I agree with Marty that the standing military press should be added to the contest.
That's a good lift for me.
My push press is over 250-lb right now. That used to be the qualifying lift for entry into the open/heavyweight Ontario's Strongest Man, along with a 585-lb deadlift, until they changed the criteria. Now you have to compete in two regional shows to qualify, and they have weight classes. Weight classes start at 80-kg / 176.4-lb, up to super-heavyweight, which is 265+.
Before, anyone who could push press 250-lb and deadlift 585-lb could enter Ontario's Strongest Man. Prior to around 2007-2010, you could just sign up and enter it.
B. Hank disparages weight classes, but not everyone wants to be 280+, and be running tons of sauce. B. Hank then disparaged me personally by saying "There is no 160-lb Strongman."
Excuse me - I compete in 80-kg /176.4-lb [lightweight] Strongman, and I can assure Brian that it's a real class of Strongman.
Check out how strong some of these guys are, then consider that they are only 176-lb or lighter:
I just found that unnecessarily disrespectful when he said "There is no 160-lb Strongman." It's 176.4-lb, but he just had to diminish what I compete in by exaggerating the low body weight of the class.
Could you imagine I said to Brian "True bodybuilding isn't some regional show with five competitors." I wouldn't say that because it would be a dick thing to say. Purposely diminishing his effort by making his competition seem inferior. I could have said that, but I don't attack people for no reason [everyone I have attacked on here start unprovoked beefs with me when I am being respectful to them].
As for my standing military press - I'll try for 225-lb on my next delts workout to see what I can do. I would think I can get it, strictly.
Brian bashing my seated overhead dumbbell presses and diminishing my weight class is why I selected to make an example of him.
Check out some of those world level lightweights, Hulkotron. They do a Farmer's Walk with 285-lb per hand [570-lb total weight]. Keep in mind that they uses to do 265-lb at World's Strongest Man as late as 2002-2006. Today, they do about 400-lb per hand [800-lb total weight].
Currently, I can get 285-lb per hand for 80-ft in 60 seconds. But the top guys in my weight class in the world can get it in sub-15 seconds.
Even Lawrence Shahlaei said he probably couldn't do it faster [and would need to add 100-lb to beat them].
Obviously the open guys are much stronger. But the lightweight 176-lb guys [my class] are actually very impressive handling pretty heavy weight. Walking with 570-lb is no joke.
I strongly Brian cannot even lock out 285-lb per hand with the Farmer's implement, let alone walk with it. Meanwhile, I can complete an 80 foot course with that weight within the 60 second timeframe.
Like I said, that's why I had to make an example of Brian.
Though I might not quite be strong enough to win the 80-kg Nationals, I could make weight within a month, and out of the 20 top lightweights in Canada, I'm confident I could be Top #4-10.
So I was very confident I could beat Brian. He felt the need to trash my class, and that's why I wanted to publicly beat him.
Him diminishing my weight class, and bashing my pressing form when my presses are my best lift made me want to show him up publicly. Aa for being a lightweight Lol, as if everyone wants to be some 280+lb zit covered gym rat with an enlarged heart, taking 20+ years off his lifespan.
I'm quite happy being sub-200-lb. From what I can tell, my health is still what it was when I was 170-lb [every medical test is in the optimal range], and I happen to like the look.
Brian projects a lot. He assumes because be wants to be as big and shredded as possible that everyone shares the same goals.
Walter also thinks I'm one of those guys. Thinks I'm lying when I say I rarely run gear, and that I hate to eat. Meanwhile, why did I suddenly become 200-lb after being 170 from 2007-2017?
Because I purposely selected to be 170, and now I purposely selecting to be 200. And if I ran a cycle, I'd be 220 within eight weeks.
I don't understand why some people don't comprehend that not everyone shares their goals.
Hulkotron - you have made self-deprecating remarks about your own strength...but I'm assuming that's intentional?
You already have a Top 1% bench press. Why risk injury to push it? For me - I have reasons, but I absolutely understand why you would be happy staying in the Top 1%. It's not like your health will go up if you bench 405.
For me, as I said, I like the 200-lb look. I have a penchant for my new look. Yes...a "penchant", lol. I assume people unhappy with their physiques or accomplishments would go online pretending to be a woman for ~11 years, and lie and claim to have a 4.33s 40-yard dash time [0.11s away from Usain Bolt's time, lol], etc.
Believe it or not [Brian], I am happy with how I look. It's a healthy weight, and a TRUE "everyday, easy to maintain without gear" look:
