Valid point. If I even bothered to step on the platform this century I couldn't care what "placing" I get. Powerlifting is a numpty game there will always be someone stronger or meaner who probably doesn't even lift. Plus all the Feds out there, what get passed by refs, it all takes away the lustre when many are still juiced, squats that are barely parallel get passed, benches are cheated, varying degrees of supportive equipment are used and popular media prints some bullshit about an AFL glam puss squatting 250kg.
whats intolerable are phonies/pussies making a living or deriving a benefit based around the use of illegal PED and the pressure it places on young athletes. There are some serious mental health issues brewing to go with the physical harm.
The PL total does not make a mean mother fucker. I am a mean motherfucker.