elite strongman's England's strongest man 2011 final
| ursus |  | ... | 11-09-2011 @ 16:55 |
 Man up and have a fuckin coffee Member 2086, 9717 posts SQ 340, BP 252.5, DL 300892.5 kgs @ 158kgs UnEq | cheers mate | ||
| luke00 | | ... | 11-09-2011 @ 18:08 |
 either Im a penis or Im not a penis Member 722, 2977 posts SQ 300, BP 220, DL 350870.0 kgs @ 123kgs UnEq | My performance was mediocre, 1pt off 3rd. By mediocre I mean nobody there really impressed me and I still wasn't strong enough to win! Yoke needs work, farmers have improved alot, 2nd place on log, 3rd place on stones, I am nowhere near where I want to be! I definately need to put on more weight as I was easily the lightest there! Congratulations to the top 3 not trying to detract from what they have done today. But thinking about it 2 things that did impress was mike woods deadlift 12 easy reps and Lloyds 14 seconds with yoke, well done boys! | ||
| MarkClegg | | ... | 11-09-2011 @ 19:05 |
 knock knock !! who's there ?? OLD SCHOOL SUGDEN Member 212, 11439 posts SQ 325, BP 212.5, DL 370907.5 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 11.09.2011 @ 19:12 PM by MarkClegg Congratulations Big Lloyd !!!That's awesome - Such a f**king nice guy too. Luke - Unlucky you didn't perform the way you wanted it to go, I know the feeling. Careful though first sentence of your comment sounds a bit sour to the other competitors. Why so few ?? No reserves in place or is that the way you wanted it Bob ? | ||
| BigLoz | | ... | 11-09-2011 @ 21:21 |
 The Banker Spanker Member 656, 373 posts SQ 350, BP 200, DL 382.5932.5 kgs @ 150kgs UnEq | Really happy for lloyd. He's a great guy and improving all the time. | ||
| elitestrongman | | ... | 11-09-2011 @ 21:36 |
 thats the way I do it, don't like it not my prob Member 253, 1225 posts SQ 267.5, BP 180, DL 225672.5 kgs @ 118kgs Eq | MarkClegg said:Congratulations Big Lloyd !!! That's awesome - Such a f**king nice guy too. Luke - Unlucky you didn't perform the way you wanted it to go, I know the feeling. Careful though first sentence of your comment sounds a bit sour to the other competitors. Why so few ?? No reserves in place or is that the way you wanted it Bob ? Had 12 athletes Friday by late Saturday down to 8? Used replacements to replace the guys whom had already quality! Yourself, Rob frampton + Jay hughes. | ||
| MarkClegg | | ... | 11-09-2011 @ 21:51 |
knock knock !! who's there ?? OLD SCHOOL SUGDEN Member 212, 11439 posts SQ 325, BP 212.5, DL 370907.5 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq | Just a rough year for injuries .. Bob I'm sure the comp was great . I'm pissed I had to Pull out and I promise I'll be there next year . | ||
| elitestrongman | | ... | 11-09-2011 @ 22:07 |
thats the way I do it, don't like it not my prob Member 253, 1225 posts SQ 267.5, BP 180, DL 225672.5 kgs @ 118kgs Eq | MarkClegg said:Just a rough year for injuries .. Bob I'm sure the comp was great . I'm pissed I had to Pull out and I promise I'll be there next year . The show must go now mate! It will be better than ever next year I will post info soon. | ||
| JFL | | ... | 12-09-2011 @ 16:25 |
 Englands strongest man 2011 Member 1342, 246 posts SQ 340, BP 220, DL 380940.0 kgs @ 160kgs Eq | Cheers guys, it was a really good comp and a good bunch of blokes really enjoyed it. Shame some of the lads couldn't make it but injuries are injuries. Good Luck to all the boys going to WSM !! | ||
| VanillaGorilla | | ... | 12-09-2011 @ 17:02 |
 the UK's leading expert in bio mechanics Member 1973, 7379 posts | Elite Strongman Promotions England's Strongest Man 11/09/2011 - Billingham I was very excited, and nervous as hell, going into this. Despite a good performance in May I just missed out on making the final. However due to injury I was moved up and got a place. The events were right up there with my maxes, and the line up was formidable, so I knew I was in for a rough ride, nevertheless, this is ESM final, got to give it a bash! Yoke 400kg 15m I knew I was looking at last place for this event. It's a terrible event for me, having done yoke only a few times (5?) in my life, and never as heavy as this! Luckily I was last to go, so tactics came into play. Everyone before me completed the course, with the slowest being 44seconds. Pick up was easy, and I wobbled a few steps, dropped, picked up, stumbled, dropped, picked up and got off smooth but slow. Put it down around the 10 metre mark, as I knew I wouldn't make the time, so wanted to conserve energy and my back. 10metres - last place Log - 140kg, reps from chest This was supposed to be axle, and i'd been practising it a lot, and getting rather good at it! I feel I would have got 3, maybe 4 reps on an axle. As it was, we were using one of Bobs famously horrible logs! Narrow handles and thin log meant everyone struggled more than you'd expect. I got 0 reps (just missed a lockout - more tricep work needed!) along with 2 others. Problem is my back seized up due to the clean position and put me on the floor pretty effectively. 