Originally Posted by
Fulcrum
What's the thinking here? I don't think you lift, compete, or ever have seen a meet.
Say in your theoretical two attempt meet, if you take a weight that is just too heavy, and struggle with it for a few seconds...
...you loose a certain amount of, shall we say "mojo", that will not be recouped in enough time (or in some cases never) for your 2nd attempt.
Depending on how much you do or don't drop down in weight, you might actually have a worse chance at failing a 2nd lighter attempt because you shot your wad on the first attempt.
The only exception would be a gross over estimation of a 1st attempt; where you don't even really try hard and let spotters re-rack it.
OR, say a minor technical rule violation, and the 1st attempt didn't require much effort.