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How Heavy Are Highland Games Events?! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿด | Dante the Sports Guy

๐Ÿ’ช Ever wonder just how heavy the Highland Games events actually are? Dante the Sports Guy gets a breakdown of the strength, technique, and equipment involved in competing in the Highland Games. From throwing a 22-pound stone to flipping a massive tree, these events require some serious power! ๐Ÿคฏ In this interview, we learn about: ๐Ÿชจ Braemar Stone โ€“ 22-pound stone thrown for distance ๐Ÿ’ฅ Open Stone โ€“ 16-pound stone ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ Weight for Distance โ€“ including 35-pound and 21-pound weights ๐Ÿ”จ Hammer Throw โ€“ swinging and throwing for distance โฌ†๏ธ Weight Over Bar โ€“ throwing a 35-pound weight for height ๐ŸŒฒ Caber Toss โ€“ flipping a tree that can be 18โ€“24 feet long and 80โ€“140 pounds ๐ŸŽฏ Sheaf Toss โ€“ launching a weighted burlap bag over a crossbar And when it comes to the caber toss, strength alone isn't enough โ€” technique matters too! ๐ŸŽค Dante the Sports Guy ๐Ÿ“บ ESN Media | Empower Sports Network ๐Ÿ‘ Like the video ๐Ÿ’ฌ Tell us which Highland Games event you'd want to try ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe for more athlete interviews and sports stories! #HighlandGames #CaberToss #Strongman #StrengthSports #DanteTheSportsGuy #ESNMedia #EmpowerSportsNetwork #AthleteInterview

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