Free 7 Hour Contest Video: MHP's Clash of the Titans II & Kings of the Bench III

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MHP's Clash of the Titans II & Kings of the Bench III
The 2009 Ronnie Coleman Classic Expo

This was our second promotion that included the classic squat (walked out, taken below parallel and only employing the aide of a powerlifting belt and a pair of knee wraps.) MHP’s Kings of the Bench III & Clash of the Titans II took place at The 2009 Ronnie Coleman Classic Expo. It was our first time at this tradeshow and we got things started off with a bang! I’m very happy to report that we’re planning on returning to The Ronnie Coleman Classic in April of 2012.

For this particular competition we used the progressive bar load system instead of the three attempt system. We were hoping that this format would make the competition more viewer friendly. But one or two of the lifters, who were not in contention for the prize money, held up the process by taking series of attempts that took up stage time without changing their standings. So, after this experiment, we returned to the modern format of three attempts per lifter per barbell lift.

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Official Stage Crew

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Charles “In Charge” Bean, Spotter/Loader

Levi “The Magical Liger” Van Dyke, Spotter/Loader

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MHP’s Clash of the Titans III

Lightweight
(175.9 Pounds Bodyweight and Under)

1st Place
Jamie McDougal
175.6 Pounds Bwt.
510 Squat
420 Bench
600 Deadlift
1,530 Total

2nd Place
Eric Talmant
170.6 Pounds Bwt.
520 Squat
260 Bench
620 Deadlift
1,400 Total

3rd Place
James Hinson Jr.
169 Pounds Bwt.
480 Squat
290 Bench
560 Deadlift
1,330 Total

4th Place
Jeff Phillips
159.8 Pounds Bwt.
480 Squat
290 Bench
530 Deadlift
1,300 Total

5th Place
Thomas Phillips
174.6 Pounds Bwt.
480 Squat
290 Bench
530 Deadlift
1,300 Total

Middleweight
(176-225.9 Pounds Bodyweight)

1st Place
Jesse Kellum
218 Pounds Bwt.
750 Squat
520 Bench
680 Deadlift
1,950 Total

2nd Place
Brandon “C4″ Cass
222 Pounds Bwt.
710 Squat
400 Bench
770 Deadlift
1,880 Total

3rd Place
Terry Tucker
217.8 Pounds Bwt.
560 Squat
380 Bench
670 Deadlift
1,610 Total

4th Place
Ben Patel
211.2 Pounds Bwt.
450 Squat
280 Bench
570 Deadlift
1,300 Total

“Stunnin’Steve” Coyne
224 Pounds Bwt.
600 Squat
250 Bench
0 Deadlift
Did Not Total

Light Heavyweight
(226-275.9 Pounds Bodyweight)

1st Place
Scott Smith
268.2 Pounds Bwt
830 Squat
550 Bench
750 Deadlift
2,130 Total

2nd Place
Chip “Big Hoot” Edalgo
245.5 Pounds Bwt.
600 Squat
520 Bench
630 Deadlift
1,750 Total

3rd Place
Shae Jones
237.6 Pounds Bwt.
610 Squat
450 Bench
660 Deadlift
1,720 Total

Heavyweight
(276 Pounds Bodyweight and Over)

1st Place
Randall Harris
341.8 Pounds Bwt.
790 Squat
520 Bench
700 Deadlift
2,010 Total

2nd Place
Jonathan Vick
370.8 Pounds Bwt.
690 Squat
460 Bench
760 Deadlift
1,910 Total

3rd Place
Jon Grove
308.6 Pounds Bwt.
750 Squat
55 Bench (Token Lift)
700 Deadlift
1,505 Total (due to token bench taken to protect an injury which occured during training)

Kings of the Bench III

Lightweight Division
(175.9 Pounds and Under Bodyweight)

1st Place
Jamie McDougal
175.6 Pounds Bwt.
420 Bench

2nd Place

Kris Chitty
171 Pounds Bodyweight
320 Bench

3rd Place
Adam Yezer
174 Pounds Bwt.
310 Bench

Middleweight Division
(176-225.9 Pounds Bodyweight)

