Who here plays some sport competitivley?

[captnJ]

I mean besides Bodybuilding (personally i dont consider it a sport. It takes commitment and descipline yes and i respect the people who do it... but to me anything that is scored by judges is a competition. like gymnastics and diving and Miss Universe haha. A sport should have a scoreboard, a weight scale, a clock, a distance measure or a combination of the above.)

I have played competitive Softball, Basketball, rugby and American football. I am waiting for Strongman Competitions to happen in Singapore THAT I want to try!

I have great passion for weight training because there is a reall difference in ability when you step on the field/court against somebody who does not take physical preperation seriously (assuming equal skills).

regds
Jonathan

[Oracle]

have to wait for SSC to initiate such sports unless some overseas organisations want to come to singapore to host such events. Even cable tv won't telecast strongmen nor mr. olympia events. Only option is to go overseas to do such.

one website that cover the strongmen competition is www.strength-athletics.com/

are these 8 events the standard for any strongman competitions?
Conan's Wheel,
Viking Press,
Toss for Height,
Stones of Strength,
Farmer's Walk,
Deadlift for Reps,
Power Medley,
Crucifix Hold

[captnJ]

SSC prb wont (no kidding!) cos they only initiate sprots we have a chance of winning. and strongman... we have pretty much NO CHANCE. its a pure strength sport at the highest levels has no weight classes... i can imagin we'd get crushed haha

[lok3]

captnJ said:

SSC prb wont (no kidding!) cos they only initiate sprots we have a chance of winning. and strongman... we have pretty much NO CHANCE. its a pure strength sport at the highest levels has no weight classes... i can imagin we'd get crushed haha

we got no chance in all sports lar. ;D

[captnJ]

actually i think light weight class olympic weightlifting we can, look, koreans, japanese and thais all compete at world level in the lighter (below 77kg for men and below 52kg for women) classes, thus we cant blame "asian genes" in fact short limbed asians have advantage in most lifting events:). But (rant to SSC) we got to stop the strongest young men from going into bodybuilding. its totally differnt from atheletic training. Cos the emphasis is on non functional hypertrophy.. i.e being big... cant do that when there are weight classes in sport. This starts at the most basic levels. the SFL gyms for e.g. we are banned from olympic lifting ... then the 'instructors' say must go Katc gym.. i ask how to get in..."you must be a national athlete" haha catch-22... you must be good to get the benefit of good facilities... how to progress like that... of cos everybody go into bodybuilding la. Slow reps are "safe" and not offenseive to the aunties cos its a "family" gym. I think thats crap. Training smart and hard and explosively does not affect other peoples desire to exercise. Their own discipline does.

BTW i was on the national weightlifting team for a while... I could not make the 6-10x a week training commitment so had to leave. HOwever this is another case of bad management. I ask if i can introduce some of my young athletes to O-lifting by letting them use the facilities at mountbatten CC. they say "onyl if they are going to join the nationla team" ya!!! HOW TO GET KIDS INTERESTED IN O-lifting like that!!!! if i get 20 atheleteic young men to try and 5 like it ITS VERY GOOD LIAO. of these 3 represent country and maybe 1 has the genetics to win a medal...this is the way!! wide exposure.

[Oracle]

competitive sports here is somewhat like IT industries, if u have a need in a specific area of expertise, u hire contractors rather than develop from inhouse. Likewise to sports like badminton, talbe tennis etc, SSC is using "contractors" to do the job. I don't disagree with this but somehow i feel neither proud nor estatic when the sportsmen participate in the olympics.

From my pale observation of the local sports management scenes, it operates pretty much like any civil sector or SAF style; top-down driven and extremely objective. If the top management has some fixation on a specific sport (80s for water polo), they will throw in the $$$, else any sport atheletes and enthusiasts will have to do the usual styles; work to support your sport passion. Previously, i talked to Ramlan, one of the national middle weights competitors of the 80-90. After competing for over several years, his monetary gains are so little that he has problems in paying for his flats and tie things over. Now, he is an owner of a couple of nasi padang stalls and earn handsome $$$ monthly. He lamented that the lack of recognitions and burrecracy in the local sports management.

CaptnJ, your catch22 scenarios are not uncommon. I have seen other similar situations across singapore civil sectors.

now, our only hope is to get private sponsorships to organize these events (powerlifting) and encourage the youngsters to participate this sports. Sadly, i used to hold such exubrent and passion for a certain profession but after years and years of approaching local education bodies and got turn down flatly, i had disheartened, my heart grew cold and no longer used to have the fire in me now.. now, just waiting for retirement...

[lok3]

u knoe y sg can neber win anything, it is because she invested in soccer which is most likely the worlds hardest game to excell in. If maby she chose an easier sport, we'll probally see a medal in the near future. ;D

y dun they invest in a sport that won our only sliver medal Y i dunno but i knoe if this continue, our atheltes will always come back with valuable exp and nothing more.

[Oracle]

well, if u guys are keen, i can write in to the megagym management about this.

it will be somewhat like a mini sport event for the public and to attract more people to sign up for safra megagym.

[Guniang]

Softball for me last time...whahaa....Basketball once in awhile but stilll learning,soccer....Table Tennis for fun...

[Sofyan]

Rugby for me....

Personally it is the contact that makes me love the game.

Taking down an opponent while he is running towards you....Ahhh. the joys of Rugby.....

In MY opinion only game worthy.....

[Heeman]

hey, where captainJ hah? Din see him here nowadays?

[Greentea]

i should say i'm a full time basketball player . i'm playing for school as well as csc .

[irx]

i could never do well in team sports, thats why i picked up lifting.

its an ego thing for me at my age especially; when you see thosr ruggers and dragonboat peeps and those girls wowing over em, you feel...a need. Hell i do it for cosmetic reason yeah.

[Sofyan]

LOL... There is always this debate btw Individual sports and Team Sports.

I work with the national water polo team and they don't really like the Swimmers. As the water polo team is a team sport and they are like (if I may quote) a band of brothers. While swimmers are individuals.

It is teh same with Rugby, Dragonboat and even les*** sports such as Soccer. It is a team event. Powerlifting, Bodybuilding and such are Individuals events.
Some say its ego some say its not.
Well it is your own honest self and intention that counts. If you are doing it for your own ego, than you Are egoistical, if you are doing it for challenge, than good for you.

But the dificult thing is trying to figure out what Really are your intentions.

[dave]

Sofyan said:

While swimmers are individuals.

i have to disagree with you on this point though, swimmers aren't really individuals. yes, they do swim individual events, but the training process is not unlike water polo training. often you find swimmers encouraging weaker ones to keep up with the rest. this is essential for a good relay team. by saying that all swimmers are individuals, you are generalising. isn't it true that there are water polo players who tend to hog the ball, and teams that play as individuals rather than as a team? basically, it all boils down to the individual, not the sport.