Mark Bell's Powercast

A couple of episodes ago, we talked about a dramatic change in leadership at the International Powerlifting Federation. The latest wrinkle is that the federation has recently notified the manufacturers of “stiff” knee sleeves that their products are banned from use in competition – immediately. Is the IPF being fair to manufacturers or its members? What prompted this sudden change?  Mike offers some insights from his past experiences with designing knee sleeves and working to gain IPF approval. What’s the rationale behind a system that only favors companies that pay to play? What’s the future of international competition if numerous companies, especially those that support meets with sponsorship, fail because they have too much money sunk into inventory they can’t sell?  We’ve got more questions than answers, to be honest.  Listener resource: ONIBUKIYA response to the ban on ONI knee sleevesJoin our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com!  Check out our gym (Third Street Barbell) at ThirdStreetBarbell.com