You say that you were going to do men's physique, but you keep talking about weight classes. There is no weight classes in men's physique, only height classes; short, medium and tall.
Yes, exactly. I saw the chart posted here when the rules originally came out. Then I believe they were changed some time later.
But being in a class of one mean that, well...I would be guaranteed a spot to provincials. Not that it was a guarantee that I would be the only competitor showing up in that division. But last year, only one competitor showed up in Classic Physique.
Matt you seem like a smart dude but you were never doing this show.
You compete in strongman events that are far more dangerous, with many injured competitors yet dieting for a show makes you fear for your health?
Some anonymous posters have talked you out of this show but common sense/reality hasn't prevented you from entering a strongman contest?
Are your strongman contests non sanctioned events? Why would a light weight compete with light heavy's or heavy weights? 231 is the cutoff for light heavy in NAS events, what do they do in Canada all open classes?
And where do you get the average weight of a competitor, do you do the math yourself?
Please stop with the bs dude.
Thunder Bay's Strongest Man is not sanctioned. Motors & Muscles is not sanctioned either. Nor is the far heavier "Thunder Bay Classic", whose inaugural rendition was only in 2016! That being said, promoters tend to be friends with one another and work closely with one another. For instance, Canada's 6x Strongest Man Jean-Francois Caron won the inaugural Thunder Bay Classic last year! here is his athlete's reel, which I had the privilege of putting together:
I'm happy to report that my video shows up first under a search for JFC's name, even before his world record tire flip at the Arnold Classic last year, as part of their Rogue Record Breakers series:
I am also happy to report that I was one of the top sponsors of the contest this year, and was the sponsor of the trophies! That is in addition to my media role. I'm very proud of that role - photos attached. Frankly, I like the 2nd place trophy best - the 1st place trophy was a nice piece of hardware, but a little too cumbersome for my tastes.
I have a little mini-trophy mantle myself, for weight class wins and podium finishes. My most recent being 3rd place at the deadlift contest last October 30.
There are weight classes in the sanctioned events, and Thunder Bay's Strongest Man typically has over and under 200-lb categories. My best placing was 2nd in the <200-lb category in 2011, the inaugural contest of that name. They had never had a TBSM prior to that. Dan Skaarup beat me - his brother Luke was Ontario's Strongest Man in 2012 and again in 2014, and he placed at nationals several times. I believe his highest placing at CSM was 6th.
Motors & Muscles last year was an intermediate level contest - which makes it heavier than the <200-lb TBSM events, but not as heavy as Ontario's Strongest Man. For example, in TBSM, the lightweights flipped the 750-lb tire for max flips in 60 seconds. At Motors & Muscles, we flipped the 950-lb tire in the same time frame. I am pleased to report I got a flip - and had it not been for my darn shoes, I would have gotten a second flip, which would have tied me with Jeffrey Nason, who placed 2nd in the men's middleweight in the CAASA Nationals last year.
As you can probably tell, local strongman is near and dear to my heart, but it doesn't require heavy cutting, or any health risks in that sense. The risks are injuries.
As to the body weights of the other competitors - yes, I calculated them myself.
The other guys combined averaged 243-lb. I was just south of 170 at that contest. I think 169.0 the morning of the contest. I love the feeling of going into a heavy contest and getting the heavy implements for just one rep.
Even a 300-lb Atlas Stone over a 44" bar for one rep. Why? Because even one rep shows the crowd what your strength level is. Zero reps does not show that. But one rep gives everyone an idea of where you stand, which is cool.
I assure you - I had the intention of competing in this local physique contest - which is sanctioned by the OPA and includes the order of 87 trophies to qualify for that sanction - but some people in this thread have talked me out of it.
I am still in shape, and cutting by the day. Is it worth the $250 in fees + ordering a glittery thong, etc?
