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Big Men in the Big Apple
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- Created on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 08:47
- Written by Mike Johnston, PT, CSCS
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!”
ASC Preview: The Icelandic Giant, Thor Bjornsson
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- Created on Tuesday, 28 February 2012 10:54
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
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.
Meet Your Arnold American Athletes
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- Created on Monday, 27 February 2012 09:40
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
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.
Your Doctor is not the Devil
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- Created on Friday, 24 February 2012 13:19
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
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.
Breaking News: Benedikt Magnussen Injured during prep for Arnold Strongman
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- Created on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 08:36
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
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.
2012 National Weightlifting Preview, at the Arnold
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- Created on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 08:19
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
From March 2nd - March 4th the strongest athletes in the country will be competing to be named the 2012 National Weightlifting Champion. For the first time since 2008, USA Weightlifting’s National Championships will be held in conjunction with the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. In the halls of the Greater Columbus Convention Center eight male weight classes and seven female weight classes will be contested for the top prize and the right to claim the title of “Strongest Athlete in America” in their bodyweight.
USAW 2012 National Weightlifting Championships & Women's Olympic Team Trials
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- Created on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 08:07
- Written by Matt Lorz
USAW 2012 NATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS & WOMEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS
TENTATIVE DATE and TIME SCHEDULE OF COMPETITION
Daily weigh-in and lifting schedule are subject to change. Changes, if needed, will be announced at the TECHNICAL Conference. No weight class changes between days will occur. The only changes that may occur will be the actual weigh-in and lifting times. If a lifter fails to make weight, they will not be allowed to participate in the event. THERE WILL BE NO EXTRA LIFTERS. This will be a one-platform competition.
FRIDAY March 2, 2012
SESSION GENDER CATEGORY Q-TOTAL WEIGH IN LIFT
1 MEN 56 150 7:00 AM 9:00 AM
1 MEN 62 181 7:00 AM 9:00 AM
2 MEN 69 219 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
3 MEN 77 250 12:30 PM 2:30 PM
4 MEN 85 261 3:00 PM 5:00 PM
5 MEN 94 283 5:30 PM 7:30 PM
SATURDAY March 3, 2012
SESSION GENDER CATEGORY Q-TOTAL WEIGH IN LIFT
6 MEN 105 292 8:00 AM 10:00 AM
7 MEN 105+ 295 10:30 AM 12:30 PM
8 WOMEN 48 100 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
8 WOMEN 53 121 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
9 WOMEN 58 131 3:30 PM 5:30 PM
9 WOMEN 63 142 3:30 PM 5:30 PM
SUNDAY March 4, 2012
SESSION GENDER CATEGORY Q-TOTAL WEIGH IN LIFT
10 WOMEN 69 148 8:00 AM 10:00 AM
11 WOMEN 75 153 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
11 WOMEN 75+ 164 12:00 PM 2:00 PM
12 Olympic Trials All Women’s Categories 2:00 PM 4:00 PM
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RESULTS AND AWARDS FOR WOMEN’S SESSIONS: The Olympic Games Ranking list as updated following the conclusion of the National Junior Championships, will determine the 15 women selected to compete in the Women’s Olympic Trials, scheduled to begin on Sunday, March 4 at 4:00 p.m. Qualification for the Olympic Trials shall be contingent on all eligibility requirements, as specified in the approved Olympic Games Selection Procedures, being met. The women selected for the Olympic Trials will only lift in the Trials session on Sunday and each athlete’s results will be dually recognized as National Championships results.
The results from women’s weight classes contested in the Trials portion of the competition will be combined with the results from the National Championships portion of the competition to determine final results for those particular body weight categories. For women’s weight classes contested in both the Nationals and Trials portions of the competition, medals will be presented at the conclusion of the Trials portion of the competition on Sunday evening. Medals for women’s body weight categories NOT being contested in the Trials portion of the competition will be presented after the appropriate session during the Nationals portion of the competition.
The 2012 National Weightlifting Championships and Women’s Olympic Trials will be the final qualifying event for the Women’s Olympic Team. Similarly, the women not selected for the Olympic Trials will only lift in the Nationals sessions on Saturday and Sunday, and each athlete's results will be dually recognized as National Championships results and Trials results, so that the totals made by those athletes will count toward Olympic Qualification as well as placement in the Nationals.
World Strongman's pulling power hits Abu Dhabi
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- Created on Thursday, 16 February 2012 08:20
- Written by Anna Zacharias
ABU DHABI // Kevin Nee is the type of chap who likes to keep a close check on his daily intake of calories - up to 10,000 of them.
Kevin also likes to pull fire engines, but he has his reasons. He wants one day to be recognised as the world's strongest man.
In Abu Dhabi yesterday at least he made the top nine, in the WSF World Strongman Championship.
Arnold Amateur World Strongman Championships
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- Created on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 08:56
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Arnold Amateur World Strongman Championships |
The Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships, which proved to be one of the Arnold Sports Festival's most popular events when it debuted in 2010, will once again feature more than 50 of the world’s top amateur strongman athletes from about 20 countries, including at least 20 athletes from the United States.
The third-annual Amateur World Strongman Championships will be held March 2 & 4, 2012 at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio.
All competitors earned their way into the competition through various qualifying competitions.
Arnold Weightlifting Championships
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- Created on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 06:30
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Arnold Weightlifting Championships to host U.S. Olympic Team Trials, National Championships
The Arnold Sports Festival, the largest multi-sport event in the nation, will host the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Weightlifting and the 2012 National Weightlifting Championships in Columbus, Ohio the weekend of March 2-4, 2012.
