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Strongman

January 01, 1970

This article is about performers and athletes. For an authoritarian political leader, see Political strongman. For other uses, see Strongman (disambiguation).

Strongman is someone who exhibits strength through strength athletics. Strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, are composed of a variety of events in which competitors have to move the highest weights possible, the winner being the one having the highest tally across all events. In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength.[1]

Description edit

 
Angus MacAskill was a notable strongman of the 19th century.

In the first half of the 20th century, strongmen performed various feats of strength such as the bent press (not to be confused with the bench press, which did not exist at the time), supporting large amounts of weight held overhead at arm's length, steel bending, chain breaking, etc. They needed to have large amounts of wrist, hand, and tendon strength for these feats, as well as prodigious oblique strength.

In the late 20th century, the term strongman evolved to describe one who competes in strength athletics – a more modern eclectic strength competition in which competitors display their raw functional strength through exercises such as lifting rocks, toting refrigerators, pulling trains, towing an eighteen-wheel truck behind them, etc. The most famous competitions of this type are the World's Strongest Man, the Europe's Strongest Man, the Arnold Strongman Classic, the Strongman Champions League, the World's Ultimate Strongman, the Rogue Invitational and the Giants Live tour, and more than 20 countries also hold national-level competitions as well.[2]

Many sports-specific training facilities have begun to incorporate movements associated with strongman competitions into their general training schemes, albeit with lighter weights used (e.g., tyre flips, sled drags, object loading or carrying, log pressing, farmer's walks and so on.)

Training edit

Training for strongman involves building overall strength in the gym and training with competition implements to gain familiarity. In the gym, it is necessary to train the entire body for strength, especially with variants of the squat, deadlift, and overhead press. Explosive power is also important, which is developed by weightlifting-style lifts and cardiovascular conditioning. Grip strength must also be developed.

Although you can do general strength training, at a typical gym, training with a strongman regimen requires equipment not typically found in a gym. Some equipment used in a strongman competition would have to be found custom-made or at a strongman gym. Some of these equipment includes natural stones, tree trunk logs, farmers walk frames, yokes, kegs and various sorts of vehicles.

Another part of a strongman's training is its intense diet regime. The biggest strongman competitors would need to ingest around 8,000 - 10,000 calories a day.

Events edit

 
Brian Shaw performing the deadlift at the 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic

Though competitive strongman events are ever-changing, there are a number of staples that frequently appear on the international stage,[3] including:

Incorrect usage edit

Strongman is often incorrectly used to describe a person who does weightlifting or bodybuilding. Due to the circus and entertainment background, nineteenth-century bodybuilders were expected to mingle with the crowd during intermission and perform strength feats like card tearing, nail bending, etc. to demonstrate strength as well as symmetry and size. Also, many strongmen sold photos of themselves nude or near-nude, flexing and posing. Although, what they considered the epitome of male beauty was different from modern ideals – particularly the very low emphasis on chest size, and great emphasis on oblique size, and symmetry as evidenced by photos of Eugen Sandow.

Notable strongmen edit

Traditional strongmen edit

The strongmen are listed according to the chronological order of their birth.

Modern Strongmen edit

Main article: List of strongmen

The following 74 strongmen have reached the podium (1st, 2nd or 3rd place) of World's Strongest Man since 1977 and/or World Muscle Power Classic from 1985 to 2004 and/or Arnold Strongman Classic since 2002. They are listed according to the chronological order of their podium appearance.

24 of them have won the World's Strongest Man (WSM), 11 have won the World Muscle Power Classic (WMPC) and 9 have won the Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC).

7 men have won both WSM & WMPC (Kazmaier, Capes, Sigmarsson, Reeves, Magnússon, Ahola, Karlsen). 5 men have won both WSM & ASC (Savickas, Shaw, Björnsson, Licis, Hooper).

