I feel like I need to make a case for the gravel shovel, duck walk, that water filling thing, fingal’s fingers and Thor’s hammers, tyre flip and natural stone press. These are all very unsafe and look dumb at elite level strongman comps, but we need more of these events in amateur shows. As someone who works in construction, I feel like these lifts are so much more functional than every other event aside from deadlift and front squat. I really liked the rudimentary log from 1980’s but at as strongman advances into the future it slowly losing it’s ties to the past. The sport is supposed to be dangerous, implements are supposed to be akward. For instance nowadays logs are pretty much just fancier bars with how well calibrated they are, because they need to be, because otherwise you could potentially risk murdering the athletes with how strong they are nowadays. A duck walk is a really awkward and inconvenient way to carry something, but in day to day life, most objects just either don’t have handles or your upper body just can’t support lifting the weight any higher. Therefore, you must teach yourself to shuffle the weight along your thighs and just deal with the pain. Flipping a finger is exactly how you would get a long piece of timber into position to carry it. Pretty much any object you will ever have to lift is either some sort of Ukranian deadlift or a tyre flip. And let’s not forget about the gravel shovel. Being able to pace yourself and knowing how to wield a shovel are essential skills for any man to have. Of course it would be ridiculous, because I’m confident I could beat Tom Stoltman at this event, even though I’m like a new born compared to him, simply because I know how to use a shovel rather well. The question I’d like to ask is, can you really call yourself the World’s Strongest Man if the only objects you had to lift for that title were 10 year old standardised designs solely made for the purpose of being lifted? I mean it’s nice that you can carry a stone with a handle but can you also carry a fridge? Can you lift three cinder blocks with one hand? Can you move a piano without damaging it? How can you really be called the strongest if all you can do is lift barbells, yokes and logs. Finally, how can events like keg toss or sand bag toss, which are just tests of explosiveness and technique be viewed as a legitimate strongman event but actually difficult, unconventional lifts aren’t?
I'mma need to know your beef with the Max Axel cleans. Here i was thinking it might be the best blend of full body strength, power, versatility of technique (depending on the ruleset), with an implement similar to the common barbell that most people can have a rough estimate of which to compare themselves to. If I was hosting a bare bones strength comp I'd have some variation of this as my marquee even honestly.
It’s like a max log clean. Why would you do that. With axle it’s even dumber as it’s the best way to put you out of competition for a couple of months.
@StatisticOfTheLostGeneration It was months ago but I’m pretty sure I also head Axle Press in there. One year at the Arnold they had just Max Axle Clean. Brian tore his biceps on that.
41:49 I hate viking press. Really encourages actual cheating until refs notice the "double dipping". Other overhead events are way more interesting, easier to judge, you can get away with a bit less top end strength if you can be technical lifter and utilize some weightlifting, viking press is all about brute strength. Low C tier.
I agree with most, but I really think you went too hard on the car flip. For me, it is THE strongman event, a guy (or a lady) flipping a goddamn car. I saw it once as a kid in real life and holy shit did it blow my mind. Yeah I know injuries are unfortunately quite common with this as with other flipping events, but cmon they're flipping a fucking car. It's an A tier at the very least, and I'd honestly put it into S without thinking twice. I also really like the concept of the hurricane walk / the wind push event, just think it was not executed right -> would love to see a modern take on it in competition
I enjoyed this video and don’t disagree with your opinion on events. An idea for a future video would be having a conversation with Lalas brothers or going on Big Loz. Having an athletes opinion would add value. IMO it’s time to harmonized the sport with events and consider athletes safety. I would also like to see a hybrid of Highland Games/strongman/grip/stones amongst the smaller strongman today.
Dream comp- log for reps, deadlift ladder, max axle, yoke/sandbag medley, stone run
also Uncle Loz in shambles over the Back Lift rank
I feel like I need to make a case for the gravel shovel, duck walk, that water filling thing, fingal’s fingers and Thor’s hammers, tyre flip and natural stone press. These are all very unsafe and look dumb at elite level strongman comps, but we need more of these events in amateur shows.
As someone who works in construction, I feel like these lifts are so much more functional than every other event aside from deadlift and front squat. I really liked the rudimentary log from 1980’s but at as strongman advances into the future it slowly losing it’s ties to the past. The sport is supposed to be dangerous, implements are supposed to be akward. For instance nowadays logs are pretty much just fancier bars with how well calibrated they are, because they need to be, because otherwise you could potentially risk murdering the athletes with how strong they are nowadays.