1st Place
Rene Imesch
218 Pounds Bwt.
520 Bench

2nd Place
Eric “Big Ezy” Downey
224 Pounds Bwt.
490 Bench

Light Heavyweight Division
(226-275.9 Pounds Bodyweight)

1st Place
Collin “Pooh Bear” Rhodes
265 Pounds Bwt.
540 Bench

2nd Place
Chip “Big Hoot” Edalgo
245.5 Pounds Bwt.
520 Bench

3rd Place
Shae Jones
237.6 Pounds Bwt.
450 Bench

Heavyweight Division

1st Place
“Big Al” Davis
282 Pounds Bwt.
560 Bench

2nd Place
Randall Harris
341.8 Pounds Bwt.
520 Bench

Prize Money Breakdown

$2,000 Cash, Scott Smith, Overall Biggest Total and Light Heavyweight Powerlifting Champion

$2,000 Cash, Al Davis, Overall Biggest Bench and Heavyweight Benchpress Champion

$2,000 Cash, Jamie McDougal, Powerlifting and Benchpress Lwt. Champion

$1,000 Cash, Randall Harris, Heavyweight Powerlifting Champion

$1,000 Cash, Jesse Kellum, Middleweight Powerlifting Champion

$1,000 Cash, Collin Rhodes, Light Heavyweight Benchpress Champion

$1,000 Cash, Rene Imesch, Middleweight Benchpress Champion

Total Amount of Prize Money = $10,000 Cash

Plus Over $2,000 in Additional Prizes from SLAPPA.com and EOSportsGear.com

Trophies Awarded to the Top 3 in Each Division in Each Contest

so they get 2 tries per bench weight? once they miss a weight twice they r thru?

[QUOTE=John Prophet;709453091]so they get 2 tries per bench weight? once they miss a weight twice they r thru?[/QUOTE]

Yes, the way the progressive bar load system works is that lifters can take as many attempts as they want to until they miss two in a row. The bar weight never goes down so lifters can retake the same weight or try and go for 10+ pounds more on the next go around.

This is very similar to the steel log press in a lot of strongman competitions.

It would have worked except we underestimated some people's desire for spotlight time. One lifter was a good 100 pounds behind the leader yet he kept taking 10 pound jumps, which meant that he took four or more attempts back to back and we had to give him 3 minute rest periods so he held up the show for 15-20 mins when his incremental jumps had no bearing on his standings in the line-up (frustrating.)

That's why we returned to the 3 attempt system in 2010.

[QUOTE=Seanzilla HCPL;709461511]Yes, the way the progressive bar load system works is that lifters can take as many attempts as they want to until they miss two in a row. The bar weight never goes down so lifters can retake the same weight or try and go for 10+ pounds more on the next go around.

This is very similar to the steel log press in a lot of strongman competitions.

It would have worked except we underestimated some people's desire for spotlight time. One lifter was a good 100 pounds behind the leader yet he kept taking 10 pound jumps, which meant that he took four or more attempts back to back and we had to give him 3 minute rest periods so he held up the show for 15-20 mins when his incremental jumps had no bearing on his standings in the line-up (frustrating.)

That's why we returned to the 3 attempt system in 2010.[/QUOTE]


Dont the strongmen only get x number of attempts though? if everyone had, say 5 attempts then it would keep it honest

great! now i'll have something to do for the rest of the summer day

how bout this? u miss and follow yourself u get 4 minutes. u make and follow yourself u get 2 minutes

slight tactical error for Brandon Cass. made 400 bench. jumped up to 450 and missed. too big of a jump. probably could have easily made 440. wouldnt have changed total outcome though

[QUOTE=John Prophet;709483231]how bout this? u miss and follow yourself u get 4 minutes. u make and follow yourself u get 2 minutes[/QUOTE]

Maybe we should have made the minimum jumps larger? Say twenty pounds instead of ten? The problems arose when someone was pulling in the 500s and they wanted to go 500, 510, 520, 530 and 540 (or something to that effect) while they were competing against another lifter who was ahead after the squats and benches and was waiting to get started in the low 600s. The 500 something deadlifter was treating the contest like a local meet when they should have had the maturity to realise that they were holding up the lifters who were in contention for some of the prize money. Some of the top lifters got held up for 20+ minutes after they were warmed up and ready to go.

the raw meets seem SO much easier to judge. its either there or its not