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You bring up a good point, Dan. Some of our rules allow for modifications to the original rules in instances that warrent it, such as we have very specific rules in regards to the barbell being used, with the exception of “allowing a lighter
and shorter bar to be used for women, older lifters and junior lifters.” What about senior lifters who want to participate, but cannot lift a 45 pound bar? My kids are not participating in all-round and love doing so, but could not complete a completely legal fulton bar bench press, as they could not get their feet on the floor. I would be lying if I said we at KCSTRONGMAN have never used crates to build up the floor for a bench press by one of our members. My daughter and my nephew both have records in the Bench Press-Fulton Bar in our record list. Should those records be discounted due to not explicitly following the rules as written, even though they were done within the spirit of the rules? That the infraction did nothing to aid in the lift other than to allow our junior members to be able to do the lift in the first place? I would have to look more closely, but I would suggest that there are other places in the rule book where there were rules written in a fashion that would apply to the majority of lifters, but not to all. My daughter Phoebe wears a headband almost everywhere she goes. A primary function of the headband is to keep her long,luxurious golden locks out of her face. It would be beneficial to her to wear one while lifting, but our rule book reads “Headgear of any kind is not allowed except for religious purposes. This would include stocking caps, ball caps, headbands, or any other covering of the head.” So, Phoebe is constantly blowing hair out of her face while lifting. Is that the intent to the rule? If so, why not ban hair ties, bows, barrettes and other hair accessories? I reckon it was in an effort to keep our org looking professional, and the org was starting in a time not far removed from the days of those dopey looking sweat bands that people work on their heads. so, while if i let Phoebe wear her headband while she lifts, it would violate the rule as written, but would not be in violation of the spirit of the rules. I recognize this is a digression from the original post about bench pressing, but it is an acknowledgement that perhaps there is a rule or two in there that might need to be looked at in regards to their relevancy at this moment in time and whether there are some modifications to them that make the sport accessible to all without violating the sprit in which the rules were written. Thoughts?

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

Thank you Johnny. I know this is a typically thankless job. You are doing a great service to us all.

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

Never met Jack, but Stevie was quite a character!
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I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

Sounds like a fun time. Thank you for sharing Abe.

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

And by “they” I mean where the banquet is held.

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

How far are they from where you are Den? and who would I go about contacting for a newsletter?

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

That website is not coming up for me.

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

I’ll be darned. I cannot remember who I was talking to, but they said while someone was trying to get it back up and running. it was currently defunct. This is good to hear. Have you been in the past few years?

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

That is cool, Den. I wish the OTBS was still thing. I always dreamed of going when I was a pup, and now it is gone.
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I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

Glad you are back, Dave. I am not much good with them either…

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

Was a fun meet! Thanks to all who came out to compete.
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I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

Going to be cool tomorrow. Wear what you need to wear between attempts, but we will be enforcing USAWA dress code tomorrow.

I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

Got some of the awards today. They came out pretty cool. The rest are supposed to be here Monday. Lineup is final:

Dean Ross
Lance Foster
Eric Todd
Chad Ullum
Greg Cook
Dave Deforest
Dave Hahn

Going to be a good one
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I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

HAHA! You get my vote!
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I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[KCSTRONGMAN]

Hope your knee heals quickly as well.

Most of the lifts I would like to see gone are due to their silliness factor. Lifts like the Steinborn and Zercher are part of what makes all-round all-round, but there is certainly an element of danger to both of them. Probably the closest I came to see someone die or sustain SERIOUS injury on a lift was on the Travis lift, when they almost pulled around 1200 pounds over on themselves (if memory serves). I believe that lift is named after the great Warren Lincoln Travis, who was a true all-rounder. I dislike the silly lifts such as combine a hodgepodge of different lifts to name after someone. Or anything where you wear a plate on your head. Might as well lift in a jester costume… Or a lift like the inman mile, which has never actually been done, so it can truly not have any records, since no one has actually completed a mile as such. It is not called the inman 200 yards.

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