A duck walk is a really awkward and inconvenient way to carry something, but in day to day life, most objects just either don’t have handles or your upper body just can’t support lifting the weight any higher. Therefore, you must teach yourself to shuffle the weight along your thighs and just deal with the pain. Flipping a finger is exactly how you would get a long piece of timber into position to carry it. Pretty much any object you will ever have to lift is either some sort of Ukranian deadlift or a tyre flip. And let’s not forget about the gravel shovel. Being able to pace yourself and knowing how to wield a shovel are essential skills for any man to have. Of course it would be ridiculous, because I’m confident I could beat Tom Stoltman at this event, even though I’m like a new born compared to him, simply because I know how to use a shovel rather well.
The question I’d like to ask is, can you really call yourself the World’s Strongest Man if the only objects you had to lift for that title were 10 year old standardised designs solely made for the purpose of being lifted? I mean it’s nice that you can carry a stone with a handle but can you also carry a fridge? Can you lift three cinder blocks with one hand? Can you move a piano without damaging it? How can you really be called the strongest if all you can do is lift barbells, yokes and logs.
Finally, how can events like keg toss or sand bag toss, which are just tests of explosiveness and technique be viewed as a legitimate strongman event but actually difficult, unconventional lifts aren’t?
Perfect nerdy long strongman video
I'mma need to know your beef with the Max Axel cleans. Here i was thinking it might be the best blend of full body strength, power, versatility of technique (depending on the ruleset), with an implement similar to the common barbell that most people can have a rough estimate of which to compare themselves to. If I was hosting a bare bones strength comp I'd have some variation of this as my marquee even honestly.
It’s like a max log clean. Why would you do that. With axle it’s even dumber as it’s the best way to put you out of competition for a couple of months.
@@thestrongmanhistorianWas it JUST a clean? No press or anything? If that's the case I got ya. That's what stones and sandbags are for lol
@StatisticOfTheLostGeneration It was months ago but I’m pretty sure I also head Axle Press in there.
One year at the Arnold they had just Max Axle Clean. Brian tore his biceps on that.
Fuck the suit, it just makes the deadlift lamer
I think wrist rolling was cool
I completly agree that it's a shame we never saw Brian pushed on a max stone, and that it's S tier. We need it to pop up in shows more often!
41:49 I hate viking press. Really encourages actual cheating until refs notice the "double dipping". Other overhead events are way more interesting, easier to judge, you can get away with a bit less top end strength if you can be technical lifter and utilize some weightlifting, viking press is all about brute strength. Low C tier.
I agree with most, but I really think you went too hard on the car flip. For me, it is THE strongman event, a guy (or a lady) flipping a goddamn car. I saw it once as a kid in real life and holy shit did it blow my mind. Yeah I know injuries are unfortunately quite common with this as with other flipping events, but cmon they're flipping a fucking car. It's an A tier at the very least, and I'd honestly put it into S without thinking twice.
I also really like the concept of the hurricane walk / the wind push event, just think it was not executed right -> would love to see a modern take on it in competition
That thumbnail is glorious.
Bet you weren't ready for that
@@thestrongmanhistorian I absolutely wasn't.
good bait
@@EllisThings I think it's just a joke, there's no attempt to bait people.
Thanks for that bait, it was fantastic lol
I enjoyed this video and don’t disagree with your opinion on events. An idea for a future video would be having a conversation with Lalas brothers or going on Big Loz. Having an athletes opinion would add value.
IMO it’s time to harmonized the sport with events and consider athletes safety.
I would also like to see a hybrid of Highland Games/strongman/grip/stones amongst the smaller strongman today.
S Tier thumbnail! Great bait.
If tire flip isn't in D tier we riot.
no its fun to watch, we dont care about athlete safety. tire flip is an easy B tier at least. car flip is S tier.
@@miskee11 spoken as a spectator. I curse you. 😂
@@miskee11wait till you roll a bicep on a 600+ lb tire
@@everythingstrength1485why would that happen to him, he's an spectator
@@TheLegMan1 You're out of line, but you're not wrong
Natural Stones > Atlas Stones
Facts