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| Markus11 | Sep 17 2006, 06:02 PM Post #1 |
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Group 1: Mariusz and Don Pope Group 2: Terry and Ravis Vidvis Group 3: Phil Pfister and Mark Felix Group 4: Tarmo Mitt and Jarek Dymek Group 5: Sebastian Wenta and Slawomir Toczek Events: Day1: 1.Deadlift - cars 2. Power Stairs 3. Overhead lift - stones Day2: 4. Fingals Fingers 5. Vehicle Pull Day3: 6. Car Walk 7. Atlas Stones Looks to be a good finals. No grip events in the finals though. |
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| Russ | Sep 17 2006, 07:14 PM Post #2 |
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Go Terry ! Podium place now? why not?
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| adamarsenault | Sep 19 2006, 12:18 AM Post #3 |
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Does anyone know if this is going to be on TV in Canada or if there are usually any torrents uploaded for the finals? Thanks, -Adam |
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| MaxPower | Sep 19 2006, 01:59 AM Post #4 |
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isohunt has last years, but noone is seeding it, so they'll probably have this years as well. |
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| adamarsenault | Sep 19 2006, 04:14 PM Post #5 |
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Thanks, I want to get something to watch... Brad Prov offered me some VHS tapes of prior comps... but who the hell has a VCR anymore LOL (sorry brad) Me =
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| neil campbell | Sep 21 2006, 05:35 AM Post #6 |
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First event-deadlift.Mariusz and felix tied with 16 reps.Dymek in 3rd with 13 reps. |
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| Jamie | Sep 21 2006, 07:14 AM Post #7 |
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"WSM Finals: Felix and Pudzianowski Lead by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2006 IronMind" Sanya, China - Mark Felix was the pre-event favorite for the car deadlift for reps, the first event in the 2006 MET-Rx World’s Strongest Man finals, although there was a feeling that Mariusz Pudzianowski could get top honors. ![]() "Mark Felix on his way to 16 reps in the car deadlift, the first event in the 2006 WSM finals. Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo. As it turned out, both theories were right, as Felix and Pudzianowski tied for the lead with 16 reps. Dymek finished third, with 13 reps, and it appeared that he did just enough to push ahead of the three guys who did a dozen reps: Pfister, Vidzis, and Hollands. Mitt finished with 9 reps, followed by Wenta and Toczek, both of who did 8. Pope gave everyone a good scare, grabbing his chest after doing one rep - he will be examined closely, but the word from the field was that it might have been something as simple as indigestion. Asked what he thought of Pfister’s dozen reps, Bill Kazmaier gave the West Virginia fireman a huge compliment, saying, “He learned to deadlift overnight.” " |
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| Incindium | Sep 21 2006, 11:05 AM Post #8 |
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Thats awesome about Pfister... The first day looked to be the worst events for him coming into it and with a 3rd place finish and only .5 points out of second after day 1, it really looks good for him. He should be in solid second place after day two as long as he doesn't fuck up. Hell he might have a chance at coming close to catching up with Pudz even... |
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| Paul_Amor | Sep 21 2006, 11:15 AM Post #9 |
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Standings after day 1 Pudz 28.5 Felix 21.5 Phister 21 Mitt 17 Pope 17 Dymek 14 Vidiz 13 Wenta 11.5 Hollands 10 Toczek 8.5 The scores from Day 1 Event 1 Car Deadlift Results Reps Points Total Pudz 16 9.5 9.5 Felix 16 9.5 9.5 Dymeck 13 8 8 Hollands 12 6 6 Phister 12 6 6 Vidiz 12 6 6 Mitt 9 4 4 Toczek 8 2.5 2.5 Wenta 8 2.5 2.5 Pope 1 1 1 Event 2 Power Stairs Points Total Pudz 10 19.5 Mitt 9 13 Pope 8 9 Felix 7 16.5 Dymek* 6 14 Phister 5 11 Hollands* 4 10 Toczek* 3 3 Wenta* 2 4.5 Vidzis* 1 7 Event 3 Overhead Stones Points Total Phister 10 21 Pudz 9 28.5 Pope 8 17 Wenta* 7 11.5 Vidiz* 6 13 Felix 5 21.5 Mitt 4 17 Toczek* 3 8.5 Dymek* 0 14 Hollands* 0 10 Those atheletes with a * after the name, represent an educated guess of their position in that event based on the overall point at the end of day 1 (which are correct) |
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| Llamapower | Sep 21 2006, 11:46 AM Post #10 |
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Not The Mama
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Fingers and Vehicle Pull next... That should see Terry move up the field a few places.
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| Paul_Amor | Sep 21 2006, 12:14 PM Post #11 |
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Hopefully, was very disapointed to see him so low down after the first day of events |
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| Llamapower | Sep 21 2006, 12:22 PM Post #12 |
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Not The Mama
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They were always going to be dodgy events for Terry. Not sure if he ever gets to train power stairs, his height makes overhead stuff difficult, and whilst his deadlifting is good, its not outstanding in this sort of company. The worst is over for him now though, and I think the remaining events give him a good chance of breaking into the top 5. (Go Terry!)
