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Strongman is a competitive strength sport which tests athletes physical strength and endurance through a variety of heavy lifts and events. [1] Strongman competitions are known for their high intense and grueling nature, pushing athletes to their physical and mental limits. [2] The winners are selected based on a relative scoring system, where ...
Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effort of a barbell loaded with weight plates. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as "odd ...
Žydrūnas Savickas (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ʑiːˈdrûːnɐs sɐˈvʲɪtskɐs]; born July 15, 1975) is a Lithuanian retired strongman and powerlifter.Due to his 84 international wins in major international strongman competitions including four World's Strongest Man championships, eight Arnold Strongman Classic championships, two IFSA Strongman World Championships, and over 70 world ...
Laurence Shahlaei. Laurence Cristiaan David Shahlaei (born 25 December 1982) is an English YouTuber, strength sports commentator, analyst, coach, and a retired strongman and powerlifting competitor. He won the 2016 Europe's Strongest Man competition. He is also the winner of England's Strongest Man (2009) and Britain's Strongest Man (2012, 2013).
Strongman competitions usually involve non-traditional, often sensationalistic, challenges of strength. Strength athletics is the collection of strength sports which measure physical strength, [1] based on both: non-standard and historical implements as seen in Strongman [2] and Highland games, [3] and standardized and calibrated equipment as seen in Powerlifting [4] and Weightlifting.
1972. +110kg. Jon Frederic Cole (April 1, 1943 – January 10, 2013) was a discus thrower, powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter and strongman from the United States. He competed in powerlifting just prior to the formation of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). [4] Having set world records in the squat, deadlift and Total during his ...
Svend Karlsen. Svend Viking Karlsen (born 6 October 1967) is a Norwegian strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder. Being a winner of the World's Strongest Man, the Europe's Strongest Man, the World Muscle Power Classic and 3 times runner up at the Arnold Strongman Classic, he is regarded as one of the best strongmen in history.
The CrossFit Games is an annual athletic competition owned and operated by CrossFit, LLC. [1] Athletes compete in a series of events at the Games, which may be various standard CrossFit workouts consisting of metabolic conditioning exercises, weightlifting, and gymnastics movements, as well as a range of activities from other sports such as swimming, road cycling and strongman.