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Post by Cody Comeaux on Jul 3, 2010 23:43:12 GMT -5
More for veteran pullers trying to change weight classes.
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Post by Cody Comeaux on Jul 3, 2010 23:19:43 GMT -5
I'm guessing that no one agrees with my thoughts on the only updating rankings once a year rather than every tournament? What about the amount of time or amount of tourneys you have to pull in a weight class to be ranked in that weight class? I'd like to know people's opinions on this.
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Post by Cody Comeaux on Jul 1, 2010 22:53:04 GMT -5
yea I know it was a book, but I had to vent after reading what everyones been writing.
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Post by Cody Comeaux on Jul 1, 2010 22:52:11 GMT -5
Ryan, you say that anyone over 1 inactive pulling should be taken off of rankings. That's cool, but I also feel that someone should not be added to the rankings in a weight class unless they have been pulling it for at least 1 year. This will keep people from dieting down for one or two tournaments to make a ranking and the go back to their regular weight class. If they can remain in that weight class for a year then I think they deserve to be ranked. Yes you have been doing well in 198's, but you haven't been pulling them for a full year (at least I'm pretty sure about that).
This brings me to my next suggestion. I think the ranking system should only be updated once a year and be based on actual statistics rather than opinion. Rather than fussing about changing rankings after every tournament, basically take an overall from the entire year! There should also be a way to take the Louisiana pullers results from the Louisiana tournaments ONLY and use them once a year with a program or formula to compute who is ranked where in their weight class. No offense Chop, but I know that you are evaluating everyones performance based on your opinion of tournament results that you've reviewed. Also like most of the other people that AW you are very busy, as you posted about your work, and probably not able to analyze all the results for every weight class to the T and get 100% accurate results. That's ok though at least you try to do the best you can. People need to give you a break, I see too many people saying they are ranked wrong and so on so why doesn't one of these people come up with a system for figuring rankings. With a statistical analysis no one will be able to argue that their ranking is wrong because then there will be proof of where that person is ranked.
Ok now I want to talk about the juice monkey topic. I agree it is cheating. It is not fair for people to train hard and have others show up to practice and basically suck then come back a few weeks later like Rick said and whip up on everyone. Yes Ryan you say you have beaten people on juice and have been beatin by people not on juice. But I bet you have been beat by people on juice before too. And I would also bet money that if those people weren't on juice they wouldn't stand a chance against many pullers. And beating someone on juice isn't necessarily that big a deal. Just because they juice doesn't mean they are good at armwrestling. But when someone specifically trains for armwrestling and gets on the juice that's when the unfair advantage comes in, or at least that's what I believe. Idk if making people pay for drug tests is the way to go because like myself many pullers probably barely have the funds for the travel and entry fees to tournaments, but finding a way to make drug testing ranking pullers at tournaments possible is definitely a good idea. And Herman you say if the drug testing is only in LA then it doesn't do any good. Well shoot for it to be nation wide!!! I know it would be hard to do but it would definitely be more fair, because like I said before... juicin is CHEATING!!!!
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Post by Cody Comeaux on Jun 12, 2010 23:13:37 GMT -5
I have been aw for a few years now and train with a group of guys twice a week every week. We have an experienced armwrestler of 15+ years that trains with us as well. He has tried to teach us as much as he can on trying not to get injured. I have witnessed several major injuries in my few years in the sport and it seems that the majority of them occur in novice pullers. Though injuries are always a possibility in any sport, I believe that as in many other sports, learning the "right" positions, techniques, etc all play a role in helping prevent major injuries. But as others have also said, compared to many other sports (football/hockey) aw doesn't have as much potential to cause life threatening injuries. So in asking if aw is dangerous, of course it is, but it is each person's own opinion of how dangerous it is.
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Post by Cody Comeaux on May 4, 2010 10:20:33 GMT -5
Haha, you did well Herman I was impressed. You should come by practice sometime
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Post by Cody Comeaux on May 3, 2010 22:06:15 GMT -5
Yea sorry guys I've been slacking on this tread...Yes Ryan was surely impressive... A Beast!!! And how about chop with Don Underwood?!?
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Post by Cody Comeaux on May 3, 2010 22:03:31 GMT -5
herman beat cody today what a match !!!!!!!!!!!! Herman beat me left handed yes, but in the words of one of my team members... I Hermanated the Herminator right handed!!! And next time the left won't be so easy
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Post by Cody Comeaux on May 3, 2010 21:57:34 GMT -5
It was awesome beating Bryce but the only reason is because he hasn't been training and his endurance wasn't there.
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Post by Cody Comeaux on Apr 29, 2010 7:12:22 GMT -5
Hey chop this is a rain or shine event right?
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Post by Cody Comeaux on Apr 15, 2010 22:11:53 GMT -5
Awesome can't wait!
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Post by Cody Comeaux on Apr 15, 2010 12:23:09 GMT -5
Anyone know if anyone from other states will be there? And wish there was an 187 class!
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Post by Cody Comeaux on Mar 9, 2010 11:47:27 GMT -5
Matt you should come man. Haven't got a chance to pull you in a good while.
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