Additionally, the following 48 strongmen have reached either 4th or 5th places of World's Strongest Man and/or World Muscle Power Classic and/or Arnold Strongman Classic:

Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu, Jon Kolb, Gus Rethwisch, Bishop Dolegiewicz, Jerry Hannan, Craig Wolfley, Ernie Hackett, Hamish Davidson, Rudolph Kuester, George Hechter, Dan Markovic, Jean-Pierre Brulois, Tom Hawk, László Fekete, Adrian Smith, Berend Veneberg, Heinz Ollesch, Pieter de Bruyn, Martin Muhr, Wayne Price, Nathan Jones, Bill Lyndon, Johnny Perry, Brian Bell, Arvydas Pintinas, Andy Bolton, Steve Kirit, Bill Pittuck, Sami Heinonen, Jarek Dymek, Brian Schoonveld, Odd Haugen, Brian Siders, Benedikt Magnússon, Mark Felix, Tarmo Mitt, Vidas Blekaitis, Stefán Sölvi Pétursson, Laurence Shahlaei, Krzysztof Radzikowski, Dimitar Savatinov, Konstantine Janashia, Matjaz Belsak, Rob Kearney, Trey Mitchell, Thomas Evans and Evan Singleton.

International Accolades edit

  • The table below summarizes the 50 most decorated strongmen in modern history with the most number of international wins in their careers (1st places only/ open weight and age categories only).[4]
# Name Nationality Active Competitions Wins Win %
1 Žydrūnas Savickas   Lithuania 1996–2022 147 79 53.74%
2 Mariusz Pudzianowski   Poland 2000–2009 61 43 70.49%
3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 2010– 67 30 44.78%
4 Brian Shaw   United States 2007–2023 65 27 41.54%
5 Aivars Šmaukstelis   Latvia 2014– 69 25 36.23%
6 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 2005–2019 112 23 20.53%
7 Ervin Katona   Serbia 2003–2015 99 17 17.17%
8 Hugo Girard   Canada 1998–2008 37 15 40.54%
9 Dainis Zageris   Latvia 2009–2022 87 15 17.24%
10 Jón Páll Sigmarsson   Iceland 1982–1992 29 13 44.82%
11 Magnús Ver Magnússon   Iceland 1987–2005 48 12 25.00%
12 Magnus Samuelsson   Sweden 1995–2008 63 12 19.05%
13 Jouko Ahola   Finland 1994–2002 22 11 50.00%
14 Riku Kiri   Finland 1987–1999 25 11 44.00%
15 Oleksii Novikov   Ukraine 2016– 41 11 26.83%
16 Mikhail Koklyaev   Russia 2005–2014 50 11 22.00%
17 Mateusz Kieliszkowski   Poland 2014– 43 10 23.25%
18 Matjaz Belsak   Slovenia 2014–2020 60 10 16.67%
19 JF Caron   Canada 2007–2023 73 10 13.70%
20 Geoff Capes   Great Britain 1979–1988 20 9 45.00%
21 Mitchell Hooper   Canada 2022– 16 8 50.00%
22 Bill Kazmaier   United States 1979–1990 18 8 44.44%
23 Derek Poundstone   United States 2006–2017 22 8 36.36%
24 Martins Licis   United States 2015– 24 8 33.33%
25 Vytautas Lalas   Lithuania 2007–2018 30 8 26.67%
26 Kelvin de Ruiter   Netherlands 2011– 36 8 22.22%
27 Janne Virtanen   Finland 1998–2009 50 8 16.00%
28 Laurence Shahlaei   Great Britain 2007–2021 55 8 14.55%
29 Travis Ortmayer   United States 2005–2023 51 7 13.72%
30 Svend Karlsen   Norway 1996–2006 64 7 10.94%
31 Manfred Hoeberl   Austria 1990–1996 18 6 33.33%
32 Vasyl Virastyuk   Ukraine 2002–2008 28 6 21.43%
33 Andrus Murumets   Estonia 2003–2009 40 6 15.00%
34 Flemming Rasmussen   Denmark 1995–2001 19 5 26.32%
35 Pavlo Kordiyaka   Ukraine 2017– 20 5 25.00%
36 Evan Singleton   United States 2018– 23 5 21.74%
37 Mykhailo Starov   Ukraine 2004–2006 24 5 20.83%
38 Mikhail Shivlyakov   Russia 2011–2021 44 5 11.36%
38 Stojan Todorchev   Bulgaria 2005–2017 44 5 11.36%
39 Raivis Vidzis   Latvia 2002–2009 45 5 11.11%
40 Jarek Dymek   Poland 2000–2010 46 5 10.87%
41 Oskar Ziółkowski   Poland 2020– 10 4 40.00%
42 Trey Mitchell   United States 2016– 23 4 17.39%
43 Glenn Ross   Northern Ireland 1997–2011 33 4 12.12%
44 Johannes Årsjö   Sweden 2007–2017 38 4 10.52%
44 Jamie Reeves   Great Britain 1988–1999 38 4 10.52%
45 Rauno Heinla   Estonia 2009– 54 4 7.41%
46 Mike Jenkins   United States 2010–2013 9 3 33.33%
47 Tom Magee   Canada 1982–1990 12 3 25.00%
48 Mike Burke   United States 2011–2015 18 3 16.66%
49 Gerrit Badenhorst   South Africa 1992–2002 20 3 15.00%
49 Didzis Zariņš   Latvia 2011–2023 20 3 15.00%
50 Gary Taylor   Great Britain 1990–1997 22 3 13.63%

