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Gregor Edmunds Wins Highland Games World Championships
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2007 World Championships Result
Congratulations to Gregor Edmunds for winning the 2007 World Championships
Order of Events:
Day One
23lb Braemar Stone16lb Hammer56lb Weight for Distance16lb Open Stone
Day 2
22lb Hammer28lb Weight for Distance56lb Weight for HeightCaber Toss
Day 1 Results
Braemar Stone
1. Kirylo Chuprinun
44'7 1/2
2. Ryan Vierra
41'7 3/4
3. Gregor Edmunds
41' 3 1/2
4. Scott Rider 40'10 1/2
5. Sean Betz 40' 2 1/4
16 Hammer
1. Bruce Aitkins 140'7 1/2
2. Larry Brock 133' 81/4
3. Ryan Vierra 132'2 1/2
4. Sean Bets 131'7 3/4
5. Gregor Edmunds 129'8 1/4
56 Weight for Distance
1. Ryan Vierra 44'2 1/2
2. Larry Brock 41'11
3. Bruce Robb 40'9
4. Harrison Bailey 40'6 3/4
5. Sean Betz 40'4
16 Open Stone
1. Scott Rider 56'3 1/2
2. Gregor Edmunds 52'101/2
3. Kiryl Chuprinun 51'7 3/4
4. Ryan Vierra 51'7 1/4
5. Bruce Robb 50'8
Day 2 Results
22 Hammer
1. Bruce Aiken 114’3.5
2. Larry Brock 111’3.75
3. Gregor Edmunds 109’4.75
4. Sean Betz 105’10.5
5. Ryan Vierra 105’6.5
28 Weight for Distance
1. Bruce Robb 80’4
2. Gregor Edmunds 80’2.75
2. Kyrylo Chuprinun 80’2.75
4. Larry Brock 80’1.75
5. Sean Betz 78’10.75
56 Weight Over Bar
1. Bruce Robb 17’ (NEW INVERNESS GAMES RECORD)
2. Kyrylo Chuprinun 16’
2. Dave Barron 16’
2. Wout Zilstra 16’
5. Gregor Edmunds
15’ Caber Toss (20x125)
1. Kyrylo Chuprinun 11:45
2. Gregor Edmunds 11:30
3. Wout Zylstra 10:30
4. Bruce Robb 10:15 5. Ryan Vierra 8
Overall World Championship Results
1. Gregor Edmunds 29.5
2. Ryan Vierra 34
3. Larry Brock 39
4. Kyrylo Chuprinun 40.5
5. Bruce Robb 41
6. Sean Betz 47
7. Bruce Aitken 53
8. Dave Barron 59
8. Scott Rider 59
10. Harrison Bailey 65
11. Wout Zylstra 70
12. Greg Hadley 75
Congratulations to Gregor Edmunds for winning the 2007 World Championships
Order of Events:
Day One
23lb Braemar Stone16lb Hammer56lb Weight for Distance16lb Open Stone
Day 2
22lb Hammer28lb Weight for Distance56lb Weight for HeightCaber Toss
Day 1 Results
Braemar Stone
1. Kirylo Chuprinun
44'7 1/2
2. Ryan Vierra
41'7 3/4
3. Gregor Edmunds
41' 3 1/2
4. Scott Rider 40'10 1/2
5. Sean Betz 40' 2 1/4
16 Hammer
1. Bruce Aitkins 140'7 1/2
2. Larry Brock 133' 81/4
3. Ryan Vierra 132'2 1/2
4. Sean Bets 131'7 3/4
5. Gregor Edmunds 129'8 1/4
56 Weight for Distance
1. Ryan Vierra 44'2 1/2
2. Larry Brock 41'11
3. Bruce Robb 40'9
4. Harrison Bailey 40'6 3/4
5. Sean Betz 40'4
16 Open Stone
1. Scott Rider 56'3 1/2
2. Gregor Edmunds 52'101/2
3. Kiryl Chuprinun 51'7 3/4
4. Ryan Vierra 51'7 1/4
5. Bruce Robb 50'8
Day 2 Results
22 Hammer
1. Bruce Aiken 114’3.5
2. Larry Brock 111’3.75
3. Gregor Edmunds 109’4.75
4. Sean Betz 105’10.5
5. Ryan Vierra 105’6.5
28 Weight for Distance
1. Bruce Robb 80’4
2. Gregor Edmunds 80’2.75
2. Kyrylo Chuprinun 80’2.75
4. Larry Brock 80’1.75
5. Sean Betz 78’10.75
56 Weight Over Bar
1. Bruce Robb 17’ (NEW INVERNESS GAMES RECORD)
2. Kyrylo Chuprinun 16’
2. Dave Barron 16’
2. Wout Zilstra 16’
5. Gregor Edmunds
15’ Caber Toss (20x125)
1. Kyrylo Chuprinun 11:45
2. Gregor Edmunds 11:30
3. Wout Zylstra 10:30
4. Bruce Robb 10:15 5. Ryan Vierra 8
Overall World Championship Results
1. Gregor Edmunds 29.5
2. Ryan Vierra 34
3. Larry Brock 39
4. Kyrylo Chuprinun 40.5
5. Bruce Robb 41
6. Sean Betz 47
7. Bruce Aitken 53
8. Dave Barron 59
8. Scott Rider 59
10. Harrison Bailey 65
11. Wout Zylstra 70
12. Greg Hadley 75
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nice prestatie ! btw wrom update je je log niemeer?
