Russian Superstars Given Lifetime Suspensions

:'(

I hope we will se them in another federation. Preferably multi ply.

+3 for the WPC. Looks like there may just be some competition for frankl after all.

belyavev vs frankl would be an awesome showdown! The squat id give narrowly to belyavev, though itd be very close, frankl would dominate the bench and belyavev would smoke on the deadlift...itd be a great showdown.
Malinchev would probably smoke most of the shw guys multiply if he got his bench going.... Him vs vlad alhazov would be a great showdown, both are mid 9 deadlifters, both have enormous squats and their benches would be close. hmmmmmm cool stuff!

If this ever happened i would fucking wet my pants and prematurely ejaculate.

AWESOME!

It's nice to see drug tests that actually do their job. I mean if you feel you have to take the juice, simply don't compete in a drug free fed! How simple is that? I imagine these guys will lift in the non-tested feds now and that's perfectly fine. Just don't cheat! Show some character fellas.

Sad day. :(

Does that mean that their previously set records are stricken? I.e. if they are caught now, does the IPF assume they were juicing in the past also?

Hard to believe..I am shocked!! JESH! Of course these guys are dirty,99% of the guys on top are dirty..Look at Belyaev's numbers,their insane,nearly impossible from a drug free lifter..The Russians are dirty,newsflash..hahaha..I'll stay drug free and total 1250@181 raw and be happy with that..

hahaha

Only records set in the meet where the test was administered. Yevgen Yarymbash still has at least 1 IPF record and he was booted out for doping.

Enjoy that trophy that you will get as a consolation prize at every meet you enter. Maybe you'll get a t-shirt. You were one of those who got "most improved" at the sports banquet in high school, huh?

What did they test positive for?
Just asking.

They can lift in the Pure divison of NASA with Tom Manno

Why do people think this is sad, its good that these guys are getting banned for life competing against guys who are not on drugs is a cowardly thing to do, they should have some balls and compete in organisations where taking drugs is not an issue. CHEATS! and thats the bottom line.

Get these lifters to the wpc would love to battle against him but lifting in the rod they were only cheating themselfs,iwill put up a total this wkend for him to chase ha ha bring it on

i really just want alot of you weak fuckheads to burn, take all the gear you want and you'd never be nearly as strong as them, calling them cheaters.. you weak little fuckheads

lmao... news flash.. testing dirty in a clean meet is cheating

I'm curious as well. Which compounds did they test positive for?

Eliot,

Do you have confirmation that these were not IPF administered OCT's? My understanding was that they were.

Post your name up if you want to get all angry. They are fucking cheaters, great lifters but they are cheating some of the lifters that dont use anything. They are more than good enough to compete against any lifters in any non tested fed. Dont trip of your cape superman...

Eliot's right. This is EXACTLY what the IPF have been wanting the Russian Federation to do; test their lifters in their own contests and find them out BEFORE they get onto a European or World platform.

That's what the Russians are doing. Good for them - and about time too.

why criticize a man for being as strong as he can possibly be. Im life time drug free, and I think about roids all the time, id give anything to get jacked up and be large and in charge, moving 100's of pounds like its a paper weight, and not to mention fucking like a rock star. but im a pussy im afraid of the side affects, dont care about the legality just dont wanna blow my heart up. But have much respect for the guys who do take roids they just have more passion than me. I wish more studies were done. I dont know but i think if the roids were taken moderatly and monitered and cycled correctly why wouldnt they be safe to use a few times per year as long as you cleanded out when you were suppossed to?

Belyaev vs. Frankl..what a joke.Frankl could probably beat at first b/c Belyaev isn´t used to multi gear..but one thing is for sure:Frankl would NEVER,EVER squat 425kg deep with IPF gear,he maybe could do 290kg with single ply but not pull near 380kg like Belyaev.
And what comes to Malanichev,is there a bar that could handle the amount of weight he would squat with multi ply??

Russian squat routine is the only whey to go!;)

I meant 290k in the bench......

These guys will be unreal in a multi-ply fed. They can dope up on the all the shit they can handle, wear all the gear they can afford to put on at one time, and half squats, benchs and deads. Who knows how much they can do?