- As at 13 April 2024

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "STRONGMAN". ERA-FIT Ltd Bespoke Fitness Systems. Retrieved 2019-09-05.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "STRONGMAN CONTESTS". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  3. ^ "Strongman Events". strongman.org. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  4. ^ "Strongman Archives - Athletes". Strongman Archives. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Strongmen.
  • United States All Round Weightlifting Association
  • Oldtime Strongman
  • Old-School Strongmen 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine – slideshow by Life magazine
  • Oldtime Strongmen List
  • World Strongman Federation

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Strongmen 5 2 1 International Accolades 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksDescription edit nbsp Angus MacAskill was a notable strongman of the 19th century In the first half of the 20th century strongmen performed various feats of strength such as the bent press not to be confused with the bench press which did not exist at the time supporting large amounts of weight held overhead at arm s length steel bending chain breaking etc They needed to have large amounts of wrist hand and tendon strength for these feats as well as prodigious oblique strength In the late 20th century the term strongman evolved to describe one who competes in strength athletics a more modern eclectic strength competition in which competitors display their raw functional strength through exercises such as lifting rocks toting refrigerators pulling trains towing an eighteen wheel truck behind them etc The most famous competitions of this type are the World s Strongest Man the Europe s Strongest Man the Arnold Strongman Classic the Strongman Champions League the World s Ultimate Strongman the Rogue Invitational and the Giants Live tour and more than 20 countries also hold national level competitions as well 2 Many sports specific training facilities have begun to incorporate movements associated with strongman competitions into their general training schemes albeit with lighter weights used e g tyre flips sled drags object loading or carrying log pressing farmer s walks and so on Training editTraining for strongman involves building overall strength in the gym and training with competition implements to gain familiarity In the gym it is necessary to train the entire body for strength especially with variants of the squat deadlift and overhead press Explosive power is also important which is developed by weightlifting style lifts and cardiovascular conditioning Grip strength must also be developed Although you can do general strength training at a typical gym training with a strongman regimen requires equipment not typically found in a gym Some equipment used in a strongman competition would have to be found custom made or at a strongman gym Some of these equipment includes natural stones tree trunk logs farmers walk frames yokes kegs and various sorts of vehicles Another part of a strongman s training is its intense diet regime The biggest strongman competitors would need to ingest