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https://barbend.com/how-to-watch-2022-worlds-strongest-man/
Sucks that WSM still treats this as a "TV Show" and doesnt allowing streaming, etc. But I always look FWD to this.
(People post clips online at least and there's a yearly Google-Doc spreadsheet that tracks results (sort of) real-time)...
I'd bet on Martins winning this year if I were a gambler. Hoping Matt's pal Maxime does well again this year.
2022 WSM Roster
Pavlo Kordiyaka (Ukraine)
Rob Kearney (USA)
Gabriel Peña (Mexico)
Kelvin de Ruiter (Netherlands)
Kim Ujarak (Greenland)
Maxime Boudreault (Canada)
Mark Felix (UK)
Pa O’Dwyer (Ireland)
Shane Flowers (UK)
Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf (Australia)
Bobby Thompson (USA)
Aivars Smaukstelis (Latvia)
Adam Bishop (UK)
Evan Singleton (USA)
Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted (Iceland)
Konstantine Janashia (Georgia)
Trey Mitchell (USA)
Mika Törrö (Finland)
Luke Stoltman (UK)
Brian Shaw (USA)
Tom Stoltman (UK) — Reigning WSM Champion
Gabriel Rheaume (Canada)
Martins Licis (USA)
Gavin Bilton (UK)
Oleksii Novikov (Ukraine)
Kevin Faires (USA)
Nedžmin Ambešković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Grzegorz Szymanski
Mitchell Hooper (Canada)
Manuel Angulo (Chile)
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I'd like to see Martins win too.
Also the Stoltman brothers are good people and i'd like to see them do well.
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I just saw Max.
This is likely the best I've seen him. At least for overhead presses. That should be half the show right there. His deadlift strength is also such where he will get points - where he falls on the list hard to say, but he won't zero any deadlift events - barring injury, or some other unexpected issue.
Max is approximately twice my strength right now, lol. That's due to the plandemic/joke, but Max is STRONG.
He may get another podium finish. With Tom Stoltman competing...I can't see Max getting better than 2nd. No disrespect to Max, but...just saying, Tom is excellent, and seems to be healthy [uninjured] right now.
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Who is strongest on getbig?
MattC has to be up there for traditional strongman movements.
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Who is strongest on getbig?
MattC has to be up there for traditional strongman movements.
Fortress ranks up there, ive seen his sick squat vids...
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Who is strongest on getbig?
MattC has to be up there for traditional strongman movements.
Hey, thanks Hulkotron!
This board can sometimes be weird, when people say Morgan Aste "sucks", when he is like 6'3" and 360-lb and ripped.
I lose touch slightly with reality with some of the comments and claims on here. That's why I was taken aback when I placed 3rd in my weight class in my first Strongman contest. It was the claims/lies on the boards that made me lose sight of how strong I actually was.
That being - for my weight class. I am competitive in my weight class, but I compete in the lightest class [u-80kg / 176-lb]. But as I've said, I'm a bit of a hypochondriac, which always stops me from going over 185. I have no delusions of being strong compared to 250+ pound men...but for my size, I am competitive.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CdzEcekASYH/
Here's an old video, which is a good lift for 157 [I tried cutting to get leaner, but I literally just lost muscle - I just can't seem to get very lean, but I am a touch of hypothyroidism]:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CdzFS71AW89/
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I think Martins finally has his nerve damage sorted out and will return to the form that won him the WSM
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I think Martins finally has his nerve damage sorted out and will return to the form that won him the WSM
He just won that Rogue event, and looked amazing doing it. He's at another level...
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Shaws getting pieced-up in his group (thus far), new-comer Mitch Hooper (Canada) is tearing it up (so far).
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I'd like to see Martins win too.
Also the Stoltman brothers are good people and i'd like to see them do well.
Licis added quite a bit of mass the past few years and he might very well take it again. Notice how he has his arm in the air and making a number one sign in this lineup photo.
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Shaws getting pieced-up in his group (thus far), new-comer Mitch Hooper (Canada) is tearing it up (so far).
I'm sorry, but...Mark Felix is beating Brian Shaw? ???
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Licis added quite a bit of mass the past few years and he might very well take it again. Notice how he has his arm in the air and making a number one sign in this lineup photo.
Yeah he looks huge!
I knew he took some time off and glad he came back strong.
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Who is strongest on getbig?
MattC has to be up there for traditional strongman movements.
I imagine Hazbin would crush most on here.
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I imagine Hazbin would crush most on here.
Fortress would out squat most...
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Licis added quite a bit of mass the past few years and he might very well take it again. Notice how he has his arm in the air and making a number one sign in this lineup photo.
I thought he looked kinda dad-bodish for awhile there and now I saw a video of him and he was jacked the hell up. Really "geared up" recently. Still not a bb type body but you could clearly see the heavy androgen action.
Some polish guy on a forum said this was Pudz stack daily: 300mg tren, 6 Anadrol plus 30iu growth. Could be, strongmen do heavy heavy stacks, last days before comps it can be sickening.
