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Andrey the great

jonnie_sfw

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RAW lifting at its best!

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its pretty awesome how he only lifts the bar a few cms. :eek:

im not taking away from how strong he is, just an observation.
fckin LOL at the guy dancing around in the background. hahahaha
 
its pretty awesome how he only lifts the bar a few cms. :eek:
Its the wide stance he uses. Means he's starting the lift with a straight back and his legs almost straight from the get go. Nice technique...

Cheers,
Mike
 
Its the wide stance he uses. Means he's starting the lift with a straight back and his legs almost straight from the get go. Nice technique...

Cheers,
Mike

It's called Sumo stance and is not as easy as Andrey makes it look...it's actually very technical.

Many Sheiko advocates use Sumo over conventional due to the stress placed on the lower back from the volume.
 
PS Is that still considered raw with a belt?...

Still a blow-your-mind awesome lift, just wondering about the technicalities of the raw claim. Or is it ok provided no mummy suit.

Cheers,
Mike
 
Belts and wrist wraps are legal in raw lifting.

Check out his other lifts, this guy is a superb lifter
 
Most federations offering a raw division allow a belt.

some will disagree but unlike shirts and suits and knee wraps, a belt is purely supportive and doesn't directly assist the lifter to move the weight. If a belt does help you lift more weight, it's only in an indirect way by providing extra stabilisation - but unlike say knee wraps, the part of the body being given additional support doesn't actually move as part of the lift. It's isometric stabilisation only. This is probably why WPC also recently allowed the use of wrist wraps for their raw division.

On a related note, I have heard reports that many lifters in so called raw divisions are wearing supportive briefs, and these either aren't being declared or are being ignored in the equipment check. For those who aren't aware supportive briefs act like the bottom section of a squat suit, and aren't even allowed in many equipped federations, notably IPF.
 
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