Emne: Regler i benkpress, forklart.

[Stian Walgermo]

Fra Technical Newsletter No. 3 / 2009

alle bør lese dette så de vet hva de har lov til og hvor grensen går.

BENCH PRESS ( Rules Briefing )

The lifter must be in the correct position before the “ start “ signal is given – Head and shoulders on the bench at least 50% of the buttocks in contact with the bench, feet flat on the platform or blocks, arms locked.
If after 5 ( five ) seconds the “start” signal has not been given, the Chief Referee will tell the lifter to “ replace “ the bar and tell him or her the reason why. Should the Chief Referee not know why the side referees have not dropped their arms, they should indicate by gesture. If the Chief Referee sees a fault not spotted by the side referees, he should try and indicate before the side referees drop their arms. He cannot take it upon himself to tell the lifter to “ replace “ the bar if both side referees have dropped their arms, even though he may have seen something that they missed.
When the “ start “ signal has been given and the bar lowered to the chest ( above the base of the sternum ) the recommended silent count of “ one “ should be observed before the signal to “ press “ the bar. If this is done then there will be consistency throughout the championships. If there is a little wobbling or oscillation of the bar when at the chest, this should not be cause for failure. The main consideration is the pause at the chest, and no sinking after the “ press “ signal.
Although the rule says that the body position must be maintained at all times as that in the starting position, It is accepted that the buttocks may rise as long as part of them remain in contact with the bench.
When pressed, slight un-even extension is permissible. If the referee is in doubt as to whether or not it is too pronounced, then, as in all decisions of doubt favour the lifter.
Because of the ambiguity this rule is being reviewed. Bear in mind that the lifter need not lock out both arms together on completion. This was deleted from the rule by Congress 2006, so that is relative to un-even extension.
Should the bar not reach the chest after the silent count of 3 ( three seconds ) –signal to “ rack “. Should the bar touch below the sternum – signal to “ press “.

ANOMALY – Irregularity
Should the centre referee mistakenly tell the lifter to “ press “ when the bar does not reach the chest, the side referees may decide to white light the lift because the lifter is obeying the command, or, red light because the bar did not touch the chest. Either way, the Jury should call it a “ no lift “ and award another attempt.

CARDS
Red - Bar not lowered to chest.
Bar lowered to stomach i.e below sternum.
Blue - Pronounced un-even extension.
Downward movement of the whole of the bar.
Not fully extended
Yellow - All other infractions.

Les alt fra Technical Newsletter No. 3 / 2009:
http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/Technical_Newsletter/No_3_2009_TECHNICAL_COMMITTEE_NEWS_BULLETIN.pdf

[Grizzly]

Syntes disse reglene er snille og greie jeg. Gjør det ganske likt for alle utøverne.

[Stian Walgermo]

Syntes disse reglene er snille og greie jeg. Gjør det ganske likt for alle utøverne.

Ja, enig i den. virker ganske rettferdig.

eneste som er litt uklart som ikke står her er selve løftebanen, hva er min og max mtp lengde? kan huske å lest at det minst må være 15cm løftebane.

[Grizzly]

Det er jeg ikke sikker på. Trodde det bare var et forslag. Men hva om man får en løfter som er en miniatyr utgave av midote? Må man fram å måle?

Styrkeløft handler i stor grad om hvordan man utnytter sine fysiske forutsettninger. Jeg vil aldri kritisere Midote for benken hans, men heller dommerne som godkjenner ikke helt full lockout.