24Hour Weigh ins - Do you approve?

martinb said:I can kinda see what Stainless is saying, that when the u105 class was conceived it was supposed to be some sort of stepping stone in to the opens

but in reality thats not what has happened, not many guys start competing at 100kgs and end up 140kgs, in reality the 105 and 90 class has attracted "smaller" guys that perhaps in the past would never have had anything to do with strongman

IMO the sport is far better for it

hixxy1985 said:I dont think there is a right or wrong answer. Makes sense people competing in a weight cat should surely weigh that weight.

But how many 105s are on the border line limit? we are trying to grow the sport and create interest and a 110 guy has more chance of giving it a go if he believes he can make weight given he learns to cut as mentioned in previous pages.

I had no issues 24hour, or same day. Englands final was day before britains was the same day. I actually preferred britains comp for some reason.......

Ive been doing 105s for two years, in this 2 years ive gained lost of competition experience, lots of friends (JC dont comment lol) and got a lot stronger. I think what Terry says about 105s stepping up is right, but when the time is right. Myself and Mark Clegg both picked up injuries doing open competitions last year even though we were both strong enough putting all the events together in one day proved a bit much.

Just think we need to be open minded about weigh ins, keep in mind we need to attract fresh blood. More restrictive things become harder that is.

Gra_Bul said:Solve it all and do U100kg and U120kg weights then opens simples, U90isnt a loy of weight to carry for a normal sized bloke and U105 aint a lot for a decent built fella like hixxy and Robbo etc

Increase the weight categories and save lads being ''forced'' into opens level comps and getting swallowed by the masses, it may also make some of the average Joe opens stop being obsessed with plowing on fat bellies and getting ''big & strong'' by simply getting fat just so they have a chance at making it in the opens scene.

Weigh ins will always be down to the organiser but most U90 will be between 92/96kg and most 105 lads will be 110 plus, simople answer is change the weight categaories and let the sport naturally progress as it seems to want to go this way anyway by the sounds of what people are saying??????

terryhollands said:I get what stainless is saying actually, not sure I totally agree but I can understand his view point. I think more 105's should step up and mix in in the opens instead of just competing in 105 comps

MarkClegg said:
YEAH !
Mr Stainless ! How is anyone hiding in the 105kgs ? I went to Portsmouth and shown my mate Frampton how to Deadlift and Hixxy is in this Weeks Euro Qualifyer.
Say what you want about all this gaining weight BUT i don`t want to be a fat c**t 115kg and Hixxy doesn`t wanna be a fat c**t 145kg .
We just wanna weigh what we weigh.

JC said:
Most do dont they?
Me, Mark, Tony, Owen Lewis, Sam Cheseny, Hixxy etc etc have ll done BSM/UKSC qualifiers

stainless said:
The 105s like i said is a good testing ground,and full of really strong guys but surely the action is in taking on bigger guys in the open arena and beating them?

Joni said:
not really, i think i used to place higher in intermediate level open comps than in 105s, it is so much more competetive, a lot more guys just around your own ability levels which make it a battle and unpredictable, guys are more athletic, fitter, better conditioned, move well, technical, and top of that, strong.
105 scene in england is ridiculously good, and makes amazing comps. Prefer to watch them over majority of the open comps.

miked said:Stainless....Yet again you are talking a pile of s**te!