WSM results

JayMcLaughlin said:
While I'm on a roll ... lol

I don't buy the argument that partial deadlifts favour the shorter athlete.
A regular deadlift bar is approx 9" from the ground to the center of the bar.
It's generally recognised that taller athletes are not disadvantaged in regular deadlift, as long as they're proportionally developed(same for any height athlete).

So when the bar is raised 9" to 18", it is raised the same for all.
We all benefit the same from a reduced range of movement over the standard height.

Wayne_Cowdrey said:
When you're ultra short it does give you an advantage!

PaulSavage said:
Easily pressed if your a strong strict presser, not otherwise. First time i did stones in competition i was almost knocked unconscious by a 100kg stone landing on my head, i was one of the tallest competitors that day / it was the same height platforms at worlds. I lifted the 100kg stone to my shoulder several times and after the contest almost loaded all 4 remaining stones with zero technique. I think the platforms are too tall. Not only is it dangerous, but i find it entirely pointless. To me it makes much more sense to keep the platforms the same height but increase the weight of the stones.
Just my opinion.

Wayne_Cowdrey said:It's quite obvious why a yoke needs to be adjusted

The argument that yokes are adjusted so stone platform heights etc should be is ridiculous.

BigT said:Next some idiot will say that if you have smaller hands you should be allowed to try smaller handles instead of the set ones.

JFL said:
We are talking about people at WSM level a 120kg stone press should be easily accomplished and the whole sport is dangerous what happens when you pass out under a log or fall backwards with a barrel loading competition or even mouse trapped when squatting. Its called strongest man for a reason if we start worrying about health and safety we are going to ruin the sport. Yer granted its nice when the events are do-able for everyone but these sort of issues is what seperates the ridiculously strong to the average strongman. But seriously this is a pointless discussion as nothing will change for the reasons i mentioned above.

BigT said:If your shorter and/or lighter, thats what the U105kg/U90kg categories are for. Stop b**ching about stuff. It isn't going to change, some events suit taller guys, some the shorter guys.

Good grief, this thread should be celebrating how well the Brit boys did and the standard of the athletes overall, not moaning about stuff that ain't going to change, nor should it.

Next some idiot will say that if you have smaller hands you should be allowed to try smaller handles instead of the set ones. Shut up and train harder.

BigT said: It isn't going to change