In how many other sports can someone who's been banned for taking drugs dodge into another organisation where drugs are allowed?

The good thing about non-tested feds is that they're somewhere to go for the people who want to take crap.

On the one hand, it's a pity there's anywhere for these 'sportsmen/sportswomen' to compete. On the other hand, if all the drug-takers would just stay away from the tested organisations the drug free powerlifters would be overjoyed.

Look at last years IPF Worlds

Only a handful of lifters were good,the rest were just average.Taking drugs out=very pedestrian performances.

If thats what the IPF wants thats fine-With all the gear adavances the lifting in the 60's and 70's is still way more impressive

But Gratton,

Nobody cares what you think is impressive.

At least you are one of the honest ones, to each there own. The worst are the ones that play like they don't but take more any anyone else, yes they are in every federation regardless of what someones trys to play off.

those guys are damn good lifters and they probably would still be to some degree. its unfortunate that they chose to go the route that they did, but hey.....it is what it is. i get the feeling that you dont think anything is wrong with trying to beat a test in a tested meet.

lmmfao...are u serious??? so its ok to use drugs in a meet where most of the guys will not use them...and if you win you will be happy with that, wow...you are amazing.. then you might as well go compete in the special olympics and get first place and feel good about yourself

In the IPF, the rules simply define what a drug test failure is. If you don't fail the drug test, it is OK according to the rules. The ethics are a personal issue - many choose to interpret the rules as " do not take drugs", some interpret tham as "do not fail drug tests". It is the USAPL and some other NATIONAL organizations which require athletes to sign a statement saying they have not taken drugs, there is no such requirement in the IPF itself.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA....

Good riddance

They belong in non-tested feds. Nothing wrong with that, but when they cheat in the IPF, they can get the fuck out. It'll be interesting to see what numbers they'll put up now.

Well they can't be called cheaters because anything goes in a non-tested fed.

Great move on the part of the RPF. They can go now to a non-tested fed where they belong. It's all right.

But let's keep the IPF drug-free, please. It is the federation that suits the tastes of many, not to speak of strict form of performance. For me personally, that's powerlifting.

And I also accept that for some, it is only about weight moved, no matter how short a distance or with what monstrous equipment. It is powerlifting too, from their viewpoint.

I'm sorry for these two lifters to be out of IPF but they knowingly chose that fate.

For the poster above who writes that taking drugs in the IPF is not against the rules, and it's only failing a drug test that is, here's something from the IPF Anri-Doping Rules:

Paragraph 2 is headed - 'Use or attempted use of a prohibited substance......'

2.2.1 says "It is each athlete's personal duty to ensure that no prohibited substance enters his or her body."

Sounds to me as though the IPF have got the idea; it isn't just don't get caught - it's don't take drugs.

That's simple enough.

I read earlier where some federations require the lifter to sign a statement saying they won't use drugs. Is that a joke? Like that will stop anyone. Anyone who uses drugs in a drug tested meet and does what ever it takes to pass the tests, thus appearing to be drug free, will not let some signed statement stop them. By implementing drug testing, the IPF is saying they are at least attempting to be a drug free organization.

We all know the logistics of testing and attempting to eliminate drugs completley. However testing and suspensions is a start.

Or how about quit trying trying to impress Jaques Rogge and the IOC and stop testing all together?

The IPF could then award nice cash prizes at events with money saved from drug testing:)

Tell me this isn't the best idea you've heard.

Yes it is simple, but the fact is that the only way it is known that a lifter has taken drugs is if they fail a drug test. I think the phrase you refer to is in place to assist with upholding bans for positive drug tests by clearly stating lifters are responsible for their own bodies - I don't think one should read any more into it than that......

How long THIS TIME are the "supposed lifetime suspensions going to last ?

Name one country other than eastern block countries that have gov support.

There was a big stink not too long ago about the russian government giving the RPF money. So any sort of assistance is out of the question in most cases, drug testing or otherwise. What federations carry governmental support? I'm serious, maybe you are aware of something that I have no idea about.

Do you really think the Scandinavians are able to perofrm hundreds of tests without Government support?