That is the SPF rulebook which is the fed Spoto set this record in
All these different rules confuse me tbh, they seem very subjective and often ignored which is why I try and lift as "legit" as possible so I'm not caught out. I see a fair bit of benching with the bar touching below the sternum in GPC meets for example but am paranoid of being red lighted if I tried it lol
If you don't have a belt, in GPC you can touch as low as your nuts
Any comment from Scot M so far?
Yeah he was very humble & congratulated Eric. It was nice to read.
You can touch the abdomen in the IPF now too - it just can't touch the belt, so easy, don't wear one. Apparently it was too hard to judge where someone's chest is because every person's sternum differs. The only real difference between IPF and other feds is head on bench and heels on floor.
And Sticky is right. There is no "pause" rule. The bar must be motionless before the ref gives the press call.
I do think this was touch and go but I've seen the similarly generous calls in the IPF. It happens. Lifter's luck.
As I explained to Scott yesterday, the motionless rule does effectively mean a pause, and this bench was pretty damn close to touch and go in my books.
Was the bar motionless in this bench?
Doesn't the bar technically have to be motionless in order to change direction? (nitpicking I know but if the rule book says 'motionless' it's probably relevant)
Doesn't the bar technically have to be motionless in order to change direction? (nitpicking I know but if the rule book says 'motionless' it's probably relevant)