WSM 2020

FAT_SAM said:
I think had Terry had made the final he would have given a better showing than the Latvian that pipped him through. Just a case of the events which, except log, were overall very good for Terry.
It's great to see him back as one of the world's best though.

AdamT said:I never competed strongman

Is it a case of when you're older, it is just harder to recover between events?

I doubt Brian or even z is much weaker, but with the increase of age, recovery is a major issue. Also just wear and tear on the body that younger athletes don't have

I don't or never have claimed to be strong, but in my 20s/early 30s I could lift heavy every day while doing cardio if I wanted

I'm as strong now as ever and still quite fit, but I can't train with the same intensity and if I do? My recovery goes up the left

Cardio and lifting on the same day is not something I look forward to

Gone are the days of a max effort lift and then go for a run for an hour

slimsim said:
Even a 5% drop in strength is a massive issue though. Imagine Usain Bolt losing 5% on his 100m. He'd go from 1st to last place. Whilst the depth of field isn't that great in strongman to make it such an issue it still means banker events become top 3 and average events become close to bottom and that's just too much of a drop.
On a separate note, DAMN I wish I could remember my log in details on my phone. I was regularly updating this last night but couldn't post anything as I can't remember the god damn password. Tried 20 different ones this morning to no avail so I'm stuck to using my laptop when I want to post.

slimsim said:
Even a 5% drop in strength is a massive issue though. Imagine Usain Bolt losing 5% on his 100m. He'd go from 1st to last place. Whilst the depth of field isn't that great in strongman to make it such an issue it still means banker events become top 3 and average events become close to bottom and that's just too much of a drop.
On a separate note, DAMN I wish I could remember my log in details on my phone. I was regularly updating this last night but couldn't post anything as I can't remember the god damn password. Tried 20 different ones this morning to no avail so I'm stuck to using my laptop when I want to post.

AdamT said:I never competed strongman

Is it a case of when you're older, it is just harder to recover between events?

I doubt Brian or even z is much weaker, but with the increase of age, recovery is a major issue. Also just wear and tear on the body that younger athletes don't have

I don't or never have claimed to be strong, but in my 20s/early 30s I could lift heavy every day while doing cardio if I wanted

I'm as strong now as ever and still quite fit, but I can't train with the same intensity and if I do? My recovery goes up the left

Cardio and lifting on the same day is not something I look forward to

Gone are the days of a max effort lift and then go for a run for an hour

danbaseley said:
You can save your passwords to Chrome and login across multiple devices.

KevC86 said:
Absolutely a factor, no surprise at all that the top 2 spots went to two of the youngest guys. Especially when they were doing no events each day than usual and didn't get the rest day.
You can keep strength climbing up towards the end of your 30s, but even with the best help in the world your recovery just won't be the same.

KevC86 said:
Absolutely a factor, no surprise at all that the top 2 spots went to two of the youngest guys. Especially when they were doing no events each day than usual and didn't get the rest day.
You can keep strength climbing up towards the end of your 30s, but even with the best help in the world your recovery just won't be the same.

jt said:
I was at my peak strength early 40's (was on the piss most of 20's and 30's)

Wayne_Cowdrey said:
"He's just an old powerlifter, I'll beat him" (London's 2008, my thoughts.)
Event 1...
Wayne Cowdrey - 2 reps
Jason Talbot - 13 reps