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| Frozenkilt | Sep 21 2006, 12:50 PM Post #13 |
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Online douche. GOLD! I need more Gold
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After his performance in the qualifiers, I gotta say I was expecting a bit more out of Wenta. Phil winning the stones at his height and arm length is impressive to say the least and I think Mark is the oldest guy on the field and he's hangin and bangin nicely. Quite a mix. - Sean |
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| MaxPower | Sep 21 2006, 01:22 PM Post #14 |
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Pics Someone lost some skin |
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| Jesse Snadden | Sep 21 2006, 01:22 PM Post #15 |
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Height really isn't much of an issue for overhead pressing. Dominic is 6 5" and I've seen him easily push up a 390lbs log. Had a good 20lbs spare in him. Pfister is a great presser as is Magnus Samuelson. If your taller, you just need to fix the leverages by gaining weight. However I'm sure pressing a stone must be very different, if your not used to it, I would imagine it throwing you off. |
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| neil campbell | Sep 21 2006, 02:22 PM Post #16 |
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Cruising time for Mariusz-I think he will win 2 or 3 of final 4 events.Will win overall by 12+ points. |
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| Paul_Amor | Sep 21 2006, 03:06 PM Post #17 |
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In my opinon the gap will be much smaller by the end of tomorrows events, Phister will pull alot of points back on the fingers (unless mariusz has improved dramatically) and in the truck pull can't see Mariusz putting too many (if any) points on Phil. Phils worst events are over now and he's more than capable of winning the last 4 events (i'm not saying that he will mind). I think this years contest will go to the wire, |
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| stones5987 | Sep 21 2006, 03:07 PM Post #18 |
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About the pictures: Who's hands are those in the first pic? In the second pic does Pudz know, that is contributing to the delinquency of a minor? Orie :ph43r: |
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| MaxPower | Sep 21 2006, 03:14 PM Post #19 |
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Judging from some of the group pics, shirt color, it Wenta's hands. |
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| Frozenkilt | Sep 21 2006, 03:22 PM Post #20 |
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Online douche. GOLD! I need more Gold
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From what I read around, it looks like it could be Raivis, too. A 7 point lead isn't insurmountable but with 4 events to go and this being Mariusz, I find it unlikely that anyone will actually overtake him. I think the point gap isn't going to really expand, though. I think Terry's got a decent shot of taking the truck pull and the heavy favorite for the fingers has to be Phil. But unless Mariusz is constantly getting 3rd and Phil steadily takes 1st or something else wierd happens, this contest is the Pole's to lose now. But it ain't going to be the blowout he had last year. I officially recind my comments about seeing no evidence that Phil was truly back in the saddle again. Always liked the guy, I just wasn't sure if he could come back after a couple of years off and crank it up again. Apparently the Wolfman is back. - Sean |
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| Caber McJock | Sep 21 2006, 04:25 PM Post #21 |
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I agree
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Maybe his rant from a few years ago might come true yet. Towards the end of a comp like this, injuries and endurance become a big factor. |
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| Jesse Snadden | Sep 21 2006, 04:29 PM Post #22 |
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Pfister competed at IFSA Worlds 2005 and at the Arnold 2006 and did amazingly well at both. It's obvious his gym training with Siders has helped strengthen him. He avoided gym work in the past. |
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| Tom Jones | Sep 21 2006, 04:47 PM Post #23 |
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Very surprised indeed that Terry did not put up any stones |
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| neil campbell | Sep 21 2006, 04:50 PM Post #24 |
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I think Pudz Fingal fingers will be better-his shoulder strength is up.I think he will win truck,stones and car walk.It will not be close.Maybe 2nd to 5th but not 1st to 2nd.I don't think Pfister ever competed a lot in any one year compared to other people-he's just one of those guys that does all his homework and can take off from when he last competed. |
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| Qiman | Sep 21 2006, 05:00 PM Post #25 |
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Those aren't Vidzis' hands, he is wearing a blue tank top in the event, could be Wenta's or others, Iron Mind speaks of multiple bloody hands and torn calluses. From past performances, I figured the deadlift would set Wenta back some, but he had the 2nd best qualifier time on Fingals, if his hands don't interfere he likely will move up tomorrow. He is decent at vehicle pull but not yet outstanding. Speaking of which, someone at Brute strength was stating that in his understanding Pudz is mediocre at Fingals and vehicle pull. Not! The WSMs I recall he placed 1st or 2nd in vehicle pull in the past, and has since gained weight. I would give him a chance to win that event, and should be top 4 at worst. Yes, in Fingals maybe middle of the pack, tall competitors have the advantage. But who knows, I don't recall seeing any recent Fingals events for him to judge this by, and he tends to work at conquering any weaknesses! The Overhead Stones were a great example of how using one variant of a lift can totally alter the results. 2 competitors with no lift, which set Dymek back once again. Pfister being the only one to get past the 2nd stone will be talked about for a long time, he must of had some great training regimen! If this had been logs or viking press, the field would've been sorted out very differently. For example Toczek got 21 reps of the Viking beating Mariusz by 1 rep this summer. And Wenta can do a 180 log, right up there with Pudz. But the stones are a whole different story, and Pfister right now rules! The Car Walk could be the ultimate separator. Pfister struggled with the car walk in the qualifiers, while Wenta did well. Many couldn't finish the course, we will see what they learned from that experience. But Pudz had a great time, probably 2nd behind Virtanen. He could win this event, and with the Atlas Stones you have Pfister, Pudz and Felix who all have chance to win, Wenta is pretty good too. Still see Pudz winning the title, but only on the last day. |
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