Say what now? I haven’t followed the “scene” in like 10 years but I thought that was where all the records were being set, no?
It's all raw now and even powerlifters laugh at equipped lifting, some think knee wraps are ok. I guess there are some small groups of equipped lifters putting on meets in some small room with 10 in audience, 10 of which are family and training partners/coaches, someone could set a new WR bench by 100lbs and everyone just laughs. It was unpopular then, invisible now. The training changed completely, no one trains "Westside" now, certainly none of the best raw lifters. Westside only worked with the ridiculous suits. I don't know if the Westside gym concept would even be viable today because all the guys were "nazis" and junkies, crackheads, opioid abusers, and criminals. Those briefs I posted, the small Finnish METAL brand probably went out of business because the owner posted a George Floyd joke on twitter and was dropped in minutes by EliteFTS and Dave Tate lol. Wetside today would probably have rainbow flags hanging, instead of the confederate flag, and an ADL stamp of approval with 51% minorities training there
i=eURv_bzXMAb5cy0e
1400lbs, probably getting close to 1000lbs from the rocket launcher
Proudly posing with the weight he lifted