0 reps, 0 points Farmers - 125kg, max distance Pretty happy with this, grip was rock solid, but my pace was slow, partly due to my back and partly due to the wrong choice of footwear ( I was told off after this for having squashy soles - rookie error, silly). It was pointed out to me that my grip lasted longer than anyone elses, but as I was moving slower I didn't cover enough ground. Lessons learned. 125kg - 32m, beat 1 or 2? Deadlift, axle, 11" - 320kg My maths made this heavier than the stated 300kg, but as it was initially supposed to be a van deadlift not an axle, it doesn't matter anyway. Scared for my back on this, but deadlift is usually pretty good for me. Very happy with 2 reps (PB as it happens) but back wouldn't lock in tight enough for a 3rd. 2 reps, beat 2? Stones - 160kg over yoke Loading has been going well (calf injury permitting) so was looking forward to this. Managed 4 reps, steady pace, tidy. I think I had another rep in me, but ran out of time. If I'd rushed the earlier stones to get the extra rep in I doubt I would have had a 5th in me as I'd have been gassed, so I think I got this dead right. 4 reps, beat 1, tied with another? Overall, 7th place. Yoke was as good as could be expected, log was a little unlucky as axle would have got me a few points from the look of it. Farmers was good and taught me a couple of lessons, deadlift was good, and so were stones. Well done to Lloyd who was consistent throughout the day, as was Mike, and Mark too put in a strong performance. Thanks to Bob and his Elite crew, superb job, as with every show. Thanks too, to everyone who wished me luck and who said 'well done'! Also to those who made the 400 mile round trip to shout at me! Realy happy with how this all went. It's my first final, and it won't be my last. My target for strongman was always to make the final of England's Strongest Man, and, belong at that level. My goal was to do this by the time I was 30. After 3 years and 2 months of strongman, and 3 years ahead of schedule I have achieved it. I know I still have a long way to go to be what I would class as a top domestic strongman, but this year I have taken a good number of steps in that direction. I now need to reassess what I want to get from this sport, as having achieved my goal, I realise it is not enough. It doesn't feel like the finish line. I want more. Importantly, I know I'm capable of more. | ||
| JC | | ... | 12-09-2011 @ 17:09 |
 technical retard Member 172, 36827 posts SQ 310, BP 205, DL 335850.0 kgs @ 108kgs UnEq | Sounds like a solid performance Vanilla, stones sounds especially impressive Bobs logs are very hard, extremley tricep heavy as you say. Good work mate, top 5 next year | ||
| JFL | | ... | 12-09-2011 @ 19:50 |
Englands strongest man 2011 Member 1342, 246 posts SQ 340, BP 220, DL 380940.0 kgs @ 160kgs Eq | Like the comentary Dave you did f**king well considering you had a pretty s**tty problem with your back right at the start so you were having to fight that most of the time and like you said you hit a few PB's which is always a good result but you know im still up for giving your glutes a good masssage (Internally) hahahaha | ||
| VanillaGorilla | | ... | 12-09-2011 @ 19:56 |
the UK's leading expert in bio mechanics Member 1973, 7379 posts | Eep!  | ||
| davidhorne | | ... | 13-09-2011 @ 14:17 |
Dont try to shake my hand... Member 364, 123 posts | What's the top 3 here please, and I'll put it on the results page. | ||
| elitestrongman | | ... | 13-09-2011 @ 15:00 |
thats the way I do it, don't like it not my prob Member 253, 1225 posts SQ 267.5, BP 180, DL 225672.5 kgs @ 118kgs Eq | 1. Lloyal Renals 2. Mike Woods 3. Mark Lawson Will post full results in a few days. Bob Daglish | ||
| davidhorne | | ... | 13-09-2011 @ 15:03 |
Dont try to shake my hand... Member 364, 123 posts | elitestrongman said:1. Lloyal Renals 2. Mike Woods 3. Mark Lawson Will post full results in a few days. Bob Daglish Cheers Bob - I'll get it up now. | ||
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