World’s Strongest Man!
Discussion
dieselgrunt said:
Mitchell Hooper is an interesting competitor compared to the rest of the field. Ran a 3:24 marathon in 2016 and yet is incredibly strong, 525lbs for 24 reps in the squat beating Tom Platz’s record. A true all rounder
Platz was just a very strong bodybuilder, not an international strongman competitor like Hooper. Also Platz was known for doing that sort of lift quite regularly over the years.. .benjipeg said:
addey said:
I missed most of the qualifiers but managed to watch the final yesterday. Anybody know why the winner seemed to be getting booed at various times?
it wasnt mooing... its his nickname!I thought it was booing too tbh and thought it was because of USA rivalries.
benjipeg said:
if you want to see some ridiculous feats of strength, google tom haviland, aussie ex special forced 6ft8" close to 180kg - makes his workout tools out old farm machinery etc famers walk with 240kg of plates and chains in each hand!! keep in mind WR deadlift is 501kg!!
Deadlift is a much harder movement than farmers walk...not denigrating that incredible achievement just pointing out the lifting mechanics involved will always limit the barbell lift. Thought the big Canadian lad was really impressive although I suspect big Tom was not 100%. He is so young, he didn't 'look' as WSM ready as the last two competitions but perhaps he hit an early peak. I may be wrong here but having been around various WSM and local strong men and powerlifing competitors for many years now, I think Tom has the potential to be the greatest of them all, but he'll have to give up his youth to perform at the level needed year in year out, and that's some ask.
Pavlo Kordiyaka was a breath of fresh air. He is so lean for a strongman but his strength and athleticism was incredible.
biggbn said:
benjipeg said:
if you want to see some ridiculous feats of strength, google tom haviland, aussie ex special forced 6ft8" close to 180kg - makes his workout tools out old farm machinery etc famers walk with 240kg of plates and chains in each hand!! keep in mind WR deadlift is 501kg!!
Deadlift is a much harder movement than farmers walk...not denigrating that incredible achievement just pointing out the lifting mechanics involved will always limit the barbell lift. Thought the big Canadian lad was really impressive although I suspect big Tom was not 100%. He is so young, he didn't 'look' as WSM ready as the last two competitions but perhaps he hit an early peak. I may be wrong here but having been around various WSM and local strong men and powerlifing competitors for many years now, I think Tom has the potential to be the greatest of them all, but he'll have to give up his youth to perform at the level needed year in year out, and that's some ask.
Pavlo Kordiyaka was a breath of fresh air. He is so lean for a strongman but his strength and athleticism was incredible.
Didn't Tom take 9 months out, maybe that hindered him, he just didn't look on it like has previously done.
Drabbesttunic said:
biggbn said:
benjipeg said:
if you want to see some ridiculous feats of strength, google tom haviland, aussie ex special forced 6ft8" close to 180kg - makes his workout tools out old farm machinery etc famers walk with 240kg of plates and chains in each hand!! keep in mind WR deadlift is 501kg!!
Deadlift is a much harder movement than farmers walk...not denigrating that incredible achievement just pointing out the lifting mechanics involved will always limit the barbell lift. Thought the big Canadian lad was really impressive although I suspect big Tom was not 100%. He is so young, he didn't 'look' as WSM ready as the last two competitions but perhaps he hit an early peak. I may be wrong here but having been around various WSM and local strong men and powerlifing competitors for many years now, I think Tom has the potential to be the greatest of them all, but he'll have to give up his youth to perform at the level needed year in year out, and that's some ask.
Pavlo Kordiyaka was a breath of fresh air. He is so lean for a strongman but his strength and athleticism was incredible.
Didn't Tom take 9 months out, maybe that hindered him, he just didn't look on it like has previously done.
Fleckers said:
at 57 Mark Felix is something else
Lol, I remember an interview with him, they asked him why he decided to become a strong man. He said the first time he went to the gym, he deadlifted 200kg without any training and thought he might be onto something. I don’t think I could deadlift that much with all the training in the world!Randy Winkman said:
Drabbesttunic said:
biggbn said:
benjipeg said:
if you want to see some ridiculous feats of strength, google tom haviland, aussie ex special forced 6ft8" close to 180kg - makes his workout tools out old farm machinery etc famers walk with 240kg of plates and chains in each hand!! keep in mind WR deadlift is 501kg!!
Deadlift is a much harder movement than farmers walk...not denigrating that incredible achievement just pointing out the lifting mechanics involved will always limit the barbell lift. Thought the big Canadian lad was really impressive although I suspect big Tom was not 100%. He is so young, he didn't 'look' as WSM ready as the last two competitions but perhaps he hit an early peak. I may be wrong here but having been around various WSM and local strong men and powerlifing competitors for many years now, I think Tom has the potential to be the greatest of them all, but he'll have to give up his youth to perform at the level needed year in year out, and that's some ask.
Pavlo Kordiyaka was a breath of fresh air. He is so lean for a strongman but his strength and athleticism was incredible.
Didn't Tom take 9 months out, maybe that hindered him, he just didn't look on it like has previously done.
TGCOTF-dewey said:
biggbn said:
Wouldn't have mattered as Hooper would have been second anyway and I'm sure he won by 4.5 points in the end.
Watched it today... Hooper totally outclassed everyone this year. He was a level beyond the others. It was like watching Marius.
Loved WSM for years and years - watched it as a child and watch it with my own children now. I was there when Eddie Hall deadlifted the 500kgs in Leeds and it was just the most fantastic achievement and atmosphere. I like to be as fit and healthy as I can myself, but no way would I ever attempt what these guys do. It's quite incredible! Will miss Mark Felix getting wheeled out every year... absolute nutter. 
Just seen the 2024 result.
Congrats to the winner. As always some of the achievements these blokes do are amazing.
Just a shame the TV coverage is only shown at Christmas.
Eddie Hall has some blogs on his YouTube channel showing the individual event results.
I can imagine it's a fun few days as a spectator.
Congrats to the winner. As always some of the achievements these blokes do are amazing.
Just a shame the TV coverage is only shown at Christmas.
Eddie Hall has some blogs on his YouTube channel showing the individual event results.
I can imagine it's a fun few days as a spectator.
mikebradford said:
Just seen the 2024 result.
Congrats to the winner. As always some of the achievements these blokes do are amazing.
Just a shame the TV coverage is only shown at Christmas.
Eddie Hall has some blogs on his YouTube channel showing the individual event results.
I can imagine it's a fun few days as a spectator.
Thanks for not giving it away. I really like it as part of Christmas/NY TV but it is a bit odd to wait that long. For ages I didnt even realise the delay was that big.Congrats to the winner. As always some of the achievements these blokes do are amazing.
Just a shame the TV coverage is only shown at Christmas.
Eddie Hall has some blogs on his YouTube channel showing the individual event results.
I can imagine it's a fun few days as a spectator.
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