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PeteHodgson		...	11-12-2012 @ 08:58
Has little understanding of the sugden Member 677, 11338 posts SQ 165, BP 125, DL 220 510.0 kgs @ 80kgs UnEq	Not the best events to watch but Glen certainly foes his bit. Make it a bit more TV friendly events wise and it'd be awesome. But last night Ed Hall pissed it. He toyed with everyone on the pole push event although the commentator didn't seem to realise.

brownbear		...	11-12-2012 @ 08:58
Morrisons - rump - 7£ Member 2206, 11578 posts SQ 228, BP 150, DL 260 638.0 kgs @ 98kgs UnEq	richardlooney said:Yes, the weights need to be lighter lol its the uks ultimate strongman! its a brutal heavy comp designed to find out just who is the strongest guy in the uk. if the weights were lighter then the fitter men would steal points and it would be less impressive to see guys doing 10 or more reps of a 120kg log etc etc. all the events are changed every year to keep the competition interesting (remember next year is the uks tenth year). the general public would be bored s**tless if the same events were there every year - lets face it WSM is a bit boring and predictable now events wise. Glenn invests huge ammounts of money developing new equipment and events that most promoters are too lazy to do or too greedy to spend their money on! look at the hercules hold tonight for example, a world class piece of kit. we should be happy to have such a great competition to compete in with even better tv coverage. You can spend a million pound on Hercules hold kit but if people are getting under 10 seconds it's too heavy and boring to watch. No one wants to see injuries. If it was a bit lighter, less strong guys would NOT win. It would just make it better to watch. If the log was 10kg heavier, some of those 0 reps would have been 1, those 1s would have been 2-3. Bur do you think ed would have not got any more reps?! Course he would have. You can't use World standard weights when you have two world standard guys there, everyone else (spectTors and competitors suffer) Also why are there athletic type events but then made too heavy for anyone to display any athleticism?

PeteHodgson		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:01
Has little understanding of the sugden Member 677, 11338 posts SQ 165, BP 125, DL 220 510.0 kgs @ 80kgs UnEq	It does seem that Glen wants it to be a really heavy comp, but then puts moving events in. Should be more Arnoldesque maybe?

brownbear		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:05
Morrisons - rump - 7£ Member 2206, 11578 posts SQ 228, BP 150, DL 260 638.0 kgs @ 98kgs UnEq	PeteHodgson said:It does seem that Glen wants it to be a really heavy comp, but then puts moving events in. Should be more Arnoldesque maybe? the arnold is no more interesting to watch though.

PeteHodgson		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:20
Has little understanding of the sugden Member 677, 11338 posts SQ 165, BP 125, DL 220 510.0 kgs @ 80kgs UnEq	brownbear said: the arnold is no more interesting to watch though. well that's no good then. dunno. actually I think it was better to watch in the earlier UKs years. Maybe the final will be better? or...bring back Geoff Capes?! lol

martinb		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:25
Grass fed Member 1147, 7710 posts SQ 220, BP 185, DL 272.5 677.5 kgs @ 113kgs UnEq	It does seem that maybe the weights were set for the top guys in the UK, but most of them weren't there The 3 strongest guys in Scotland weren't there for different reasons, all of them would have been looking at reps on the log, Cherry would have been looking for quite a few reps It is difficult setting the weights for these things, but I really hate seeing no reps, or stupidly short holds, and especially injuries However I thought last year Ross got the events pretty spot on, bit lighter, lot of running around, fairly good to watch (minus the stupidly wide equipment that catered for Ross that they still use, ie the shield)

brownbear		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:28
Morrisons - rump - 7£ Member 2206, 11578 posts SQ 228, BP 150, DL 260 638.0 kgs @ 98kgs UnEq	martinb said:It does seem that maybe the weights were set for the top guys in the UK, but most of them weren't there The 3 strongest guys in Scotland weren't there for different reasons, all of them would have been looking at reps on the log, Cherry would have been looking for quite a few reps It is difficult setting the weights for these things, but I really hate seeing no reps, or stupidly short holds, and especially injuries However I thought last year Ross got the events pretty spot on, bit lighter, lot of running around, fairly good to watch (minus the stupidly wide equipment that catered for Ross that they still use, ie the shield) when you say quite a few..... i'm not being a dick, but Lloyd's done 180 and got 1, Gearing is world standard and got 2.


martinb		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:34
Grass fed Member 1147, 7710 posts SQ 220, BP 185, DL 272.5 677.5 kgs @ 113kgs UnEq	brownbear said: when you say quite a few..... i'm not being a dick, but Lloyd's done 180 and got 1, Gearing is world standard and got 2. I don't know how many, and have heard the log was horrendous and possibly heavier than 150, I just know that Cherry is very good at log and especially reps (he did win the Arnold qual this year with a fairly crippling chest infection)

siovrhyl		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:46
Wales strongest man 2012 Member 548, 1197 posts SQ 300, BP 195, DL 360 855.0 kgs @ 128kgs Eq	I'm going against the grain here and maybe a bit biased but I loved watching it the man on man event was awesome kelv and mark Lawsons match up was fantastic to watch the Hercules hold was tough and probably not as good to watch as it could have been the weight wasn't to heavy it was the because the pillars were moving pulling u one way then the other. I'm a great supporter of Glenn I think he's doin fantastic for the sport and will continue to do so

ursus		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:49
Man up and have a fuckin coffee Member 2086, 9717 posts SQ 340, BP 252.5, DL 300 892.5 kgs @ 158kgs UnEq	i dont get you fellas sometimes , i love the fact some people cant move the weights ............shows its heavy stuff ? Heavy weight at a strongman comp who'd of thought it Well done to Glenn for attempting to inject new events into the same old events , 200kg sheild carry ,man v man nautical push , log press from rack, herc hold awesome !!! Strongest man wins regardless

George_Winston		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:49
The Crossfit KingPin Member 941, 1810 posts SQ 230, BP 130, DL 285 645.0 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq	Glenn says "we'll soon see" before every event. really annoying. s**t comp

George_Winston		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:51
The Crossfit KingPin Member 941, 1810 posts SQ 230, BP 130, DL 285 645.0 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq	ursus said:i dont get you fellas sometimes , i love the fact some people cant move the weights .......... Strongest man wins regardless but it looks s**t... make it 10kg lighter more will move it and .........the strongest will still win

ursus		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:52
Man up and have a fuckin coffee Member 2086, 9717 posts SQ 340, BP 252.5, DL 300 892.5 kgs @ 158kgs UnEq	George_Winston said: but it looks s**t... make it 10kg lighter more will move it and .........the strongest will still win or maybe the fittest ?

PeteHodgson		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:53
Has little understanding of the sugden Member 677, 11338 posts SQ 165, BP 125, DL 220 510.0 kgs @ 80kgs UnEq	Was a shame Tom Shaw got injured, hope it wasn't too bad.

George_Winston		...	11-12-2012 @ 09:54
The Crossfit KingPin Member 941, 1810 posts SQ 230, BP 130, DL 285 645.0 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq	ursus said: or maybe the fittest ? by taking it down 10kg.... no so if the log was 10kg lighter suddenly a really fit guy would win it instead of edd? no but maybe he wouldnt be the only one to lift it in his group

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