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Looks like (All qualified for the finals):
T. Stoltman
M. Hooper
Novikov
Martins
L. Stoltman
The winner of the "Stone-Off" will decide who else will go from each group.
Mitchell vs. Bishop
Faires vs. Rheaume
Thompson vs. Shaw
Maxime vs/ Kordiyaka
Melsted vs. Coco (Coraboeuf)
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I thought he looked kinda dad-bodish for awhile there and now I saw a video of him and he was jacked the hell up. Really "geared up" recently. Still not a bb type body but you could clearly see the heavy androgen action.
Some polish guy on a forum said this was Pudz stack daily: 300mg tren, 6 Anadrol plus 30iu growth. Could be, strongmen do heavy heavy stacks, last days before comps it can be sickening.
I knew a lot of power lifters who would take 200mg of Drol ED for a few weeks before a meet.
Mostly the heavyweight guys who didn't worry so much about bodyweight.
300mg of Tren is a lot but doesn't surprise me.
The strongest guy i ever knew personally only used Test and Drol, would go up to 5g's Test a week before a meet with 3-4 Abombs a day.
Saw this guy pull 765 like it was nothing. He was a monster. 6'3" and well over 300 pounds. And he wasn't fat.
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Looks like (All qualified for the finals):
T. Stoltman
M. Hooper
Novikov
Martins
L. Stoltman
The winner of the "Stone-Off" will decide who else will go from each group.
Mitchell vs. Bishop
Faires vs. Rheaume
Thompson vs. Shaw
Maxime vs/ Kordiyaka
Melsted vs. Coco (Coraboeuf)
Looking good! Hopefully Shaw makes it in. Thompson is a beast though.
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I thought he looked kinda dad-bodish for awhile there and now I saw a video of him and he was jacked the hell up. Really "geared up" recently. Still not a bb type body but you could clearly see the heavy androgen action.
It's not so unusual for Strongmen to have Dad-bods. I'm more surprised when that's not the case, lol!
Some polish guy on a forum said this was Pudz stack daily: 300mg tren, 6 Anadrol plus 30iu growth. Could be, strongmen do heavy heavy stacks, last days before comps it can be sickening.
Wtf? LOL!
6x A50's?
I looked my best ever off one half of one every SECOND day!
So...12.5mg daily [25mg every second day], for 30 days.
My friend said the sweet spot was 100mg daily.
Even adding one pill, and going to 150mg daily, just resulted in more side effects, he said.
That's also a heck of a lot of GH! Someone suspected Ronnie Coleman did 18 IU daily. Lastly, the Tren - don't most people take 200-30g of Tren per WEEK?!
Mariusz Pudzianowski did 300mg per DAY?
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I knew a lot of power lifters who would take 200mg of Drol ED for a few weeks before a meet.
Mostly the heavyweight guys who didn't worry so much about bodyweight.
300mg of Tren is a lot but doesn't surprise me.
The strongest guy i ever knew personally only used Test and Drol, would go up to 5g's Test a week before a meet with 3-4 Abombs a day.
Saw this guy pull 765 like it was nothing. He was a monster. 6'3" and well over 300 pounds. And he wasn't fat.
After reading your post, I no longer want to run that wimpy cycle I was going to run. It just makes me sick to think about how much stuff these guys use.
It just kicks in my hypochondria.
What if I'm that ONE GUY who takes one A50 a day, and that starts causing protein to be excreted out of my urine?
I always worry about being that one rare guy, EVEN THOUGH IT IS COMPLETELY IRRATIONAL.
What if I'm that 1 in 30,000 who shoots his kidneys from a low amount of gear? I know I'll never be able to accept it if I do that. So I'm taking this extremely unlikely event and fixating on it.
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It's not so unusual for Strongmen to have Dad-bods. I'm more surprised when that's not the case, lol!
Wtf? LOL!
6x A50's?
I looked my best ever off one half of one every SECOND day!
So...12.5mg daily [25mg every second day], for 30 days.
My friend said the sweet spot was 100mg daily.
Even adding one pill, and going to 150mg daily, just resulted in more side effects, he said.
That's also a heck of a lot of GH! Someone suspected Ronnie Coleman did 18 IU daily. Lastly, the Tren - don't most people take 200-30g of Tren per WEEK?!
Mariusz Pudzianowski did 300mg per DAY?
Indications for: ANADROL-50
Anemia caused by deficient red cell production. Acquired aplastic anemia, congenital anemia, myelofibrosis, and hypoplastic anemias due to myelotoxic drugs.
Adults and Children:
Individualized. 1–5mg/kg per day for at least 3–6 months; may attempt to lower dose or discontinue after remission. Congenital aplastic anemia: may need continued maintenance dose.
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Indications for: ANADROL-50
Anemia caused by deficient red cell production. Acquired aplastic anemia, congenital anemia, myelofibrosis, and hypoplastic anemias due to myelotoxic drugs.
