Newly Proposed IPF Bench Press Rule

[Ryan Wells]

The proposed rule states that the bar must have 15cm of travel during the bench press.

http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/Technical_Newsletter/TECHNICAL_COMMITTEE_NEWS_BULLETIN_NO_1_2009.pdf

hmmm

[Anthony Esquerdo]

The proposed rule states that the bar must have 15cm of travel during the bench press.

http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/Technical_Newsletter/TECHNICAL_COMMITTEE_NEWS_BULLETIN_NO_1_2009.pdf

hmmm

DAMN that means my plans for 2000lbs bench press at 450lbs bw with 5 ply shirt and super wide grip will be thwarted!

[davebeers]

that's only 6"....didn't know it was possible to have that short of a stroke:eek:

[Colton Streck]

Maybe im doing the math 4/10s of a inch realy??

[Brandon Campbell]

Maybe im doing the math 4/10s of a inch realy??

2.54cm in an inch there bill nye. its 5.9 inchs lol

Geeze My ROM is like a a foot or more but then again some of them bigger guys benching to the belly only get liek 4inchs

[brian kling]

I would love to see this rule be put in effect, evens it out for the long armed guys.

[Colton Streck]

2.54cm in an inch there bill nye. its 5.9 inchs lol

Geeze My ROM is like a a foot or more but then again some of them bigger guys benching to the belly only get liek 4inchs

Note to self dont trust ipod conversion table anymore

[Easton Taylor]

2.54cm in an inch there bill nye. its 5.9 inchs lol

Geeze My ROM is like a a foot or more but then again some of them bigger guys benching to the belly only get liek 4inchs

squeeze your shoulder blades together crazy...

[Darin Heltemes]

Have an old Powerlifting USA mag laying around somewhere with an Asian dude whose arch is so ridiculously high, his ROM is only something like 6-8" I'll look and see if I can find it.

[Brandon Campbell]

squeeze your shoulder blades together crazy...

haha my form is perfect on bench not going lie.... And i have stumpy arms! If ya do bench right most normal sized people will be around 8-12inchs from bar to chest I think. If ya put a high arch and bench to the belly you will have liek 5-8

[Easton Taylor]

haha my form is perfect on bench not going lie.... And i have stumpy arms! If ya do bench right most normal sized people will be around 8-12inchs from bar to chest I think. If ya put a high arch and bench to the belly you will have liek 5-8

I wish my form was perfect. I just learned how to squeeze my shoulder blades together and how to pull my feet under me to maximize my arch. It is hard to get used too, but my bench is going up.

[Ashley Christopher Moore]

bout' freaking time they did this

[Brandon Campbell]

I wish my form was perfect. I just learned how to squeeze my shoulder blades together and how to pull my feet under me to maximize my arch. It is hard to get used too, but my bench is going up.

I had decent form awhile ago and my bench was high, Now I got almost perfect form and use a slight arch and I just did 500x3 on bench monday It really does make a difference!Ya look silly getting setup though but its worth it when the big weight moves easily! Keep at it, bench is just one of them lifts that is more getting just the right spot for your body, then getting stronger.

[Easton Taylor]

I had decent form awhile ago and my bench was high, Now I got almost perfect form and use a slight arch and I just did 500x3 on bench monday It really does make a difference!Ya look silly getting setup though but its worth it when the big weight moves easily! Keep at it, bench is just one of them lifts that is more getting just the right spot for your body, then getting stronger.

I completely agree...it looks like a circus when I set up. Ppl give me all sorts or stupid looks, but it is working.

[Patrick McGuffin]

Good, this will give all of the crappy benchers (IE me) out there more hope when competing... then again I have to do super close grip so my ROM is still like 18"... I fail.

[Brandon Campbell]

Good, this will give all of the crappy benchers (IE me) out there more hope when competing... then again I have to do super close grip so my ROM is still like 18"... I fail.

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Man your GPA in life is low now:FF:

[Patrick McGuffin]

You should have seen the grade I got in dating 101, with this new failure my gpa is now 0.0

[Brandon Campbell]

You should have seen the grade I got in dating 101, with this new failure my gpa is now 0.0

Its ok with eastons girls clone with boobie enhancement she will be practically brain dead, since brain sync technology doesnt exist yet. So you should raise your GPA a little!

[Scott Markowitz]

Speaking of boobies and bench...does this rule apply to women as well?

[Patrick McGuffin]

Yes!!!!! :n:

[Brandon Campbell]

Speaking of boobies and bench...does this rule apply to women as well?

I would hope so, I mean I seen some big kachungas in some PLer women and its quite un fair if they use them to an advantage....In benching and in life:M:

[jonnieangry]

Ummmmm how exaclty is this going to be enforced? Is there going to be a fourth referee with a ruler saying "hold on to that 300kg bar for a few extra seconds while I measure this one".

I understand the presmise. But I cant think of any reasonable way to enforce this rule; therefore it seems garbage.

[Derek Girven]

Ummmmm how exaclty is this going to be enforced? Is there going to be a fourth referee with a ruler saying "hold on to that 300kg bar for a few extra seconds while I measure this one".

I understand the presmise. But I cant think of any reasonable way to enforce this rule; therefore it seems garbage.

i agree, they already have rules that arent enforced or just ignored so whats going to change. its all a joke

[Billy Wolt]

I smell a new wr.... Longest rom: 6.25"

[Ryan Wells]

Ummmmm how exaclty is this going to be enforced? Is there going to be a fourth referee with a ruler saying "hold on to that 300kg bar for a few extra seconds while I measure this one".

I understand the presmise. But I cant think of any reasonable way to enforce this rule; therefore it seems garbage.