ben net terug van vakantie !
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11e plaats voor Woutje op zijn 'oude' dag
Hij wil er nog niet aan toegeven om met de masters (= 40+) mee te doen.
Die wint ie gemakkelijk.......
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Wereldtitel Highlandgames terug in Schotland
(door Tommy de Bruijn)
Afgelopen weekend is in het Schotse Inverness het 28e wereldkampioenschap Highlandgames gehouden. Het was 12 jaar geleden dat het WK op Schotse bodem werd gehouden. Tegelijkertijd werd het dit weekend een dubbel feest want de wereldkampioen 2007 is terug een Schot en wel de huidige Schotse Kampioen Gregor Edmunds uit Glasgow.
Tijdens een groot opgezet Highland games spektakel met atleten van over de hele wereld starte de wedstrijd zaterdag 20/7 om 13:00u. er waren de eerste dag 4 onderdelen vastgelegd door de IHF.
• Braemar stone
• Light hammer
• Heavy weight for distance
• Open stone light
De tweede dag waren de onderdelen
• Zware hamer
• Light weight for distance
• Weight for height
• Caber toss
De toenmalige wereldkampioen Ryan Vierra was leider na de eerste dag leider maar had tijdens het wedstrijdseizoen in Schotland een serieuze verkoudheid opgelopen die hem de tweede dag parten speelde.
Tijdens de onderdelen zelf werden er geen nieuwe records gegooid door de mindere weeromstandigheden. Enkel op de weight for height lukt het Bruce Robb die debuteerde op het WK de 17ft over te gooien waarmee hij het
local record van voormalig wereldkampioen Matt Sanford van 16.6ft verbrak en dit was ook een uitstekende prestatie. Ook Bruce Aitkin liet tijdens beide dagen zien waarom hij de meester is in het hamerslingeren. Zowel de lichte
als de zware hamer schreef hij op zijn naam met enkele prachtige throws. Onze eigen Wout Zijlstra die aan zijn laatste WK deelnam kon het publiek zoals altijd amuseren. Hij verloor de eerste dag veel punten door een
slechte hamer en een slechte steen maar haalde de tweede dag veel punten in met een goede caber en wfh. Wout zal volgend jaar ook aan de masters deelnemen. Na twee dagen is dus de nieuwe wereldkampioen terug een Schot. Gregor Edmunds die de titel ,na een uitstekend seizoen dat hij nu draait, welverdiende na twee dagen. Van hem hebben we zeker het laatste nog niet gezien en hij zal ook nog moeten laten zien dat hij de titels meermaals op zijn naam kan schrijven zoals ook Ryan Vierra dit deed.
zie voor alle uitslagen Welkom - Highlandgames Federatie Nederland - België
(door Tommy de Bruijn)
Afgelopen weekend is in het Schotse Inverness het 28e wereldkampioenschap Highlandgames gehouden. Het was 12 jaar geleden dat het WK op Schotse bodem werd gehouden. Tegelijkertijd werd het dit weekend een dubbel feest want de wereldkampioen 2007 is terug een Schot en wel de huidige Schotse Kampioen Gregor Edmunds uit Glasgow.
