Remember the Bruce Springsteen song, “57 Channels and Nothing On”?  The world of Powerlifting is very similar.  There are more fed’s in Powerlifting than in any other sport I can think off.  Each one has their own rules, their own way of doing weigh in’s, even their own “World Championships”.  It’s more than a little silly.  And it’s one of the reasons I’m an Olympic weightlifter and not a powerlifter. 

Olympic weightlifting has one federation, one world championships, one set of rules, and one Olympics.  Simple.  I like simple.

Here’s what it was like during WWII:

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