Andrew P Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I'm announcing a new Category and award for King Kong. The Exceptional Lifter Award. This award will be calculated by Percentage based scoring against all lifters in all weight classes. The percentage score will then be put against the following multiplier depending on the lifters weight class. Final Score offset Class Multiplier59 2.30266 1.69774 1.41183 1.29893 1.126105 1.104120 1.104120+ 1.104 So if Lifter A is in the 105kg Class and scores 370pts his final score is 408. And if a 83kg class lifter scores the same 370pts his final score will be 480. Math Junk For those wondering how I came up with the equation I took the top 3 scores and averaged them against the world record for the event. I did this for the following 6 events. 1 hand pinch, 2 hand pinch, DO Axle Deadlift, 2.5" Crusher, Shallow Hub and 2" Vertical Bar. Those 6 where averaged into a final weight class modifier. The only thing I did to modify the score was flatten the multiplier for the 120 and 120+ class as our data peaks at the 105kg class on average. These numbers will be updated every year as more and better data is available. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapMan Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I commend you for coming up with a accommodating solution to an deficit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Goguen Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 We need more things like this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman46 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Very cool Andrew, This is almost like the best lifter formula in power lifting where they use the Wilkes formula coefficient of your body weight so pound for pound you know who is the strongest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Same idea. But the wilks didn't make much sense when I ran the 2015 Kong scores through it. Our sports unique that the peaks around 105 rather than the super heavies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avasatu Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I don't mean this to be a criticism, as I quite like the idea, but out of curiosity, is there some reason you can't simply calculate the ratio of total to BW per lifter? Too time consuming or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 No that's super easy but when run through the math the results just don't make a lot of sense. With a straight ratio the lifts become less of an factor to having a lighter bodyweight. Lets say a 53kg class lifter makes an average 100 pound pull on a crusher. To get the same score as a 120+ lifter he would have to get a 226 pull that's over the world record for the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 10 hours ago, avasatu said: I don't mean this to be a criticism, as I quite like the idea, but out of curiosity, is there some reason you can't simply calculate the ratio of total to BW per lifter? Too time consuming or something? That would always greatly favor the lighter people. There is a reason why the best body weight ratio lifters are almost always from the lighter classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avasatu Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Well, the heavier people already have an advantage when it comes to winning the overall contest. Is it wrong to give lighter people an advantage in another aspect of the competition? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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