Tijdens een groot opgezet Highland games spektakel met atleten van over de hele wereld starte de wedstrijd zaterdag 20/7 om 13:00u. er waren de eerste dag 4 onderdelen vastgelegd door de IHF.
• Braemar stone
• Light hammer
• Heavy weight for distance
• Open stone light
De tweede dag waren de onderdelen
• Zware hamer
• Light weight for distance
• Weight for height
• Caber toss
De toenmalige wereldkampioen Ryan Vierra was leider na de eerste dag leider maar had tijdens het wedstrijdseizoen in Schotland een serieuze verkoudheid opgelopen die hem de tweede dag parten speelde.
Tijdens de onderdelen zelf werden er geen nieuwe records gegooid door de mindere weeromstandigheden. Enkel op de weight for height lukt het Bruce Robb die debuteerde op het WK de 17ft over te gooien waarmee hij het
local record van voormalig wereldkampioen Matt Sanford van 16.6ft verbrak en dit was ook een uitstekende prestatie. Ook Bruce Aitkin liet tijdens beide dagen zien waarom hij de meester is in het hamerslingeren. Zowel de lichte
als de zware hamer schreef hij op zijn naam met enkele prachtige throws. Onze eigen Wout Zijlstra die aan zijn laatste WK deelnam kon het publiek zoals altijd amuseren. Hij verloor de eerste dag veel punten door een
slechte hamer en een slechte steen maar haalde de tweede dag veel punten in met een goede caber en wfh. Wout zal volgend jaar ook aan de masters deelnemen. Na twee dagen is dus de nieuwe wereldkampioen terug een Schot. Gregor Edmunds die de titel ,na een uitstekend seizoen dat hij nu draait, welverdiende na twee dagen. Van hem hebben we zeker het laatste nog niet gezien en hij zal ook nog moeten laten zien dat hij de titels meermaals op zijn naam kan schrijven zoals ook Ryan Vierra dit deed.
zie voor alle uitslagen Welkom - Highlandgames Federatie Nederland - België
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Wanneer ga jij meedoen??
Was dat trouwens Wout Zijlstra s record die werd gebroken!??
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New York Times Covers Highland Games World Championships by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2007 IronMind
MILO was not the only USA-based publication covering the Highland Games World Championships in Inverness, Scotland last weekend - The New York Times was also on the job.
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Not just another Manhattan attorney, David Barron competed in the Highland Games World Championships in Inverness, Scotland this weekend. Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
The resulting story, along with a photo of David Barron - whose day job is as a Manhattan attorney - appeared in Tuesday’s paper and here is a link to the electronic version:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/sports/othersports/24highland.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
MILO was not the only USA-based publication covering the Highland Games World Championships in Inverness, Scotland last weekend - The New York Times was also on the job.
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Not just another Manhattan attorney, David Barron competed in the Highland Games World Championships in Inverness, Scotland this weekend. Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
The resulting story, along with a photo of David Barron - whose day job is as a Manhattan attorney - appeared in Tuesday’s paper and here is a link to the electronic version:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/sports/othersports/24highland.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
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When It Comes to Scottish Games, Americans Are Plaid to the Bone
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By JOSHUA ROBINSON
Published: July 24, 2007
INVERNESS, Scotland, July 23 — Swinging an antique sword wildly above his head as the rain bucketed down Sunday, Gregor Edmunds stood atop the podium, the newly crowned champion of the World Highland Games. For the first time in 12 years, the competition returned to Scotland, so it was only fitting for a Glaswegian to win it.
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Randall J. Strossen for The New York Times
David Barron, a Manhattan lawyer who competes in 10 to 15 events a year, tossing a 28-pound weight for distance at the World Highland Games in Inverness, Scotland.
Of the 12 linebacker-sized men clad in Tartan kilts, the 6-foot-4 and 287-pound Edmunds proved the most consistent over eight tests of strength. They ranged from throwing stones, weights and hammers for both distance and height to the iconic caber toss in which competitors try to flip a 20-foot, 121-pound pole.
For a Scottish tradition that ranks alongside bagpipes and haggis — both in abundant supply last weekend — one detail seemed odd. Behind the podium, five American flags blew in the wind.
