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KevC86 | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 11:57 | |
Member 5141, 4186 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | RebeccaRoberts said: So theyre still glueing themselves to the stone.. So its basically using a form of tacky The point of tacky is to glue to the stone and the point of a tacky towel is to glue to the stone Actually the point of a tacky towel is to keep a firm grip on a golf club. I cant believe people are seriously trying to suggest a towel is vaguely comparable to sticking glue on your arms. | ||
matthewvc | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 12:07 | |
‘downsizing’ Member 5704, 3207 posts SQ 280, BP 210, DL 320810.0 kgs @ 96.3kgs UnEq | lol this is getting as bad as powerlifters b**ching about raw squat records because their mate dave down the gym swears he gets 15lb more out of his SBD knee sleeves than strengthshop ones. it's stone lifting.. they come in a variety of diameters, coarseness and heights to clear. it's not a highly calibrated event like clean and jerk with eleiko plates with a fine grained specific height and weight tolerance. donna did the lift under the arnolds rules and stones, without plastering tons of glue on her arms (think wraps v sleeves) and no other woman has done that. simple. | ||
ChrisMcCarthy | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 12:12 | |
Lost his pen, then found his pen. #phew Member 4899, 2956 posts | Much to my amusement I'm going the have to agree with Becca and the Savage on this one... doesn't make f**k all difference really but it did make me laugh. | ||
LessThanLuke | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 12:18 | |
his poor male ego must be crushed Member 883, 6251 posts SQ 290, BP 180, DL 420890.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 09.03.2018 @ 12:19 PM by LessThanLuke RebeccaRoberts said: So theyre still glueing themselves to the stone.. So its basically using a form of tacky The point of tacky is to glue to the stone and the point of a tacky towel is to glue to the stone Except it's not actual tacky like a spider tack etc. Would you have preferred they called it "Stone with tacky towel usage but not real tacky World Record" If you are answer to the above question is yes then you are ridiculous. | ||
KevC86 | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 12:29 | |
Member 5141, 4186 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | LessThanLuke said: Except it's not actual tacky like a spider tack etc. Would you have preferred they called it "Stone with tacky towel usage but not real tacky World Record" If you are answer to the above question is yes then you are ridiculous. Imagine the cost of getting all that engraved on the plaque. | ||
ChrisMcCarthy | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 12:32 | |
Lost his pen, then found his pen. #phew Member 4899, 2956 posts | "Not very good Tacky". | ||
PaulSavage | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 12:55 | |
Member 2775, 6927 posts | RebeccaRoberts said: So theyre still glueing themselves to the stone.. So its basically using a form of tacky The point of tacky is to glue to the stone and the point of a tacky towel is to glue to the stone Ding, Ding Ding - we have a winner! So they used the tacky towels to glue themselves to the stone so that when they go to lift it, it doesn't slip out of the grip. Sounds familiar for some reason.. Again, absolutely nothing against the lifters, great show, its just not tackyless. We all know no tacky as no tacky. If someone said 'I hit big beltless deadlift PR today' then posted a video of a suited deadlift, everyone would call them on it regardless if they had a belt over it or not. Overall its possibly a step in the right direction if there's any chance of things going from traditional tacky to the towels but personally i've never understood the idea of lifting something that's hard to grip by sticking yourself to it with glue. To me that's completely the opposite of how strongman should be as that's the whole thing that makes it difficult. Was gutted they allowed the tacky towels for the natural stone at the Arnold's. Thought they was going for a more old school strongman style. | ||
Supertramp | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 13:01 | |
Member 6264, 208 posts | LessThanLuke said: Except it's not actual tacky like a spider tack etc. Would you have preferred they called it "Stone with tacky towel usage but not real tacky World Record" If you are answer to the above question is yes then you are ridiculous. Yes | ||
LessThanLuke | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 13:21 | |
his poor male ego must be crushed Member 883, 6251 posts SQ 290, BP 180, DL 420890.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq | Elephant Bar world record is now gonna be called "World Record that's not really a world record as it's less than the record on a normal bar" | ||
PaulSavage | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 13:31 | |
Member 2775, 6927 posts | LessThanLuke said:Elephant Bar world record is now gonna be called "World Record that's not really a world record as it's less than the record on a normal bar" Why would it not be a world record? None of the world record deadlifts are done on a normal but it's obviously the rogue elephant bar world record. | ||
KevC86 | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 13:49 | |
Member 5141, 4186 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | PaulSavage said: Why would it not be a world record? None of the world record deadlifts are done on a normal but it's obviously the rogue elephant bar world record. And Donnas lift is obviously the heaviest stone lifted by a woman who hasnt put glue on her arms. How can one of those things make sense to you but the other not??? | ||
RebeccaRoberts | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 13:51 | |
update game is weak Member 6289, 173 posts SQ 220, BP 120, DL 228568.0 kgs @ 175kgs UnEq | LessThanLuke said: Except it's not actual tacky like a spider tack etc. Would you have preferred they called it "Stone with tacky towel usage but not real tacky World Record" If you are answer to the above question is yes then you are ridiculous. Would just prefer to see the tackyless stone world record where there is no form of tacky involved at all | ||
RebeccaRoberts | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 13:53 | |
update game is weak Member 6289, 173 posts SQ 220, BP 120, DL 228568.0 kgs @ 175kgs UnEq | KevC86 said: And Donnas lift is obviously the heaviest stone lifted by a woman who hasnt put glue on her arms. How can one of those things make sense to you but the other not??? But she did put glue all over her arms? The tacky towel has a resin glue that was transferred from the towel onto the skin | ||
umpalumpalifter | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 14:00 | |
Member 5836, 366 posts SQ 220, BP 137.5, DL 235592.5 kgs @ 80kgs UnEq | Seems tacky and tacky towel is similar to knee wraps and knee sleeves. Sleeves would be considered raw despite them assisting (7mm neoprene ones I mean) despite them doing similar things to a much lesser degree as knee wraps. In the sport everyone knows raw with sleeves isn't quite the same as raw but accept the definition without being anal over it | ||
LessThanLuke | ... | 09-03-2018 @ 14:01 | |
his poor male ego must be crushed Member 883, 6251 posts SQ 290, BP 180, DL 420890.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 09.03.2018 @ 14:02 PM by LessThanLuke umpalumpalifter said:Seems tacky and tacky towel is similar to knee wraps and knee sleeves. Sleeves would be considered raw despite them assisting (7mm neoprene ones I mean) despite them doing similar things to a much lesser degree as knee wraps. In the sport everyone knows raw with sleeves isn't quite the same as raw but accept the definition without being anal over it Pretty much. Anyone who has ever used a tacky towel knows they don't help anywhere near as much as normal tacky. It's really not a big deal at all. | ||