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TRF Posters: Do they lift things? What do they lift?? Let's find out!
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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 1053587" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>My guess would be that the record falls a year from now - nobody's going to attempt a record breaking weight without a cash incentive. Part of the reason it didn't go this time is the mad rush that everyone has been in to prepare for this contest. With a year to prepare, it's within the capabilities of multiple competitors if they want it IMO. It might fall earlier if the Dubai guys stick some money up, particularly as it seems hard for the Iranian guys to compete anywhere these days, but this could end up full of poorly prepared athletes as well.</p><p></p><p>Just as mind blowing as the number of 1000lbs lifts was everyone hitting 400kg for the opener to me. I remember when this was a big deal in strongman (particularly when Kevin Nee did it), now it's just an opener. Shout out to Gerrit Badenhorst - his 410kg pull in 1995 on a stiff bar with normal straps was comfortable. With modern "training methods" and nutrition, he wouldn't be far away these days.</p><p></p><p>How good did Pavlo Nakonechnyy look? I'm not usually one for a hot take, but his potential looks incredible. Smoking the farmers straight after a deadlift WR attempt was impressive. With better technique he'd surely have won that event and improved on his placing in the others. He moves well, is powerful and has a frame to hang plenty of mass off. Unless he has major weaknesses that weren't apparent, I'd put him odds on for a world ***le if he sticks with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1053587, member: 58362"] My guess would be that the record falls a year from now - nobody's going to attempt a record breaking weight without a cash incentive. Part of the reason it didn't go this time is the mad rush that everyone has been in to prepare for this contest. With a year to prepare, it's within the capabilities of multiple competitors if they want it IMO. It might fall earlier if the Dubai guys stick some money up, particularly as it seems hard for the Iranian guys to compete anywhere these days, but this could end up full of poorly prepared athletes as well. Just as mind blowing as the number of 1000lbs lifts was everyone hitting 400kg for the opener to me. I remember when this was a big deal in strongman (particularly when Kevin Nee did it), now it's just an opener. Shout out to Gerrit Badenhorst - his 410kg pull in 1995 on a stiff bar with normal straps was comfortable. With modern "training methods" and nutrition, he wouldn't be far away these days. How good did Pavlo Nakonechnyy look? I'm not usually one for a hot take, but his potential looks incredible. Smoking the farmers straight after a deadlift WR attempt was impressive. With better technique he'd surely have won that event and improved on his placing in the others. He moves well, is powerful and has a frame to hang plenty of mass off. Unless he has major weaknesses that weren't apparent, I'd put him odds on for a world ***le if he sticks with it. [/QUOTE]
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