They represented the five Americans in the field. Over the past century, Highland sports have found a niche in the United States, which now produces some of the top competitors in the world. The United States has more Highland Games and Scottish festivals than any country in the world with more than 200 events a year, blending the atmospheres of a track meet and a county fair.
“It’s just really caught on in the U.S.,” said Harrison Bailey III, a Highland Games athlete and high school principal from Easton, Pa. “I think we have such a strong track and field presence in the U.S. that a lot of guys make that transition.”
In Scotland, however, the traditional sports have been on a steady decline. David Webster, the secretary general of the World Federation of Heavy Events, acknowledged that there was cause for concern, but no fear of Highland sports dying.
“They’ve been around for 1,000 years and they’ll keep on being with us,” he said. “But it is getting harder and harder to find sponsorship.”
Webster, a 78-year-old retired gym teacher, has been organizing games since 1946. Wearing a kilt, bonnet and wooly knee socks — complete with a hunting knife tucked in the side — he paced around the field, serving as commentator for the events and recounting the history of the games to anyone who would listen.
The earliest records of Highland games date to the 11th century when, as the story goes, King Malcolm Canmore of Scotland wanted to find the fastest man in his clan because he needed a messenger. So he organized a hill race and while the villagers waited for the runners to come down, they passed the time by throwing stones and weights.
Clan chieftains also used the games to find their strongest men, Webster said. That way, each chieftain had his champion and could challenge those in other clans as a substitute for battles.
Highland games were eventually formalized in the 19th century. Sir Walter Scott, author of “Ivanhoe,” arranged a display for the visit of King George IV to Edinburgh in 1822. It included a meeting of the clans, a piping competition, traditional dancing and the heavy throwing events, which are the four elements required for any games today.
The sport soon became a cultural export. In 1889, a party of Scots was invited to the Paris Exposition to put on a Highland games show. Sitting in the crowd was Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who created the modern Olympics five years later.
“He included putting the stone, throwing the weight for distance, the pole vault, throwing the hammer — all good Scottish things — having seen them there,” Webster said.
Scottish immigrants spread their traditions as far as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. But Webster said it was Donald Dinnie who firmly established Highland games during tours in the United States, inspiring a group of amateur athletes in New York.
Last weekend, there was one New Yorker taking on the Scots. David Barron, a Manhattan lawyer, competes in 10 to 15 games a year.
“The guy who wins this weekend will make £1,000, maybe 2,000,” he said. “And that’s on the high end. You’ve got to be doing it for the love of it.”
His fellow American Sean Betz, a personal trainer from Omaha, Neb., said that even without the high stakes of most world-class sporting events, Highland games provided a better atmosphere for competition.
“There’s no animosity at all,” he said. “You’re not as nervous and you’re not rooting for people to mess up.”
The caber toss was the last event on the schedule and the rain-sodden fans were rewarded with a Scottish victory Sunday. Edmunds’s throw was good enough to defeat the five-time champion Ryan Vierra, a professional Highland games athlete of Hilmar, Calif. What the championship lacked in prize money, it more than made up for by staying true to the sport’s local roots. Edmunds put down his sword for a moment and waved his trophy in the air: a bottle of 25-year-old Scotch.
The only thing threatening to overshadow the championships was a caber thief. Last week, while the poles were being soaked in a local loch to attain the necessary weight, one of them was stolen. The perpetrator and 20-foot pole are still at large
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By JOSHUA ROBINSON
Published: July 24, 2007
INVERNESS, Scotland, July 23 — Swinging an antique sword wildly above his head as the rain bucketed down Sunday, Gregor Edmunds stood atop the podium, the newly crowned champion of the World Highland Games. For the first time in 12 years, the competition returned to Scotland, so it was only fitting for a Glaswegian to win it.
Skip to next paragraph
Randall J. Strossen for The New York Times
David Barron, a Manhattan lawyer who competes in 10 to 15 events a year, tossing a 28-pound weight for distance at the World Highland Games in Inverness, Scotland.
Of the 12 linebacker-sized men clad in Tartan kilts, the 6-foot-4 and 287-pound Edmunds proved the most consistent over eight tests of strength. They ranged from throwing stones, weights and hammers for both distance and height to the iconic caber toss in which competitors try to flip a 20-foot, 121-pound pole.
