So I competed today, heres the pics....

[Rubberdown]

I went up against 19 other guys, so out of 20 total competitors, I finished 5th over all. I would have liked top 3 but being that I have been lucky to get to the gym 2 times a week in the last 8 months, I think I did pretty good.

Heres some pics and how I did...

Axle dead lift is a 2" bar instead of the regular gym bar that is around 1 to 1-1/4" so its obviously a lot harder to get a grip on, AND it has ZERO flex to it, meaning it aint bending at all to get you a couple inches advantage before the weight leaves the ground. The total weight was 394 pounds and we had to rep it as many times as possible in 1 minute. I got 24 good reps and tied for 6th place in this event, the guy I tied with finished 2nd overall for the day, what a big mother of a guy, he was 305 pounds compared to my little 240 out of shape ass. A couple guys didnt get a single rep and the highest reps was 31 by the forst place overall finisher and he tied another skinny 175 pounder on this event.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/strongman%20woodstock%202007/100_3801.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/strongman%20woodstock%202007/100_3803.jpg

That event kicked the shit out of me so my next event, also my all time worst event was the log press for reps and it weighed 190 pounds, again, 1 minute to get as many locked out reps as possible. I only got 3 good reps, I had a few that didnt lock out therefore they did not count. Again, lots of guys got between 0 reps and 1 rep. The best finish was the big boy that I tied in the previous event with 15 reps I think, very impressive lift on his part.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/strongman%20woodstock%202007/100_3804.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/strongman%20woodstock%202007/100_3805.jpg

Next up was one of my favorite events, its called the farmers walk. With 195 pounds in EACH hand we had to walk 75 feet, turn around a pylon, and then walk back 75 feet as fast as possible. I got it finished without dropping or setting it down once in 30.33 seconds for a 4th or 5th place finish in that event. I thought I did better but I dont have the stop watch, I just know I was almost running on the last 75 foot stretch. The 2 guys directly in front of me had me by less than a second and the first place in this event was 22 seconds, he was frikkin motoring LOL. The only pic of this I have is the starting line, the wife was running next to me and didnt get another good picture. Its okay though, this was a pretty light farmers for me, I have done a lot heavier...

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/strongman%20woodstock%202007/100_3807.jpg

[Rubberdown]

Last event of the day was the tire flip, it was a 700 pound tire that had to be flipped 75 feet as fast as you could in under 90 seconds, if you didnt get the full 75 feet, it was measured as a distance where you stopped at 90 seconds. Only 4 of us got a full flip, my last flip wasnt going top make it, but on the tip up, the corner of the tire crossed the line, I got 4th on this event, again, only by a split second :mad:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/strongman%20woodstock%202007/100_3809.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/strongman%20woodstock%202007/100_3810.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/strongman%20woodstock%202007/100_3811.jpg

And crossing the finish line...

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/rubberdown/strongman%20woodstock%202007/100_3813.jpg


So thats a little more about me, man am I gonna be frikkin sore for days

[Riven]

Nicely done Paul:)
Is it all local guys or do they come from a fair distance away?

Did you ever find a tire to practice with at home?

So thats a little more about me, man am I gonna be frikkin sore for days
Hell im sore from just looking at the pics.;)

[Rubberdown]

Thanks buddy, we had a guy from Ottawa today, I drove from the Falls to woodstock so thats almost 2 hours, some from Toronto, not too far, but not all too close together either.

I've been in one in Dunnville and there were guys from Boston, Buffalo NY, Toronto, Fredonia NY and I think even a few guys from Maine and a guy from New Liskerd came all the way down once.

Oh ya, I have a tire thats around 700 pounds now to train with, that and some Farmers Walk bars, a steel log, a 220 pound atlas stone with more hopefully in a month or so up to 260 pounds and a couple harness's for towing trucks or busses LOL. I basically almost have enough stuff to hold my own competition at the gym I go to, the owner and I are seriously considering putting on an event for the end of this season.

[Riven]

Just remember to bring that harness along to Kearney just incase my winch goes on the fritz.LOL

[Donut Slayer]

Paul, just lookin at them pics make my shoulder hurt. Dang rotator cuff. Congrats on a good finish.

[Rubberdown]

Thanks Rudy, I'm sore as hell (mostly my knees and 1 ankle) but its always worth it.....I think LOL?????

Hey Riven, why's that, you plan on pulling out them "other" brands while we are out there ;)

[bmdjmd]

GREAT job paul , i dont think i could even think about any of those events being all fat and shit now.

Those other brands eh...hmmmmmm i smell a little......

[Riven]

Thanks Rudy, I'm sore as hell (mostly my knees and 1 ankle) but its always worth it.....I think LOL?????

Hey Riven, why's that, you plan on pulling out them "other" brands while we are out there ;)

All i can say is if i have the new rubber by then I might have a large problem with the " More balls than brains" syndrome.

Even a popo needa a pull once in a while:mad: Atleast its not as often as all those 3 wheel drive bikes out their.

[jonny drama]

Good job Paul, wish we could have made it to the event, looks like you did well, oh well, maybe the next one eh.

[Turk]

Thats one heck of a huge tire,taller that you almost.I'd be sore for weeks just trying to move that thing an inch.

[badmaners]

You crazy bugger. The heaviest thing I lifted was a few pints LOL. Great job in the competition, congrats Paul.

[redchickabee]

good job i would not even have the engery to work out dont know how you keep up with it.
i bet you will be sore-sp for days

[Rubberdown]

Thanks, ya i am really sore now 2 days after. If I sit for a few minutes, it takes me a few steps to get up to a comfortable speed LOL. My knees, left ankle and foot, and lower back are really sore, and my forearms feel like they want to tighten up and lock my hands in place LOL.

[redchickabee]

i thought i was doing good if i got my 10 sit ups & my 20 pushups done
what will power!!!

[Rubberdown]

LOL, they are actually starting to get more and more womens strongman stuff in these parts, the last one I did before this one had 3 women compete.

[mrwilliamsrzr]

*crackbeer*...syyyy...gulp....hhhuuuhhhh....burp.. .. look at weight bench... syyyy..

[PoBoy800]

That's some impressive shit Paul. Kuddo's to ya man. :first:

[Rebel64]

Impressive stuff for sure.

[B Man]

nicely done paul. if you were training more you would have done way better. if that "skinny" guy the guy in all your pics pretty much, camo shorts? i think he looks ok, kinda what i'm aiming and i'm gettin' there man.