Do any of you guys watch the Worlds Strongest Man Competition?

[a-dog]

I have my DVR set up to tape this, I just watched the finals from 2014 (I think, it might be 2013) and these guys are very impressive. It's unreal just how big these guys are...I mean Brian Shaw is like 6'6" and weighs like 430lbs and on some of the movements he actually looks pretty athletic. He did the keg toss in like 19 seconds. It's just pretty cool to watch.

[ajdahlheimer]

Yeah, they are cool.

[steffo99]

They showed it a lot on TV here some years ago and everyone seemed caught up in it, especially when there were many
Scandinavians in the top. Seems to have died down since then or maybe I'm just not keeping up with the times and they send on
some premium sports channels.

Some 2014 clips on this page:
http://www.allthingsgym.com/2014wsm/

[beachguy498]

I watch the MET-RX series when it comes up on ESPN. Definitely the strongest of the strong there.

[GreenWave1]

I haven't in a few years, but used to. They really are amazing.

[GuyJin]

I haven't seen much of it except on vids...no cable television for me over here (Japan). I respect all of the athletes tremendously. They really seem to do the impossible.

[Cleveland33]

this is a great short documentary (about 20 minutes) on Strongman and specifically Iceland's connection with it.

http://www.vice.com/Fringes/nest-of-giants

[dazlittle]

its actually show on TV over Christmas here, watch it every year with the wife and kids who also love it.

[badclams]

I really liked it too, Mariuz Pudzionovski and Zadrunis Zavicas where my favorites. (I tried to spell those best I could).

[KeepItMoving]

Big fan. Someday, I'd like to vacation at the competition location whilst it's on. Seems like you can meet some of these giants, which might be cool.

[mirroroferised]

this is a great short documentary (about 20 minutes) on Strongman and specifically Iceland's connection with it.

http://www.vice.com/Fringes/nest-of-giants

That was great.

[ironwill2008]

I watched every year back when homeboy Phil Pfister was competing (he won it in '06, IIRC).


I was very disappointed when Jesse Marunde passed away in '07, after finishing 2nd in 2005 at his very first shot at WSM. I was certain he'd eventually bring the title back to the US, but it was not to be.





R.I.P., Jesse. Gone, but not forgotten.

[Corbi]

Johnny Perry is one I watched, was hoping he would win the championship and then turned up dead. Too bad because he was a beast and a force to be reckoned with.

[heatwave13]

this is a great short documentary (about 20 minutes) on Strongman and specifically Iceland's connection with it.

http://www.vice.com/Fringes/nest-of-giants

Cool video. Thanks for sharing that...

[ironwill2008]

Johnny Perry is one I watched, was hoping he would win the championship and then turned up dead. Too bad because he was a beast and a force to be reckoned with.

Shoot; that's right; he passed away too. Very young, very promising.

[dbx]

I watched every year back when homeboy Phil Pfister was competing (he won it in '06, IIRC).

Yeah, it became a holiday, annual event for me and my two sons, way back. I didn't lose sleep on the year or two we missed it, but it was always entertaining to watch. "Maruiusz" became a family joke between us (in a good way! ).

[GnomusMaximus]

All the years(up till 2014), all the heats, all the events

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...lHTuiOi0zuF295

[ironwill2008]

Yeah, it became a holiday, annual event for me and my two sons, way back. I didn't lose sleep on the year or two we missed it, but it was always entertaining to watch. "Maruiusz" became a family joke between us (in a good way! ).

That guy was phenomenal. Had to go back and look to be certain, but he won WSM 5 times, a record. I recall an article in one of the muscle mags at the time where Pudz stated that his entire nutrition plan was based on sausages, potatoes, and chocolate. Probably a bunch of bs, but it was some entertaining reading.

[dazlittle]

That guy was phenomenal. Had to go back and look to be certain, but he won WSM 5 times, a record. I recall an article in one of the muscle mags at the time where Pudz stated that his entire nutrition plan was based on sausages, potatoes, and chocolate. Probably a bunch of bs, but it was some entertaining reading.

I met him at a bodypower event last year and he said the same thing, crazy lean and massively strong.

He is now an MMA fighter

[ironwill2008]

I met him at a bodypower event last year and he said the same thing, crazy lean and massively strong.

He is now an MMA fighter

Quite a shift in career direction!

[GnomusMaximus]

He is Polish, that pretty much describes Polish food. I'll bet he has some cabbage in there as well.

I've gotten to meet Don Reinhoudt, the winner in 1979 and still holder of the all time Raw PL total record (they just didn't call it Raw back then). Perhaps the nicest individual human on the planet. We did a contest in his home town and he was there helping us all day, telling us stories about the old days. It was great.

[dazlittle]

Quite a shift in career direction!

True, he dropped a little muscle, increased his fitness and looks to be quite a formidable opponent.

[dbx]

That guy was phenomenal. Had to go back and look to be certain, but he won WSM 5 times, a record. I recall an article in one of the muscle mags at the time where Pudz stated that his entire nutrition plan was based on sausages, potatoes, and chocolate. Probably a bunch of bs, but it was some entertaining reading.

LOL, trust me, it WAS a bunch of BS . Nevertheless, the dude was freaking awesome!

[Simpske]

I love watching the deadlift and atlas stones.

[a-dog]

if you get a chance to see the last competition watch the keg toss....the speed Shaw has when he's doing that is incredible. he's got the first 3 kegs off the ground and in the air in like 6 seconds and they fly over the wall. That guy is crazy big.

What I always liked about Pudginowski (sp) is he looked the part. the guy was a beast. Plain and simple. You saw him on the screen and you knew he was a tank.

[bodyhard]

For some reason here in NY they never broadcast the whole event. They only show bits and pieces it f'cking sucks!

For example they'll show the winner doing an event but never the ones who competed against him.

[LWW]

NO, but I like this one-
*****://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDrijM0H_Uc

[LWW]

NO, but I like this one-
*****://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDrijM0H_Uc

http://youtu.be/hDrijM0H_Uc

[Cleveland33]

Shoot; that's right; he passed away too. Very young, very promising.

Sadly we can say the same thing about Mike Jenkins

[DirtyD79]

I never really got into watching those shows all that much. I just figure I'd rather be lifting myself than watching somebody else. They're good to pick up some pointers and learn some new techniques though.