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While I have tremendous respect for all the greats of the pre-2000 era of strongman, I really think that Brian ushered in the modern era. I’m welcome to counters, but when I look at strongman before the Brian Shaw/Big Z rivalry at WSM and during /post the rivalry, it seems like there’s a meaningful deviation there. This may just be a pedantic question fueled by my love fore collegiate American football (where we argue what defines an ‘era’ a lot) but I think it’s valid.

Fire away in the replies folks

Concrete pipe 98kg, i just wanted to try something weird i have never done this.

Not a pr but a good session

I used to think it was Brian, but I'm less hyped about that now.

Now I think Martins.

Next time from the floor

I'm used to deadlifts where it's completely unsafe to bend your back so how comes it's safe to lift rounded for atlas stones, or is it safe?

So Im interested in strongman, but my interest got piqued due to people like Joseph Greenstein who made his crazy feats of strength entertaining. I guess im more into the showmanship aspect to strongman.

Personally I think driving in nails and pulling them from wood with one's bear hands is super impressive, or even bending coins. I think there should be more to strongman than just being able to lift a shit ton.

But we will get 140kg this year

I genuinely think he might be.

He was 40kg lighter than most of his competitors, he looked like a bodybuilder weighing 130-140kg with very little fat.

His endurance was insane, to have this much stamina for a guy his size is incredible.

He could run 100m in 11s being 130-140kg, that’s absolutely ridiculous.

His flexibility was off the charts and still is, he’s nearly 50 and can show flexibility like teenagers and still looks like a demigod.

He transitioned into MMA in late 30s and still was very succesful.

I think there is genuine argument to be made that Pudzian is the greatest physical specimen to ever live.

Hi!

I’m 16m, 300lbs. My goal is to bench 3 plates by my junior year of Highschool. My current max is 245, Another one of my goals is to do 4 plates on squat. My current max is 355. Can anyone please give me advice, a workout plan, something. PLEASE ANYTHING.

Hi Guys,

I'm 27 100kg in weight,past few years I've taken an interest into the sport I go to the gym 6 days a week sometimes I go 5 days cause of needed rest days in the gym I've been doing squats, deadlift and overhead press mainly focusing on the 3 whilst doing one muscle group per day with those lifts mixed in with what those muscle groups are used in those lifts ive only been going to the gym for 3 years with my lifts being what I think alright for 3 years in gym Bench:180kg Deadlift: 250kg Overhead: 120kg

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated

Thank you in advance

So, I know we already had a few pro wrestlers who competed in strongman, such as Mark Henry, and the lesser known "Superstar Billy Graham", but for those who didn't compete, who do you think would've also made good strongmen, if they trained for it? There are a few that come to mind when I think about it, Brock Lesnar being one of them, along with Paul Wight, or "Big Show" as he's more known as.

Okay.. forgive my ignorance here. Maybe it's a Euro thing and I'm American but what's up with Strongman and kilts? I'm not saying that it ain't cool.. I just want to know why.

What's up everyone. I'm entering my first strongman comp in sept. I'm only 5'10, 5'11 if I hung upside down for a week beforehand, is this going to give me a significant issues in competition? The events are 1 rep max deadlift, farmer's carry, axle bar clean and press, sandbag toss, and sandbag carry. Any advice is welcome