Hayhouse,

Back when I was competing deadlift, benchpress and squats, where considered powerlifting divisions. They must have changed, of coursethat was only 17 years ago.

Lift hard,
Coach Ed

Yes, hayhouse is right. The three lifts in powerlifting compitions are now bench, squat, and clean. grla, maybe you should know what lifts are done in a powerlifting compitition before telling me I'm wrong.

Mark how's u do?

I must agree with the above mentioned We_The_Cocks and Michael Malay. The 3 lifts classified in power lifting are:

Bench Press
Squat
Clean

Unless there's been a recent change in the termanology and lifts used, those are the ones listed on the State 4A powerlifting meet sheet from Abiliene High School

they say its parallel squat but not to many people do go parallel. and its ok coach ed i like dead lift. more than squat.

Where ever you've done squat it certianly wasn't at Meade. That judge made you go deffinately parallel.

At a true Powerlifting meet the three lifts are as follows:

Squat
Bench
Deadlift

See any Powerlifting site on the web for confirmation.

For Olympic Lifting the two lifts are:

Snatch
Clean & Jerk

Once again, see any Olympic weightlifting site on the web for confirmation.

The 4A state power lifting meet held at Abilene High School states that the lifts used are Squat, Clean, and Bench. I am sure that this is not Olympic lifting so we don't need to worry about that. Here's a link for some help. Powerlifting Information from Abiliene\'s Website

This is not Powerlifting; this is not an event conforming to national Powerlifting standards-- this does not count. I can come up with any event and put whatever lifts I want to (Box jumps with barbells, sit-ups, dips and one handed push-ups etc.)in it, call it a "powerlifting meet" and have a grand old time, but that doesn't mean it conforms to the usual definition of Powerlifting.

Good point, at meade there was no going low at all which stinks if you do. did you see the guy in the 132lbs class that broke all the records he was a stud.

Your definition of "usual" may differ from everyone elses

2nd in squat, 5th in clean and 5th in bench I believe. I got 5th overall too.

JJ confirms to the "usual" definition of d-bag.

Good show sir! If you don't stop with the name calling you might be sent to time out.

Post-Script: Did you mean I conform to the usual definition of d-bag?

I understand your spelling/grammar movement involvement for the second comment, but Good show sir? that leads me to believe you might have some different views than the rest of blue collar america..... but i guess it's a free country