2012 Northern England's Strongest Man u105kg
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| taz |  | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 20:50 |
 he who does the volume wins Member 2498, 3652 posts SQ 160, BP 125, DL 225510.0 kgs @ 109kgs UnEq | Just want to say cheers to Ben and the loaders, scorers and refs today. Was a top notch comp. Also wanna say cheers to all the other lads who supported me and encouraged throughout it was much appreciated. Have to say Robbo was awesome today and deserved the win and JC u certainly deserved your place on the podium so congrats fella. Was a tough old day, gonna be stiff tomorrow, glad I got day off work  | ||
| rossphillips | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:11 |
 Get to a kyro mate. Member 2268, 4659 posts SQ 250, BP 190, DL 272.5712.5 kgs @ 104kgs Eq | Well done to all the lads great atmosphere and great organisation , I messed up on sacks and farmers , happy with a 120 log pb deadlift joint 6th 13 reps , 3rd on sled pull , and 3 stones pretty quick , | ||
| James_94 | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:17 |
 A very experienced novice Member 1092, 1989 posts SQ 170, BP 125, DL 245540.0 kgs @ 88kgs UnEq | Pagan has asked me to post this for him from his journal.. NORTHERN U105K QUALIFIER Had a leisurely 2hr drive over to Lancaster and treated myself to a McDonalds breakfast. This is customary but normally I need to weigh in first at U90k comps. While even after the biggest breakfast there was never any danger of me being over the 105k limit I did weigh in at 99.2K! Now this was fully clothed so I think/hope I'm about 96k naked and unfed. I should be able to make 90k without too many probs MAX LOG This was always going to be my worst event. I'm s**t at overhead and log in particular even at U90k so I knew I'd be right down the bottom and possibly dead last.My PB is 105k so the opening lift of 100k was very doable and I'd been doing it in training on a regular basis. Thankfully despite making a meal of the clean and feeling light headed I managed to 'ugly up' the opening lift. I was in two minds about even bothering to try the next lift of 110k but magic happens at comps and you just never know... turns out I should have saved my energy as f**k all magic was seen in my logging today 100k lifted - 2nd last 108K x 4 SANDBAG LOADING I'd managed all four very slowly the one time I tried it in training but it had nearly killed me so I was a bit nervous about this event despite it being the sort of thing I normally do well at. As I'd done so s**t at log I was up second and didn't get any chance to way up the pro's and cons of various techniques from watching others. Thankfully they went up fairly well and in retrospect I wish I'd attacked them a bit more quickly instead of worrying about gassing. 4 bags in ? Seconds - top 10? CAR DEADLIFT I find car deadlift much worse than conventional pulls but considering most of my competition were 300k+ deadlifters it was largely irrelevant.I got 8 reps in the end which TBH I was happy with and I couldn't have got another regardless of how I@d paced myself etc. 8reps - Top 15? TYRE FLIP INTO 125Kx20M FARMERS WALK Again my sort of event but I'd needed two pick ups on the farmers in training and in today's company's a decent placing was never going to be easy. The tyre flips went well but despite Niall's insistence that people were losing time setting up for the farmers I couldn't get my drop in training out of my mind so I paused a second or two and re-chalked etc. As it was I never felt like dropping the farmers and maybe could have jumped straight in. 31 seconds? -top 6? SLED DRAG Everyone was getting stressed watching this event being set up as loaders were struggling to move the sled and we had a harness malfunction on one side. Thankfully Mike Howarth blasted the full distance in the first heat and proved it could be done. After a while it became apparent to me that everyone pulling on the side closest the crowd seemed to be doing better. Being the wiley old fox (c**t?) that I am I asked the lad I was going against if he had a preference of which side he took. I didn't tell him I had a coin in my pocket ready to flip for it had he expressed a preference. He said he wasn't bothered so I took full advantage! If your reading mate , I do apologise for this and for not remembering your name but I think you beat in the overall comp anyway Brutal event but I finished the distance with Jnr walking alongside shouting me on the full distance. ? seconds - top 10? STONES The running order of this event was based on your overall standing in the comp. I kept listening for my name as Ben called the order out and couldn't believe how many people he called before me. I thought I was as high as tenth from what I'd heard but Steve Baker collared me told me I was actually sixth! At U90K Stones is supposed to be my event but I knew that at U105k there were a lot of lads who could wipe the floor with me. If I'm honest I did feel quite confident of maintaining my 6th place however ironically despite a decent enough run of four stones including a 160k to 48"? I didn't finish in the top 6 of this event. 4 stones in ? seconds - top 10? Listening to the list of names called out before me in the final line up was surreal. I won't name names as it doesn't feel right but there were some lads who I'd looked up to all my time in strongman called out before me. Part of me is proud and part of me feels a fraud as I can;t help feeling a unique series of freak events lead to this anomaly. ? points - 8th Overall! Really pleased to see Robbo nail a well deserved win and do so in style by being the only person to load all 5 stones. Apparently some guy called JC came second. I'm told he's usually crap and this was a real upset ...over the f**king moon for James, back to where he belongs and more tha deserved Great comp and big thanks to Ben, Hixxy , JC , Niall and everyone else who helped put it on! Sorry of this write up is going down hill fast but I'm trying to polish of these cans before my Chinese arrives! | ||
