Very funny video post an advert for keytones and everyone complains show this video about how much money he makes good points made and the ads are a good source of income
Well it was his own promotion. It would look kinda flaky if he promoted his own show and wins and gets the prize money . Not saying it would have been dishonest , just bad optics . I also think he’s well off enough financially to not need it.
Shaw won$98,600 🏆 for 1 place in Strongest man on earth . Didn't take a penny and gave it all back to the people under him . That's 2nd highest pay out . Last year
The win was symbolic for his retirement, some competitor did way better a few months appart, officially they said they gave it all, unofficially they sorta make sure he ended where he should for all he did for the sport. Not sayin they went easy on him, but they might have kept a rep here and there
@vekk134 no competitor in my eyes is going no leave 98k all most 99k payday . To someone else . This is how these guy eat . And live . That's a massive payday in strongman . Plus the title. I think each one of them was fighting as hard as they could. In my opinion .
@@presqueisle69 well shaw gave it to other, so some competitor must be ready to gave up so money, and the 1st gonna finish 2nd, so he isnt gaving up on 99k, more like 20k. And since brian redistributed it, they might not have lost a penny. I remember cheking the result on reddit and some ppl had the same theory, based on result some of those competitor has a few months ago or after. If they did so it was for sportsmanship and respect, and not a planned or arranged event.
@@presqueisle69 Brian Shaw only gave the prize money for winning the event to the guys who placed below him. He's not giving them the money he made for organizing the event.
Love how different and unique your videos are compared to other strongmen on youtube. Very informative but on a low need to know knowledge kind of way. Keep it up :)
Not to mention that top 5 isn’t an easy feat. It’s a tough field in strongman right now, makes you really appreciate all the athletes give to the sport. Thank you!
@@robertmccormick9729 You need to keep in mind how much money goes into their training. Even Eddie said in an interview that the only reason he did the 500kg lift was money because his savings were rapidly drying up.
Great idea. Not a bid deal, but Rugby League is a different sport from the Rugby you showed video clips of. I would love to see you workout/train with a Rugby League team next time you're in the UK. Let me know, I have a few contacts, maybe we can make it happen.
I love the editing, going from exercise to explaining is so engaging to watch. Also the graphics are nice, as well. Definitely stepping up your YT game!
Yeah 5th out of 10-12 competitors doesn't seem all that impressive until you realize that's actually 5th strongest out of the tens of thousands of super heavyweight strongmen
In case it was missed or I didn't hear it in the video. I believe another way strongmen earn money is by going to events, I know a couple of guys were paid by Car Dealerships to show off their strength as a promotion for the vehicle etc. So that's another avenue, but I'd imagine you'd have to make a name for yourself first
In rugby the most lucrative championship is by far the French Top 14, this is the top domestic league for north hemisphere. A good front row playing in middle pack team is about 125.000 to 250.0000 € a year plus accomodation, some of the very top guys (internationals mostly) can make about 500.000€ a year.
I hope it continues to grow and the pay bumps up for you guys as well. I imagine the cost to eat, supplement, and pay for medical issues is VERY high for you all.
Puts it into perspective when you consider that a strongman eats way more than the average person, has potentially significant expenses with physical therapy and all health related things (including the not so healthy parts of it). Some need to book two seats on planes and do extra expensive things because they're too big for how society is designed. Not the greatest hourly rate for the "average" world class athlete, there's a lot of time invested.
The other factor is strongman doesnt have nearly as much pay off as it does comoared to the inestments of food, wear and tear, needing special gear to train with, supportive gear, and peds. Ive seen strongmen like eddie saying if you can force feed yourself like 6000-10000 calories a day dont even bother
Yes, when he compared to a bouncer - yes travelling and uncertainty are big factors like he rightfully stated, but as a bouncer you can invest as little as you want in gear/PEDs, blood-work, and etc. Aside from training, uniform, developing skills, stressful nights and all that, you are a big guy who wants to be big and can be as big as you want. Eddie for example knew that in order to win WSM he needed to get as big as he COULD - which is completely different and he probably spent more than 50k that year on food alone (corrected for inflation, as food this days is like, twice the price as in 2017). Then of course you have people like Hooper, who didn't need to put on as much mass as Eddie did, so he eats like, 60% if not less, than 2017 Eddie.
