In Strength Athletics, there are certainly a lot of "Unique" records out there. Sometimes, they are obscure enough that people have forgotten about them for a time and when it pops up, someone gets the brilliant idea they should give it a go. Legendary UK Strongman "Daddy Glenn Ross and Ed "Spartan" Hall settled on a tie for a new world record in the brick lift with 25 each.
On Saturday June 2, 2012 Attollo Productions is putting on the 2012 Maine Call to Arms, arm wrestling tournament sanctioned by the International Armwrestling Federation (IAF). The weigh ins are set to start at 2pm and the event should kick off at 330PM. We are offering cash prizes for the winners of each right arm weight class, and weight classes are split up accordingly: 0-154lbs, 155-176, 177-198, 199-242, 243+
Giants Live: Melbourne!
Giants Live is the official world wide arena based qualifying tour for the World’s Strongest Man. To kick off the 2012 season, Giants Live is in Melbourne, Australia as part of the FitX Expo this weekend March 17 & 18.
With less then 72 hours until the kick-off of the 2012 American Strongman season the
folks at ASC seemingly never sleep as they announced today the site of the 2012
Americaʼs Strongest Man®. “We are very proud to announce that the location for ASM
2012 is New York City,” said ASC President Dione Wessels, “This our biggest event of
the year, and the timing and location will guarantee that this will be the best strongman
show of the year!”
Last year we saw what could be the beginning of a trend in cross-over athletes in the strength game. Specifically, those who were competitive in one sport, but crossed over to strongman usually via an injury in the original sport. American Brian Shaw won the 2011 Worlds Strongest Man event in North Carolina. Shaw, a former collegiate basketball player stands 6’ 8” tall. He also breaks the long lanky basketball stereotype by weighing in regularly over 420lbs. Well, he now has company. The massive Shaw can now look someone dead in the eye when he is competing. Iceland's Haptor “Thor” Bjornsson stands 6’ 9” and topped the scale at the Worlds Strongest Man at 430lbs last fall. The affable 23 year old bank security guard will be competing alongside nine other invitees at the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic.
Here is a brief look at the American Athletes selected for the 11th annual Arnold Strongman Classic. Half of this star studded field of ten are Americans. That in itself is not unusual, but it will be the first time two American ASC winners will battle. It is also the first time there have been three champions; Poundstone, Savikas and defending champion Brian Shaw will go head to head. Here are the 10 athletes squaring off for the coveted title as the biggest, the baddest and the strongest strength athlete on the planet.
I receive dozens of health related questions in my PM or email box every week from athletes from nearly every sector of sports (except badminton. huh...) asking for guidance with Peptides, AAS and mostly, health issues. Most want help deciphering their blood work results or want more information about a disease process that affects them that they didn’t quite understand at their doctors office. And somehow, lots of STD questions too. Lots of naughty people out there... I really enjoy getting information out to these men and women who might otherwise be misinformed by gym rats and places like bodybuilding.com who only “heard about a friend” who had the same issue.
Sean Katterle, promoter for Hardcore Powerlifting is reporting on his Ironman Blog that Benedikt Magnussen has torn a bicep during his prep for the Arnold Strongman Classic. Benedikt was to compete at the Arnold and then return to Dallas, Tx to compete in the Hardcore Powerlifting event at the Ronnie Coleman where last year he set the All-time heaviest dedlift ever pulled in competition at 1,015lbs.
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