Adults and Children:
Individualized. 1–5mg/kg per day for at least 3–6 months; may attempt to lower dose or discontinue after remission. Congenital aplastic anemia: may need continued maintenance dose.
Holy shit.
Thanks for posting that, joswift!!
You have alleviated my fears somewhat for low doses of Anadrol.
I am just over 80kg. From what if says above, 80-400mg daily is fine. LOL...8x A50's daily?
Wow!
So looks like I can safely do 25mg for...could I go six weeks there?
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Looks like Shaw beat Thompson. Not sure why Bobby couldnt get even one ?
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Looks like Shaw beat Thompson. Not sure why Bobby couldnt get even one ?
I can imagine why...
Firstly, Bobby is only about 6'0" right? If I recall correctly, the first platform to load the stone on is 72" [which is 6'0" - the same height as Bobby].
So if I had to guess...it was Bobby's height disadvantage that got him. Brian Shaw is not only 6'8.5", but he is incredible on stones. Strong - and, of course very tall, giving him that advantage as said.
Even at the Arnold Pro Strongman, where the stone lift is something like 44" with a much heavier stone, Brian would likely have beaten Bobby though, despite Bobby's raw power.
Tell me, Gym-Rat:
I thought Shaw was getting owned in this contest? So he managed to turn it all around?
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After reading your post, I no longer want to run that wimpy cycle I was going to run. It just makes me sick to think about how much stuff these guys use.
It just kicks in my hypochondria.
What if I'm that ONE GUY who takes one A50 a day, and that starts causing protein to be excreted out of my urine?
I always worry about being that one rare guy, EVEN THOUGH IT IS COMPLETELY IRRATIONAL.
What if I'm that 1 in 30,000 who shoots his kidneys from a low amount of gear? I know I'll never be able to accept it if I do that. So I'm taking this extremely unlikely event and fixating on it.
As Jos posted it's very overrated on sides from Anadrol.
The horror stories you hear of guys having kidney problems from 50-100mg per day are bullshit.
They are taking much more than that and most likely more substances.
I once took 100mg per day for over 6 months.
Everything was fine and i was strong as fuck.
If you want to compete, you need to take a shitload of drugs.
That's what most people still do not understand about BBing, PLing and SM.
Just lift and have fun, no reason to destroy your health.
I've taken boatloads of AAS in my life and do not recommend you go down that path.
Thankfully my health has been great, but who knows.
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It's not so unusual for Strongmen to have Dad-bods. I'm more surprised when that's not the case, lol!
Wtf? LOL!
6x A50's?
I looked my best ever off one half of one every SECOND day!
So...12.5mg daily [25mg every second day], for 30 days.
My friend said the sweet spot was 100mg daily.
Even adding one pill, and going to 150mg daily, just resulted in more side effects, he said.
That's also a heck of a lot of GH! Someone suspected Ronnie Coleman did 18 IU daily. Lastly, the Tren - don't most people take 200-30g of Tren per WEEK?!
Mariusz Pudzianowski did 300mg per DAY?
"Many" people took 300mg of tren a day "due to gh15." I can't recall gh15 recommending such but they obviously wanted to mutate quickly and gh15 was praising tren. It does cause daily changes at high doses but 300mg isn't sustainable, for a few weeks perhaps, with some tranquilizers usually. There were before and after pics of dudes doing this that was posted on getbig. Not advanced guys at all.
100mg might be sweet spot for Anadrol, there was even a study saying higher doses didn't increase lean tissue further but it wasn't athletic populations. Anadrol is my favorite oral. I've taken 250mg in a day but only for one day. Say I wanted to peak my strength on a friday, I took 1 on monday, 2 on tuesday and so on until 250mg on friday. A few weeks like this at a time. Saturday and sunday I was at 1 a day again It works very well, IME there is no other oral that is comparable for strength. I also sleep extremely well on it, it's like a sleeping pill. No nausea or poor appetite as many report.
Scott Mendelson said he did 20 Anadrol in a day :D They are absolutely nuts in strength sports. I know tommywishbone said no one took 10 Anadrol a day, impossible, but I know for a fact that it has been done :D
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"Many" people took 300mg of tren a day "due to gh15." I can't recall gh15 recommending such but they obviously wanted to mutate quickly and gh15 was praising tren. It does cause daily changes at high doses but 300mg isn't sustainable, for a few weeks perhaps, with some tranquilizers usually. There were before and after pics of dudes doing this that was posted on getbig. Not advanced guys at all.
100mg might be sweet spot for Anadrol, there was even a study saying higher doses didn't increase lean tissue further but it wasn't athletic populations. Anadrol is my favorite oral. I've taken 250mg in a day but only for one day. Say I wanted to peak my strength on a friday, I took 1 on monday, 2 on tuesday and so on until 250mg on friday. A few weeks like this at a time. Saturday and sunday I was at 1 a day again It works very well, IME there is no other oral that is comparable for strength. I also sleep extremely well on it, it's like a sleeping pill. No nausea or poor appetite as many report.
