I am currently writing an academic piece on the role of govt with regard to powerlifting in oz given 2018 events.
Ohh, goody. You found something to do in place of training.
I am hoping that ordinary PA members, and other powerlifters, can help me with my research. for example, pa members could write to their ceo and ask why it was necessary to interfere in the APU's bid to get user pay drug testing with sports drug testing international, as reported by the ABC on the radio show 'The Ticket'. while the APU is in its early stages of development, and may have work to do, how can stopping the apu getting drug testing be beneficial to the promotion of drug free powerlifting?
Translation: Wilks has cut me off as I have been pissing him off so can you guys be my bitch and write nasty letters as my point of view is right and "everyone knows this" (just like Trump).
also, any concerns can also be posted on this thread, including towards the apu which will always look for the best ideas from all.
Done and done. Wait, APU is monitoring the Ausbb forum for ideas as to how they run things? Really? Or do you mean that you will cherry pick anything that makes you look "smarterer" and pass that on?
If APU is monitoring this forum, and by extension, this thread, I have message:
Hello to all! Hope your training is going well! See you in Calgary next month! Hang in there, eventually all the dust will settle and life will be less stressful. Thanks for the new track suit. It looks great. Haven't seen the new lifting singlets yet but it's gotta be better than that horrific bright yellow one from PA a few years back. If in doubt, deadlift!!!
.... an organisation recognised by govt as the governing body for sport in oz.
Well, there you go.
The government has legislated for drug testing in sport. It has made this easier to implement by having a range of recognized sporting organisations such as the AFL, NFL, Swimming Australia, Powerlifting Australia, etc.
There is no allowance for a second or third organization to represent a sport. That would be silly, unproductive and counterproductive to the initiative to keep a handle on drug testing in sport. Remember, ASADA compliance isn't just having someone piss in a cup and then getting a very expensive lab to analyse the results. You have to have in place a process where results are received and acted upon in a timely and legally binding manner, so that if anyone is pinged, then they can be sanctioned or dealt with without suing the sporting body for slander or damage to their reputation. They also would need to have in place all sorts of other functions, such as dealing with TUE's, etc.
That's not to say that a second sporting body can't get their chit together enough to make that happen, but if there's already a functioning sporting body who does all that, why would the government want to dilute the mix?
What benefit would there be for the government to deal with two (or three or four) swimming organizations, or Aussie Rules organizations, or powerlifting organizations, or olympic lifting organizations?
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Just for the record, I have nothing against the APU, I have nothing against PA. I do think that the IPF is sitting back and pissing themselves at the expense of Australian lifters (not Australian powerlifting feds, the lifters) all because of a personal spat between Gaston and Wilks. The root of all this is, mostly, (allegedly) the apparent lack of transparency in drug testing all nations. Think
Icarus.
Maybe Sparty would be more useful if he picked up a barbell and started lifting instead of asking us to be his spies on a ego driven mission. What did Wilks say or do to you to make you so pissed off? Who hurt you Sparty? Who hurt you?
