Im only 5 3 and done growing. Im very strong naturally and i have good lifts. Will being 5 3 make it impossible to win at strongman? How much will it hurt my performance. My weight is a little low now but i know ill hit 180 within a year so thats not an issue.
It seems like i would have an advantage on things like sled drag and dead lift?
Thanks alot, and reps.
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Thread: Height and strongman
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07-24-2007, 09:36 AM #1
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Height and strongman
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07-24-2007, 09:40 AM #2anonymousGuest
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07-24-2007, 09:48 AM #7
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Usually 175 under (usually these guys are strictly amateur) 176-200 ( again strictly amateur) 201-231 ( these guys usually can be LW Pros) 231+ HWYs
Look up Grant Higa short strongman, Ive meet him, hell im suppose to train with him this saturday.. Ask him about it on marunde-muscle.com where everyone that comments is a strongman competitor.
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07-24-2007, 10:23 AM #8
Being short does make a lot of events harder.
Max weight in things close to "typical" exercises (squats, deadlifts, etc) the short stoke doesn't hurt.
I am 5'6 and putting stones on a 48" box sucks because it is so high relative to my height. It can also make it harder to flip taller tires and I would imagine we would both be screwed at fingal fingers.
Go and have fun anyway. It is a great time. If your goal is to turn pro, it will be an uphill battle, but nothing is impossible.
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It would be tough, since putting things onto platforms would prove to be very difficult, as would the fingers. But on the other hand at 5'3 180 lbs training weight you would be perfectly built to be an incredible 165 pound powerlifter
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dude don't let height hold u back. u can still kick ass.
If anything, u would kick ass in the deadlift events and the farmer walks. all of those are shorter picks. and sometimes for the deadlift events, u might even deadlift the weight at 18" so it'd be an easy pick.
u dont' look that old. are u a teen? u'll probably grow taller in no time
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07-24-2007, 03:17 PM #14
check it
http://www.btinternet.com/~philip.j....stumpypage.htm
andrew "stumpy" raynes, 5'5", i've tried like hell to find more info about him, all i really know is what's on this page and the fact that he's "probably" retired.. big inspiration for the shorter guys (like me)
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08-13-2007, 02:30 PM #18
You can make yourself look taller by doing different things, Believe me, it literally helps.
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Good luck
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08-13-2007, 02:39 PM #19
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the problems you may face are all size related really, as far as I can see. Stones, I can imagine at some sizes might not be so easy with short arms but then just get stronger Bro, scre it.
You can shoulder stones but at some point the platforms my get to high. I've seem platforms almost as tall as me and I'm 6 feet tall. I'm not sure if thats the norm, i've not done a comp yet.
Bro have at it, screw it!
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08-14-2007, 07:11 AM #24
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08-14-2007, 08:35 PM #28
How old is that vid? DW has definitely come a long way since the first vids of him I saw. He's headed in the right direction and has a ton of heart (And is very resistant to injury apparently). But yeah, he's 5'5" and like 165-170. I think he just wants to get to 175 and just keep adding strength with little/no scale weight. At least, it'd make sense if he wants to compete in the lowest weight class.
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