Scott Mendelson said he did 20 Anadrol in a day :D They are absolutely nuts in strength sports. I know tommywishbone said no one took 10 Anadrol a day, impossible, but I know for a fact that it has been done :D
Abdi Ibrahim anadrols were like the last easily available pharma oral lol. I had great times with them.
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Abdi Ibrahim anadrols were like the last easily available pharma oral lol. I had great times with them.
Never got a chance to try the Irani drols. The Turkish I still see, don't know how often they are counterfeited. I've had good luck with UG drols.
Like this China no name product. Expired since 2016, still works great.
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"Many" people took 300mg of tren a day "due to gh15." I can't recall gh15 recommending such but they obviously wanted to mutate quickly and gh15 was praising tren. It does cause daily changes at high doses but 300mg isn't sustainable, for a few weeks perhaps, with some tranquilizers usually. There were before and after pics of dudes doing this that was posted on getbig. Not advanced guys at all.
100mg might be sweet spot for Anadrol, there was even a study saying higher doses didn't increase lean tissue further but it wasn't athletic populations. Anadrol is my favorite oral. I've taken 250mg in a day but only for one day. Say I wanted to peak my strength on a friday, I took 1 on monday, 2 on tuesday and so on until 250mg on friday. A few weeks like this at a time. Saturday and sunday I was at 1 a day again It works very well, IME there is no other oral that is comparable for strength. I also sleep extremely well on it, it's like a sleeping pill. No nausea or poor appetite as many report.
Scott Mendelson said he did 20 Anadrol in a day :D They are absolutely nuts in strength sports. I know tommywishbone said no one took 10 Anadrol a day, impossible, but I know for a fact that it has been done :D
LOL!!!!
Yes, that is something Tommy would say. ;D
So my blood work came back fine, other than:
- Testosterone on low end of normal range. Makes sense given how much I hate life. Hating life has made my testosterone low...not the other way around.
- I have a slow thyroid, measured by a HIGH TSH level.
- I'm slightly in nutritional ketosis - based on ketones found in my urine. Slightly.
Otherwise, meh.
I need to do something though, just not sure what.
I have access to Anadrol, Dianabol, Anavar, Halotestin, Turinabol, Cytomel, Sustanon, Suboxone, and protein powder.
I can get basically anything, but the above list is what I have the easiest access to.
Given my low-end test and HYPO-thyroidism [slow], is there something I should avoid?
I just need to get out of this rut.
Will gear hurt my kidneys?
I'm a big time health pussy.
It's already almost June - I wouldn't be surprised if I just end up not doing this at all, but...I'm probably 51% sure I will this time.
So if you have any guidance on this, let me know.
Thanks Van.
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As Jos posted it's very overrated on sides from Anadrol.
The horror stories you hear of guys having kidney problems from 50-100mg per day are bullshit.
They are taking much more than that and most likely more substances.
I once took 100mg per day for over 6 months.
Everything was fine and i was strong as fuck.
If you want to compete, you need to take a shitload of drugs.
That's what most people still do not understand about BBing, PLing and SM.
Just lift and have fun, no reason to destroy your health.
I've taken boatloads of AAS in my life and do not recommend you go down that path.
Thankfully my health has been great, but who knows.
Thanks for the reply, T.I.O.
I just got my health results back yesterday - all but testosterone level, which came back today.
It's nothing crazy bad - but my TSH level went up even higher, and is now over 5. The range goes from 0.32 to 4.00 mIU/L.
Granted, my hypothyroidism has been monitored for over five years now, and started at 4.66, and is very slowly getting worse.
At this rate, I will have thyroid problems that can't be resolved by age 70. Regardless - it's an issue I do have.
My testosterone, while low, is still within the normal range - just on the low end. It was always around medium range.
That said, I just need something to make me feel better.
I'm not talking about a massive cycle - but for perspective, this was from 2016 [my last cycle] when I did 25mg of Anadrol every *second* day for three weeks.
I'd like to look slightly better than this next time:
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Thanks for the reply, T.I.O.
I just got my health results back yesterday - all but testosterone level, which came back today.
It's nothing crazy bad - but my TSH level went up even higher, and is now over 5. The range goes from 0.32 to 4.00 mIU/L.
Granted, my hypothyroidism has been monitored for over five years now, and started at 4.66, and is very slowly getting worse.
At this rate, I will have thyroid problems that can't be resolved by age 70. Regardless - it's an issue I do have.
My testosterone, while low, is still within the normal range - just on the low end. It was always around medium range.
That said, I just need something to make me feel better.
I'm not talking about a massive cycle - but for perspective, this was from 2016 [my last cycle] when I did 25mg of Anadrol every *second* day for three weeks.
I'd like to look slightly better than this next time:
You look really good, brother.
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You look really good, brother.
Hey - thanks, Fortress!
I am roughly always in the same shape, lol.
I get one little thing slightly imperfect in a health test [like literally blood pressure of 120/80, which isn't even bad, just not the BEST it can be], and I worry.
