World's Strongest Man Experience MAY 2010
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| WILLSAN |  | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 15:28 |
 Trump will get another four years Member 126, 16707 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 225495.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq | thatll be it! I was quite keen on going at first look but that kinda puts me off. | ||
| JC | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 15:31 |
 technical retard Member 172, 36827 posts SQ 310, BP 205, DL 335850.0 kgs @ 108kgs UnEq | WILLSAN said:thatll be it! I was quite keen on going at first look but that kinda puts me off. Why does it put you off mate? They need to make money to put more comps of a similar nature on | ||
| WILLSAN | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 15:34 |
Trump will get another four years Member 126, 16707 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 225495.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq | seems like a money making 'show' rather than an actual competition? | ||
| Cuddles | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 17:06 |
 Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator | I'll be interested to see what response they get. For a family to go its a hell of a lot of money. Not remotely saying its not worth it or good value, just that its a lot of money. | ||
| terryhollands | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 17:09 |
 9x WSM finalist! Member 662, 3372 posts | Well I know that the money they are taking will basically pay the athletes and pay the arena costs and that is about it! It is not being done as a money making thing purely to help promote wsm and us guys competing in it! I am usually the first one to jump on things when someone is making loads of money and taking the piss but I can honestly say this isn't the case with this | ||
| WILLSAN | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 17:52 |
Trump will get another four years Member 126, 16707 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 225495.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq | fair enough. just seems like an odd decision to do the same comp 2 days running. I thought it wouldve been pretty cool to have a comp running over 2 days with 8-10 events a la fortissimus. | ||
| terryhollands | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 17:55 |
9x WSM finalist! Member 662, 3372 posts | It's just to save money on transporting equipment and also they are expecting different spectators on each day! That way everyone gets to see it! There are limited numbers | ||
| Joseph_Walton | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 18:08 |
Mighty young Joe Member 675, 2271 posts SQ 272.5, BP 180, DL 275727.5 kgs @ 114.8kgs UnEq | You better be getting paid alot, £25 a ticket, seems a bit steep for 2 hours of competition. | ||
| adamkeep | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 18:24 |
 a dork Member 1023, 846 posts | 25 may be a bit, but them calling it an experience instead of a contest makes it seem more like an exhibition and will probably include meeting the athletes and all that. Who knows really? | ||
| Joseph_Walton | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 20:01 |
Mighty young Joe Member 675, 2271 posts SQ 272.5, BP 180, DL 275727.5 kgs @ 114.8kgs UnEq | If i get to hug Big Z i'm there in a flash, and terry and loz of course. | ||
| BigLoz | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 20:25 |
 The Banker Spanker Member 656, 373 posts SQ 350, BP 200, DL 382.5932.5 kgs @ 150kgs UnEq | This show is about promoting the sport and making it bigger in the future. It is an exhibition (but we all like to win ;-) ). If we dont do things like this the sport will never grow. It needs to be a show and entertaining as well as a great contest. With the athleats down to do it, Im sure it will be great. | ||
| Cuddles | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 20:29 |
Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator | Dont get me wrong Adam, Loz, Terry, it looks awesome and will surely be a great thing to go and watch. For fans £25 might not be a lot of money at all and it's great their promoting the sport. For non fans though and family members, I think £25 will be too steep a price for some. | ||
| Wes | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 21:01 |
31.6 and Obese !! Get in.... Member 869, 1355 posts SQ 320, BP 200, DL 310830.0 kgs @ 97.5kgs Eq | This does sound like a great event, and like some have said, its not often something like this happens. I'd love to go but I'm away that week, might have been a bit too far anyway but I hope it gets the support it deserves. I do hope it makes an impact. It might well be an 'exibition' but I'm pretty sure that wont take away from the competative streak in all the guys. | ||
| adamkeep | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 22:03 |
a dork Member 1023, 846 posts | Did you guys see that it also gets you free entrance to some fighting championship too? 25 for 2 events isn't all that bad actually. | ||
| terryhollands | | ... | 04-03-2010 @ 22:42 |
9x WSM finalist! Member 662, 3372 posts | You do get full access to the Seni convention so will get to walk around, see the fighters (there are a few UFC guys gonna be there) and see some other demo's. For people into boxing, martial arts etc this is the place to be! As a bonus you get to watch the strongman too. We are doing a meet and greet so will get to ask questions and talk to all the athletes. We're not getting paid alot but the overheads for this kind of thing are massive and we all see it as a good way to promote the sport so not being paid big money isn't that much of an issue | ||