Games Meister wanted

[Pseudonym]

We've got a few companies who are lining up to send you guys some prizes. Tasty, tasty prizes.

 

Which seems like a pretty good reason to run some more competitions.

 

Problem is, I'm busy getting things ready to upgrade the forum software (the new software is awesome, btw, but I'll tell you more about that later) - so I need someone to help me organise this and future competitions.

 

I need a Games Meister.

 

Here's what the job involves...

 

- Coming up with a killer competition idea
- Running the competition (setting the rules, fielding the questions, managing contestants)
- Promoting it on social media beforehand, and publishing the results afterwards
- Arranging delivery of prizes to winners (usually just passing on the winners' details to the sponsor)
- Keeping the sponsor well-informed throughout the process, and thanking them afterwards

 

You'll need good writing skills, and ideally be a social whizz on Facebook and Instagram. Oh, and a hot-shot graphic designer with Photoshop.

 

That's the ideal list. If you're missing a skill or two, that's okay - I'll still be involved, and can help you out where needed.

 

At this stage, remuneration consists of a Gymnation tshirt. In the future it might eventually extend to a bit of contra as well, but it's probably not your most lucrative career choice. It's more about prestige - and with a swanky new Games Meister title proudly displayed under your username, you'll be the envy of all your fellow members.

 

Does this sound like you? PM me.

[maccaz]

does this role come with mod title? 

[Pseudonym]

Think of it as a stepping stone job. :-)

 

Tell you what... I'll throw in a special Games Meister badge too. So where the mods have a shield under their username, you'll have a shiny gold trophy signifying your importance.

[Skeletor]

Trying to find a competition that appeals to a big crowd is what seems to prove difficult. On one hand you've got the Powerlifters, into the compound movements and heavy max reps. Then the bodybuilders, higher reps , bodyweight stuff etc. Cross fitters, walking handstands, Kipping pullups, some olympic lifting. We need to tap into something that everyone wants a crack at. Naturally there are a few in betweeners but that seems to be the general theme of it. What's been the most successful comp you have run Pseudo?

[maccaz]

Trying to find a competition that appeals to a big crowd is what seems to prove difficult. On one hand you've got the Powerlifters, into the compound movements and heavy max reps. Then the bodybuilders, higher reps , bodyweight stuff etc. Cross fitters, walking handstands, Kipping pullups, some olympic lifting. We need to tap into something that everyone wants a crack at. Naturally there are a few in betweeners but that seems to be the general theme of it. What's been the most successful comp you have run Pseudo?

i reckon the old 5rm competitions were the best in terms of entries

[Boosting]

Just do most reps of 140kg deadlift or something. Everyone can do that for reps irrespective of bodyweight and should be lots of entries and people 1 upping each other with smaller guys still have good chance. When i was natty and only 90 or 95kg or some shit abd starting doing deadlifts id just train 10x10 of 140 or try do 15x10. Cant remember if ever successfully did that but anyway i doubt i could do that now even though my 1rm is better now and im 10-20kg heavier. 140 is good weight to use because its light but still heavy enough to not look like a gay c*nt doing reps of it like what happens when someone deadlifts 100kg

[Pseudonym]

What's been the most successful comp you have run Pseudo?

Actually, I think the most successful comps were the simplest ones... the pushup challenge, and the "bench your bodyweight". The pushup one only had a couple of Gymnation tshirts as prizes, but it got way more entries than the recent overhead press comp which had $1000+ of supplements up for grabs.

 

 

i reckon the old 5rm competitions were the best in terms of entries

Except for the overhead press. :???:

 

It's a tricky thing, trying to find competitions that appeal to everyone. To be honest, I don't think you can find the "perfect" competition - and certainly not time after time.

 

The other alternative is to have competitions that are genre-specific, and just run more of them. So we might start with a powerlifting one, then we might move to a more crossfitty one, then something for bodybuilders, etc.

 

What do you reckon? Worth a shot?

[maccaz]

Is there a way to run a proper poll on here ? Could have 3 days for everyone to submit a suggestiom, you filter out the stupid/unsuitable ones and then everyonr has a couple of days to vote on which comp they would like to do. Runner up can be second competition or whatever.

Because everyones going to have a different idea

[Skeletor]

Is there a way to run a proper poll on here ? Could have 3 days for everyone to submit a suggestiom, you filter out the stupid/unsuitable ones and then everyonr has a couple of days to vote on which comp they would like to do. Runner up can be second competition or whatever.

