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CNY STRONGEST 4 RESULTS
K so yeah, full meet report:
CNY's Strongest Man/Woman 4: Part Deux
5/15/2021 - Lafayette, NY
3rd Place Men's Open 220
Weighed in at 210 and change... so literally the lightest BW I've ever competed as lol
Max Log - 240, 260, 280(miss) - tied 3rd
Dang dude if I didn't underestimate my direct competition. Actually I think a few of us did. It became clear during warm ups that we we're all figuring each other out and strategy wasn't gonna work. Three of us opened at 240, two of us missed 280, and top dawg (Utah lol) won the class with his opener at 280, and went on to get 300 and 320 for a PR just because. To say I wasn't bummed a bit would be a lie, but my overhead has suffered with this new BW and I did about as well as I figured, it just wasn't enough today.
Keg Toss - 6 kegs 22.9 seconds - 3rd
None of the kegs were marked and they were all roughly the same weight. Somewhere between 25-30 lbs? Maybe on the lower end honestly. This was by far the surprise event for me, I ripped all 6 over with no real mistakes which would end up helping me later. If I would have been smoother actually grabbing the kegs I probably could have had 2nd place, as we were only seperated by 3/10th's of a second. Very pleased here.
Axle Deadlift for Reps - 525x8 - tied 2nd
Not much to say here other than this was a failure on my part that will bug me. I knew 8-10 reps was gonna win this event. I underestimated the other two guys in our top four who both got 8 reps. 1st place did 10 right before I went. I miscounted and thought I had 9 which was grindy, so I thought I'd settle and save myself for hus/stones. Turns out I stopped at 8. I really need to ask someone to count for me next time. Points wise it wasn't a game changer, but it's a personal rookie mistake I shouldn't have made.
Husafell Carry Max Distance - 275 for ~175ft - 3rd
What can I say except I surprised myself here. In training 275 felt awful and I only managed about 60ft. Something about this Hus felt much better, I got a great pop off the pick and grip was only a slight issue where I had to stop and adjust halfway down. I pushed to max effort here. There was no 'just enough' lol. Every step the last 15 feet felt like my feet were made of lead and I had no idea how big of a step I was taking, just that I needed to keep moving. Kept moving until the clock expired. Good enough for third but a huge mental victory.
Atlas Stone for Reps - ~300x6 - tied 3rd
Probably the first time I think I've done 'well' at stones. I did screw up one rep towards the end which cost me what would have been a tie for 2nd, but I was lucky enough to have enough time to grind one more over that kept me in for a 3rd place tie. Tape slippage was an issue for a lot of us with the warm weather. Happy with my performance here, another max effort don't-even-count-just-go event...
All in all it may not have been my best finish, but I did podium in a VERY stacked class against some very strong guys at a VERY light BW and this was easily my most CONSISTENT contest yet. I may have been middle of the pack all day, but there was no terrible event and that's huge progress for me. Usually I have one event that I just do awful at the negates one where I do really well. In the end that kept me in the podium chase.
Finding out I'm gonna be a 3x dad overshadowed everything, but really helped cement this contest as one that will probably go down as my favorite over all. Very competitive, super fun outside, and a great return to full competition that I've been looking forward to...
K so yeah, full meet report:
CNY's Strongest Man/Woman 4: Part Deux
5/15/2021 - Lafayette, NY
3rd Place Men's Open 220
Weighed in at 210 and change... so literally the lightest BW I've ever competed as lol
Max Log - 240, 260, 280(miss) - tied 3rd
Dang dude if I didn't underestimate my direct competition. Actually I think a few of us did. It became clear during warm ups that we we're all figuring each other out and strategy wasn't gonna work. Three of us opened at 240, two of us missed 280, and top dawg (Utah lol) won the class with his opener at 280, and went on to get 300 and 320 for a PR just because. To say I wasn't bummed a bit would be a lie, but my overhead has suffered with this new BW and I did about as well as I figured, it just wasn't enough today.
Keg Toss - 6 kegs 22.9 seconds - 3rd
None of the kegs were marked and they were all roughly the same weight. Somewhere between 25-30 lbs? Maybe on the lower end honestly. This was by far the surprise event for me, I ripped all 6 over with no real mistakes which would end up helping me later. If I would have been smoother actually grabbing the kegs I probably could have had 2nd place, as we were only seperated by 3/10th's of a second. Very pleased here.
Axle Deadlift for Reps - 525x8 - tied 2nd
Not much to say here other than this was a failure on my part that will bug me. I knew 8-10 reps was gonna win this event. I underestimated the other two guys in our top four who both got 8 reps. 1st place did 10 right before I went. I miscounted and thought I had 9 which was grindy, so I thought I'd settle and save myself for hus/stones. Turns out I stopped at 8. I really need to ask someone to count for me next time. Points wise it wasn't a game changer, but it's a personal rookie mistake I shouldn't have made.
Husafell Carry Max Distance - 275 for ~175ft - 3rd
What can I say except I surprised myself here. In training 275 felt awful and I only managed about 60ft. Something about this Hus felt much better, I got a great pop off the pick and grip was only a slight issue where I had to stop and adjust halfway down. I pushed to max effort here. There was no 'just enough' lol. Every step the last 15 feet felt like my feet were made of lead and I had no idea how big of a step I was taking, just that I needed to keep moving. Kept moving until the clock expired. Good enough for third but a huge mental victory.
Atlas Stone for Reps - ~300x6 - tied 3rd
Probably the first time I think I've done 'well' at stones. I did screw up one rep towards the end which cost me what would have been a tie for 2nd, but I was lucky enough to have enough time to grind one more over that kept me in for a 3rd place tie. Tape slippage was an issue for a lot of us with the warm weather. Happy with my performance here, another max effort don't-even-count-just-go event...
All in all it may not have been my best finish, but I did podium in a VERY stacked class against some very strong guys at a VERY light BW and this was easily my most CONSISTENT contest yet. I may have been middle of the pack all day, but there was no terrible event and that's huge progress for me. Usually I have one event that I just do awful at the negates one where I do really well. In the end that kept me in the podium chase.
Finding out I'm gonna be a 3x dad overshadowed everything, but really helped cement this contest as one that will probably go down as my favorite over all. Very competitive, super fun outside, and a great return to full competition that I've been looking forward to...
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