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1970's Powerlifters

1855lb total at 198
Not bad for a bodybuilder right guys?

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Unlike Darkoz I actually go to powerlifting competitions on the regular, both to watch and compete and the vast majority of competitors that medal in their weight class 120kg and under have visible abdominals
 
Stop watching Westside videos Darkoz and actually watch some actual powerlifting - you know the sport where there are actually 7 or 8 weight classes below 120. The super-heavy weights, whether in powerlifting or olympic weightlifting are and always were fatter. Funny how no one hates on olympic weightlifting when they could easily post pictures of Rezazadeh, instead of say, Lu Xiaojun. The best powerlifters in weightclasses under 120 are still generally very lean, no less lean than those in the 70s.

Here are some other 70s powerlifters, eg Don Reinhoudt, one of the best of all time:

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He looks a fair bit fatter than Malanichev to me.

Or even Jon Cole?

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So with all of this "modern training", tailored supplements & revolutionary PED's, the powerlifters of today are not really any stronger than the pioneers of the 1970's.

The 600lb bench was a 600lb raw bench. Knee wraps were basically crepe bandages that added nothing. If you couldn't walk the bar out, you couldn't compete. A 900lb, 1970's raw squat walked out from the stands is far more impressive than a canvas wrapped half squat with 1000lbs and a machine to help start it.
 
vonfram88 said:
So with all of this "modern training", tailored supplements & revolutionary PED's, the powerlifters of today are not really any stronger than the pioneers of the 1970's.

The 600lb bench was a 600lb raw bench. Knee wraps were basically crepe bandages that added nothing. If you couldn't walk the bar out, you couldn't compete. A 900lb, 1970's raw squat walked out from the stands is far more impressive than a canvas wrapped half squat with 1000lbs and a machine to help start it.
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PEDs haven't really changed at all since the 70s
 
vonfram88 said:
So with all of this "modern training", tailored supplements & revolutionary PED's, the powerlifters of today are not really any stronger than the pioneers of the 1970's.

The 600lb bench was a 600lb raw bench. Knee wraps were basically crepe bandages that added nothing. If you couldn't walk the bar out, you couldn't compete. A 900lb, 1970's raw squat walked out from the stands is far more impressive than a canvas wrapped half squat with 1000lbs and a machine to help start it.
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What's even more amazing is that there a lot more dudes powerlifting now compared to the 70's
the dudes in the 70's where using, but a lot less compared to now
 
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