Most people can't afford to eat 10,000 calories a day. That's a lot of money and if you have a wife and kids that can be too expensive for a lot of people to maintain.
The numbers for the Strongest Man on Earth (Shaw Classic) were incorrect. 1st place would have earned a little over $95,000 making it the second highest paying show.
Dude you're the complete package, Your a damn nice guy, intelligent and you speak well, not to mention one hell of a competitor. Keep making videos and I will keep watching.
Your axle bar clean and jerk the split jerks are looking really good you should be proud of that for sure. for being able to split jerk for a strong man has helped you so much in events.
Really love your content bro. I find your videos to be more holistic information about strongman instead of limiting only to training, eating or fun. Appreciate your time and effort in creating good work 🙌🏾🙌🏾. #LHBK
1. Respect for all this talking while casually repping close to 400lbs STRICT pressing :D. 2. Love the transparency and breakdown and the fact that some of the biggest guys in the sport still have part time gigs on the side. 3. Awesome video, great topic, well done!
the money is definitely not in the prize winnings its sponsors, ad revenue and sponsorships. You get into sports to make a name, build a brand and get sponsors and then do side jobs like coaching or merch to diversify income because competing isn't going to last forever.
There is for shure som hidden forms of income, like personal sponsor money, other pricemoney for single event WR's and so one. A youtube channel helps as well.Working as a coach in the gym for paying customers, invites to speak in events and commentator jobs on television. There is many income streams to support yourself as a strongman.
Thanks for doing this video. I know you're not usually fond of openly discussing people's financials. But it makes for great content rather than money gossip when you put it in a video like this comparing the different sports. Well done! #LHBK
Great idea for a video, and great job explaining all that, it just shows jobs like being a strongman take years before it pays off, plus the way to big money is the route Eddie, Thor and people like jay cutler went. I just love your attitude, I truly see big things ahead for you Mr. Hooper, you definitely seem very unique with a very likable personality, I hope to hear a lot more good things about your career in the years ahead, best of luck 🙌💪💯
Ideally, much like the strength of the athletes, the payouts don't focus as much on the very top but grow in depth. We know the top 2, 3 guys are good. Nowadays we talk about the top 10 guys, maybe top 20 in the world. I want to see those guys get paid more so they can bring their best to the comps and compete with the top 2-3
Strongman has grown so much in just the 4 years I've followed it, and it continues to keep going in the right direction. That being said, I feel like the prize money needs to be doubled (at the very least) in order to get more competitors serious about the sport. I know that won't just magically happen. The sport needs to basically grow 3-4 times what is now to cover that kind of cost. But until that happens, the top 30 in the world won't be as good as they could be, IMHO 🤷♂️
just a question, if you are invited to the strong mans shows, is it sponsored or do you need to pay for traveling cost and accommodation and food ect . because then that price pool is not that big 5th then you may take 2k back home?
Great video , keep it up. The only thing I will say is that at the end the exercise performed was jerk, I believe clean&jerk requires to lift it from the ground and then overhead.
Mitch any way you could chime in on how sponsorships could potentially affect this "wage" I know there is a ton of variables but is it worth mentioning?
I was wondering the difference between winning Americas strongest man, Canadas strongest man, Icelands strongest etc what the monetary difference might be there?
I think a point people are missing out on is if you are not in the top 5, strongest in the world, you are not making any real prize money. You put your body through a lot of strain. You have to travel constantly. If you don't have other ways to make money, you're out of luck
While the 5th place strongman only earns as much as a bouncer, a bouncer doesn't receive sponsorship or any other perks of being a public athlete. You mentioned this at the beginning of your video, Mitch. I think it's fair to say that it isn't just about how good you are in Strongman, but how good you are in business and self promotion. Eddie Hall is a case in point. While he's an excellent strongman, there are better than him in terms of strongmen careers. Yet, he really knows how to market himself.