Fortress - you know how we all tend to look better after chest day, thanks to an upper body pump?
That's how I want to look ALL the time, lol.
And that's where a bit of gear helps. At least for a few months, I'll always look pumped up.
I'm hoping that will get me out of this rut caused by the plandemic joke [full credit for that term goes to YOU, Fortress!].
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I can imagine why...
Firstly, Bobby is only about 6'0" right? If I recall correctly, the first platform to load the stone on is 72" [which is 6'0" - the same height as Bobby].
So if I had to guess...it was Bobby's height disadvantage that got him. Brian Shaw is not only 6'8.5", but he is incredible on stones. Strong - and, of course very tall, giving him that advantage as said.
Even at the Arnold Pro Strongman, where the stone lift is something like 44" with a much heavier stone, Brian would likely have beaten Bobby though, despite Bobby's raw power.
Tell me, Gym-Rat:
I thought Shaw was getting owned in this contest? So he managed to turn it all around?
If they went on points, Shaw would not have made the finals. He was 3rd, only the top 2 go. But since they added the stone-off, the 3rd place guy has a chance (2nd vs. 3rd). Looks like Max made the finals again...
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Looks like Shaw beat Thompson. Not sure why Bobby couldnt get even one ?
From reading elsewhere it sounds like he fucked up with his tacky. How a guy who's not exactly a newbie can make such a mistake is beyond me, possibly cost himself a WSM final.
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I can imagine why...
Firstly, Bobby is only about 6'0" right? If I recall correctly, the first platform to load the stone on is 72" [which is 6'0" - the same height as Bobby].
The Stone-Off is each guy trading tries, over a bar. Not that high of a level...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeCakBODvtv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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The Stone-Off is each guy trading tries, over a bar. Not that high of a level...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeCakBODvtv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Ah. That's not very high.
As far as I know, they purposely select the heats in such a way to get certain people at the finals.
So last year, Maxime was appearantly not even supposed to make the finals, but ended up beating someone unexpected. And from there, he was 3rd in the whole show. Amazing how that worked out for him.
I fear for the health of Bobby Thompson.
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Ah. That's not very high.
As far as I know, they purposely select the heats in such a way to get certain people at the finals.
So last year, Maxime was appearantly not even supposed to make the finals, but ended up beating someone unexpected. And from there, he was 3rd in the whole show. Amazing how that worked out for him.
I fear for the health of Bobby Thompson.
Colins always been sort of corrupt with some (WSM) contests and how theyre setup. He went into biz w/ Eddie Hall, same year, Eddie wins a contest where all his best static lifts are featured.
Now a recording came out with Luke Stoltman saying how Colin wants to build the "Stoltman Brand" and supposedly built the show around their strengths.
The guy (Mark Boyd) who released the call just got fired from WUS (World Ultimate Strongman) and it was sort of a dick move to record Luke, but people should also be upset with what was said on that tape. (Admitting favoritism, etc).
Interesting... (Thor was the only one to speak out publicly about it in the past, others have complained, just not on the record as they fear being left out)
Thor has a ton of money and could give 2-fucks...
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A Brian Shaw eating video from 2017 - wow, talk about a massive caloric intake.
Brian says eating is the hardest part, and that makes sense...and this is all the difference [IMO] that makes heavyweight strongman training so much harder than lightweight strongman training:
A person could literally eat under 25% of these calories and make progress in the lighter weight categories. The hard training subjective intensity is there, but there is nowhere NEAR this level of pressure to eat. Not even close!
I like everything about training, but basically like nothing about eating - truly if it wasn't for function, I would not do it.
On top of that, heavier weight strongmen need to weigh much more and take much more gear to. That's just pressure all around.
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Mitch Hooper from Canada wins the 1st event of the finals. He won just about every event in his group leading up to this.
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WORLD RECORD: Flintstone Barbell | 2022 (541 lbs from behind the neck, pretty amazing):
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WORLD RECORD: Flintstone Barbell | 2022 (541 lbs from behind the neck, pretty amazing):
What?! 541-lb? Is that a typo? Lol.
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Insane. That's not far from the clean and jerk world record, which is 588 pounds.
But the Olympic lift ain't from behind the neck, and those guys are hyper-specialized in that lift.
That's a legit world-class lift from Novikov, even by OL standards. If he gives up strongman and goes into OL, he'll probably break records.
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Last day of the contest, so far Novikov in the lead.
I can see Shaw winning the bus-pull, being the biggest by far.
But you never can tell.
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Tom is going to win pretty easily after day 2 events.
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Last day of the contest, so far Novikov in the lead.
I can see Shaw winning the bus-pull, being the biggest by far.
But you never can tell.
Out of curiosity, do you know what Brian Shaw is weighing lately? I'm sure he's around 400-lb, but I'm just wondering because I fear for his health.
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Out of curiosity, do you know what Brian Shaw is weighing lately? I'm sure he's around 400-lb, but I'm just wondering because I fear for his health.