Because everyones going to have a different idea

Haha in before everyone says most you can eat comps.

[maccaz]

Haha in before everyone says most you can eat comps.

problem with these is everyone different taste, budget, etc. btw i highly recommend against sculling chocolate milk, legit pain in stomach, prob pancreas saying goodnight sweet prince to the rest of me

[startinfromscratch]

The only way to do a competition that covers a broad spectrum is to do  a broad comp lol.

 

Do it properly and have like 5 'events'. That way you can cover a bit of strength, endurance etc. so no one group just cleans it up. Example:

- Max full pullups (no kips)

- Max deadstop reps of deadlifts at 1.5 x B.W

- Max Bench reps at B.W

- Max one arm deadlift as % of B.W (grip test)

- Longest timePlank? (lol)

 

You get a placing in each event against all participants, and the lowest score overall wins. E.G if you won all 5 events and came 1st in all 5, your score would be 5.

 

Maybe using my new powers as a mod I will organise this

[Boosting]

So what was wrong with the 140kg max reps deadlift idea? No ones gonna bother doing all that shit you posted. Anyone who actually lifts irrespective of whether they do oly lifting, bodybuilding, powerlifting or crossfit can do reps of 140 dead.

Comps where weight lifted is based on bodyweight are shit.

I mean maybe if you really feel the need adjust rankings based on bodyweight although i wouldnt bother (no idea what formula) but everyone should be lifting either same weight max reps or same reps max weight. Keeps lifts comparable.

Prizes should be allocated/split based on number ratio of entrants. Say theres a male and a female class its stupid giving a female prize the same as male prize when 3 girls enter and 15 guys do.

Oh and the competitions should actually be competitive based...none of this bs enter and go in the draw stuff i see. Imo if youre weak as f*ck and your entry is shit you deserve nothing other than recognition for giving it a go. Life isnt fair or equal. Get used to it

[Skeletor]

I remember Gaspari had a contest in NZ a few years back for max rep ezi bar arm curls when the super pump 250 was in. Could be hard to judge but every young guy trains arms and likes showing off their pump . Could do weight classes and have a set weight for each. I'll do any comp but that one.

[startinfromscratch]

So what was wrong with the 140kg max reps deadlift idea? No ones gonna bother doing all that shit you posted. Anyone who actually lifts irrespective of whether they do oly lifting, bodybuilding, powerlifting or crossfit can do reps of 140 dead.

Comps where weight lifted is based on bodyweight are shit.

I mean maybe if you really feel the need adjust rankings based on bodyweight although i wouldnt bother (no idea what formula) but everyone should be lifting either same weight max reps or same reps max weight. Keeps lifts comparable.

Prizes should be allocated/split based on number ratio of entrants. Say theres a male and a female class its stupid giving a female prize the same as male prize when 3 girls enter and 15 guys do.

Oh and the competitions should actually be competitive based...none of this bs enter and go in the draw stuff i see. Imo if youre weak as f*ck and your entry is shit you deserve nothing other than recognition for giving it a go. Life isnt fair or equal. Get used to it

True that life isn't fair, but neither are competitions were 60kg guys would be measured on strength with the same weight as 125kg guys. That's why lifting comps (only, pl etc) have weight grades.

I agree that some people wouldn't bother, but again it could also encourage people to enter that otherwise wouldn't because one lift ( like ohp) puts them at a disadvantage.

Pseudo asked for ideas on a fair competition, I just gave my view on what would be fair...

[Boosting]

Sports like basketball should have height classes then lol? Most sports dont have weight classes and instead the athletes just make their weight the ideal one to maximise results in the sport. Maybe 60kg guys should just eat more and actually get stronger.

I said 140kg because its low enough weight that 1rm strength/size advantage wont be anywhere near as much of a factor as in a 1rm comp. If youre 120kg you gotta lift an extra 30kg or something of bodyweight compared to the 60kg guy per rep. Not a big deal for 1rm but over 30 or so reps im sure itl be compromise the strength advantage a lot and grip strength will be pretty important too

Yours is a fair point and i do sort of agree though. I just think 5 things is way too many

[Realtalk]

Even though I have an alright deadlift I doubt I would win the 140kg amrap comp. I think I'd get to about 15 and my lower back would be cooked not to mention out of breathe... Tbh I could probably do more reps of 140kg when my max deadlift was at 260 and I weighed 95kg. Rather than 320+ and 110kg. Just purely on the basis that I was in better cardio vascular condition then

Strongest 1rm person won't win but you'll still have to be strong to win. Probably a strong crossfitter would win this I doubt a powerlifter. But then no one really enters everyone just talks about it so wtf lol.

