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Tim McMichael wrote: I personally witnessed the highest push off in the history of the sport, and the standards were all the way back on that jump.

Do tell, sir -6P

BUMP -6P

Bro the Joe I'd love to agree with you because mostly...you're right. However after analyzing this video with my metric ruler and doing the conversion of millimeters per frame in relation to centimeters traveled over ax/b. I've realized that PVstorm is closer to the probable conclusion of 5m poles....

Link to 5.81 clear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZY_D7B5xNs

4.75 pole??? MONSTER push-off

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golfdane wrote:so DON'T use an internet forum as the final advice (unless they tell you to see a specialist).

golfdane, you ARE my specialist...one of them anyway haha -6P

glad I could inspire you -6P

The Archetype wrote:Who predicted Woj and Borges 1st and 2nd? I wasn't expecting that!!

I DID!!!!! that was the best competition I can remember!! sorry I wasn't apart of the discussion!! Thanks for all the posts and commentary!!! -6P

since i know your a petrov guy, i once heard him quoted as saying if you can snatch your body weight your strong enough to jump 6m. doesn't mean fast enough, or technically good enough. i forget where i heard that though. i wouldnt get hung up on many numbers though, if your making progress thats t...

rain?! :crying: I've seen hooker jump 5.60/5 in rain before so he'll be in the fight. Renaud will take off on anything, so I doubt the rain will phase him too much (but you never know, he NH'd in New York with rain). Mesnil tends to be the guy to just hit the pole no matter what, so I doubt we'll se...

EIUvltr wrote:Just remember that if you can produce X amount of force slowly (i.e. in the squat or deadlift) that doesn't mean you will be able to produce a relatively large amount of force quickly.

yea, cause i didn't just list a bunch of explosive power-lifts -6P

this has the potential to be one of the greatest WC in a long while...or at least since I've been following the sport haha. Really excited!!! any live-video coverage? Or at least, do we have anyone to get live updates from on here?? -6P

Hey guys, just wondering what everyone thinks is appropriate lifting-strength for a vaulter. This is probably a question I should have asked back in high school, but I thought I was in pretty good shape back then, so I'm asking now haha. I was always very strong, gymnastically, but right before my s...