OBS: the mentioned letter and response from Mr. Sweeney will also be revealed later. Dear Amy, I have received the e-mail in which you communicated the results of my teammates referee exams and, considering the extremely impolite previous response from Mike Sweeney to my (polite) letter pointing out problems at the Worlds, I decided […]
Letter to the WPC in which I step down as Brazilian representative Read More »
Between November 5-9, the International Powerlifting League (IPL) held its World Championship, with amazing achievements by lifters of all shapes, sizes and sexes. I was there from the first to the last day – as athlete, judge and official – and I suppose I can safely assume that everybody had a great time. This is
The International Powerlifting League (IPL) Worlds – a few acknowledgments Read More »
Most people who enjoy collective sports like football, baseball or hockey will follow a blog to read about the sport, the players and technical comments about each game in a competitive season. In individual sports, especially in strength sports, the reality is unfortunately different. We have very few blogs devoted to providing news or competition
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There are SANCTIONED meets and NON SANCTIONED meets SANCTIONED meets are those that strictly follow a set of guidelines known as “rulebook” from a “sanctioning body”, also known as “federation” NON SANCTIONED meets are informal powerlifting competitions more or less inspired in traditional PL rules, but accommodating for local conditions (for example: lack of certified,
Nine things that would make everything easier to understand for powerlifters Read More »
For a radical meritocrat such as myself, who defends the strict employment of equanimous judgment criteria in sport, in science and in art, this title sounds a bit weird. “Lift with your friends”? What do you mean? For what reasons? To organize the discussion, I will list my arguments: One of the worst things in
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This is an “accidental” interview with the great lifter and, in his own words, “an ambassador for the sport”, Gordon Santee. Gordon Santee, one of the most amazing lifters in our sport, having collected 105 World Records, 112 American Records and too many championships to count at the age of 67, is also a responsible
A few comments from Gordon Santee about the history of equipped and raw lifting Read More »
(read “Numbers” before) One day I calculated the safe time for alternating squat rounds (flights A and B), the time required to change the equipment on the platform for the bench press rounds, plus all that and the deadlift rounds. I summed the operational arrangements time and came to the “golden” number of 30
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About “giant championships”, advantages for the sport, “popularization” and the right number of lifters Today, powerlifting organizations are fighting for athletes: they all want the largest crowd in their meets. We hear about national meets with hundreds of lifters and Worlds with over 500 lifters. Why is this important? For two reasons: power and
WHY DO WE HAVE RULEBOOKS – because a sport, by definition, is a game. A game is defined as an autotelic (self-justified) activity ruled by a set of guidelines that must be respected by all practitioners WHY DO WE NEED CALIBRATED DISKS – because we need to be sure as to the exact weight on
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My team and I felt a warm welcome from all the IPL officials. The competition was well organized, rounds were on time, the warm-up area was well equipped and so were both platforms. The judging was strict and consistent, which means fair. We are obviously grateful for all of that. From now on, what I
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