Powerlifters move heavy weights but never move their feet.
Strongmen pick up heavy objects and run with them.
IMO...Strongman is the only sport which requires one to be an athlete and show their athletic ability. We do the powerlifts to increase our performance in our sport. The exercises we do in the gym are not the same ones that we compete with...but they help us. To be a good strongman, one must have good foot speed, great cardio shape, very strong in all lifts, etc... It takes the total package.
IMO...Strongman is the only sport which requires one to be an athlete and show their athletic ability. We do the powerlifts to increase our performance in our sport. The exercises we do in the gym are not the same ones that we compete with...but they help us. To be a good strongman, one must have good foot speed, great cardio shape, very strong in all lifts, etc... It takes the total package.
At 15-16 I was 152.
17-18 I was 213.
19-20 I was around 230.
From age 20-22 I was 245-260.
In 2001 I bulked up to 305 (and fat) and dieted down to 269 in 4-5 months.
I've been between 275-290 ever since. I always weigh about the same I just keep getting leaner. I don't think that my body wants to put on any more weight.