Depends on the GL show starts from 35k you gotta remember for athletes who are starting to go in that that's still alot of money take athletes like Paddy Haynes and Andy Flynn all placed 2nd and 3rd at England's so they automatically going to britains But if you do another show on top of that it's worth it also you attract sponsers in the UK. You could also get invited to SCL shows as well, which I believe is 5000 a show but doing SCL gives u opportunity in learning different events
People often don't realize that yes you can win like 30.000 but that won't cover all the costs of food / supplements / equipment / travel etc. etc. That's why they have side jobs / shops / youtube or whatever next to their career. Maybe you can also do a video about what it costs per month / year to be a strongmen on that level?
I know Mitch doesn't like to talk about PEDs but I'm pretty sure that on a bodybuilding channel I saw that PEDs can cost between $1k to $2k a month - can anyone confirm if that is the correct range ?
Money and prizes aside, how do you put a value on a title like Worlds Strongest Man? Or Strongest Man On Earth, Mr. Olympia, Mr. Universe? Titles like these are Priceless.
Thanks for the video Mitch. Very insightful. I look at strongman as a platform to make your brand. I believe that’s what Brian really showed everyone and one way he brought the sport up. Eddie is doing great with it. Thor, The Stoltmans have done a good job as well. And now you have definitely figured out the logic as well. Some like Evan need to really understand because they could be really marketable as well. Keep up the hard work.
Thor and Brian would be locks, second row. Anything from 6.6 to 7 ft play this position. Rugby union is far bigger than LEAGUE too. In union the top like you earn around 1 million euro a year excluding sponsorships,endorsements. So you would do well in this sport.
realistically, the best i see the sport evolving over the next few years is that i could see giants live expanding a little and giving the same opportunities that are currently available to 20ish guys to 30-40 guys. i dont think the big comps will change much. maybe rogue will stop hosting because they get too much negativity that it isnt worth it when they are paying so much out of pocket
One sport you didn't mention is track and field, in particular the throwing events. The Diamond League meets pay decent money and the new World Ultimate Champs will have a large prize pool. The Olympics now have prize money too, but only for first place. Track athletes in general make a majority of their money from sponsorships and contracts but throws aren't as glamorous so they probably don't make the same as the sport's superstars.
Can you imagine what Brian Shaw would be paying his winner if he had 10 competitors rather than 16? Hooper made $100,016.xx this year for winning SMOE!
Professional rugby players can earn a good income if they on the top, club and national teams plus sponsorship. The biggest countries in terms of pay are british isles, France, new Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
I believe Brian will help push Strongman into the mainstream. If I was wealthy, I would dump a load of cash into Strongest Man on Earth so athletes could make some serious coin.
And they spend atleast $3k per month on food and another $1k on supplements and gear. So if you don't do youtube or come in first most the time you have no money
US wages are inflated ... it's crazy, then again, life also costs so much more ... I'm in France, and I'm pretty "poor", but not as poor as what the US considers "poor", as I'm making 22k a year and living happy, I don't lack for anything, my health is taken care of and I have disposable income. Granted, I am on the lower end of earning in France, very close to average actually. But I'm also not making an effort to earn more either, since I just don't need to.
The expense to build the strength needed vs. pay makes it even more of a grind for Strongman and Strongwomen so add when you add in the cost that 5th place guy is scrapping to make it
Are you sure those bar amounts were correct? I saw 4 plates per side and 2 10-pounders. That's 425, not counting the collars. The label said you were pressing 405. Maybe the bar was not 45?
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For how much you have to do probably not enough
Next year first place at the Arnold is 500k beating the Olympia
Very funny video post an advert for keytones and everyone complains show this video about how much money he makes good points made and the ads are a good source of income
Not that it makes much of a difference, but Mahomes contract was 10 years long instead of 5 years!
In these kind of sports most of the money comes from how you market yourself and not from actual competitions
He did not specify, he said 150k is finally a living wage
yea he probably makes 150-200k easy especially with all the courses he sells idk why he wouldnt be honest and say how much he earns
@@square7935cause its probably way more than 200k
Maybe add a 0
@@square7935 doesnt matter what he earns...
I didn't realise Brian had redistributed his prize fund, what a great guy
Well it was his own promotion. It would look kinda flaky if he promoted his own show and wins and gets the prize money . Not saying it would have been dishonest , just bad optics . I also think he’s well off enough financially to not need it.
