WHO IS WORLDS STRONGEST MAN??

[lion33]

i live in charleston wv where they are having this years strongman competition. I dont know much about this stuff but is Mariuz(sp??) the worlds strongest man. it seems like he always dominates this competition but he is truly the strongest man in the world???


by the way watching the competition is really cool and the guys are way bigger in person.

[calmus]

I am.  Bigbadwolfe is around no. 9. 

[brent2741]

id say Žydrūnas Savickas, he is pretty amazing. Currently but id say kaz all time

[QuakerOats]

id say Žydrūnas Savickas, he is pretty amazing. Currently but id say kaz all time

i agree, Brian Siders or Donnie Thompson should be in the conversation too.

[BFP]

i agree, Brian Siders or Donnie Thompson should be in the conversation too.

Please dont forget Bruce Wilhelm. Competed in collegiate wrestling and track and field, as well as being an olympian in weightlifting, and track.  Was the first winner of the WSM as well. Twice.

Jason

[QuakerOats]

Please dont forget Bruce Wilhelm. Competed in collegiate wrestling and track and field, as well as being an olympian in weightlifting, and track.  Was the first winner of the WSM as well. Twice.

Jason

Bruce was a monster, great athlete.

[Ursus]

Glenn Ross?

[Stubborn]

Strongest right now is still Savickas IMHO. Kaz for the all time spot though.

I see Poundstone shaking things up soon though.

[rccs]

Mariusz... all round athlete...

[JasonH]

Pudzianowski won it this year - Poundstone was second.

[johnny1]

Mariusz... all round athlete...

agreed for todays top bloke. id say Kaz/jon-pal from the past

[kimo]

kazmaier and zydrunas savickas. kaz was in my days . an amazing physique too.

[johnny1]

Mariusz

[johnny1]

Bill and Jon-Pal in the early 1980s and that early strength freak the great Paul Anderson in the 1950s.

[CHEVEN]

Markus Ruhl

[kimo]

abnd louis cyr could side press a 273 pounds dumbbell. and backlift 4337 pounds .the dumbell press in london england . the backlift in boston. late 1890.

[El_Pajero]

mariusz studzianowski.

[Stubborn]

Pudzianowski won it this year - Poundstone was second.

Poundstone has come up very quickly and for him to place second so soon in his career is phenomenal. I think he has the potential to show us the speed of mariusz combined with the power of Savickas. It would be a world of effort on his part but I think he can do it.

[johnny1]

abnd louis cyr could side press a 273 pounds dumbbell. and backlift 4337 pounds .the dumbell press in london england . the backlift in boston. late 1890.

Hey kimo, yip Louis was very strong, big, big man alot along the lines of Paul anderson who came along in the 1950s..
Louis 1892......
Paul   1950s....

[PeteH]

How about Don Reinhoudt? or back in the 50 and 60's Chuck Ahrens? 

[LASTREP72]

Bill and Jon-Pal in the early 1980s and that early strength freak the great Paul Anderson in the 1950s.

U just gotts love Paul Anderson squatting in dress shoes - Anderson is the guy they said would squat dam near everyday right?

[MCWAY]

i agree, Brian Siders or Donnie Thompson should be in the conversation too.

There's also WWE Superstar, Mark Henry, whom FLEX magazine rated the second strongest man of all time (I think Zydrunas Savickas was ranked #1).

[Polish Power]

The strongest man who ever lived, PAUL ANDERSON.



Standard clean and press: 402.5 lb (182.6 kg)

Parallel squat: 1,202 lb (545 kg), two reps

Backlift: 6,270 Lbs (weight raised slightly off tressles)

Bench Press (Raw): 627 lb (284 kg)

Bench: 627 pounds

Squat: 1206 pounds

Deadlift: 820 pounds, he pulled a massive 1000 pounds using metal hooks attached to his wrists. This assisted deadlift was witnessed by Tommy Kono

Clean and Jerk: 480 pounds, unofficial

Push Press: 600 pounds, witnessed by Bob Hise

One Arm Press: 380 pounds, 300 pounds for ten reps; this 380 pound lift was the greatest lift ever lifted overhead with one arm; both were witnessed by Paul Magistratte

Backlift: 6270 pounds, witnessed by Kara Whitfield and Maurice Payne, included in the Guinness Book of World Records



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Other Lifts Witnessed

Squat: 900 pounds for 10 reps, John Grimek was a witness to this


800 x 10 (2 sets), Pat Casey was a witness to this


900 x 1 (3 second pause) {done easily in 1956} [witnessed by Iron Man

author, but I do not have his name]


Olympic Press: 425 x 3 (just missed 3rd rep) {exhibition at 1958 dual meet with Russia, this is back when an Olympic press was strict} [Peary Radar was a witness to this]

400 x 7 {1957}

[kimo]

backlift of anderson is controversial . in fact  they come with a new strongest man every ten years or so . why not the weakest man instead.

[Andy Griffin]

I am.  Bigbadwolfe is around no. 9. 

What about Squadfather??