honk Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) I'm all for such a rule, but discus away. Edit: This is not meant as a slight against you, Bob. You've proven yourself more than capeable over and over again! Edited November 20, 2015 by honk 1 Quote Christoph Koch
Jose Cabrera Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 I cant comment based on experience as i cant pinch anything even remotely impressive but, i can imagine pinching close to or more than you weigh in losse plates has some leverage difficulties and brushing the legs is somewhat inevitable. My inexperienced 2cents 2 Quote
honk Posted November 20, 2015 Author Posted November 20, 2015 No leg contact righty and barely any lefty: I mean leg contact only helps with the hold at the top anyways. You would have to get pretty imaginative to get a hitch effect going, imho. Quote Christoph Koch
climber511 Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Part of this relates to body weight - Bob has to "lean into" the weight to counterbalance it as the total is over his BW - Juha on the other hand has enough mass that this is unnecessary. 2 Quote When people used to ask him how it was he became so incredibly strong, it was always the same, "strengthen your mind, the rest will follow". The Mighty Atom Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. Being prepared for any random task is not the same thing as preparing randomly for any task. Greg Everett
Jose Cabrera Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 This^^ is what i meant. Juha is a heavy weight for sure Quote
bwwm Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Brushing against the legs can only be a disadvantage as far as I can see. Now if somebody was standing on one foot and using the other leg to assist the lift through some perverse interpretation of the fact that this is not enforced, that would be a different thing, and quite obvious in a comp or video. 2 Quote Martin
Stephen Ruby Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 I only think it should not touch the leg if you are doing a hold for time 3 Quote Current stats Height 6'8 Hand length from first wrist crease to top of middle finger 8.15 inches Hand width thumb to pinky 9.4 inches Fist size around 11.5 inches Forearm size (straight flexed) roughly 16.5 inches Wrist size 8.2 inches
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