Yeah he did that every year he competed at the smoe. Gave away his portion of the money evenly to the rest of the competitors
$98,600 he gave out . Everyone didn't take a penny . All mist 100k payout in 1 show. . You win 🏆 all the big shows you can bring home over 400k
@willyf6172 he's worked very hard to have what he has . And he's a very very smart guy . . And I am very happy for him . Shaw fan all day ❤
@@presqueisle69 not denying any of that.
Shaw won$98,600 🏆 for 1 place in Strongest man on earth . Didn't take a penny and gave it all back to the people under him . That's 2nd highest pay out . Last year
Kinda corny competing in the event you created.
The win was symbolic for his retirement, some competitor did way better a few months appart, officially they said they gave it all, unofficially they sorta make sure he ended where he should for all he did for the sport.
Not sayin they went easy on him, but they might have kept a rep here and there
@vekk134 no competitor in my eyes is going no leave 98k all most 99k payday . To someone else . This is how these guy eat . And live . That's a massive payday in strongman . Plus the title. I think each one of them was fighting as hard as they could. In my opinion .
@@presqueisle69 well shaw gave it to other, so some competitor must be ready to gave up so money, and the 1st gonna finish 2nd, so he isnt gaving up on 99k, more like 20k. And since brian redistributed it, they might not have lost a penny.
I remember cheking the result on reddit and some ppl had the same theory, based on result some of those competitor has a few months ago or after.
If they did so it was for sportsmanship and respect, and not a planned or arranged event.
@@presqueisle69 Brian Shaw only gave the prize money for winning the event to the guys who placed below him. He's not giving them the money he made for organizing the event.
Love how different and unique your videos are compared to other strongmen on youtube. Very informative but on a low need to know knowledge kind of way. Keep it up :)
Thank you!!
Not to mention that top 5 isn’t an easy feat. It’s a tough field in strongman right now, makes you really appreciate all the athletes give to the sport. Thank you!
He wasn't specifying. He said 150k is finally a livable wage when that much is considered high middle.
@@robertmccormick9729 You need to keep in mind how much money goes into their training. Even Eddie said in an interview that the only reason he did the 500kg lift was money because his savings were rapidly drying up.
I don't see how anyone could be even close to competing shape while keeping a full time job.
Brian moving this sport forward like no one ever has
All cos of a beef with Douglas Quaid.
Or was it Hauser....
*skitzoid* *embelism*
Great idea. Not a bid deal, but Rugby League is a different sport from the Rugby you showed video clips of. I would love to see you workout/train with a Rugby League team next time you're in the UK. Let me know, I have a few contacts, maybe we can make it happen.
They wouldn't last 5 minutes with league players...to fit. Strong.and aggressive ..they bodies nit flexibility enough...
I love the editing, going from exercise to explaining is so engaging to watch. Also the graphics are nice, as well. Definitely stepping up your YT game!
Pretty dope format for a video. Breaking up the training footage with info about fun topics 👍
loving the liftotainment style work and talk
I mean a 5th place average is pretty hard, I mean assuming no injuries, thats a guy kinda like Evan Singleton.
Yeah 5th out of 10-12 competitors doesn't seem all that impressive until you realize that's actually 5th strongest out of the tens of thousands of super heavyweight strongmen
8:37 Ah yes, my favorite number: "Fith" 😂 Absolutely loving these informational videos, I cannot get enough of them!!
Glad I wasn't the only one to laugh at that 😂
In case it was missed or I didn't hear it in the video.
I believe another way strongmen earn money is by going to events, I know a couple of guys were paid by Car Dealerships to show off their strength as a promotion for the vehicle etc. So that's another avenue, but I'd imagine you'd have to make a name for yourself first
Good point. That was probably under the sponsorship things he was talking about
In rugby the most lucrative championship is by far the French Top 14, this is the top domestic league for north hemisphere. A good front row playing in middle pack team is about 125.000 to 250.0000 € a year plus accomodation, some of the very top guys (internationals mostly) can make about 500.000€ a year.
+ decent pay for internationals (approx £20k a game for those in England match day squad)
Great job. The person behind you doing pull-ups. Job well done.
