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00:00Teammates, what are the things you should look out for in powerlifting?

00:09Let's go back to the interview with former President Eddie Torres of the Powerlifting

00:15Association of the Philippines.

00:17Sir, while powerlifting is hot, my first question to you is, can you explain when the powerlifting

00:26championships were established and the reason behind its creation?

00:31Yeah, the Powerlifting Association of the Philippines, or in short, the PAP, was established

00:38in 1982.

00:39So more than 40 years ago, and former President Fidel Ramos was supporting it.

00:52So in the early 1990s, it was recognized by the Philippine Sports Commission.

01:00So from there, the sport really grew.

01:05Since your time, Sir Eddie, how big has powerlifting become in the country?

01:11Alright, back in the 1980s, there were around 20 people, 30 people at most.

01:21Ngayon, we have several hundreds that are joining already.

01:25Even sa mga regional competitions, we started yung middle-out championships mga 20 years

01:32ago.

01:33Sumasalim mga lima, walo, katitig lang.

01:36It has grown more than tenfold ngayon.

01:41And yung besides championships naman, we started in 1998, mga 30 people sumasalit

01:48dyan.

01:49Ngayon halos sa 200 na rin sumasalit.

01:53So if you look at the growth, it's been very good.

01:57Mabagal lang yung growth sa umpisa, pero the past ten years, talaga nag-accelerate na.

02:03Alright Sir Eddie, and of course, knowing po na kayo po ang record holder up until now,

02:10and with all your achievements po Sir Eddie, ano ba yung meaning ng powerlifting po para

02:16sa inyo?

02:18Well, ano yan eh, since I was in college, pwede matagal na yun, when I got into the

02:25sport.

02:26Syempre lahat naman nag-uumpisa, mahina, maraming tatalo sa inyo, and considering konti

02:33lang sumasali dati, tapos may tumatalo pa sa inyo, it's just na talaga, hindi man pwedeng

02:40pak-uumpisa mo, magaling ka kaagad.

02:43But later on, everyone can grow in the sport, and in my case, I was privileged to be part

02:50of the national team for about two decades.

02:53Marami na ang nakuha kong biyaya sa sport, and from here, parang gusto ko lang maibalik

03:01sa mga bata ngayon.

03:03Yes po nga Sir Eddie, nabanggit nyo nga po noon na college pa po, so talagang matagal

03:09na rin, and ngayon nga, 2024 na, of course, maraming mga kabataan, and mga magagaling

03:17din ngayon sa powerlifting, and sino po ba yung mga powerlifters na dapat rin abangan

03:22ng tao, and what extent po yung potential na nakikita po natin sa kanila?

03:26Alright, well, we just came back from the World Championships in Iceland, mga two weeks

03:33ago.

03:35So yung mga bata, yung mga teenager dati, na were trying to develop, nagwagi doon sa

03:43World Championships.

03:45Number one dyan si Reggie Ramirez from Ormoc.

03:51During his junior years, and meron pa yung sub-junior years para mga teens, hindi pa

04:01siya maka... oo, nakapag Asian records siya doon.

04:06Ngayon lang siya nakakuha ng world record nung nasa, ngayon mga 30 years old na siya.

04:13Kasi ang peak ng powerlifter can be in your 40s.

04:18So ngayon, kahit hindi siya nakakuha ng mga world junior records doon dati, two weeks

04:23ago nakapag world open record siya.

04:27So gold medal sa world record, and of course, Asian record din yan.

04:33Something he could not achieve at a younger age.

04:37Then second natin, another medalist sa World Championships, si Veronica Umpon.

04:44She's from Tacloban.

04:46Bali nung junior years niya, yung teen years sa sub-juniors, hindi siya nakapag world champion,

04:55although nakakasungkit ng medals sa mga ibang events.

04:58Pagtanda niya, pagpasok niya sa mga junior years niya, abay, nag-world champion dalawang

05:05beses pa.

05:06So you don't have to start off na magaling kaagad, champion kaagad.

05:11If you work on it, talaga ang aakyat ka.

05:15Si Veronica, last year was her last year in the juniors.

05:21Ngayon, nasa open category lang siya.

