Anyone into strength sports?

[IgX]

So... anyone here doing Powerlifting, Weightlifting, Strongman, Highland Games or such?

[Rob]

I always watch World's Strongest Man. I love it. Don't have much access to powerlifting and then like other than youtube.

[Dr. Bob {ADR}]

Beets plays highland games. Just doesn't like to talk about it on the forum. Send him a PM about it.

[GOD]

magnus magnusson

[Rob]

Bill Kazmaier

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u262/iliftinadarkgarage/kaz.jpg

Mariusz Pudzianowski

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38274000/jpg/_38274961_mariusafp200.jpg

[Reaper Man]

Kaz or Mariusz? Who wins?

[chalupa]

Bill Kazmaier

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u262/iliftinadarkgarage/kaz.jpg

Mariusz Pudzianowski

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38274000/jpg/_38274961_mariusafp200.jpg

Mariusz

This man beats them both.

http://www.sportowiec.org/wp-content/uploads/image/Kulturystyka/S1.JPG

[Radar]

Mariusz via athleticism in the modern version of WSM

Kaz (maybe) in the authentic bar-bending, sumo wrestling etc version

[Radar]

Mariusz via athleticism in the modern version of WSM

Kaz (maybe) in the authentic bar-bending, sumo wrestling etc version

[jetjaguar]

I saw Kaz fight in a Rings event a few years ago against a dutch sambo player. Kaz had some good TKD style kicks but couldn't stop the armbar

[CreepingDeth]

I watch the Metrx world's strongest man on espn. A few times I've seen strong man on VS. though and it has totally different events and people. Anybody know the difference?

[danxgerous]

fuck yea marius poojanowski. spelling ftw.

[Rob]

I watch the Metrx world's strongest man on espn. A few times I've seen strong man on VS. though and it has totally different events and people. Anybody know the difference?

Maybe you watched the heats or national championships.

The MetRx is the official World Strongest Man competition.

Or you've been watching events from the 80's lol.

[TapOut136]

IFSA is the group that has the show on versus. They used to run WSM until a few years ago, but there was a split making things complicated.

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[IgX]

Yeah, well...anyone really doing this shit or just watching it on tv or talking about like some asshats?

[Rob]

Yeah, well...anyone really doing this shit or just watching it on tv or talking about like some asshats?

It's all about the bicep curls.

[IgX]

right...

[Rob]

right...

For best results do them in the squat rack.

[IgX]

hell yes, HARDCORE SHIT!!!!!!!!!

[Rob]

It's all you!

[IgX]

FUCK YEAH!!!

45 POUNDS BABY!!! LIGHTWEIGHT!!

[CreepingDeth]

Yeah, well...anyone really doing this shit or just watching it on tv or talking about like some asshats?

Post a vid of you pulling firetrucks, asshat

[TomStall]

lol...

btw biscep curls at the squat rack with wraps and olympic bar ftw........

[IgX]

Never pulled a firetruck, CD.
Tried Highland Games and Grip Comps.
May be doing some odd-lift and strongman competition some time in the future, but the closest facility with appropriate equipment is too far away to be used regularly.

[CreepingDeth]

Monday- Start your strongman training with some shoulder presses. You can choose between a variety of barbell and dumbbell presses, and even some machine presses from time to time. Do around 4 or 5 sets of 8 to 12 reps to build up your shoulders. After shoulders, move on to some movements for the lats. This is important so that you will be better able to lift heavy stones and do any arm over arm pull. You can rotate between a variety of rows and pulldowns or chins.