I hope it continues to grow and the pay bumps up for you guys as well. I imagine the cost to eat, supplement, and pay for medical issues is VERY high for you all.
the fact that the rogue invitational pays $147k for first and only $9,200 for fifth is insane to me, that needs redistributed better
Your contents come on leaps and bounds Mitch. Keep up the good work and growing the sport.
you guys definitly deserve more compensation
Moose doing log and a video in superset O.O
Puts it into perspective when you consider that a strongman eats way more than the average person, has potentially significant expenses with physical therapy and all health related things (including the not so healthy parts of it). Some need to book two seats on planes and do extra expensive things because they're too big for how society is designed. Not the greatest hourly rate for the "average" world class athlete, there's a lot of time invested.
I think Eddie hall said he was spending around $120-$150k per year just on himself for strong man.
Well, we can safely assume you're doing quite nicely, money-wise and training-wise :) Your strict-pressing the log was very impressive.
How much does it cost to be a top level strongman? Food supplements gym membership equipment recovery
"Ya got CITY HANDS, Mr Hoopah! Yer bin' countin' money yer whole LIFE!"
The other factor is strongman doesnt have nearly as much pay off as it does comoared to the inestments of food, wear and tear, needing special gear to train with, supportive gear, and peds. Ive seen strongmen like eddie saying if you can force feed yourself like 6000-10000 calories a day dont even bother
Yes, when he compared to a bouncer - yes travelling and uncertainty are big factors like he rightfully stated, but as a bouncer you can invest as little as you want in gear/PEDs, blood-work, and etc. Aside from training, uniform, developing skills, stressful nights and all that, you are a big guy who wants to be big and can be as big as you want. Eddie for example knew that in order to win WSM he needed to get as big as he COULD - which is completely different and he probably spent more than 50k that year on food alone (corrected for inflation, as food this days is like, twice the price as in 2017).
Then of course you have people like Hooper, who didn't need to put on as much mass as Eddie did, so he eats like, 60% if not less, than 2017 Eddie.
Most people can't afford to eat 10,000 calories a day. That's a lot of money and if you have a wife and kids that can be too expensive for a lot of people to maintain.
@@jd9119 thats why Eddie Hall got sponsorship from a businessman in his hometown so he could quit work to prep for WSM .
The numbers for the Strongest Man on Earth (Shaw Classic) were incorrect. 1st place would have earned a little over $95,000 making it the second highest paying show.
Dude you're the complete package, Your a damn nice guy, intelligent and you speak well, not to mention one hell of a competitor. Keep making videos and I will keep watching.
really interesting perspective! thanks for the vid moose
Thanks for this mitch. I really appreciate the transparency
Your axle bar clean and jerk the split jerks are looking really good you should be proud of that for sure. for being able to split jerk for a strong man has helped you so much in events.
Really love your content bro. I find your videos to be more holistic information about strongman instead of limiting only to training, eating or fun.
Appreciate your time and effort in creating good work 🙌🏾🙌🏾. #LHBK
1. Respect for all this talking while casually repping close to 400lbs STRICT pressing :D.
2. Love the transparency and breakdown and the fact that some of the biggest guys in the sport still have part time gigs on the side.
3. Awesome video, great topic, well done!
Very nicely produced video. Like the style
congrats on that world record OHP and for winning that event in london, between you tom and Evan the competition is tight
the money is definitely not in the prize winnings its sponsors, ad revenue and sponsorships. You get into sports to make a name, build a brand and get sponsors and then do side jobs like coaching or merch to diversify income because competing isn't going to last forever.
There is for shure som hidden forms of income, like personal sponsor money, other pricemoney for single event WR's and so one. A youtube channel helps as well.Working as a coach in the gym for paying customers, invites to speak in events and commentator jobs on television. There is many income streams to support yourself as a strongman.
Funny I just watched Brian’s vid and you came out pretty good at smoe. Nice job. You worded your ass of for it
Thanks for doing this video. I know you're not usually fond of openly discussing people's financials. But it makes for great content rather than money gossip when you put it in a video like this comparing the different sports. Well done!
#LHBK
Great idea for a video, and great job explaining all that, it just shows jobs like being a strongman take years before it pays off, plus the way to big money is the route Eddie, Thor and people like jay cutler went. I just love your attitude, I truly see big things ahead for you Mr. Hooper, you definitely seem very unique with a very likable personality, I hope to hear a lot more good things about your career in the years ahead, best of luck 🙌💪💯
Private security is one you missed on. Potential to make 6 or 7 figures depending who you are protecting.