Shaws close to 400, unsure of exact weight. Novikov (probably the smallest guy there) smoked everyone in bus-pull.
I can Novikov winning power-stairs and top-2 or 3 in stones.
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I think Luke has been told to hold back after his recording was leaked about him being paid and gifted the competition by Colin Bryce in return for not competing at WUS. Bet he regrets saying that the 2017 WSM was fixed for Eddie Hall to win in return for Eddie promoting Giants Live at the expense of Thor.
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I wouldn't be surprised it if they rigged it for Novikov this year to maximize gayness and supporting the current thing.
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looks like Tom is going to win.
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Tom is going to win pretty easily after day 2 events.
As per instructions from Colin.
The Events are selected to help the chances of who they want to Win.
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I think if Shaw wins stones, he has a chance at 3rd (podium finish). But Martins would really have to blow it.
Tom is king of stones, so he may win this again. The top-3 now would be good, would like to see Shaw miss the Podium and retire.
(Long in the tooth like venom vince versaci).
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I wouldn't be surprised it if they rigged it for Novikov this year to maximize gayness and supporting the current thing.
The interesting thing is that Novikov won the pure strength events -- the ones that can't really be faked or gamed -- the overhead press and the deadlift. And he won them by a clear margin. Compared to the deadlift, events like the Atlas Stones are fake and gay.
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The interesting thing is that Novikov won the pure strength events -- the ones that can't really be faked or gamed -- the overhead press and the deadlift. And he won them by a clear margin. Compared to the deadlift, events like the Atlas Stones are fake and gay.
The Atlas stones certainley favour the taller man with long arms - As for being Fake or gay
::) Nah -though the platform heights should be set at shoulder level for each competitor.
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The Atlas stones certainley favour the taller man with long arms - As for being Fake or gay
::) Nah -though the platform heights should be set at shoulder level for each competitor.
Yeah, but they're not. So they simply favor athletes who are taller -- and who might not, necessarily, be any stronger.
Which is how the organizers figured they'd give a helping hand to 6'8" Tom Stoltman.
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The Atlas stones certainley favour the taller man with long arms - As for being Fake or gay
::) Nah -though the platform heights should be set at shoulder level for each competitor.
I like how the Arnold Pro is like a 44" platform.
I can lift a 300-lb stone to 44", but at my height [174cm - just under 5'9"], I cannot do the 60"+ platforms. Maybe if I wore boots, and cleaned up my form.
I prefer the Arnold Pro short platforms - then the stones become a strength event, rather than a height event.
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Tom won, Martins 2nd and Novikov 3rd (same points though for 2nd/3rd) need to see how they deal w/ that.
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Tom won, Martins 2nd and Novikov 3rd (same points though for 2nd/3rd) need to see how they deal w/ that.
Wow - imagine having 2nd and 3rd tied on points. And yet it happened.
Talk about great performance from Tom Stoltman.
Too bad about Brian narrowly missing the podium. Nice to see Max do so well - when you consider that two of the four men who beat him are basically 5-10 years older than him, Max can definitely make another podium in the future, if not win it all eventually.
Strongman is unforgiving though. Hopefully Max doesn't get injured, and can make some money out of it.
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https://powerlifting.ronnie.cz/c-37723-world-s-strongest-man-2022-reportaz-a-vysledky.html
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Wow - imagine having 2nd and 3rd tied on points. And yet it happened.
LOL, they gave Licis 2nd because he did better in the atlas stones, the one event that arguably does least to measure actual strength.
This "sport" is retarded.
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LOL, they gave Licis 2nd because he did better in the atlas stones, the one event that arguably does least to measure actual strength.
This "sport" is retarded.
I haven't watched WSM since they aired it on ESPN ages ago but this is a weird take.
How is picking up 500lb boulders from the floor NOT a measure of strength?
Seems like it's the one activity that requires recruiting every muscle fiber in your body to accomplish.
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LOL, they gave Licis 2nd because he did better in the atlas stones, the one event that arguably does least to measure actual strength.
This "sport" is retarded.
I hope that was in the rulebook beforehand.
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I haven't watched WSM since they aired it on ESPN ages ago but this is a weird take.
How is picking up 500lb boulders from the floor NOT a measure of strength?
Seems like it's the one activity that requires recruiting every muscle fiber in your body to accomplish.
WSM is never quite the raw power contest that the Arnold Pro is.
If I'm not mistaken - in 2006, didn't Mariusz Pudzianowski place 6th at the Arnold Pro, but win the WSM, if not in 2006, in 2005 and 2007?
And if I recall correctly, Zydrunas Savickas won in 2006.
The stone event at the Arnold is a heavy raw power event - but the stone event at the WSM is normally a lower weight stone run, or multiple stones that go up in weight to platforms that are lower and lower, ranging from about 72" to 58".
Wasn't the stone event this year one for reps?
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Who is strongest on getbig?
MattC has to be up there for traditional strongman movements.
