SCOTT KUZMA 510 POUND BENCH PRESS 08/05/06

"Powerlifting should be nice and simple.  Lift big weights on three of the most basic lifts you can find-the squat, bench press and deadlift-and get strong, really strong in the process.  You don't have to have the speed of  a sprinter or the flexibility of a gymnast or the coordination of a thrower to do these lifts, and you can do them with the most primitive of equipment, so why have things gotten so complicated?  A quagmire of multiple federations, conflicting rules, and burgeoning support gear have contributed to the confusion, and the result is that some place along the way, the simplicity got lost."

---Randall J. Strossen Ph.D.