Eddie has a part time job of being a forklift.
Mitch is bound to get to 1 Million Subscribers on RUclips that will get him more money
Ideally, much like the strength of the athletes, the payouts don't focus as much on the very top but grow in depth. We know the top 2, 3 guys are good. Nowadays we talk about the top 10 guys, maybe top 20 in the world. I want to see those guys get paid more so they can bring their best to the comps and compete with the top 2-3
Answering the questions we didn’t even know we wanted answered!
I wonder how much a strong man spends on just food in one year, that is a considerable overhead cost to consider I would think.
Any income is worth it if you're enjoying yourself and you're generally happy in life.
Good video. Very insightful.
Clever video. Cheers. Good luck on the Maxxle
Where they pay so well for bouncers? I've been doing it for a while and for around half of this money...
very cool video! job types for strongmen. was an interesting watch
Strongman has grown so much in just the 4 years I've followed it, and it continues to keep going in the right direction. That being said, I feel like the prize money needs to be doubled (at the very least) in order to get more competitors serious about the sport. I know that won't just magically happen. The sport needs to basically grow 3-4 times what is now to cover that kind of cost. But until that happens, the top 30 in the world won't be as good as they could be, IMHO 🤷♂️
if you get on twitch and start dancing like the cam girls, i'll definitely think about sending you some tip money.
The Strongman Shaker.
just a question, if you are invited to the strong mans shows, is it sponsored or do you need to pay for traveling cost and accommodation and food ect . because then that price pool is not that big 5th then you may take 2k back home?
Great video , keep it up. The only thing I will say is that at the end the exercise performed was jerk, I believe clean&jerk requires to lift it from the ground and then overhead.
Moose in da hoose!
So this is why you did that Keytones video 😉
Really good info. Nice one Mitch.
sport has grown a bunch and it's also improved on the weight classed portion of strongman as well
Mitch, you should be a spokesman for the hair club for men!
Moose with the honesty 👏🏻
I live in Las Vegas, so I might just go to Giants Live lol it’s on the day of my wedding anniversary lol
Did yall miss that ending?? 440x 2 with the axle 😮 you got this world record in the bag!
Mitch any way you could chime in on how sponsorships could potentially affect this "wage" I know there is a ton of variables but is it worth mentioning?
I was wondering the difference between winning Americas strongest man, Canadas strongest man, Icelands strongest etc what the monetary difference might be there?
Interesting question: will you be happier if you choose a job that pays more...
I think a point people are missing out on is if you are not in the top 5, strongest in the world, you are not making any real prize money. You put your body through a lot of strain. You have to travel constantly. If you don't have other ways to make money, you're out of luck
While the 5th place strongman only earns as much as a bouncer, a bouncer doesn't receive sponsorship or any other perks of being a public athlete. You mentioned this at the beginning of your video, Mitch. I think it's fair to say that it isn't just about how good you are in Strongman, but how good you are in business and self promotion. Eddie Hall is a case in point. While he's an excellent strongman, there are better than him in terms of strongmen careers. Yet, he really knows how to market himself.
I must of missed something, what is price for 1st place at giants live shows
Depends on the GL show starts from 35k you gotta remember for athletes who are starting to go in that that's still alot of money take athletes like Paddy Haynes and Andy Flynn all placed 2nd and 3rd at England's so they automatically going to britains But if you do another show on top of that it's worth it also you attract sponsers in the UK. You could also get invited to SCL shows as well, which I believe is 5000 a show but doing SCL gives u opportunity in learning different events
How demanding is the training? Could you have an ordinary job whilst doing strongman?
Full time, part time etc?
What kind of job would be best?
People often don't realize that yes you can win like 30.000 but that won't cover all the costs of food / supplements / equipment / travel etc. etc. That's why they have side jobs / shops / youtube or whatever next to their career. Maybe you can also do a video about what it costs per month / year to be a strongmen on that level?
I know Mitch doesn't like to talk about PEDs but I'm pretty sure that on a bodybuilding channel I saw that PEDs can cost between $1k to $2k a month - can anyone confirm if that is the correct range ?