For a Scottish tradition that ranks alongside bagpipes and haggis — both in abundant supply last weekend — one detail seemed odd. Behind the podium, five American flags blew in the wind.
They represented the five Americans in the field. Over the past century, Highland sports have found a niche in the United States, which now produces some of the top competitors in the world. The United States has more Highland Games and Scottish festivals than any country in the world with more than 200 events a year, blending the atmospheres of a track meet and a county fair.
“It’s just really caught on in the U.S.,” said Harrison Bailey III, a Highland Games athlete and high school principal from Easton, Pa. “I think we have such a strong track and field presence in the U.S. that a lot of guys make that transition.”
In Scotland, however, the traditional sports have been on a steady decline. David Webster, the secretary general of the World Federation of Heavy Events, acknowledged that there was cause for concern, but no fear of Highland sports dying.
“They’ve been around for 1,000 years and they’ll keep on being with us,” he said. “But it is getting harder and harder to find sponsorship.”
Webster, a 78-year-old retired gym teacher, has been organizing games since 1946. Wearing a kilt, bonnet and wooly knee socks — complete with a hunting knife tucked in the side — he paced around the field, serving as commentator for the events and recounting the history of the games to anyone who would listen.
The earliest records of Highland games date to the 11th century when, as the story goes, King Malcolm Canmore of Scotland wanted to find the fastest man in his clan because he needed a messenger. So he organized a hill race and while the villagers waited for the runners to come down, they passed the time by throwing stones and weights.
Clan chieftains also used the games to find their strongest men, Webster said. That way, each chieftain had his champion and could challenge those in other clans as a substitute for battles.
Highland games were eventually formalized in the 19th century. Sir Walter Scott, author of “Ivanhoe,” arranged a display for the visit of King George IV to Edinburgh in 1822. It included a meeting of the clans, a piping competition, traditional dancing and the heavy throwing events, which are the four elements required for any games today.
The sport soon became a cultural export. In 1889, a party of Scots was invited to the Paris Exposition to put on a Highland games show. Sitting in the crowd was Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who created the modern Olympics five years later.
“He included putting the stone, throwing the weight for distance, the pole vault, throwing the hammer — all good Scottish things — having seen them there,” Webster said.
Scottish immigrants spread their traditions as far as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. But Webster said it was Donald Dinnie who firmly established Highland games during tours in the United States, inspiring a group of amateur athletes in New York.
Last weekend, there was one New Yorker taking on the Scots. David Barron, a Manhattan lawyer, competes in 10 to 15 games a year.
“The guy who wins this weekend will make £1,000, maybe 2,000,” he said. “And that’s on the high end. You’ve got to be doing it for the love of it.”
His fellow American Sean Betz, a personal trainer from Omaha, Neb., said that even without the high stakes of most world-class sporting events, Highland games provided a better atmosphere for competition.
“There’s no animosity at all,” he said. “You’re not as nervous and you’re not rooting for people to mess up.”
The caber toss was the last event on the schedule and the rain-sodden fans were rewarded with a Scottish victory Sunday. Edmunds’s throw was good enough to defeat the five-time champion Ryan Vierra, a professional Highland games athlete of Hilmar, Calif. What the championship lacked in prize money, it more than made up for by staying true to the sport’s local roots. Edmunds put down his sword for a moment and waved his trophy in the air: a bottle of 25-year-old Scotch.
The only thing threatening to overshadow the championships was a caber thief. Last week, while the poles were being soaked in a local loch to attain the necessary weight, one of them was stolen. The perpetrator and 20-foot pole are still at large
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- 1m78
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- 100kg
- Vetpercentage
- 15%
O ok ik dacht al, hoe gaat de training verder?
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Zie Stam-X log
even rustig, is zomerreses.
Heb deze week de training weer hervat. 2 x per week kracht en 2 x onderdelen.
Eerst komende game tbv NK is op 16 augustus in Appelscha, daarna 2 x in Destelbergen (B). De finale is op 3 september in Hank.
Verder nog wat losse games (Jubbega Fries kampieonschap, Almelo, Doutichem (Wout Zijlstra Games) en uiteraard de Weiland games op de boerderij in Folsgaere, jou wel bekend
zie ww.highlandgamesfederatie.org voor de exacte data (bovenstaand is uit mijn hoofd....)
en jij ?