Fortress for sure
For the UK, illuminati was (I believe) at least a National PL champion 8)
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Fortress for sure
For the UK, illuminati was (I believe) at least a National PL champion 8)
Thank You
3x British champion at PL
& 1x Bodybuilding + international.
All now a long time ago.
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Thank You
3x British champion at PL
& 1x Bodybuilding + international.
All now a long time ago.
Incredible.
My max squat is 385x2 at 170. ;D
I just shoot for a bench/squat/deadlift of 315/405/495. I'm totally fine with that. If I'm slightly higher than that - awesome. Anywhere around there is fine by me. I much prefer strongman events to powerlifting though - that athletic/movement component, but there is a difference in raw power between the sports.
I've probably witnessed anyone at the gym squatting 405 or more literally twice in my life. Those lifts only exist on Getbig. ;D
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Incredible.
My max squat is 385x2 at 170. ;D
I just shoot for a bench/squat/deadlift of 315/405/495. I'm totally fine with that. If I'm slightly higher than that - awesome. Anywhere around there is fine by me. I much prefer strongman events to powerlifting though - that athletic/movement component, but there is a difference in raw power between the sports.
I've probably witnessed anyone at the gym squatting 405 or more literally twice in my life. Those lifts only exist on Getbig. ;D
Matt there very respectable lifts - Good going.
at just over 5'6 strong man wasn't an option for me not matter how strong
I may of been
No way I'd be able to get my arms around one of the big stones let alone have to lift
above my head to place it on the platform. :D ;D :D
Yeah a lot of extremely gifted Strength athletes on Getbig. ::)
In reality there are a few like yourself & a few others that certainly are capable of some very heavy lifting.
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Matt there very respectable lifts - Good going.
at just over 5'6 strong man wasn't an option for me not matter how strong
I may of been
No way I'd be able to get my arms around one of the big stones let alone have to lift
above my head to place it on the platform. :D ;D :D
Yeah a lot of extremely gifted Strength athletes on Getbig. ::)
In reality there are a few like yourself & a few others that certainly are capable of some very heavy lifting.
Thanks illuminati.
It's funny you say that...I was watching a powerlifter in my weight class, who significantly exceeds my total - and one might think would therefore be much stronger than me at everything...but as it turned out, he is unable to do certain lifts, being about 5'6", and having the same issue you mentioned with the stones!!
Speaking of which - are you familiar with England's own Andrew "Stumpy" Raynes?
Apparently, he was allowed to use a ring to connect his hands together, since his arms weren't long enough. Though I didn't confirm that, so I'm not sure if it happened at WSM - or another lower contest.
He did place 10th in WSM in 2001! Incredible work for 5'3"!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Raynes
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Raynes
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a tard with a turd
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Thanks illuminati.
It's funny you say that...I was watching a powerlifter in my weight class, who significantly exceeds my total - and one might think would therefore be much stronger than me at everything...but as it turned out, he is unable to do certain lifts, being about 5'6", and having the same issue you mentioned with the stones!!
Speaking of which - are you familiar with England's own Andrew "Stumpy" Raynes?
Apparently, he was allowed to use a ring to connect his hands together, since his arms weren't long enough. Though I didn't confirm that, so I'm not sure if it happened at WSM - or another lower contest.
He did place 10th in WSM in 2001! Incredible work for 5'3"!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Raynes
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Raynes
Yes Andrew Raynes an immensely strong Man - Strength off the charts
His lack of Height & Reach held him back in Strong man events.
Physical structure not suited to the Strong man scene where clearly Taller Heavier Men
with longer arms are at a Distinct advantage.
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Yes Andrew Raynes an immensely strong Man - Strength off the charts
His lack of Height & Reach held him back in Strong man events.
Physical structure not suited to the Strong man scene where clearly Taller Heavier Men
with longer arms are at a Distinct advantage.
Friend of mine (shortest guy onstage) came 2nd to Andy when he won the NABBA Britain juniors in 94
My friend had him on condition but couldnt come close to Andys size
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Friend of mine (shortest guy onstage) came 2nd to Andy when he won the NABBA Britain juniors in 94
My friend had him on condition but couldnt come close to Andys size
Yes Better condition & slightly better aesthetically.
Bitch Tits very Noticeable & Andy's sheer muscle mass just to much to ignore
& in fair condition.
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a tard with a turd
^ When I read that, I didn't think you knew him.
Friend of mine (shortest guy onstage) came 2nd to Andy when he won the NABBA Britain juniors in 94
My friend had him on condition but couldnt come close to Andys size
^ Sounds like you are familiar with the strong Englishman, joswift?
I'm not familiar with any 5'3" strongman at his level.
You will occasionally get a guy like Dimitar Savatinov who is 5'8.5" and placed as high as 7th in 2015. But I can't think of really any top ones who are under 5'8".
There are levels - under 6'0" is rare, under 5'10" is rarer, and under 5'8" is almost a class of Andrew Stumpy Raynes alone.
