Steve Angell
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That two man trap bar has got to be one of the most awesome bits of kit i have ever seen!!!
Frank Ciavattone has his neck lift record in the Guiness book of records.
IAWA Member Barry Anderson from England has had many records in the Guiness book of records over the years from strandpulling to finger lifting.
Just out of interest, did anyone see that Guiness put Mark Felix in to the record books for a 225kg left hand one hand deadlift. It was in the sept edition of Muscle & Fitness (May be the English edition though) They said that the biggest lift in history (Left handed) was 221kgs. Firstly, the picture in the mag had one end of the bar well bellow knee level, as the bar was tilting a lot. Secondly, the 221kgs is my OHDL. I had a 230kgs failed two to one that was a much better lift than the one Felix has now got in the record books. Not that i’m bitter or anything. LOL. And the supliments he takes are quite a lot stronger than mine!
I’m with Travis, Stones all the way.
And the 25 and 32kg Kettlebells hand made for me by British Master Blacksmith Stan Pike.I use them for all kinds of throwing as well as general KB conditioning training.
Travis,
If memory serves me right, you can actually see a bit of one of the stones chip off when Kaz dumps it down and the end.
One thing i put forward to David was that, as you stated, know one really knows if Dinnie did actually walk with them, and add in the fact that everyone now trying to walk / Drag them are using straps. All walking attempts should be banned, or no straps be used.
At this moment in time David seems to be in favour of removing strap assisted lifts from the records, and successful lifts will comprise of a fully locked out lift with a 2 second hold; and a partial lift given to those who get them off the ground unassisted, but don’t lock them out. I personally am very much in favour of this.
Hopefully once David has finished all the Highland games and other competitions he is currently involved with, we can move this forward and get a set standard down.
Great article Thom, and one that is very close to my heart. I know of a number of people who when talking to the general public forget to mention the use of straps. Only recently whilst talking to my old weightlifting coach Chris Gladding (A fantastic all-round lifter by the way) He mentioned that a guy had been telling him how he had lifted the Dinnies and had put his name down in history. It was only upon seeing the picture that Chris realised he used straps.
After much resent debate on another forum, i contacted David Webster to find his take on what should be classed as a good lift. As it turns out, David is very keen to get this sorted and is now in the process of getting the views of some of the top stone lifters out there and set a standard for all to meet. And i am delighted that David is of the same view as myself that strap assisted lifts are cheating, and it looks like going forward strap assisted lifts will be removed from the Dinnie web site and will not be classed as a good lift for all future attempts.
Another thing David wants to implement is that all lifters only perform one lift, so as to stop the stones chipping and loosing weight.
This is all in its infancy at the moment, so i would appreciate it if it was kept on this forum only.
Without hesitation, i would say Bob Hirsh. He kept me from winning the best overall title twice, and the poundage’s he lifted for his bodyweight were phenomenal.
Just wanted to thank Al for the Humbling write up on my Dinnie lifts. I’m also very glad to now be part of a real drug free forum. Keep up the great work guy’s, and i hope to finally meet you all in person one day.
Strength & honour
Steve.
Ps, i finally managed to get my video clip of reps 5, 6 & 7 on youtube. Here is the link.
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