05:23So ang first sabak niya sa World Championships, naka-silver medal pa siya in the open category.

05:29And I would say she, well, she is the youngest ever Filipino, male or female, to win a medal

05:36at the World Open Championships.

05:38So we start them young, and papahinugin natin sila, and we get older.

05:43Grabe Sir Eddie, ang dami nga nating mga pambato talaga sa national team, yan si Veronica

05:48Umpon, and yung nabanggit niyo nga din po, no?

05:51Pero Sir, noong nakaraan lang po, kakatapos lang din ng Mindanao Leg, if I'm not mistaken

05:57po, kamusta po yung turn out?

06:01Ayan, yung Mindanao Leg, ginawa sa General Santos City, it's been growing fast the past

06:10few years.

06:11Doon nga nagumpisa, mga eight lifters ang dati.

06:15And then last year, malaki ang jump, more than double the number of participants.

06:22And then this year, just last weekend, umakit ng another 50 percent.

06:27So syempre, mas nakakapagod for the officials, but we enjoy it kasi nakikita namin yung growth.

06:34And it's not just the quantity, pati yung quality ng mga powerlifters sa Mindanao.

06:41Yung laki ng tinaasa, actually nagulat ako sa performance nila last weekend.

06:46May mga, for the first time, mga nagbubuat ang 300 kilos, na never nagawa dati sa Mindanao.

06:54And two of them actually lifted 300 kilos.

06:57Opo, Sir Eddie, para po maklaro din ng publiko, ano ba yung pagkakaiba, Sir, ng powerlifting

07:05sa weightlifting naman?

07:08Ang weightlifting, mga overhead lifts, so nakikita nyo yung kailangan idilin, diba?

07:14Yung first event na yung snatch, where you lift it from the floor, directly overhead in one motion ng bar.

07:25Sa clean and jerk naman, two motions.

07:28Ibubuat mo, lagay mo muna sa clavicle mo, and then saka iangat overhead.

07:34So yun ang weightlifting.

07:36Ang powerlifting naman, powerlifting movements are actually the training exercises also for weightlifting.

07:43So ang unang event dyan, yung squat.

07:46So yung nakikita sa video, unayin ko yan, yung deadlift yan, parang partial weightlifting movement.

07:53But since partial lang sya, you can lift a lot heavier, usually more than double what you can lift sa snatch.

08:02Itong mga event, you can see now, the bench press.

08:05Yan naman ang upper body strength.

08:07Yan siguro medyo nalalayo sa weightlifting, where you bring the bar down to your chest,

08:13nakahiga sa bench, and then you press the weight up while lying on the bench.

08:19Kaya ito kinawag ng bench press.

08:21Yung squat naman, what you just saw is having the bar behind you, sa traps more slightly below,

08:29instead of sa front, like in the clean and jerk.

08:31So just squat deep enough to the legal depth, tapos itataas mo.

08:37So movements in powerlifting can be a lot slower than weightlifting.

08:42Kasi ang weightlifting, hindi mo pwedeng gawing slow motion.

08:45Kasi may momentum kang inalagay sa bar.

08:49Sa powerlifting, you can struggle to bring it up and be successful.

08:53That's why the weights lifted sa powerlifting are a lot more than weightlifting.

08:59It's not easier or harder, it's just a different way of lifting.

09:04But technique-wise, powerlifting is a lot easier.

09:07Mas simple lang movements.

09:11Sir Eddie, you were coined as the strongest man in the Philippines during your time.

09:18You were in the national team for two decades.

09:20Pero marami ring magtataka or magtatanong, paano ba kayo nagsimula sa powerlifting?

09:26And how were you able na makuha itong title na strongest man in the Philippines?

09:32Yung strongest man title, ano lang naman yan, yung highest powerlifting total of the three events.

09:41The squat, the bench press, and the deadlift combined.

09:45So yeah, that time I had the highest total.

09:49Although marami lang malapit na makabreak doon.

09:54But now, kasi there are two formats of powerlifting.

09:58Dati kasi, ang powerlifting may mga knee wraps, may mga bench press.

10:02Nakakatulong sa buhat, so depende sa tao. Iba-iba yung tulong ng mga ganyong mga equipment.

