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terryhollands said:I would like to see arm over arm being used more often. Also I wanna see straps being got rid of on the Deadlift hold.
Also much that I am not great at it I wanna see 7 events back in the final with the extra one being a squat
Also much that I am not great at it I wanna see 7 events back in the final with the extra one being a squat
I dont like straps on the deadlift hold at all , takes away from the grip side ( love the grip events) but also for safety reasons , it looks horrible when a strap breaks and there has to be a serious injury if it goes on much longer!
JC said:
the weight hoist is very good (although I suppose, in essence, its just arm-arm)
the weight hoist is very good (although I suppose, in essence, its just arm-arm)
I am just having one made JC!!
brocerslrd said:1980's had hod carry one year. Grizzly Adams lost the comp to Jon Paul Sigmarson on that event
Do you mean O D Wilson as opposed to the guy who lived in the outback?
hammerman said:
Do you mean O D Wilson as opposed to the guy who lived in the outback?
Do you mean O D Wilson as opposed to the guy who lived in the outback?
Haha yeah knew it was one of them two
Thing said:
bet you add wee pea about the thought of Arm over Arm in WSM
bet you add wee pea about the thought of Arm over Arm in WSM
If you told me there was one at ssm I'd do a bloody back flip!
davycummings said:
This i would love to see
martinb said:
I'd do a bloody back flip!
I'd do a bloody back flip!
This i would love to see
more likely a pencil roll
i think if you look at the last 10 years of WSM all the good events have been there and if there is an event that has been dropped its for a reason, i.e its dangerious or viewer research has suggested that the public dont enjoy it.
Thats why stuff like car walk and truck pull are always in, as these look very impressive to joe public and max log or max deadlift always kinda gets brushed over and you only see last few lifts (but at the same time the event managment understand the importance of these events to determine the true WSM)
Since 2008 i feel the event devolopment has been very productive, with disciplins being challenging to the competitors and on par with modern athletes ability.
the main problem with bringing back anything is it would have to be relivant to the modern guys strengths
an example of how much the sport has moved on
if you look at wsm 2001 to 2011
logs 120kg for reps vs 155kg for reps
farmers 120kg vs 380kg frame
365kg yoke (part of medley) vs 455kg yoke
stones to 160k vs stones to 200k
heavier truck pull and so on
Thats why stuff like car walk and truck pull are always in, as these look very impressive to joe public and max log or max deadlift always kinda gets brushed over and you only see last few lifts (but at the same time the event managment understand the importance of these events to determine the true WSM)
Since 2008 i feel the event devolopment has been very productive, with disciplins being challenging to the competitors and on par with modern athletes ability.
the main problem with bringing back anything is it would have to be relivant to the modern guys strengths
an example of how much the sport has moved on
if you look at wsm 2001 to 2011
logs 120kg for reps vs 155kg for reps
farmers 120kg vs 380kg frame
365kg yoke (part of medley) vs 455kg yoke
stones to 160k vs stones to 200k
heavier truck pull and so on