around 8 000 10 000 calories a day Events edit nbsp Brian Shaw performing the deadlift at the 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic Though competitive strongman events are ever changing there are a number of staples that frequently appear on the international stage 3 including Deadlift and its variants Elephant bar Hummer Tyre Silver Dollar Deficit Car Barrel Squat and its variants Giant Barbell Barrel Lifting stone Atlas Stones Castle stones Natural stones Husafell Stone Dinnie Stones Inver Stones Steinstossen etc Log Press Axle Press Viking press Circus Cyr Inch dumbbell Vehicle pull Super Yoke Bale Tote Frame carry Farmers Walk Timber carry Keg Toss Weight over bar Loading Medley Power stairs Duck walk Fingal s Fingers Norse Hammers Hercules hold Front hold Deadlift hold Conan s Wheel Basque circle Car flip Tyre flip Bar bending Grip strength eventsIncorrect usage editStrongman is often incorrectly used to describe a person who does weightlifting or bodybuilding Due to the circus and entertainment background nineteenth century bodybuilders were expected to mingle with the crowd during intermission and perform strength feats like card tearing nail bending etc to demonstrate strength as well as symmetry and size Also many strongmen sold photos of themselves nude or near nude flexing and posing Although what they considered the epitome of male beauty was different from modern ideals particularly the very low emphasis on chest size and great emphasis on oblique size and symmetry as evidenced by photos of Eugen Sandow Notable strongmen editTraditional strongmen edit The strongmen are listed according to the chronological order of their birth Orm Storolfsson Grettir Asmundarson Thomas Topham Angus Graham Snorri Bjornsson Brynjolfur Eggertsson Otto Eberstadt Charles Vansittart Angus MacAskill Donald Dinnie Louis Attila John Holtum Edwin Checkley Signor Lawanda Koca Yusuf Louis Apollon Uni Pierre Gasnier Louis Cyr George Levasseur Milo Brinn Gilman Low Eugen Sandow William Bankier Ivan Poddubny Warren Lincoln Travis Georg Lurich Georg Hackenschmidt Arthur Saxon The Great Gama Stanislaus Zbyszko Monte Saldo Gustav Fristensky Thomas Inch Max Sick Karl Swoboda Kodi Rammurthy Naidu Frank Saldo John B Gagnon Paul Trappen William Pullum Alexander Zass Hermann Gorner George F Jowett Wladek Zbyszko Joe Greenstein Zishe Breitbart Ed Zercher Karl Norberg Karl Morke Henry Milo Steinborn Don Athaldo Joe Bonomo Siegmund Klein Joe Rollino Gunnar Salomonsson Ian Gordon Batchelor The Great Antonio Doug Hepburn Mat Tarzan Paul Anderson Otto Acron Jack Shanks Terry Todd John Massis Douglas Edmunds Jon Cole Greg Matonick Inaki Perurena Modern Strongmen edit Main article List of strongmen The following 74 strongmen have reached the podium 1st 2nd or 3rd place of World s Strongest Man since 1977 and or World Muscle Power Classic from 1985 to 2004 and or Arnold Strongman Classic since 2002 They are listed according to the chronological order of their podium appearance 24 of them have won the World s Strongest Man WSM 11 have won the World Muscle Power Classic WMPC and 9 have won the Arnold Strongman Classic ASC 7 men have won both WSM amp WMPC Kazmaier