[Pseudonym]

Maccaz - you can easily run a poll here. Just hit the Manage Topic Poll link when you are writing your topic.

 

SFS - that sounds pretty epic. Would each round be done back-to-back? It's one of those challenges that requires a bit more effort to enter - so you'd need a decent prize to overcome people's laziness, and even then it could be a tough sell. Could be worth a shot though.

 

Boosting - the 140kg deadlift could also be good. But you're definitely limiting it to strength trainers. Plenty of "average" gym junkies don't deadlift at all, so 140kg is actually quite a big ask for a lot of people. Having said that, I think we need to be running lot of little competitions that cater specifically to a particular interest group (eg, powerlifting), and this could be one of those. Skeletor's EZ bar curls could be another one, catering to a different niche.

 

Oh and the competitions should actually be competitive based...none of this bs enter and go in the draw stuff i see.

Depends on the comp. If it's a small niche comp, then yep, we can do it purely a competitive one - winner takes all. But if it's one that encourages everyone to enter, then I think a draw (at least on the side) is an absolute must.

 

We've already learnt that it doesn't matter how big a prize you offer, people think they won't win - in fact the bigger the prize, the more they think it will attract better competitors than them!  What does make more people enter are:

- Simple rules (I'm probably guilty of trying to be too clever with past comps)

- Low skill threshold (ie, not too technically difficult or requiring too much strength)

- Familiarity (I'm blaming this one for the OHP comp failure)

- Lots of chances for everyone to win something

 

Basically the only criterion for a successful comp is that lots of people enter (unless it's been flagged prior as a small "niche" comp). Otherwise my conversation with the sponsor afterwards is pretty awkward as I try to explain why the outcome didn't match my sales pitch!

[Skeletor]

List all the excercises you can do that in reality you can judge people on.

Squat Bench Dead Pullups Curls oh press Pushups Skullcrushers Frontsquat Static holds ie holding dbs out to side max time.

[Ignite]

SFS ideas go good!  I'd enter that.

[Pseudonym]

List all the excercises you can do that in reality you can judge people on.

Squat Bench Dead Pullups Curls oh press Pushups Skullcrushers Frontsquat Static holds ie holding dbs out to side max time.

Good list. But remember they don't all have to be lifting competitions, either.

 

For instance, we did one a couple of months ago giving away some wireless bluetooth headphones - we just asked people to nominate the most appropriate song for a given exercise. That was quite fun.

 

Or maybe it's one for the bodybuilders to do with posing.

 

Anyway, the point of this topic wasn't to come up with more competition ideas (although this is all good stuff and useful). The main point was to find someone to run the competition in the first place!

[Skeletor]

Yes True my apologies.

[ryanstyles]

Just do most reps of 140kg deadlift or something. Everyone can do that for reps irrespective of bodyweight and should be lots of entries and people 1 upping each other with smaller guys still have good chance. When i was natty and only 90 or 95kg or some shit abd starting doing deadlifts id just train 10x10 of 140 or try do 15x10. Cant remember if ever successfully did that but anyway i doubt i could do that now even though my 1rm is better now and im 10-20kg heavier. 140 is good weight to use because its light but still heavy enough to not look like a gay c*nt doing reps of it like what happens when someone deadlifts 100kg

Gave it a go tonight after my heavy sets, although used 150 instead of 140. Does get the heart rate up a bit https://youtu.be/4QnNR4Hy3L8

[Boosting]

Gave it a go tonight after my heavy sets, although used 150 instead of 140. Does get the heart rate up

F uck, nice effort. Just out of curiosity and to prove my point whats your bodyweight? Ill give it a go this weekend sometime i reckon with the 150kg.

[ryanstyles]

F uck, nice effort. Just out of curiosity and to prove my point whats your bodyweight? Ill give it a go this weekend sometime i reckon with the 150kg.

83kg on the dot, weighed myself after my workout

[Pseudonym]

I reckon you're looking bigger, Ryan. Have you put some size on lately?