This is NOT a thread to debate which one is more impressive, or takes more work etc.
With Ryan attempting to break Mendys 715 raw bench and Benni getting a new WR of 973.5 raw dead it seems like there is a bit more emphasis on raw lifting these days.
Would "most" people like to see more raw meets every year? It just seems that raw meets would bring more "recognition" to the sport as well as more competitors in general. Lets face it, it would be much easier to get the average gym guys to pause a bench and keep their ass down than it would be to get them into the latest shirt (and all the technique, form, time etc. that goes with it).
I am working with a couple guys at my gym right now that are doing the meet with me in Novemeber. I KNOW that if the meet were more about equipped (it has both divisions but a lot of raw guys), they would NOT have considered entering.
Raw seems "easier" to train for, not in regards to the effort you put in, but in the sense that you don't have to make such a production out of training. You don't need 2-4 guys to get you in your shirt/suit etc.
What do you guys think??
Should PL head back to more emphasis on RAW lifts?
Are things fine the way they are?
Would more RAW meets help build the sport more?
Don't be a pussy do both!
The main reason why someone would laugh at someone wearing a bench shirt is because they are on the side lines wishing they could atleast break a 300 lbs bench ...Maybe really there are laughing at there little bench....dwI hope to try a comp someday, but have absolutely no intention of ever trying or competing in gear. I don't really see the point in it. What is the benefit of using it, besides bigger numbers? Ive seen people actually laughing at the guys in the bench shirts. That can't be good for the sport.
The main reason why someone would laugh at someone wearing a bench shirt is because they are on the side lines wishing they could atleast break a 300 lbs bench ...Maybe really there are laughing at there little bench....dw
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