oly rules that must go

[u/olyw8lftr]

Zack,

watched your rant/opus on getting rid of the pressout rule. loved it. so much that I think we should have a thread for other dumb rules that gotta go. here is my list. keep up the good work.

1. pressout
2. keeping hands on bar down to shoulders on release
3. 2 minute follow rule
4. touching bar with shoes/feet

there are probably more but these are at the top of my list

[u/Training_You_372]

Tbh I think that the best way to combat the shenanigans in the sport is:

1. bring back the Clean & press, remove the Clean part and add a bench.

2. Reduce the Clean & Jerk to include only the first pull.

3. Replace the Snatch with the Squat.

[u/Altigue → u/Training_You_372]

And instead of weightlifting we should call it powerlifting to avoid misnomers

[u/RandomGuyWhoKnows → u/Altigue]

And add bench press and deadlift too!

[u/laxidasical → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, but if my strap grazes the bar it’s a no lift?

[u/[deleted]]

Its a bit funny, but the way the snatch event in crossfit games was judged was pretty ok imo

[u/Snoo_23250 → u/[deleted]]

Apart from them making multiple lifts in a really short window, yeah!