Superlifting at theOlympia

[PTC]

Thought you guys might like this video, powerlifting is experiencing change

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbbgK2N7cpY&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - olympia.wmv[/ame]

The head judge is Gordon Santee, I spoke about him in another thread

 

[Dancelot]

Ok these guys have 800lbs on their backs so I really shouldn't say anything, but none of the squats was below parallel. In training and in competitions, I've seen novices and intermediates get their squats redlighted for being around the same level or even deeper, but for some reason, the supers always get the same squat depth passed.

 

[Goosey]

Watch the hip in relationship to the knee... not the thigh.

It can appear that the squat is too shallow if a person has extremely thick thighs.
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[Dancelot]

Yeah I was watching the hips... still can't see how that's below parallel. Could be camera angle, but that's borderline at best.

Here's a SHW with super thick thighs squatting (admittedly less poundage at 305kg raw) obviously below parallel: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHMkz0jf6dU]YouTube - Hossein Reza Zadeh 305kg squat[/ame] - even with the camera far away, I can easily see that his hip is below the top of the knees. He has the same stance width and same kind of shoes as the first of the above two (Sider?).

 

[Goosey]

Dancelot,

Have a look at bud jefferies (1000lb) squat from the bottom on YouTube, what do you think?
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[PTC]

Bud Jefferies, legend of the bottom up squat, takes serious balls with 1000lbs, so big it makes it very hard to see where anything is.

Great article on him in Milo a few years ago

 

[Spritcha]

Ok these guys have 800lbs on their backs so I really shouldn't say anything, but none of the squats was below parallel. In training and in competitions, I've seen novices and intermediates get their squats redlighted for being around the same level or even deeper, but for some reason, the supers always get the same squat depth passed.

I don't know what the specific rules were for this comp- but it was an exhibition rep comp. So- who cares???

 

[PTC]

That pretty much sums it up

 

[Bench Polkov]

It also needs to be noted that front-on is a far from perfect view point to witness a squat. You can make a much more accurate judgment from the side.

 

[NPR]

800lbs for reps. That's so cool.
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[Dancelot]

I don't know what the specific rules were for this comp- but it was an exhibition rep comp. So- who cares???

Good point there.