if OHP is the ultimate display of upper body strength, why did

>>39884566
because powerlifters are so fat they can't raise their arms over their head

>>39884566
they removed it cause everyone started cheating the lift and just began benching it.

>>39884581
couldn't that be solved simply by giving it some rules like they did to oly lifts?

>>39884566
because they use the bench press because you can lift heavier weights while laying on your back

plus it looks too much like the olympics and we already have that.

>>39884589
There was this thing called olympic press or w/e, in the 60-70s, but it was removed because the "correct" form was hard to determine

>>39884589
not sure how they could possibly enforce those rules.

>your lumbar spine must be within these limits during the lift else you get red flagged

>>39884607
the form was that your knees had to be locked throughout the lift and you had to lock out the elbows at the top

>>39884566

Clean and press was removed because people began cheating the form so much that it was really hard to determine proper form.

Judging in the IPF, aka the only powerlifting fed that matters, is already a shit show for the squat, which isn't easy to judge itself. OHP would be even harder and make things more difficult

>>39884625
that sounds bad for your knees

>>39884630
Honestly squat should be removed. Deadlift tests the same muscles and it's much easier to judge.

>>39884634
it can't be because they don't move

>>39884641
oh pls, they are entirely different movements. Squat/bench/dead will remain the lifts for decades to come

back on back
bar on floor
press from your chest

everything else is obscure. what, you think they're going to put ROWS into the IPF? pls

>>39884566
Weighted pull-ups are the ultimate display of upper body strength, pleb.

>>39884661
If press is out then squat should be out for the same reasons. Bring back press 2017.

>>39884566
Cause ohp requires alot of core strength and stability just to do a moderte weight.

>>39884581
>>39884589
>>39884610
These are kind of the awnser. 90% of powerlifting is finding a way to cheat within the rules. Theres not much you can do on ohp to safely cheat without risking back damage.

>>39884661
Low bar squating and deadlift movements are becoming more and more indistinguishable every year.

>>39884713
you can literally just lean back onto your belt, bounce the bar off your shoulders by moving the bar down and bouncing your elbows off your lats

>>39884733
wtf are you talking about. It's literally a bar on your back squatted down till the top of your patella is in line with the crease of your hips. That's it

>>39884744
If they are going to allow that much cheating they may as well just get rid of all rules.