I.P.F.TECHNICAL COMMITTEE NEWSLETTER
from John Stephenson - Chairman TPNL5 -
September, 2002
CONGRESS 2002
ORDER
OF COMPETITION
Page 21 (K) Change from third sentence to read:
If no weight is submitted within the one minute time
allowance, the lifter will be granted a
Should the lifter have failed his previous attempt and not submitted a weight
for a further attempt within the one minute time allowance,
then the bar will be loaded to the failed weight. In the event of a fourth
attempt for a world record being granted, the lifter must submit
the weight within one minute of the lights having been activated for his
successful third attempt.
Reason:
Quite often it has been noted that lifters suffer
(forfeit attempts) because of coaches failing to submit further attempts
within the one minute time allowance, or table officials not responding quickly
enough.
POWERLIFTS AND RULES OF PERFORMANCE
Bench Press.
Page 16 item 8
After sentence which reads:
The lifter must then return the bar to arms length
with no excessive/immoderate uneven extension of the arms,
both arms locking out simultaneously/together. Insert
the following:-
In the course of pressing out, the bar must travel a
minimum distance of
of the chest to the underside of the bar when the arms are fully extended.
Causes for Disqualification of a
Bench Press.
Page 17 new item.
Failure to press the bar to full
extension of the arms with at least
Reason:
It has become quite obvious that the sport of
powerlifting is being ridiculed now that a "shrug of the shoulders"
appears to be all that is needed to be an acceptable movement / within the
rules.
Bench Press.
Page 16 IPF Technical Rules
Rules for the disabled competing
in IPF single lift Benchpress championships.
Change first paragraph. That which says:
Benchpress Championships shall be organised without
a special division for disabled lifters.
Disabled lifters who can walk to the bench unaided may compete in IPF single
lift Benchpress Championships
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To the following:
Benchpress Championships shall be organised without
a special division for disabled lifters. Disabled lifters e.g. the blind,
sight impaired, mobility impaired, may
be assisted to and from the bench. Assisted to mean " with the help of the
'coach' or /and
with the use of crutches, sticks/canes”
Reason
Discriminating
against lifters on the basis of disability or mode of access to the bench is
not legally defensible under the laws of the majority of countries.
The
rules of performance are not altered by this proposal. The disabled lifter will
not gain any advantage.
(This
change has already been passed by the E.C. and T.C as a commonsense proposal.
Please amend Rule Books accordingly )
PROPOSAL
FROM POWERLIFTING
RULES FOR THE DISABLED COMPETING IN IPF SINGLE LIFT BENCH
PRESS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Page 16 IPF Technical Rules
Include in the first paragraph:-
Severely mobility impaired lifters may use their
wheelchair to access the platform/bench.
Reason:
Discriminating against lifters on the basis of
disability or mode of access to the bench is not legally defensible
under the laws of most countries.
WORLD
RECORDS
Page 31 World, Continental,
Regional and National Championships.
Change sentences in first paragraph of I to read:
Men's 50-59 and 60+ records exceeding those gained
in the 40-49 age group will be included in the 40-49
category.
Men's 60+ records exceeding those gained in the
50-59 age group will be included in the 50-59
category.
Women's 50+ records exceeding those gained in the
40-49 age group will be included in the 40-49
category.
Likewise, Sub-Juniors 14 / 18 records exceeding
those gained in the Juniors 19 / 23 age group will be
included in this group.
Reason:
It would appear logical that the lifter "advancing"
in years should be credited with a record in the lower age category
if the record made in the higher age
category exceeds that record.
A Sub-Junior who may make a new Open Record but be
unable to claim the Junior Record just does not make sense.
GENERAL
RULES OF POWERLIFTING
Page 3 and 4 Age Categories.
Change Masters to read:
Men - Masters One: from 1 January in the calendar
year in which he reaches 40 years to and including
the calendar year in which he reaches 49 years.
Men - Masters Two: from 1st January in the calendar
year in which he reaches 50 years to and including
the calendar year in which he reaches 59 years.
Men - Masters Three: from 1st. January in the
calendar year he reaches 60 years and upwards.
Women - Masters One: from 1st. January in the
calendar year in which she reaches 40 years to and including
the calendar year in which she reaches 49 years.
Women - Masters Two: from 1st. January in the
calendar year in which she reaches 50 years and upwards.
Reason:
Much less confusing especially if lifters birth date
may be on the eve or day of competition and for some
reason his/her class day is changed.
Yes, it does happen
Also, year of birth would be of great help to the
records Registrar who is experiencing some difficulty in processing
Note:
At the 2000 Rules Congress a proposal that the
Technical Committee may submit one A4 sheet of essential proposed
changes per annum was accepted by delegates. This would probably consist of up
to six items.
This has not been written into the draft copy of the
Constitution and By-Laws which no doubt should be an addendum
to Powers 7.2.14
'A' GROUP. ELITE LIFTING IN PRIME TIME
I see no
difficulty in this, or any real need for a change of rules to accommodate it. IPF Technical Rules ORDER OF COMPETITION
page 20 (b). A session can be composed of a single bodyweight category
or any combination of bodyweight categories at the discretion
of the organizer for purpose of presentation.
At the Men's Open World Championships in
in the 82.5kg class, for there were 28 lifters. An ideal time
to begin this procedure. I believe the programming prevented this.
It would be quite easy at the Technical Meeting when
one knows the number of lifters in each class
( generally 75kg - 110kg to warrant ) to announce that this will take place and
programme accordingly.
My only concern is that we may experience the
problem W/L is still undergoing. B class lifters finding some fictitious way
or otherwise of getting themselves into the A group, thus making fools of
themselves and an embarrassment to the organiser/officials.
Yes, I know - Grouping shall be determined by examining the
lifters best totals achieved at national or international level
during the previous twelve months???
TOO
MANY AWARDS! ( MEDALS )
All lifters and officials who partake in the IPF
World Championships receive a participation certificate. Is it demeaning for
a lifter to receive a small token who places 1st, 2nd,
3rd in the squat? It may be regarded by some to be of a lesser value
if there are e.g. just six in the class,
but to remove this incentive from the rules, we feel would be a retrograde
step, not
in the interest of the lifter, or our sport generally.
Merit award certificates may be presented in lieu of
medals T. R. page 5 item 13.
BOMBED LIFTERS COMPETING FOR INDIVIDUAL MEDALS
I am not so sure about this one, even though our
priority has always been in favour of the lifter. It may encourage the
one lift merchant and appear contradictory to that of, no total: no record.
I will debate this with committee members and report
on our findings.
Finally, we are a pro-active and fair minded
committee, taking the initiative always ready to listen. But the old adage
still rings true.
If it's not broke why mend it?
INZER
ADVANCED DESIGNS
This soft back shirt complies with all the IPF
technical specification and is approved for use in IPF competitions from 1st.
August, 2002.
The new bench shirt is call the PHENOM and
has been added to the Approved List