Lots of Age group world records are below Open qualifying lifts for Major events in powerlifting there is nothing strange about an Age group record obviously the Open Record is above the Open qualifying lift but I competed in my age group as well as the Open just like you do when you compete in bodybuilding you may have won the over 55 but wouldn't have placed in the Open. Also every powerlfiting organization, every boxing organization, the UFC, fucking horse racing, every organization that requires weigh ins all allow you to wear shoes for weigh ins nothing weird about that either. Show me one single organization that doesn't exactly. Haters I don't need to explain shit I set a World Record today. I would have just chugged some water otherwise my sneakers don't weigh that much.
simply put you will never qualify for the Arnold because they only do the Open and you just cant cut it
And to quote you when I won the UK over 55s "you are only competing against old men, who fucking cares."
Brian, at least I compete, you turn up looking for shows with no one in
You even bought the car that no one else drives to win your banger race.
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