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All questions and comments regarding the September 5-7th, 2008 deadlifting meet are warmly welcome in this thread.

To sign up for the meet, please visit http://virtualmeet.net/community/forum/meet-talk/231/0/

Have a strong one folks!  :)

I will not be able to lift in this meet-- and MAN does it pain me to admit that. But I would gladly offer up my services as a judge.

Christine, excellent! You're on. I will send you further info on how to access the judging interface etc. after the clips are in from the meet.

Hey Chris, welcome once again! Will there be a deadlift type event in the strongman competition? Doing two meets on the same weekend is pretty hardcore. :)

I'd have loved to be in, the deadlift is my favourite and the only one I'm half decent in, but unfortunately I'll be travelling to New York City on Sept 4-11 and won't be able to lift this time.  Have fun, y'all.

Count me in. This would be a great chance to find out if I have made any gains using the Sheiko training before my up coming local meet. I will lift on Saturday 6. Good luck to all entering.

I agree with Kris, that is hardcore. Good luck, Chris.

Kris, If you need me to be a judge, Please let me know.   Ron Villani

You bet, thanks! It's an honor to get such an experienced lifter to judge. We now have two judges; if anyone feels like joining Christine and Ron please let me know. I'm as usual ready to step in as the third judge if need be.

Ron, I will send you further information on how this works when all the clips are in after the meet. Lifters will be updated tomorrow with the usual upload account info etc.

MEEEEET WEEKEND!

Yury and Marc are the first ones to go, lifting today. Good luck! :)

I will be stepping in as the third judge. Ron and Christine, you will receive all the info you need as soon as the clips are on the server.

Kris, a couple of questions. How long do we have for this meet - an hour? And can we wear tank tops or do we stick to t-shirts?

Thanks.

Hey Kat,

Good questions. They are covered in the rules (http://virtualmeet.net/meets/rules/), I'll paste the relevant sections below.


Correct, one hour.

The meet: Once the first meet attempt is taken, the lifter must record when the meet started. For full meets (squat, bench press and deadlift), the maximum length of a meet is 2.5 hours; for two lift meets 1.5 hours; and for single lift meets 1 hour not including warm-ups leading up to the first attempt on the first lift. Any attempts taken after the time has run out are to be disqualified. The lifter must accurately record the weight of each attempt.


As long as the tank top reaches your deltoids, it's fine.

Only a T-shirt made of cotton, polyester or a mixture of the two
is allowed. The sleeves may terminate anywhere between the deltoids and
just short of the elbow. The T-shirt must fit the lifter without being baggy
or tight. If the T-shirt is long enough to reach the buttocks, it should be
tucked into the shorts on the squat as to not obstruct the assessment of
depth.

Let me know if you have any other questions and have a great one!  :)

Thanks! Oops, I missed that part in the rules - yep, you had it there!

Yeah, I think we have the bases pretty well covered by now, but all questions and feedback is more than welcome. Next up are the weightlifting additions for the October meet, more on that later.

First update: three lifters out of six have now submitted their clips. Obviously, not everyone has lifted yet so this meet is still very much underway.

Bend that bar! :)

finished here!

Anyone got PRs ?

Yup. Judges willing, 201 lbs. @ 129  ;D

One lifter has yet to upload, but the 24 hour upload deadline is about to expire so the meet can soon be moved to the judges.

I posted an article about my experience at Virtual Meet at Straight to the Bar http://www.straighttothebar.com/2008/09/ready_for_a_virtual_meet.html. Hope it drums up some energy and brings in more lifters!

I've said so elsewhere already, but that's one amazing article Kat wrote. :)

The meet is now with the judges! The usual progress meter can be found above this forum ^^^^^

Great article. And of course great lifting so far!

Glad to do it, Kris.

Thanks Christian! I appreciate it!

Great article !

I read the one about your sister too : unbelievably strong ! I bet you get pretty good tips/coaching.

Judging complete! All three of us converged at the same time, the judging was finished within a time span of about half an hour. That's a first. :)

A HUGE THANKS to Ron and Christine for taking the time.

Expect the meet results to be out within about two hours.

ZAP! THIS JUST IN! The meet has been released, rankings updated, stats and trackers regenerated...

http://virtualmeet.net/meets/200809dl/

Hey folks,

The deadlift discussion on this thread was starting to get really interesting with information that will be valuable to others in the future. Therefore I moved the discussion to the Powerlifting Training section.

Deadlift tips (http://virtualmeet.net/community/forum/powerlifting-training/243/0/)

Keep it up! :)

I wish I knew about this place earlier.

I would've love to have enter, never mind I'm here now!

Hey Thomas, better later than never, right? ;) Welcome!

You probably saw the meet schedule (http://virtualmeet.net/meets/) already? There's a bench weekend coming up on November 7-9th and a full powerlifting meet on December 5-7th. This upcoming week, I will also publish my proposal for the 2009 meet schedule. So yeah, there's no shortage of meets, but this one came and went. We also have our first weightlifting meet underway as we speak.

Anyway, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel warmly welcome to ask here on the forum. Good to see more Britons joining the game!