The U.S. Olympic Team Trials and the National Championships will highlight the Arnold Weightlifting Championships, an event that debuted in 2003 and has grown to be one of the Arnold Sports Festival’s most popular competitions. The Arnold Weightlifting Championships are run by the Columbus Weightlifting Club, which also will manage logistics for the Olympic Trials and National Championships.
2012 Arnold USA Powerlifting Schedule
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- Created on Monday, 13 February 2012 14:06
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The 2012 Arnold USA Powerlifting Championships at the Arnold Sports Festival will grow again next year as the in popular strength competition is directed by USA Powerlifting for a fifth straight year.
USA Powerlifting, based in Columbia City, Ind., has more than 5,500 members who compete in an organization committed to drug-free competitions. The group is also the only U.S. member of the International Powerlifting Federation, the oldest and largest governing body for the sport of powerlifting. The IPF, founded in 1971, has members in more than 100 countries.
148lb, 50yo Debbie Damminga Deadlifts 501lbs!
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- Created on Sunday, 12 February 2012 18:55
- Written by powerliftingwatch.com
50 year old Debbie Schwartz Damminga (148) competed at the SPF Big Iron Meet on February 11th. She entered the deadlift only division at the meet and was able to break the 500lb barrier with a 227.5kg (501.5lb) deadlift! Here is the footage of her lift.
Thanks to Powerliftingwatch.com for the contribution.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5HZsUVzNaw
Time is Running out: MHP Hercules 2012
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- Created on Friday, 10 February 2012 12:49
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
There's just 21 days left to SIGN UP for MHP's HERCULES 2012.
Entry forms available for print: www.HardcorePowerlifting.com 1(503)221-2238
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MHP's HERCULES 2012
The Ronnie Coleman Classic Expo
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
The Mesquite Rodeo Convention Center, Mesquite / Dallas, Texas
Inside the Cult of CrossFit
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- Created on Thursday, 09 February 2012 12:12
- Written by Grant Stoddard
This couldn't express with any greater clarity how I view the cult like fanatacism called CrossFit. This article originally appeared in Mens Health Magazine and was reposted in Yahoo Health. Thanks and credit to Grant Stoddard.
"CrossFit is going to transform your body. It's going to transform your life in ways you can't imagine."
This wasn't a late-night infomercial. It was the ardent opinion of my former girlfriend. I had mentioned that I was thinking of trying CrossFit, and Becky, to my surprise, told me she was already a year into it, and that it had given her a "new lease on life" and a "whole new family." On every other subject she sounded like the same levelheaded girl I used to live with. But when she talked about CrossFit, she sounded like a lunatic.
2012 National Junior Championships Review
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- Created on Monday, 06 February 2012 15:13
- Written by Brandon Dyett
The final day of the 2012 National Junior Championships ended with a backflip from Kollin Cockrell incelebration of a successful 180 kg clean and jerk and a 1st place finish in the 105kg weight class with a 316kg total. The National Juniors was contested in Itasca , Illinois from January 27th-January 29th,2012. In one of USA Weightlifting’s premier showcase events the 20 and under age group put on a show for the crowd.
2012 Arnold Strongman Classic Events and Schedule
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- Created on Wednesday, 01 February 2012 10:57
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Every year, Dr Terry Todd and his staff at the Arnold Sports Festival try to find new ways to challenge the athletes they invite to what is easily the most challenging strength contest on the planet. Here at the Arnold Strongman Challenge, things arent just heavy, they are actually impossible for some of the athletes every year. Last years 240lb dumbbell press overhead saw the entire first half of the field unable to lock out even one rep. Hummer Tire Deadlift? Only 2 guys saw all 4 wheels on each side of the bar. This year looks to be about the same. The dumbbell event? Ya, they upped it to 255lbs....
Breaking News: Michael Burke Wins L.A. Fit!
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- Created on Saturday, 28 January 2012 23:12
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
Breaking News: Dave Palumbo is reporting from Los Angeles that Michael Burke of Aurora, Colorado, the 2011 Olympia Strongman Champion has just won the L.A. Fit, Met-Rx All American Strongman Challenge. Mike went into the final event, the Atlas Stones with a 1/2 point lead over Icelands Stefan Solve Petersen and emerged victorious. Michael was one of only two athletes to finish all 5 stones.
Joe Morrow Does it Again: 1350 Total @ 134lbs!
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- Created on Friday, 27 January 2012 13:23
- Written by Powerlifting Watch
January 21st at the RUM 5 Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas, Joe Morrow (148) took first place in the 148 Men's Open Class by way of a 446.4 squat, 319.6 bench press, and 584.2 deadlift, making good on his word to go 10x bodyweight without wraps with a 1,350.2 total at a bodyweight of 134.2 pounds. His deadlift was a new RUM meet record, and the total gave him a coefficient of 10.061x giving him the Lightewight Division Champion of Champions title by Schwartz formula. Here is footage of his deadlift:
Breaking News: 2012 Arnold Strongman Athlete List
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- Created on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 14:03
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
What could be arguably billed as the largest collection of male athletes in the world, the 2012 Arnold Strongman Challenge has released it's list of invitees. With a few new comers, a few veterans, a standalone world record holder, 3 Arnold champions and 2 of the biggest men ever to compete in the sport, it is gonna be one hell of a ride in Columbus, March 2nd and 3rd.
This list is of the 8 invitees named thus far. The final two will be named after the LA Fit Expo All American Strongman Challenge this coming weekend in Los Angeles, Ca. We are awaiting an email form Odd Haugen, LA Fit Strongman organizer so we can begin to determine who the final two might be. More as this develops.
Video Rewind: Superhuman Strongman
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- Created on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 15:11
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
Superhuman is a video series found on Nat Geo that covers everything form superhuman abilities to the science behind them. Here are the first 3 parts with some very recognizable strongmen, powerlifters, nail benders and the alike.
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