strongman competition ?

fallnangl

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• Jun 23, 2003

• #1

ok here goes im going into the strongman comp. in like 1month 15 days. my bf isnt that high so. anyways heres the main question i know fat is stored energy but y are all these big powerlifters so ummmm..hmmm..for lack of a better word large(fat)? doesnt it make more sense to be leaner? which doesnt neccessarily mean that u are in better shape, but for the fact that u have less weight to carry.im curious about this.thanx not sure if im in the righ tplace to post this type of question. sorry if in wrong place.

 

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scorpio

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• Jun 23, 2003

• #2

This is a great question for Mule, whose not here now. I know that I'm much stronger at 270 than at 225.

 

Saks

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• Jun 23, 2003

• #3

They just had a show on this on The Learning Channel last week.
http://dsc.discovery.com/schedule/episode.jsp?episode=0&cpi=24381&gid=443&channel=DSC

check this site

 

fallnangl

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• Jun 23, 2003

• #4

saw it

yeah i caought it last week 2. was pretty good until the end the beginning and middle were most interresting 2 me.but they really seemed to go on the girl who was pound for pound stronger than the bigger guy. but thanx..

 

Saks

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• Jun 23, 2003

• #5

just trying to help, anyway good luck on your compitition.

 

fallnangl

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• Jun 23, 2003

• #6

naw

naw its cool thanx for the effort seriously..man i love this forum, the fast responses are awesome.much better than alot of othe forums im apart of.

 

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605pm

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• Jun 23, 2003

• #7

I asked that question about a month ago and the bro's wrote in that they were not concerned with their diet as bodybuilders are. Could it be that these guys eat,sleep,breath one drug-testosterone and lots of it? I know that I was never as strong as when I take loads of suspension. Anyone else on this topic?

 

japan69

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• Jun 23, 2003

• #8

I'm stronger the more I weigh basically... as i diet down, unfortunately I lose muscle too... when I bulk up, unfortunately I gain fat too... I try to minimize the unwanted with diet but reality is that it still happens.

 

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Choke03

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• Jun 23, 2003

• #9

I saw that show Sak's was pretty good. I caught it at like 3 am and was dozing in and out thru half of it but definately want to catch it in whole.

 

Saks

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• Jun 23, 2003

• #10

Choke, I caught it about 1/2 way through after work one night. I would also like to see it in it's entirety

 

bigshug

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• Jun 24, 2003

• #11

Now, I'm certainly not judging anyone, but wouldn't it make sense to be a bit more "rotund" if you will, to make the distance shorter for your bench press....AND if you had more of a belly, it could help to push you back up from a squat position, moreso than if you were at 5%.........I'm probably totally off base, but I thought I'd throw it out there

 

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goldenear

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• Jun 24, 2003

• #12

fallnangl said:

doesnt it make more sense to be leaner?

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Not really. Because fat is a noncontractile tissue, it doesn't really contribute to your strength. However, the retained water helps tremendously - you're like a hydraulic press. Strongman athletes aren't judged on their appearance, so who cares? Also, there aren't any formulas to attempt to negate differences in bodyweight between competitors and the weight/reps lifted. So you want to show up as big and full as possible.

 

jaywooly

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• Jun 24, 2003

• #13

If you were leaner you'd be able to move around quicker.

 

machine99

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• Jun 24, 2003

• #14

current world's strongest man is ripped.

 

dedprez*

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• Jun 24, 2003

• #15

who is the current strong man?

 

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goldenear

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• Jun 24, 2003

• #16

I'm not sure who the reigning WSM is, but I do know Svend Karlsen and Magnus Samuelsson have been trading the title for the past 2-3 years with Jouko Ahola winning in '97 & '99.

Of those three, Ahola always looked harder, but certainly not dialed for a show @ 5%. It always comes down to who has trained the hardest for the specific events and one's build. Ed Coan is the greatest powerlifter ever, but I just don't see him (@ 5'4") carrying those stones and throwing them up on the platforms. I doubt he could even reach the tallest one. Karlsen and Samuelsson are both 6'4"-6'5". That's a big advantage in a lot of those events.

 

machine99

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• Jun 24, 2003

• #17

dedprez* said:

who is the current strong man?

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http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~haarj/update wsm 2002 (25-09-02).htm

 

fallnangl

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• Jun 24, 2003

• #18

error?

i getan erro when i click the link. i copy and paste home url dont knowwhere to go after that?

 

machine99

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• Jun 24, 2003

• #19

http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~haarj/update%20wsm%202002%20(25-09-02).htm

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clicking on the first link should work, if not then copy and paste the enitre above link into your address bar and that should work..

 

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josh

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• Jun 24, 2003

• #20

muscle lifts weights and fat does nothing but make you slow. you need a great grip and a strong low back. my training partner is a pro strongman. so i have a little insight into the strongman world.