10:10Now there is a new, not new, 2011 nagstart.

10:14They call it the raw powerlifting, walang mga knee wraps and bench press.

10:18They lift less.

10:21So, yung strongest man title becomes a bit different now.

10:25Kasi dati, pantay-pantay where you can wear certain equipment.

10:29Ngayon, there are two formats of powerlifting.

10:33So, yung sa format ng may mga equipment, my record hasn't been exceeded.

10:41But, hindi mo na pwedeng sabihing strongest man ngayon because some of those lifting,

10:48although lower weights sa raw powerlifting, have the potential to lift over what I did before.

10:56So, that took a long time to do before.

11:00Kapisa tayo, first in college ako, ituturuan ako ng kuya to, si Patrick.

11:08And then, noong early 90s, nag-coach naman sa akin si Ramon Rebuque,

11:14who was also in the national team for a long time.

11:18And after a few years, I got him to start learning also and using my experience

11:24that I was able to eventually parang self-coach na

11:28and pass on the knowledge also to some younger lifters who made the team later on.

11:34Sir Eddie, malaking factor ba ang edad?

11:38Kung baga kung isang atleta nagsimula ng maaga o isang atleta,

11:43meron ba yung effect or factor on the strength of an athlete?

11:49Meron tayong examples of those who started very late and very young.

11:55Siguro sa nag-start very late na nag-achieve a lot, napunta sa world level,

12:04si Anita Corita, believe it or not, she started powerlifting when she was around 48 years old.

12:11For some people, they think 40 years old.

12:17But she became very strong and qualified for the international open category.

12:25Hindi lang masters, but the open category.

12:27And eventually, nakakuha pangasin ng mga world records sa masters.

12:32So, never too late.

12:34Of course, better if you start young.

12:36So, we have some powerlifters who started even below 10 years old.

12:41Si Raymond Dibuke, started when he was about 7 years old.

12:47And later on, went on to win a gold medal in the world championships,

12:52legal competition years.

12:55And nakakuha pang vacation record pa.

12:57So, yung extreme natin. May 7 years old, May 48 years old.

13:02It's never too late.

13:05Just get started and just try to be as good as you can.

13:08Now, for those who started very young, matagal lang,

13:13you can keep getting stronger and stronger even up to your 40s.

13:18Most of the people I know, unless they decide to retire early,

13:22nagpipik sa 40s pa nila.

13:24So, sino na Reggie Ramirez na 31 years old,

13:27si Veronica Ompod na 24 years old,

13:31they have one or two decades pa to keep getting better.

13:35So, if they're winning medals now in some worlds,

13:37I expect they will win a lot more for the next 10, 20 years.

13:41Pero, syempre, may darating pa rin mga bata rin, mga Pilipino,

13:45na latakas din. Matagalagalag sila.

13:48Last, Sir Reggie, if you have any upcoming events,

13:52or if may mensahe kayo sa ating mga promising athletes,

13:55or those who want to try or do powerlifting,

13:58this is your chance to invite and give a message.

14:01Well, one of the latest new things for our MSA,

14:07yung powerlifting will be in the NCAA Centennial Season Sports Festival.

14:14So, hindi pa ito regular sport, but it's getting people very excited.

14:19Then, we will also have the National Bench Press Competitions,

14:27Championships in December,

14:30National Interschool Championships sometime in January,

14:35and then we will have the National Open Age Book Championships in February.

14:42So, marami tayong mga events na pwedeng salilan.

14:47Meron din tayong categories for novice, so yung mga first-timers.

14:52Pwede kayo sumali, kalaban nyo rin, mga first-timers din.

14:55Then, as you develop, you can start being competitive in the other categories.

15:02Maraming salamat, Sir Eddie Torres, for your time.

15:06Ang aga natin ngayong umaga, pero pinaunlakan nyo po kami.

15:09Thank you, Sir Eddie.

15:11Okay, thank you. Thank you.

15:13Wag pa rin na, wag kayong bbq, teammates.

15:16Marami pa kaming nahihanda sa inyo sa pagpabalikyan ng PTV Sports.

15:22Maraming salamat, Sir Eddie.

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