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Kevin Nee - the next Marius?
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Scotsman
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He'll do very well in WSM but not so in IFSA. He's just a little on the short side, but the mobility helps out in WSM. Kid is hella strong and seems like he's got a good head on his shoulders. Barring injury he'll be a force to be reconned with.
MTV did a true life story on him for when he first won his pro-card. Seems like a cool kid.
Cheers,
Scotsman
MTV did a true life story on him for when he first won his pro-card. Seems like a cool kid.
Cheers,
Scotsman
Scotsman
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Tatyana said:
He has a tendency to hold his breath too long hence the fainting. It's good for single max but you have to keep air coming in to avoid passing out on the rep exercises.
The World's Strongest Man contest or WSM is sponsored by MetRX and is the better known division. Athletes here are Mariusz, Kevin, Phil Phister, Dave Ostlund, etc.. Most competitions have a movement/cardio dominant structure. Lots of medely events (multiple events put together like a carry and drag) and rep dominated structure. That's why you see car carry, fingal fingers, weight for distance, keg carry, muti-stone lifts, etc. These favor the more mobile and less massive athletes like Mariusz and Kevin.
IFSA International Federation of Strength Athletes tends to use more weight dominated events and less "cardio" events. Athletes here Zydrunas Savickas, Mikhail Kokliev, Vysul Varystuk, etc... Most comps here use a high rep max weight like the dead for reps on a bar or axel. Max weight log clean and press, circus dumbell press, max dead, etc. These athletes are much bigger and can move a lot more weight but aren't as mobile. Vystul is the only person to win both the WSM and IFSA titles though three years apart. I believe fourth place is the highest any WSM athlete has finished in an IFSA contest. Mariusz has never cracked the top five in a major IFSA contest.
Then there are some lesser divisions. The US and Canada have a couple of lower level pro strongman circuits through the North American Strong Man Inc. group run by Willie and Dione Wessels.
Cheers,
Scotsman
There are quite a few contests in England. I was training with a buddy in Nottingham earlier this year.
I believe that the last 2-3 times that IFSA has squared off with the WSM/SS guys...IFSA has swept the contest.
WSM/SS recently backed down from a $25,000 challenge between the two feds where each would be allowed to choose the event and send their best athletes.
Kevin is a VERY good Strongman but his attitude and mine are a little bit different.
I believe that the last 2-3 times that IFSA has squared off with the WSM/SS guys...IFSA has swept the contest.
WSM/SS recently backed down from a $25,000 challenge between the two feds where each would be allowed to choose the event and send their best athletes.
Kevin is a VERY good Strongman but his attitude and mine are a little bit different.
Scotsman said:
Been through a rough year. Been really sick for a year, and still am. Been a shell of my former self.
Being the IFSA Rep for my country, I highly doubt it will ever happen. Whoever the loser is, will have lost all credibility (and sponsors = money) in their respective sport.
So many people here tell me that Mariuz is the best in the World...yet they have no idea that he isn't beating the IFSA guys when they meet in a contest.
