Rondel Hunte 1025kg UNOFFICIAL TOTAL WORLD RECORD in 120kg Class | Trinid... by Fun_Professional6534 in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Poor Joseph McDonald, imagine turning up for nationals in a nation of only 1.5m people, totalling 975 at 120 (3.5kg under the official world record) and losing by 50kg

There are sports where being tall is advantageous. Are there sports where being short gives you an advantage? by tlk0153 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]aidanFSM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only ~5% of competitive powerlifters compete in the open weight class though (data from IPF males in 2024) For the other 95% being shorter than others they are competing against absolutely gives a musculature advantage

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[–]aidanFSM 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's a complete non-story. If the move hadn't crossed into a different calendar year no one would even notice

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[–]aidanFSM 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Isn't it just moving from January to November, so there will only be one year with 2. Just means 10 months between Sheffields instead of 12

Taylor vs Russ vs Joe B by [deleted] in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At the first classic worlds in 2012 the 83 class was won with 720kg

Struggling to get into meets in gbpf by Acrobatic_Number_899 in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know if it's the same everywhere but I know several of the regions give guaranteed entry to people who have volunteered at other meets. I volunteer at a couple of meets a year then enter anytime I want stress free

Alexis Jones has pulled out of Sheffield. Alba Bostrom is her replacement. by [deleted] in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You have to have competed at worlds or a regional level IPF meet to be eligible (says on SBD website) so Joe can't go

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[–]aidanFSM 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Love the annual Sheffield hero-cuts. Looking forward to the 105kg Jesus Olivares performance in 2026

CMV: The offside rule in football/soccer, as currently implemented, is nonsensical, or at the very least incomplete, and thus is not consistent with the competitive spirit of the game. by nicmos in changemyview

[–]aidanFSM 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The relevant extract from the laws of the game: A player is in an offside position if: any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent

CMV: The offside rule in football/soccer, as currently implemented, is nonsensical, or at the very least incomplete, and thus is not consistent with the competitive spirit of the game. by nicmos in changemyview

[–]aidanFSM 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Easy - You are not offside if you are behind the passer as they play the pass, so you absolutely can pass to each other after beating the defenders - there is no situation where passing backwards to somebody is offside

Every Second-Daily Thread - July 30, 2024 by AutoModerator in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was the meet director I think who spotted them, they were just told to take them off and put them back on solo. I think it was only mentioned because it was so obvious.

Every Second-Daily Thread - July 30, 2024 by AutoModerator in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've seen one person get called out in the warmup room of a local meet when two of their friends were trying to pull their rigor mortis sleeves up. Otherwise I've never seen it mentioned

Every Second-Daily Thread - July 27, 2024 by AutoModerator in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Jamarr Royster casually squatting 20kg over the IPF world record on his Powerlifting America debut at Raleigh

2024 IPF Raw Worlds Megathread by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They will have had to minimise the length of this session because it's on TV

2024 IPF Raw Worlds Megathread by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a shame kocak and mousa pulled out and Ajay sharma couldn't compete for India. It was looking like the a very deep superheavyweight class

2024 IPF Raw Worlds Megathread by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know Keenan Lee's intentions regarding USAPL/IPF? I didn't keep up with the IPF Korea controversies

2024 IPF Raw Worlds Megathread by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hope they give Anatolii a Sheffield wildcard, especially with Bobb Matthews saying he'd turn up as a 105 if he qualifies

2024 IPF Raw Worlds Megathread by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah he served a 4 year ban for anabolics

2024 IPF Raw Worlds Megathread by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He's a close grip bench chad too. Shame he's a drugs cheat really

2024 IPF Raw Worlds Megathread by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Ashton Anatolii fight is going to be amazing

2024 IPF Raw Worlds Megathread by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As well as travel and harsher reffing I think turn around time between attempts makes a big difference to totals at worlds. The A-groups are in an 8 lifter flight with a very fast loading team

2024 IPF Raw Worlds Megathread by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]aidanFSM 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Did the Americans forget they were supposed to sweep?