Capes Sigmarsson Reeves Magnusson Ahola Karlsen 5 men have won both WSM amp ASC Savickas Shaw Bjornsson Licis Hooper Bruce Wilhelm WSM Bob Young Ken Patera Don Reinhoudt WSM Lars Hedlund Bill Kazmaier WSM amp WMPC Geoff Capes WSM amp WMPC Dave Waddington Tom Magee John Gamble Jon Pall Sigmarsson WSM amp WMPC Simon Wulfse Ab Wolders Cees de Vreugd Mark Higgins Jamie Reeves WSM amp WMPC Hjalti Arnason O D Wilson Ilkka Nummisto Magnus Ver Magnusson WSM amp WMPC Henning Thorsen Gary Taylor WSM Ted van der Parre WSM Riku Kiri Manfred Hoeberl WMPC Anton Boucher Gerrit Badenhorst Marko Varalahti Forbes Cowan WMPC Torfi olafsson Jouko Ahola WSM amp WMPC Magnus Samuelsson WSM Raimonds Bergmanis WMPC Flemming Rasmussen Mark Philippi Regin Vagadal Wout Zijlstra Janne Virtanen WSM Svend Karlsen WSM amp WMPC Hugo Girard WMPC Paul Smeets Mark Henry ASC Phil Pfister WSM Mariusz Pudzianowski WSM Zydrunas Savickas WSM amp ASC Vasyl Virastyuk WSM Glenn Ross Jesse Marunde Dominic Filiou Mikhail Koklyaev Don Pope Andrus Murumets Sebastian Wenta Terry Hollands Derek Poundstone ASC Dave Ostlund Travis Ortmayer Brian Shaw WSM amp ASC Mike Jenkins ASC Vytautas Lalas ASC Hafthor Julius Bjornsson WSM amp ASC Mike Burke Mateusz Kieliszkowski Eddie Hall WSM Jerry Pritchett Mikhail Shivlyakov Martins Licis WSM amp ASC Oleksii Novikov WSM Tom Stoltman WSM JF Caron Maxime Boudreault Bobby Thompson Luke Stoltman Mitchell Hooper WSM amp ASC Additionally the following 48 strongmen have reached either 4th or 5th places of World s Strongest Man and or World Muscle Power Classic and or Arnold Strongman Classic Lou Ferrigno Franco Columbu Jon Kolb Gus Rethwisch Bishop Dolegiewicz Jerry Hannan Craig Wolfley Ernie Hackett Hamish Davidson Rudolph Kuester George Hechter Dan Markovic Jean Pierre Brulois Tom Hawk Laszlo Fekete Adrian Smith Berend Veneberg Heinz Ollesch Pieter de Bruyn Martin Muhr Wayne Price Nathan Jones Bill Lyndon Johnny Perry Brian Bell Arvydas Pintinas Andy Bolton Steve Kirit Bill Pittuck Sami Heinonen Jarek Dymek Brian Schoonveld Odd Haugen Brian Siders Benedikt Magnusson Mark Felix Tarmo Mitt Vidas Blekaitis Stefan Solvi Petursson Laurence Shahlaei Krzysztof Radzikowski Dimitar Savatinov Konstantine Janashia Matjaz Belsak Rob Kearney Trey Mitchell Thomas Evans and Evan Singleton International Accolades edit The table below summarizes the 50 most decorated strongmen in modern history with the most number of international wins in their careers 1st places only open weight and age categories only 4 Name Nationality Active Competitions Wins Win 1 Zydrunas Savickas nbsp Lithuania 1996 2022 147 79 53 74 2 Mariusz Pudzianowski nbsp Poland 2000 2009 61 43 70 49 3 Hafthor Julius Bjornsson nbsp Iceland 2010 67 30 44 78 4 Brian Shaw nbsp United States 2007 2023 65 27 41 54 5 Aivars Smaukstelis nbsp Latvia 2014 69 25 36 23 6 Krzysztof Radzikowski nbsp Poland 2005 2019 112 23 20 53 7 Ervin Katona nbsp Serbia 2003 2015 99 17 17 17 8 Hugo Girard nbsp Canada 1998 2008 37 15 40 54 9 Dainis Zageris nbsp Latvia 2009 2022 87 15 17 24 10 Jon Pall Sigmarsson nbsp Iceland 1982 1992 29 13 44 82 11 Magnus Ver Magnusson nbsp Iceland 1987 2005 48 12 25 00 12 Magnus Samuelsson nbsp Sweden 1995 