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btw. shame she hasn't particepated anymore in strongwoman competitions. It would be nice to see more bodybuilders there. Elene did quite good in weight toss after she got some advices, guess she had problem with her technique; the events require some focused training, and i reckon, she would have done better next time.
But I guess you here are more interested in her bodybuilding. Just my two cents.
Trash BoatParticipantWhen talking about Elena, I guess you don't have to mention her biceps, but it is just me or has her forearms got bigger? They look huge in those pictures. I guess she has quite a strong grip.
All in all, looking really nice.
Trash BoatParticipantWish I could go. A bit too far though for me.
Trash BoatParticipantBumbed in to this video while surfing on the net. Heini threw a 12.3 kg (27.1 lbs) beer keg over a bar at a height of 3.46 m (11 ft 4.2in) on the set of Guinness World Records in Helsinki, Finland in August 2001.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MBlFy64i18
Didn't find whether this record still stands or not. Guess not. On Aneta's website you can suggest what record she's going to try break next, and this is one of the alternatives. I voted for this because this it's quite weird but interesting. I think people in the scene might patronize these kind on strength features, bur as for a everyday regular guy, these are interesting and fun to watch. And that Guinness records are all about I reckon. I guess olympic lifters would perform very well in this explosive movement.
Edit: typos, typos. Sorry about my English.
Trash BoatParticipantHave to agree with you. Let's be honest, stop the insincerity and admit that people like things beeing big: big numbers, big lifts, big people and so on no matter what it takes. People still talk about how Ben Johnson was so incredible, but then when he cought up using steroids, he was suddenly a traitor. Yes, in a way he is, because he didn't follow the rules, but somehow people wan't to believe that is not true even though they know nowadays how the reality is. But they don't care. Performance-enhancing drugs are part of the scene, always was and always will.
But ant already said these well. I'm just agreeing with him. But I don't want to change this in to a roid conversation once again. Let's just enjoy what we have. But I still like to bring up that not the strongwoman or -man competitions are always held in the countries where you can use roids freely. European contest have been held in Norway and Sweden, and I don't know how the law goes there, but I have quite a solid guess that it is not legal stuff there.
The school teacher from Finland had the look they liked to sell and was very good in the competition. She came in just ahead of Robin Coleman for 2nd and behind Jill Mills. She used speed in the events she could. Not as much brute power, but still real strong. Forgot her name. She stopped after the 2nd year and that hurt. You need one or two lookers to be fair.
Heini Koivuniemi. Actually she was competing as long as until 2006. She didn't do very well anymore. She was not as strong as many of her rivals, but if I remember right, she was quite good in deadlift: over 200 kilos (440 lbs, for you cavemans 😉 ) with IPF-rules.
Trash BoatParticipantWho is that athlete woman in the second picture?
Great fotos!
Trash BoatParticipantThanks for the information, Maitolasi. Though I am no great fan of Becca Swanson, I would be very annoyed if she wasn't invited on beauty grounds. How backwards!
I don't remember how the other side replied to this, but this was Becca's side to the case. Whatever the reasons were, it is a shame to the competition titled "world strongest" if a powerlifting record holder can't take part in it.
Previous years there has been a shortage of organizers, but thanks to the active Poles, the competition has been arrenged. I guess strength sports are really popular there.
No problem. Glad if interested.
Trash BoatParticipantThat chest of her is out of this planet. I wonder how much she benches.
Trash BoatParticipantI like your avatar, Maitolasi – an old-time strongwoman?
Thanks.
Yes, she is Kate "Vulcana" Williams. A Welsh strongwoman born in the late 1800's.
Trash BoatParticipantSorry that I'm lifting old threads, but in case if anyone's interested, you've already got the name right and she is Finnish strongwoman competitor who has one Finlands strongest woman title several times and this year was third in the world championships.
The competition where she keeps that shirt, is a grip strength competition called "Rautakoura". (iron grab, freely translated).
If this is already settled old case, I'm sorry that I brought this up and you can delete this message.
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