The Culture of Powerlifting
2018 has been the year of “culture.” If there’s one topic this year I’ve seen trending via articles, videos, and books this is it.
In powerlifting, I define this as the social traits that have defined the sport since I can remember. Over my 4 decades around the sport, one thing rings true more than any other.
Nobody will ever admit someone else is stronger. This is the overreaching culture of powerlifting.
Lifter X is only better because of their genetics, the type of supportive gear they use, the drugs they use, the judging standards, who they train with or where they train, their biomechanics, their body weight, age, their own personal standards, the federation standards, etc.
Look at any WR ever and you will see a lift that someone is tearing down for one or more of the above reasons. The tearing down can be displayed as concern for the sport but it’s really not and never has been. We do it to make ourselves feel better about our own lifting.
...which, by the way, is also being torn down by someone else. Nobody is too strong or too weak to avoid it.
It’s the culture of Powerlifting and has been since before the sport existed.
Without it...
No Powerlifting.
Love it or hate it; doesn’t matter.
Yin/yang
Blast/dust
Heaven/hell
The things people in this culture bitch about the most are the very same things that drive them to become better.
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