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YouTube - P.L.S.E. presents Misha Koklyaev`s World record Weight Throw
Koklyaev gooit hier 19 feet = 5,79 m !
vraag me af waarom dit dan geen wereldrecord zou zijn ?
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New champion Gregor Edmonds was presented with a shield and sword. Phil Downie 01463 831249
Crowds in excess of 10,000 braved cold and damp conditions at Bught Park for the two-day event, which was being held in Scotland for the first time since 1995.
Glasgow-born 30-year-old Gregor Edmunds emerged as world champion for the first time, beating American duo Ryan Vierra, five-time winner and defending champion into second and Larry Brock into third.
One of the closest world championships ever went down to the final two events, with a new Inverness record of 17ft set by Scotland’s Bruce Robb in weight-over-the-bar, after Dutchman Wout Zjilstra came close when his attempt made the height but snapped the bar in half when it came down.
The rain came as the deciding caber tossing event was moved to directly in front of the grandstand where a rapturous crowd cheered the home-nation favourite to victory.
“I made a bit of a pigs-ear of the first day so I knew I had a lot to do, but I did it and didn’t give up,” stated Mr Edmunds, who described the conditions as “homely” and was presented with the champion’s shield and sword.
New champion Gregor Edmonds was presented with a shield and sword. Phil Downie 01463 831249
Crowds in excess of 10,000 braved cold and damp conditions at Bught Park for the two-day event, which was being held in Scotland for the first time since 1995.
Glasgow-born 30-year-old Gregor Edmunds emerged as world champion for the first time, beating American duo Ryan Vierra, five-time winner and defending champion into second and Larry Brock into third.
One of the closest world championships ever went down to the final two events, with a new Inverness record of 17ft set by Scotland’s Bruce Robb in weight-over-the-bar, after Dutchman Wout Zjilstra came close when his attempt made the height but snapped the bar in half when it came down.
The rain came as the deciding caber tossing event was moved to directly in front of the grandstand where a rapturous crowd cheered the home-nation favourite to victory.
“I made a bit of a pigs-ear of the first day so I knew I had a lot to do, but I did it and didn’t give up,” stated Mr Edmunds, who described the conditions as “homely” and was presented with the champion’s shield and sword.
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- Massa
- 100kg
- Vetpercentage
- 15%
Zie Stam-X log
even rustig, is zomerreses.
Heb deze week de training weer hervat. 2 x per week kracht en 2 x onderdelen.
Eerst komende game tbv NK is op 16 augustus in Appelscha, daarna 2 x in Destelbergen (B). De finale is op 3 september in Hank.
Verder nog wat losse games (Jubbega Fries kampieonschap, Almelo, Doutichem (Wout Zijlstra Games) en uiteraard de Weiland games op de boerderij in Folsgaere, jou wel bekend
zie ww.highlandgamesfederatie.org voor de exacte data (bovenstaand is uit mijn hoofd....)
en jij ?
Netjes, kzal ff kijken naar de datum dan ben ik er vast wel.
Mijn training gaat ook goed nu ik ben eerst even aan het focussen op massa toename (85nu) 2 weken geleden heb ik mijn eerste strongman wedstrijd gehad NK Sterkste man (junior tot23 jaar) en daar ben ik 12e geworden
Volgend jaar wil ik in de top5 eindigen.
In september is er een B wedstrijd, altijd leuk om te trainen..
En dan zullen we zien hoe hard ik terug ga komen
naturel
- Lid sinds
- 25 apr 2006
- Berichten
- 9.579
- Waardering
- 133
- Lengte
- 1m95
- Massa
- 138kg
hier wat impressies van het WK HG Inverness
YouTube - Bruce Robb at the WC Highland Games 2007
YouTube - Gregor Edmunds World Champion HG 2007
YouTube - Bruce Robb 28lbs WFD at Inverness World Championship 2007
thanx TOMMY, onze reporter ter plaatse
YouTube - Bruce Robb at the WC Highland Games 2007
YouTube - Gregor Edmunds World Champion HG 2007
YouTube - Bruce Robb 28lbs WFD at Inverness World Championship 2007
thanx TOMMY, onze reporter ter plaatse
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