Chad aichs skrev en ganske bra artikkel om nettopp dette"I consider a strength sport to be any sport where strength plays a major role. This includes sports like powerlifting, weightlifting, highland games, Strongman, shot put, discus, hammer, javelin, and stone lifting. All of the athletes in these sports are very strong, but how much of a role does strength actually play in becoming the best?
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t seems people forget that these are all sports, and sports involve a lot more than just strength. Sports involve many physical skills like muscular control, speed, power, and balance. Then, there is the mental part where athletes need intelligence, positive attitude, understanding of technique, and mental control. So, although these athletes are seen as some of the strongest in the world, how much of a role does it really play in their sport?"
"Powerlifting is probably the most recognized sport for raw strength, but I would have to say that this is far from the truth. Powerlifting is a sport performed by athletes. It isn’t just about brut strength. There’s an incredible amount of technique and mental aptitude involved. In order to lift the most weight, a lifter needs to understand the proper techniques and the muscles involved and have the mental fortitude to lift the massive weight and the balance to execute the lift. I have seen many situations where a weaker guy beats a stronger guy in the meet. There’s so much involved in hitting your best numbers at the meet."
"In Strongman, you usually only get one chance at each event and that leaves almost no room for error. In powerlifting and weightlifting, you only get three shots like in throwing. For your first attempt, you usually go for a number that you’re confident you can do easily. This is followed by an attempt that is somewhere near your best. On the third attempt, you go for a max. Again, this only leaves one attempt to show your real strength and that is a difficult task considering all the possible things that can go wrong to make you miss the lift. How many times have you heard of a person doing his best lifts or throws in training? If testing strength was the main goal of these sports, then they would not limit the attempts. You would go until you’ve done your best. You wouldn’t have the stress of only having three attempts, and you would be able to reattempt throws or lifts if they were poor simply do to technical errors. These sports aren’t based on pure raw strength. They are more about competition and performance. In my opinion, this is the way it should be. This way there is more of a level playing field. A guy who is intelligent and works hard has a chance against the guy who is gifted with raw strength. You can’t just be a big dumb ox and excel in any of these sports. Almost all of the champions of these sports are intelligent, hardworking people."
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