It's correct if you use very high dosages and HGH, IGF-1 etc.
I remember that there was a leak with the Liver King, he used for 12k per month
@@bearstrengthwithin And bodybuilders would generally use higher doses than strongmen on average ?
Depends on compounds and dosages. Testosterone is dirt cheap comparatively to other compounds
Very insightful. Thank you.
Depends on how many ad reads they do for Ozempic.
SMOE is the only comp that seems to pay decent. All the other money comes from selling programs, merch, and coaching
Money and prizes aside, how do you put a value on a title like Worlds Strongest Man? Or Strongest Man On Earth, Mr. Olympia, Mr. Universe? Titles like these are Priceless.
I think as long as you're getting paid to do something you love it's totally worth it💪🏼
Thanks for the video Mitch. Very insightful. I look at strongman as a platform to make your brand. I believe that’s what Brian really showed everyone and one way he brought the sport up. Eddie is doing great with it. Thor, The Stoltmans have done a good job as well. And now you have definitely figured out the logic as well. Some like Evan need to really understand because they could be really marketable as well. Keep up the hard work.
Thor and Brian would be locks, second row. Anything from 6.6 to 7 ft play this position. Rugby union is far bigger than LEAGUE too. In union the top like you earn around 1 million euro a year excluding sponsorships,endorsements. So you would do well in this sport.
Are travel expenses covered for all the athletes at the big shows?
If it isn't that must add considerably to the cost of being a top strongman.
realistically, the best i see the sport evolving over the next few years is that i could see giants live expanding a little and giving the same opportunities that are currently available to 20ish guys to 30-40 guys. i dont think the big comps will change much. maybe rogue will stop hosting because they get too much negativity that it isnt worth it when they are paying so much out of pocket
One sport you didn't mention is track and field, in particular the throwing events. The Diamond League meets pay decent money and the new World Ultimate Champs will have a large prize pool. The Olympics now have prize money too, but only for first place. Track athletes in general make a majority of their money from sponsorships and contracts but throws aren't as glamorous so they probably don't make the same as the sport's superstars.
Thor not making DL record at Arnold because of no prize money was 100% correct!
Is it the same for woman ?
Super informative, thank you.
Nice double strict press. Reckon you'll be one of the only ones to finish the overhead medley at SMOE (three logs and two axles I think)
Generally anyone out of top 5 need to work a job as well to pay the bills. Coaching, social media, and sponsors go a long way though.
Mahomes contract was 10 years 500 million, still insane but he is no only the 9th highest paid QB in the NFL.
Hopper could be a world class linebacker
Can you imagine what Brian Shaw would be paying his winner if he had 10 competitors rather than 16? Hooper made $100,016.xx this year for winning SMOE!
Professional rugby players can earn a good income if they on the top, club and national teams plus sponsorship. The biggest countries in terms of pay are british isles, France, new Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
I believe Brian will help push Strongman into the mainstream. If I was wealthy, I would dump a load of cash into Strongest Man on Earth so athletes could make some serious coin.
And they spend atleast $3k per month on food and another $1k on supplements and gear. So if you don't do youtube or come in first most the time you have no money
Excellent video, thumbnail got me to click, hilarious!
Anything is worth it if you love it enough.
Do the strongmen get their expenses paid? (Food, travel, hotel etc.) when going to all these events or do they have to pay these themselves ?
Dont forget WSM also attracts the bigger sponsers than Arnold's, Rogue and Shaw. Sponsers dont know the other comps
US wages are inflated ... it's crazy, then again, life also costs so much more ...
I'm in France, and I'm pretty "poor", but not as poor as what the US considers "poor", as I'm making 22k a year and living happy, I don't lack for anything, my health is taken care of and I have disposable income. Granted, I am on the lower end of earning in France, very close to average actually. But I'm also not making an effort to earn more either, since I just don't need to.
The expense to build the strength needed vs. pay makes it even more of a grind for Strongman and Strongwomen so add when you add in the cost that 5th place guy is scrapping to make it
Are you sure those bar amounts were correct? I saw 4 plates per side and 2 10-pounders. That's 425, not counting the collars. The label said you were pressing 405. Maybe the bar was not 45?