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50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD

About those new IPF bench press rules…

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD

Jim McDonald

Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Tv & Film, Business, Health & Fitness, Film Reviews

4.92.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Did anyone think that in 2022 that someone would need to coin the term “bench depth?” The International Powerlifting Federation has imposed new performance rules on the competition bench press. Are they really that big a deal? Will that many people be affected? How hard are they going to be to enforce? And finally, which critics will they actually appease?

Avi Lieu, a USAPL pro powerlifter, joins us for this discussion. You can find Avi on Instagram @avi.lieu and Tiktok @avi.lieu

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Hosted by Mike Farr (@silentmikke) https://www.instagram.com/silentmikke/ and Jim McDonald (@thejimmcd). https://www.instagram.com/thejimmcd/
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0:00.0

I

0:09.6

Think you'll over bench rest 300 pounds

0:12.6

No, why are you having that self limiting thoughts?

0:17.3

I don't I thought we were building confidence

0:20.1

Confidence and knowing the difference between like no over confidence and reality no, I don't believe in reality

0:26.4

So you think one day I'll bench 300 one day. I'm gonna fly

0:30.7

Okay, well then we we're not on the same page I

0:35.6

Think one day you could bench 200 pounds

0:39.2

What what what's your current best bench like inch in training? It's 195 and a me 187

0:45.6

Underperformed out. Yeah, I always do my bench always like just kidding is four pounds

0:50.6

So great. So what number are you comfortable with saying you think you'll bench that what's in your bones?

0:57.0

I know I can pull 800 pounds. I don't know if I will by notes in my bones

1:03.3

190

1:05.1

Really yeah, what the fuck did you just say?

1:08.6

It's harder right now because I'm so far off from I'm talking like 30 year old avi who's been smashing weights for the next seven year

1:15.4

Oh, you're talking about like yeah, I don't think you're gonna go out here and bench 300 pounds

1:19.2

No, I know I just didn't know what the question well wasn't a question, you know

1:22.7

It was just a little toss around to open up the silly podcast that people are listening to welcome to 50% facts

1:26.6

We're here with Avi again

1:28.6

Welcome, I think you can bench 300 pounds

1:31.6

Maybe I think I'll count at like two forty five. I mean you got two seventy five

1:38.7

Thanks for believing in me I do yeah, I just I've always had a people always asked me what my goals are

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