemed good enough to be put on the world olympic stage for paralympic athletes, it's not farfetched to think it could be in the Olympics eventually (certainly closer than call of duty  ). | ||
| newhybrid | | ... | 12-12-2013 @ 10:38 |
 Member 3714, 637 posts SQ 265, BP 177.5, DL 265707.5 kgs @ 97kgs Eq | soory, just for clarity, does 'smashing' mean or include thumping on the back? | ||