2008 63 12 19 05 13 Jouko Ahola nbsp Finland 1994 2002 22 11 50 00 14 Riku Kiri nbsp Finland 1987 1999 25 11 44 00 15 Oleksii Novikov nbsp Ukraine 2016 41 11 26 83 16 Mikhail Koklyaev nbsp Russia 2005 2014 50 11 22 00 17 Mateusz Kieliszkowski nbsp Poland 2014 43 10 23 25 18 Matjaz Belsak nbsp Slovenia 2014 2020 60 10 16 67 19 JF Caron nbsp Canada 2007 2023 73 10 13 70 20 Geoff Capes nbsp Great Britain 1979 1988 20 9 45 00 21 Mitchell Hooper nbsp Canada 2022 16 8 50 00 22 Bill Kazmaier nbsp United States 1979 1990 18 8 44 44 23 Derek Poundstone nbsp United States 2006 2017 22 8 36 36 24 Martins Licis nbsp United States 2015 24 8 33 33 25 Vytautas Lalas nbsp Lithuania 2007 2018 30 8 26 67 26 Kelvin de Ruiter nbsp Netherlands 2011 36 8 22 22 27 Janne Virtanen nbsp Finland 1998 2009 50 8 16 00 28 Laurence Shahlaei nbsp Great Britain 2007 2021 55 8 14 55 29 Travis Ortmayer nbsp United States 2005 2023 51 7 13 72 30 Svend Karlsen nbsp Norway 1996 2006 64 7 10 94 31 Manfred Hoeberl nbsp Austria 1990 1996 18 6 33 33 32 Vasyl Virastyuk nbsp Ukraine 2002 2008 28 6 21 43 33 Andrus Murumets nbsp Estonia 2003 2009 40 6 15 00 34 Flemming Rasmussen nbsp Denmark 1995 2001 19 5 26 32 35 Pavlo Kordiyaka nbsp Ukraine 2017 20 5 25 00 36 Evan Singleton nbsp United States 2018 23 5 21 74 37 Mykhailo Starov nbsp Ukraine 2004 2006 24 5 20 83 38 Mikhail Shivlyakov nbsp Russia 2011 2021 44 5 11 36 38 Stojan Todorchev nbsp Bulgaria 2005 2017 44 5 11 36 39 Raivis Vidzis nbsp Latvia 2002 2009 45 5 11 11 40 Jarek Dymek nbsp Poland 2000 2010 46 5 10 87 41 Oskar Ziolkowski nbsp Poland 2020 10 4 40 00 42 Trey Mitchell nbsp United States 2016 23 4 17 39 43 Glenn Ross nbsp Northern Ireland 1997 2011 33 4 12 12 44 Johannes Arsjo nbsp Sweden 2007 2017 38 4 10 52 44 Jamie Reeves nbsp Great Britain 1988 1999 38 4 10 52 45 Rauno Heinla nbsp Estonia 2009 54 4 7 41 46 Mike Jenkins nbsp United States 2010 2013 9 3 33 33 47 Tom Magee nbsp Canada 1982 1990 12 3 25 00 48 Mike Burke nbsp United States 2011 2015 18 3 16 66 49 Gerrit Badenhorst nbsp South Africa 1992 2002 20 3 15 00 49 Didzis Zarins nbsp Latvia 2011 2023 20 3 15 00 50 Gary Taylor nbsp Great Britain 1990 1997 22 3 13 63 As at 13 April 2024See also editList of strongmen List of strongman competitions Grip strength Lifting stone Power training Strength training Strongwoman World Strongman Federation World Strongman Cup Federation Highland games Scottish heritage History of physical training and fitnessReferences edit STRONGMAN ERA FIT Ltd Bespoke Fitness Systems Retrieved 2019 09 05 permanent dead link STRONGMAN CONTESTS strongmanarchives com Retrieved 2022 04 13 Strongman Events strongman org Retrieved 2012 12 28 Strongman Archives Athletes Strongman Archives April 5 2022 Retrieved April 6 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Strongmen United States All Round Weightlifting Association Oldtime Strongman Old School Strongmen Archived 2010 09 27 at the Wayback Machine slideshow by Life magazine Oldtime Strongmen List World Strongman Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Strongman amp oldid 1219275602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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