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A loading race or medley is an event in World's Strongest Man and other similar strongman competitions which requires competitors to carry, drag and load several heavy and irregular objects onto a platform over a course usually ranging from 10 to 30 meters. [1] The competitor to move and load all objects in the fastest time is the winner. [2]
The Two Hands Anyhow is a traditional strongman weightlifting exercise. The goal was to lift as much weight overhead with two hands (two separate weights) in any method. [1] The exercise was popular with lifters such as Arthur Saxon [2] and Thomas Inch.
Lifting a stone at Harri-jasotzaileak event in the Basque Country. Lifting stones are heavy natural stones which people are challenged to lift, proving their strength. They are common throughout Northern Europe, particularly Iceland (where they are referred to as steintökin), Ireland, Scotland, Basque Country, Faroe Islands, Wales, North West England centered around Cumbria, Switzerland ...
Jean-François 'JF' Caron (born June 29, 1982) is a French-Canadian strongman and powerlifter from Les Hauteurs, Quebec, Canada. [1] Having competed in 73 International strongman competitions and winning 10 of them including World's Strongest Viking twice, Caron is among the 20 most decorated strongmen of all time. [2]
In 2024, the organizers of the 2024 Arnold UK Strongman competition paid a tribute to Webster by modifying the historical Highland games one arm weight over bar event with a sandbag and naming the event as David Webster memorial weight toss. It is also known as David Webster memorial one arm sandbag over bar.
Pavlo Kordiyaka (Ukrainian: Павло Кордіяка, born 2 July 1995) is a Ukrainian strongman competitor from Lviv, Ukraine [1] and the 2023 Europe's Strongest Man. [2] [3] He has also won 'Official Strongman Games', 'Marijampolė International', 'Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix' and 'Ukraine's Strongest Man' strongman competitions. [1]
The Bulgarian Bag was invented by Ivan Ivanov at around 2005. [1] Ivanov, a former Bulgarian Olympic athlete, [2] [3] was working as a U.S. Olympic wrestling coach at the Olympic training center in Marquette, Michigan, and was looking for a training tool that would allow his wrestlers to improve explosive actions [4] and dynamic movements involved in pushing, twisting, swinging, pulling ...
A turning point in the life of the young, sixteen-year-old was a meeting with German strongman Louis Attila. He immediately noticed the potential of the young man and encouraged him to attend his trainings. After a year Strongfort achieved a phenomenal form (at the age of seventeen, with one hand he lifted over his head a weight of 130 pounds).