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Incredible.
My max squat is 385x2 at 170. ;D
I just shoot for a bench/squat/deadlift of 315/405/495. I'm totally fine with that. If I'm slightly higher than that - awesome. Anywhere around there is fine by me. I much prefer strongman events to powerlifting though - that athletic/movement component, but there is a difference in raw power between the sports.
I've probably witnessed anyone at the gym squatting 405 or more literally twice in my life. Those lifts only exist on Getbig. ;D
I often witness this phenomenon too. Everyone on getbig benches 315x8 but in real gyms you see this very rarely even among “serious “trainers””.
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^ When I read that, I didn't think you knew him.
^ Sounds like you are familiar with the strong Englishman, joswift?
I'm not familiar with any 5'3" strongman at his level.
You will occasionally get a guy like Dimitar Savatinov who is 5'8.5" and placed as high as 7th in 2015. But I can't think of really any top ones who are under 5'8".
There are levels - under 6'0" is rare, under 5'10" is rarer, and under 5'8" is almost a class of Andrew Stumpy Raynes alone.
my friend in the video is about 5'4 and is shorter than Andy
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Almost showtime.
📺: CBS | July 16, 2 PM EST
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I often witness this phenomenon too. Everyone on getbig benches 315x8 but in real gyms you see this very rarely even among “serious “trainers””.
Exactly. People are either full of shit here, or we just have a cross-section of much stronger men...or maybe a little of both.
I would notice if anyone squatted or bench pressed 405+. Never happens.
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Can’t wait to pour a tall, frosty glass of metamyosyn protein and watch these shaved gorillas
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Exactly. People are either full of shit here, or we just have a cross-section of much stronger men...or maybe a little of both.
I would notice if anyone squatted or bench pressed 405+. Never happens.
It's very rare at normal commercial gyms.
But the hardcore gyms that are increasingly hard to find, have a lot of strong guys.
15 years ago, i lifted at a hardcore gym for a few years.
Used to see guys benching 400+ and squatting 500+ almost daily.
You have to remember that people that are this strong make up a very small part of the population.
And online pretty much everyone lies about how strong they are.
It's due to insecurity and bragging rights.
I posted a video of me squatting 635 pounds on here a long time ago. It was hilarious how many people discredited it as a normal lift.
This is Sparta Getbig.
We are the elite of the elite.
Go to a state level power lifting competition, that's the only place you will consistently see strong lifts.
My first state level meet, the guys in my class were opening with more than my max. And i had just won the local meet for my region.
Also, need to live in a big City with a lot of people. In Houston there were huge strong dudes all over the place. Here where i live now i doubt there are more than 1-2 people who can bench more than 350 pounds. Compare 4 million people to 90k.
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It's very rare at normal commercial gyms.
But the hardcore gyms that are increasingly hard to find, have a lot of strong guys.
15 years ago, i lifted at a hardcore gym for a few years.
Used to see guys benching 400+ and squatting 500+ almost daily.
You have to remember that people that are this strong make up a very small part of the population.
And online pretty much everyone lies about how strong they are.
It's due to insecurity and bragging rights.
I posted a video of me squatting 635 pounds on here a long time ago. It was hilarious how many people discredited it as a normal lift.
This is Sparta Getbig.
We are the elite of the elite.
Go to a state level power lifting competition, that's the only place you will consistently see strong lifts.
My first state level meet, the guys in my class were opening with more than my max. And i had just won the local meet for my region.
Also, need to live in a big City with a lot of people. In Houston there were huge strong dudes all over the place. Here where i live now i doubt there are more than 1-2 people who can bench more than 350 pounds. Compare 4 million people to 90k.
That would be a strong lift even for a partial squat.
We're Getbiggers mad that you only hit exactly parallel?
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Was at the gym with my buddy twice this past week, he is 31 and 6’ 245 natural and benched 365 for 10 and 405 for 10 definitely had a few more reps on both. He thinks it’s weak and only good for a natural. I think he’s crazy strong. No one else at the gym can do it and he got 315 for 20 on bench also. P
There’s lots of talk about strength but rarely do you see it in person.
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Was at the gym with my buddy twice this past week, he is 31 and 6’ 245 natural and benched 365 for 10 and 405 for 10 definitely had a few more reps on both. He thinks it’s weak and only good for a natural. I think he’s crazy strong. No one else at the gym can do it and he got 315 for 20 on bench also. P
There’s lots of talk about strength but rarely do you see it in person.
Strong as fuck
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Was at the gym with my buddy twice this past week, he is 31 and 6’ 245 natural and benched 365 for 10 and 405 for 10 definitely had a few more reps on both. He thinks it’s weak and only good for a natural. I think he’s crazy strong. No one else at the gym can do it and he got 315 for 20 on bench also. P
There’s lots of talk about strength but rarely do you see it in person.
Strong as fuck
My man's wicked strong ;D
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My man's wicked strong ;D
I think I remember that class. It was right between recess and lunch!