Time for an u120kg weight class?

Big_Vess said:Surely its up to the comp promoters, as to which event and which weight is to feature. Maybe not a case of a completely new weight cat just a shake-up of what events go into an open comp so that might benefit a lighter open competitor and are more varied and less based on max poundage for each event. I.E more endurance events, which are still heavy, power stairs / Deadlift & overhead medleys / throwing events. All of which look cool for the spectators and keep the Athletes interest also.

davycummings said:
And what if there is lots of demand for it once those individual comps are run?
Would you then still be against setting up qualifiers and a final for a class there was a demand for in order to protect another class?

Ben_F said:So far I'm thinking a one-off u120kg England vs Scotland match would be popular! lol

Robbo said:
Davy, if a 120kg class was set up with national qualifers do you think you would be competitve in it? Assuming that the weights will have to be heavier than the 105s class.

shanejer said:The reason i think there should be one is nothing to do with the 105kg guys ... cutting and making weight is what it is all bout with weight classes unfortinatly so the 105 guys would still do 105 ... but with a 120 class there would be more comps for the 105 guys to do yearly and also the open weight guys which IMO i see ALOT OF

that sit around 120-140 and a pretty darn fat. .... can't diet to make 105 as it's to far but are never going to be competive in the opens (maybe down to personal choice aswell / supplements etc) they can diet to 120 get in some good nic be healther and compete competitivly in a sport making it more enjoyable instead of making up numbers and the like .... i don't think 105s should even let a 120 class bother them and just see it as the sport growing

robocop said:Coming into this late did not read all of the 7 pages so sorry if this has been said before but I want to address more on martins point about events and not weight class,
Tbh I my opinion the worst thing that ever happened to strongman was the Arnolds.
Now I never thought in a million years I would say that but it started the trend for this whole "let's make it hevier" attitude that has become a problem in the last couple of years.
Max deadlift is great, but not every f**king comp, and this whole thing where your now getting more than one pressing event in comps is wrong too, since when has shoulder strength been twice the importance of other disciplines
Sport has lost touch with it's history and events that can't be "maxed" out have been dropped.
Injuries have increased and the crowd I don't think enjoy watching it as much, who wants to see 8 guys fail a log and 1 guy get a rep and one guy win with 2
I am all for testing athletes to the limit but too much emphasis on "max static strength" at the moment and a slight shift in event choices would make the sport a little less boring to watch and safer for athletes

Ben_F said:So far I'm thinking a one-off u120kg England vs Scotland match would be popular! lol

thosebananas said:
as long as im eligible for scotland thats cool..

davycummings said:
Or include ireland also. Must be a few 120s about there too?

nick said:10 pages... whats the consesus then?