It said the judges will make the call has soon as the bar is handed off. if they feel that the ROM isn't sufficient, they won't give the signal to start the lift.



I'm wondering what sparked the debate to begin with. The IPF already has a rule about bringing the bar to the pecs, which tries to eliminate the belly bench, as well as a feet flat on the floor rule. I'm having a tough time picturing someone arched out like the St. Louis arch, with the feet flat, bar on pecs, and with less than a 6" ROM.

T rex?

[Aaron West]

So if a judge never issues the lift command, the lifter should be able to re-rack and reset with no reds as long as it's still under 60sec?

[Dane Kelley]

i hate the ipf. this is why powerlifting will remain a joke. they had a rule about how high you could arch and then you head cant come off the bench and if you struggle at all its not a good lift the bench rules in the ipf are a joke. powerlifting should be squat OHP and deadlift

[Keenan Hollingsworth]

Looks like I wont be giving IPF my money this year.

If someone can pull off an insane arch, they should be able to.

Whats next; people with long arms doing deadlifts need to do 2 reps because their ROM is shorter then mine?

[Ryan Wells]

So if a judge never issues the lift command, the lifter should be able to re-rack and reset with no reds as long as it's still under 60sec?
Good question.

Could you image how mentally blown you'd be if you had to try and change your set up on the fly?

[Daniel Atchison]

i hate the ipf. this is why powerlifting will remain a joke. they had a rule about how high you could arch and then you head cant come off the bench and if you struggle at all its not a good lift the bench rules in the ipf are a joke. powerlifting should be squat OHP and deadlift

OHP bring a whole new can of worms.... Just do work and care less about what others are doing... Because really does it matter? No because you also are a strongman, that matters, pl is just supplemental bs. Am I right?

[Brendan Merchant]

Have I missed something?

Whatever happened to lying flat on the bench and moving the bar from full lock out to chest and back.

Simple. That is what I call a bench press!

Maybe I should start my own federation. The John Smith federation of powerlifting.

For all non UK members:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UBLnDXiFRM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f-eYnWDMQ8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21us_nOV4gI&feature=related

[Anthony Esquerdo]

It said the judges will make the call has soon as the bar is handed off. if they feel that the ROM isn't sufficient, they won't give the signal to start the lift.



I'm wondering what sparked the debate to begin with. The IPF already has a rule about bringing the bar to the pecs, which tries to eliminate the belly bench, as well as a feet flat on the floor rule. I'm having a tough time picturing someone arched out like the St. Louis arch, with the feet flat, bar on pecs, and with less than a 6" ROM.

T rex?

I think belly benching is ok as long as your not arching so high your rom is 6 inches rofl

[Easton Taylor]

i hate the ipf. this is why powerlifting will remain a joke. they had a rule about how high you could arch and then you head cant come off the bench and if you struggle at all its not a good lift the bench rules in the ipf are a joke. powerlifting should be squat OHP and deadlift

A fricking men!

[Michael "Hat" LaHatte]

People will always try to do what they can to get an edge. This rule should really only affect SHW and midgets. But, I like it just to help discourage the people that try to take advantage of gear and arching.

[Anthony Esquerdo]

People will always try to do what they can to get an edge. This rule should really only affect SHW and midgets. But, I like it just to help discourage the people that try to take advantage of gear and arching.

Amen

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[Easton Taylor]

I so want a midget!

[Anthony Esquerdo]

I so want a midget!

Or so we all can tell from the previous thread :EB:

[Darin Heltemes]

Something interesting a PLer buddy just told me. The IPF also just allowed the Super Katana (I believe is the one he said). Well if there is any truth to it, his "coach" just got one and couldn't even get 750ish to touch less than 1-board and he said it's only single ply (Something about a reinforced neck). There is obviously a conflict of interest. IPF is stupid? Definitely. Disallow high archers, but allow super gear? Retarded!

[Brandon R.]

Something interesting a PLer buddy just told me. The IPF also just allowed the Super Katana (I believe is the one he said). Well if there is any truth to it, his "coach" just got one and couldn't even get 750ish to touch less than 1-board and he said it's only single ply (Something about a reinforced neck). There is obviously a conflict of interest. IPF is stupid? Definitely. Disallow high archers, but allow super gear? Retarded!

they approved the super katana in september of last year because it was supposedly submitted before they put a ban on new gear.

[Easton Taylor]

Or so we all can tell from the previous thread :EB:

Yeah, then that thread dissapeared......

[Billy Wolt]

Well if there is any truth to it, his "coach" just got one and couldn't even get 750ish to touch less than 1-board

so it's no longer a bench but a row??

[Anthony Esquerdo]

Yeah, then that thread dissapeared......

I think rightfully so

[Brian J. Shaw]

This is a BS rule that could never accurately be enforced. This rule has been brought up in the past, and has been trown out. Unless the IPF is going to purchase expensive computer software and camera systems to videotpe and calculate the actual movement of the bar, it will never happen.

[Mike Landrich]

This is a BS rule that could never accurately be enforced. This rule has been brought up in the past, and has been trown out. Unless the IPF is going to purchase expensive computer software and camera systems to videotpe and calculate the actual movement of the bar, it will never happen.


This is not a comment on the IPF only, but subjective rules are enforced all the time. Why is this different than squat depth? We've all heard of squat records that appeared to be high, but were given the white lights.

[Ryan Wells]

This is not a comment on the IPF only, but subjective rules are enforced all the time. Why is this different than squat depth? We've all heard of squat records that appeared to be high, but were given the white lights.

If you didn't have subjective rules, then you wouldn't need judges.