On these exercises you should do around 4 or 5 sets of 8 to 12 reps again. Next is some work for your triceps. Choose a basic, heavy movement like JM presses, skull crushers, or close grip benches and do 4 sets of 6 to 10 reps. Finish things off with some heavy biceps work. I know a lot of lifters think biceps work is just for bodybuilders, but if you want to be a Strongman, you need strong arms to pull on ropes, squeeze stones and flip tires. More than one powerlifter has tried to make the switch to Strongman training and torn their biceps because of the lack of biceps work in most powerlifting workouts. For biceps, you should do something basic like barbell or dumbbell curls. You can rotate hammer Curls or do curls with a strongman log as well. Do 4 sets of 8 to 12 reps on these. Magnus ver Magnusson has said that hammer curls will help your stone lifting events.
Tuesday- As a former powerlifter and a top professional strongman now, Karl Gillingham knows the importance of the squat and deadlift in strongman training. On this day you will do some form of Deadlift and Squat each week. For example, on one week you might squat heavy for several sets of 5 repetitions or less followed by stiff-legged deadlifts for 4 sets of 10. The next week you might deadlift heavy for several sets of 3 repetitions or less followed by 3 sets of 12 to 20 reps in the squat. Obviously, there are many other variations to these exercises, but the idea is to do one heavy and one for reps, and then rotate the order each week. Core strength is vital to your ability to squat and deadlift heavy weights, so you will need to train your abs on this day. Make sure to do some heavy ab work like side bends, weighted sit-ups or crunches, etc. You also need an iron grip in strongman, so today is the day to work your grip hard. Wrist rollers, grippers, thick bars and so on should be the staples for your grip training.

Thursday- Start with an overhead event such as the log lift or axle press. Make sure to clean each rep until it is too heavy, and then use your favorite alternate method for getting the weight to your shoulders. Most of the time you should do this exercise for heavy singles, unless you are preparing for a contest in which the most reps wins. Even in that case, it still helps to build up your maximum strength by doing singles at least some of the time. Do about 5 near max singles. Follow that up by doing some work for your traps. Heavy barbell shrugs are great, or you can substitute high pulls. Do about 4 sets of 10 reps for these. Today is another great time to get some arm work in, so follow the same protocol as you did on Monday, but use different exercises than you did earlier in the week.

Saturday- Today is your event day. Since you already did your overhead event for the week on Thursday, you can focus on other events on Saturday. You should not try to do every event each Saturday, but try to make sure you do something that works each aspect of strength. For example, you will need to perform a farmers walk or super yoke at some time, and nothing can prepare you for walking with weight other than just doing it. Whether it is a farmers walk, super yoke, or just carrying a keg or stone, make sure that you practice walking with weight. Do an event that taxes your back, like the tire flip or the stones, but don’t do too many. No more than two, and just one might be better. You will need to practice dragging and pulling sleds or vehicles also. Make sure you limit your total events to 4 or 5 at the most on Saturday. Of course, you need to work on your event skills, but if you overdo your event day, you will quickly become over trained and start losing the strength you already have. Like I mentioned before, rotate your exercises and events so that you don’t become stale, and so that you don’t try to do all of them each week.

[IgX]

Who's that from?

[CreepingDeth]

Who's that from?

My own personal advice

nah just playing http://www.nlpbodybuilding.com/strongman-training.html

[Xeones]

So... anyone here doing Powerlifting, Weightlifting, Strongman, Highland Games or such?

I'm doing a Serbian version of Highland games, but it's not strength oriented as much as the real H.G.

Maybe the only thing they have in common is a stone put (just Open stone, no Braemar). Other events are:

Standing high jump:

http://i40.tinypic.com/2sb8ode.jpg

Standing long jump:

http://i43.tinypic.com/mt8pdz.jpg

Arm wrestling:

http://i44.tinypic.com/bi00nr.jpg


Speed pole climbing (current record is 9.20 s I think)

http://i40.tinypic.com/vijler.jpg


I don't know how to name this but I've seen it on one of the Jon Pall Sigmarsson videos as well:

http://i39.tinypic.com/2i6z5ae.jpg

And team tug of war. There are few more (like wrestling) but they vary from competition to competition. Sorry for all the pics.

[IgX]

Kind of looks like a backwoods track and field competition... funny.

[IgX]

The last pic remindsme of this bavarian comp:

http://home.vr-web.de/steinheber.club/Hakeln.JPG

[Xeones]

Here's Jon Pall Sigmasson on 2:43 in that event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm3CT3OzW3A&feature=related

[Shaggydoo]

Here's Jon Pall Sigmasson on 2:43 in that event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm3CT3OzW3A&feature=related

He got :owned: in that event.