The Gold Coast Barbell Open - March 10

[Bench Polkov]

Gold Coast Barbell's first "Official" comp and the last chance in QLD to qualify for Raw Nationals if you're keen to throwdown with Australia's best. Find the registration form here: http://www.powerliftingaustralia.com/Forms/2013GoldCoastBarbellOpen.pdf.

This is a Powerlifting Australia sanctioned event. Lifters must be a member of Powerlifting Australia and comply with all of its rules and regulations to compete including being subject to ASADA drug testing. Membership information and forms can be found here: Powerlifting Australia - Home page or contact me via email or phone if you have further enquiries.

Email: ben@goldcoastbarbell.com
Phone: 0424744482

 

[sandman]

Where are the vids Ben?
Also I thought entry forms for raw nats have to be in by 1st of March.

 

[Bench Polkov]

Where are the vids Ben?
Also I thought entry forms for raw nats have to be in by 1st of March.

You'd be able to nominate and then qualify after if you organise it with Wilks.

 

[miicah]

What are the numbers to qualify for nats? Can't see anything on PA website.

 

[sandman]

Any results from this Mr. Freako?

 

[strong enough?]

What are the numbers to qualify for nats? Can't see anything on PA website.

No one answered this. FWIW, it's up on the PA website, see regulation 4.4 and grading scale here:
Powerlifting Australia - Qualifying Totals

B grade for open
C grade for junior
D grade for subjunior
Any total for masters

 

[spartacus]

Ben, do you think PA will ever have push-pull comps, like USAPL does?

 

[Spritcha]

there is no reason why they wouldn't. It would just take someone to propose and run the meet.

 

[spartacus]

Excellent.

 

[Bench Polkov]

Yeah I've already considered it too. I know enough older guys who would love to have a crack but can't because their knees are shot.

And I'll post results up tonight once I wrestle them out of the Nextlifter software.

 

[spartacus]

yes, i am having trouble getting my knee right, may never happen without surgery.

I also like the push/pull concept regardless of being relatively poor at squats in relation to deadlift.

 

[underground]

there is no reason why they wouldn't. It would just take someone to propose and run the meet.

Pretty sure there was one in NSW somewhere last year?

Wilks told me there is no reason that you can't have one, just that no records can be set.

Found the NSW one, looks like it was just an option to do Push-Pull
http://www.powerliftingaustralia.com/Results/2012/2012results25.htm

 

[strong enough?]

I like the idea of push/pull too, but the demand for 3 lift comps already fills the calendar quite well.

For cripples, there's always token squats.

Makes spotter/loaders work a bit harder too.

 

[Bench Polkov]

I like the idea of push/pull too, but the demand for 3 lift comps already fills the calendar quite well.

For cripples, there's always token squats.

Not always, Andrew Roberts who's a former powerlifting and now accomplished 105kg strongman can't squat to depth to save himself, not even bodyweight. His knee just won't do it.

He can however do 3x270kg deadlifts like a warm-up...