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anyone here into strongman stuff?
« on: November 23, 2010, 11:45:22 AM »
Looking for people who might be into throwing Highland games stuff.
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2010, 11:49:09 AM »
Quote from: Zafod on November 23, 2010, 11:45:22 AM
Looking for people who might be into throwing Highland games stuff.
I once picked up the rear end of a chevette and sat it back down! Does that count? :-)
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2010, 12:00:13 PM »
Quote from: Toastedturningtidelegs on November 23, 2010, 11:49:09 AM
I once picked up the rear end of a chevette and sat it back down! Does that count? :-)

hahaha not quite but its a start.
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2010, 12:15:08 PM »
I attend Highland Games, but don't participate.  Aside from the drinking beer part. 
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2010, 12:21:57 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on November 23, 2010, 12:15:08 PM
I attend Highland Games, but don't participate.  Aside from the drinking beer part. 
i dig the beer part as well. No other sport out there starts off the day with a big bowl of scotch!
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2010, 12:24:34 PM »
I've done the Highland Games in Tulsa 3 times and I did Iron Thistle (now defunct, I believe) one year. I got out of training for it in 2005.
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2010, 12:35:57 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on November 23, 2010, 12:24:34 PM
I've done the Highland Games in Tulsa 3 times and I did Iron Thistle (now defunct, I believe) one year. I got out of training for it in 2005.
no I believe Iron Thistle is still around.

what class did you compete?
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2010, 12:46:23 PM »
Quote from: Zafod on November 23, 2010, 12:35:57 PM
no I believe Iron Thistle is still around.

what class did you compete?

It was struggling mightly last time I was there. The Tulsa festival is about 10 times better.

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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2010, 12:56:39 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on November 23, 2010, 12:46:23 PM
It was struggling mightly last time I was there. The Tulsa festival is about 10 times better.

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B huh? cool! what were your numbers?
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2010, 02:17:50 PM »
Quote from: Zafod on November 23, 2010, 12:56:39 PM
B huh? cool! what were your numbers?

Personal Bests:

22 lbs.Braemar: 35-3
16 lbs. Open: 39-2
28 lbs. Light Weight for Distance: 55-10
56 lbs. Heavy Weight for Distance: 26-7.5
16 lbs. Light Hammer: 84-5
22 lbs. Heavy Hammer: 71-9
56 lbs. Weight for Height: 11
Sheaf: 18
Caber: 11:00
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2010, 02:22:06 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on November 23, 2010, 02:17:50 PM
Personal Bests:

22 lbs.Braemar: 35-3
16 lbs. Open: 39-2
28 lbs. Light Weight for Distance: 55-10
56 lbs. Heavy Weight for Distance: 26-7.5
16 lbs. Light Hammer: 84-5
22 lbs. Heavy Hammer: 71-9
56 lbs. Weight for Height: 11
Sheaf: 18
Caber: 11:00


those are some pretty good numbers dude. What length on the caber?
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2010, 02:28:53 PM »
Love watching it, but I've got too much aurther-itis (bone spurs) to even think of trying even when I was younger.
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2010, 02:48:11 PM »
Quote from: Zafod on November 23, 2010, 02:22:06 PM

those are some pretty good numbers dude. What length on the caber?

Yeah, I was training a lot back then when I was living in Weatherford, OK. If you've ever been there, you'd know that is about all there is to do there. Lifting 3 times a week and 2 days of event training for 3 solid years.

Caber was 16'6" at 105 lbs.
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2010, 03:25:53 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on November 23, 2010, 02:48:11 PM
Yeah, I was training a lot back then when I was living in Weatherford, OK. If you've ever been there, you'd know that is about all there is to do there. Lifting 3 times a week and 2 days of event training for 3 solid years.

Caber was 16'6" at 105 lbs.

Thats a A class caber. why were they having B's flip a A class caber?
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2010, 03:27:31 PM »
Quote from: Zafod on November 23, 2010, 03:25:53 PM
Thats a A class caber. why were they having B's flip a A class caber?

That wasn't done in competition. That was done in training.

Best in comp. was 10:30 at 16'8" at 84 lbs.

The latter caber was Larch pine. I believe that the former was of Ponderosa pine from New Mexico.
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2010, 04:10:58 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on November 23, 2010, 03:27:31 PM
That wasn't done in competition. That was done in training.

Best in comp. was 10:30 at 16'8" at 84 lbs.

The latter caber was Larch pine. I believe that the former was of Ponderosa pine from New Mexico.

ahh ok. That makes more sense.

I made a training caber. Its only 13 feet but I bolted 30 lbs of chain to the top 1.5 feet to make it top heavy/ weighs about 115 lbs. I dont flip it. I just run figure eights and laps with it/ helps me get better control.
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2010, 05:24:10 PM »
Quote from: Zafod on November 23, 2010, 04:10:58 PM
ahh ok. That makes more sense.

I made a training caber. Its only 13 feet but I bolted 30 lbs of chain to the top 1.5 feet to make it top heavy/ weighs about 115 lbs. I dont flip it. I just run figure eights and laps with it/ helps me get better control.

Caber is mostly being sound of technique and footwork, as you know.

I am just a shade under 6' and then I was weighing in at 260 to 265 lbs.

I don't know if I could ever physically get back into the shape I was at that time with all the back injuries from car wrecks and back strain from moving a 800 lbs. gun safe I've had since then. I am gonna try to get most of my strength back I lost since this last wreck by May and we'll see how things go from there barring another traumatic event.
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Re: anyone here into strongman stuff?
« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2010, 10:20:02 AM »
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