| Olli1990 | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:22 |
Member 2424, 949 posts SQ 280, BP 200, DL 300780.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | Congrats to everyone who competed and especially to Robbo well done you sexy bear!!!! | ||
| Sparrow | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:34 |
 always lookIng for the extra UT2 work. Member 9, 18279 posts SQ 210, BP 167.5, DL 260637.5 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | Another great comp today Ben. You always put on a great show and I very much look forward to it every year. I had a disastrous deadlift event (26th place!) and a couple of sub-par events. This, along with a couple of seconds here and there (in a very tight field), meant I missed out on qualification this year. No excuses - just not good enough. Robbo dominated and won by a large margin - as we all knew he would  So pleased to see my main man JC smash it up and get second place nailed before stones! Consistency in a big field is what it's all about, and that's exactly what he did. Will pop into everyone's journal who competed when I get a chance... | ||
| JC | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:37 |
 technical retard Member 172, 36827 posts SQ 310, BP 205, DL 335850.0 kgs @ 108kgs UnEq | Sparrow said:So pleased to see my main man JC smash it up and get second place nailed before stones! Consistency in a big field is what it's all about, and that's exactly what he did. Thanks mate......couldn't ask for a better training buddy....just dont piss off to Olympic lifting/Crossfit | ||
| BigSam | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:42 |
 HORRIBLE MEDLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Member 621, 4744 posts SQ 340, BP 220, DL 335895.0 kgs @ 106kgs Eq | JC said: Thanks mate......couldn't ask for a better training buddy....just dont piss off to Olympic lifting/Crossfit Dont you DARE f**k off to crossfit or Olympic lifting I will disown you millsy !! | ||
| MrSmall | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:44 |
Gone and easily forgotten....... Member 331, 22298 posts SQ 185, BP 100, DL 230515.0 kgs @ 85kgs UnEq | Sparrow said:Another great comp today Ben. You always put on a great show and I very much look forward to it every year. I had a disastrous deadlift event (26th place!) and a couple of sub-par events. This, along with a couple of seconds here and there (in a very tight field), meant I missed out on qualification this year. No excuses - just not good enough. Robbo dominated and won by a large margin - as we all knew he would So pleased to see my main man JC smash it up and get second place nailed before stones! Consistency in a big field is what it's all about, and that's exactly what he did. Will pop into everyone's journal who competed when I get a chance... I am honestly gutted you didn't do yourself justice dude, there is no doubt in my mind that you are not the worst deadlifter in that field to deserve 0 points, and I can see how that deficit would make anything overall impossible to achieve. another notch on the blade, learn something new every time. | ||
| MrSmall | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:45 |
Gone and easily forgotten....... Member 331, 22298 posts SQ 185, BP 100, DL 230515.0 kgs @ 85kgs UnEq | And don't worry guys, when I blow him out the water and nail 100kg snatch before he does, he will slunk off back to strongman!!!!!!! | ||
| BigSam | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:56 |
HORRIBLE MEDLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Member 621, 4744 posts SQ 340, BP 220, DL 335895.0 kgs @ 106kgs Eq | MrSmall said:And don't worry guys, when I blow him out the water and nail 100kg snatch before he does, he will slunk off back to strongman!!!!!!! Only snatch you should EVER talk/think about is on a woman! | ||
| shanejer | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:56 |
Member 1307, 14110 posts SQ 355, BP 240, DL 370965.0 kgs @ 102kgs UnEq | anyone else quads f**ked? Everytime i bend them both quads cramp lol this compeitioning was so quad heavy ! | ||
| BigSam | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 21:59 |
HORRIBLE MEDLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Member 621, 4744 posts SQ 340, BP 220, DL 335895.0 kgs @ 106kgs Eq | shanejer said:anyone else quads f**ked? Everytime i bend them both quads cramp lol this compeitioning was so quad heavy ! Knees and ankles and quads!!! HELL!! Ice bath soon! | ||
| steve_s_d | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 22:00 |
 Member 1361, 127 posts SQ 240, BP 200, DL 300740.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | shanejer said:Well in Steve! Calve cramp 2 inches before the finish on sled! Unlucky I know shane, b*stard cramp. Nice meetin u today m8 and all the others competin. Eveyones so easy to get on with and helpful with advise or owt. By the time the comp was over feel like iv known a few people ages. | ||
| JC | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 22:02 |
technical retard Member 172, 36827 posts SQ 310, BP 205, DL 335850.0 kgs @ 108kgs UnEq | steve_s_d said: I know shane, b*stard cramp. Nice meetin u today m8 and all the others competin. Eveyones so easy to get on with and helpful with advise or owt. By the time the comp was over feel like iv known a few people ages. Very Very impressive today....very well done! | ||
| shanejer | | ... | 15-04-2012 @ 22:04 |
Member 1307, 14110 posts SQ 355, BP 240, DL 370965.0 kgs @ 102kgs UnEq | steve_s_d said: I know shane, b*stard cramp. Nice meetin u today m8 and all the others competin. Eveyones so easy to get on with and helpful with advise or owt. By the time the comp was over feel like iv known a few people ages. that's strongman for ya! great sport you were very impressive btw.... scary all these guys that i'd never seen who were beasting it! | ||
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