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As a further example of diversifying rules of performance, in 2011 the Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF) eliminated the "squat" command at the beginning of the squat. [42] Most federations also now allow the sumo deadlift, which the athletes foot position is outside their grip position.
Stan "The White Rhino" Efferding [1] (born November 6, 1967) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder and a powerlifter competing in the Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF). He held the all-time raw world powerlifting records in the 275-pound-class in the Total without knee wraps (w/o 2,226.6 lbs) and in the Squat without knee wraps (854 ...
The International Powerlifting Federation is an international governing body for the sport of powerlifting as recognized by the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). The IPF was founded in 1972, and comprises member federations from more than one hundred countries with new ones being added yearly.
With the foundation of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), the federation began keeping "official" powerlifting world records as the international governing body for the sport of powerlifting. Previous records which hadn't been set within the newly established rules, were reset (for example, elbow bandages had been allowed prior to ...
At the 2013 Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF) California State Powerlifting Meet in Sacramento, California on May 19, 2013, Spoto competed again and finally broke the record. Eric successfully bench pressed 661 pounds (300 kg) on his first, 716 lb on his second and 722 pounds (327.5 kg) on his third attempt wearing only a singlet, belt and ...
Powerlifting utilizes the same bar for both male and female competitors. [ 6 ] The International Powerlifting Federation requires using strictly the same kind of bar on all lifts, being between 28 millimetres (1.1 in) and 29 millimetres (1.1 in) in diameter, not more than 2.2 metres (7.2 ft) in overall length, and between 1.31 metres (4.3 ft ...
In 2024, Orhii competed at the IPF Classic powerlifting world championships, where he squatted 321 kilograms to break his own world record. He would secure a silver medal with a total of 843.5 kilograms, which would be a world record, before being surpassed by gold medalist Jurins Kengamu of Great Britain with a total of 845 kilograms.
The Congress was opened by President Bob Crist, who introduced the head table: Rudy Sablo as parliamentarian timekeeper and Clay Patterson, IPF General Secretary. Rules of the day were Robert's Rules of Order. Voting regulations were announced that each member nation would have only one vote. There were no observers due to limited space and time.