Renascent wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 6:52 pm
Manveer wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 3:10 pm
There is no minimum pause length - the head judge is supposed to give the press command once the bar is motionless on the chest (IPF/USAPL rules). You probably want to practice with at least 2-count pauses. What you showed in the more recent videos would be if you got a perfectly timed press command, which is rare from what I have seen.
In a meet, I don't initiate re-racking squats or bench myself even if I've heard the command, to be honest. I just hold it until the spotters start moving the bar towards the rack.
Record a set from the side so you can make sure your butt is not coming off the bench and both feet are staying flat on the ground.
The butt thing...
Do you get redlighted because your butt came completely off the bench, or because it moved somewhat (while still making contact with the bench?
Supposed to be if the refs can see "daylight."
So yeah, some portion of your butt must remain in contact with the bench.
In USAPL it's head, shoulders, butt remain in contact with bench, and feet must remain flat on the platform.
Feet can slide, but soles of shoes stay flat.
That's why i wear my heeled shoes for bench.
They allow me to have my feet back and still keep the shoe sole flat.
I've seen refs not give the start command to lifters who have their feet rolled somewhat onto one edge, but i've also seen that pass when it may have been borderline.
Like European Championships (iirc) one of the years on youtube a lifter had a bad issue with the rolled over feet thing, and i think i recall the lifter missed two of their attempts timing out/not getting a start command, and came out for their 3rd with their squat shoes on, and made their attempt.
Looked like the coaches or somebody caught it and the correction was made.
The side refs won't signal the head ref to give the start command until you have unracked the bar, have your elbows locked, all parts touching the bench that are supposed to, and feet flat.
If the lifter doesn't acheive correct starting position (including being within legal grip width) they will give the rerack command.
Then if you are lucky, you'll be informed what was wrong, and if you have enough of your 1 minute left, you can resetup, and hopefully get the rack command.
I don't think the refs are even required to inform you of the error.
But i have also seen a head ref come up to a lifter and move his hands into legal width before the unrack.
I think that would have been a lanuguage barrier situation, a Japanese lifter is how i remember it.
But it would be good to video yourself in training to be sure your feet are flat and everything else is in order.
USPA iirc, your head can come up, and you can have your heels up/bench with toes touching floor.
But i'm not completely sure about USPA rules.
