Hedge,
I always respected powerlifting but after seeing this vid I had no idea that a federation could be so "in the dark"
What are the most respected feds? Iv always followed Dave Tate and Louie Simmons.
Westside, Tate and Simmons club, compete in mostly monolift-high squat and multi-layer- super-size-all extra-lifting gear feds.
Such as APF and WPO/WPC (this "squat" was from the APF).
The two big legit federations, as far as squat depth, lifting rules and lifting gear, are USPF and IPF/USAPL.
-Hedge