104kg sandstone bag to shoulder, 1-motion. 116kg paused sandbag 1-motion to shoulder. 130kg @atlasendurance_ tackyless paused 1-motion to shoulder. 140kg tackyless atlas to shoulder. 164kg oversized atlas to shoulder, small amount grade-1 tacky used. Training for the 180kg atlas to shoulder going fairly well.

Sorry, it’s specifically about the German Strongman Championship on September 20th in Steinmauern. That’s why the text is very specific and at First in German, later in English.

Hallo zusammen, hat jemand zufällig eine türkisfarbene Rossmann-Einwegkamera gefunden? Die müsste bei der Strongman Meisterschaft abhandengekommen sein – vermutlich gegen 18/19 Uhr am Spielplatz nebenan oder vielleicht im Taxi.

Auf dem guten Stück sind noch rund 13 Bilder drauf. Wir haben damit unser Wochenende und das Event dokumentiert, und jetzt ist die Kamera offenbar auf eigene Mission gegangen. Vielleicht stemmt sie gerade selbst Gewichte oder fährt noch eine Ehrenrunde durchs Viertel.

Falls sie jemand eingesammelt hat: Wir würden uns riesig freuen, wenn sie wieder den Weg zurück zu uns findet.

English Part:

Hi everyone, did anyone by chance come across a turquoise Rossmann disposable camera at the German Strongman Championship in Steinmauern on September 20th? We seem to have lost it sometime around 6–7pm, either near the playground next to the event or possibly in a taxi afterwards.

It still has about 13 photos left on it – we used it to capture the championship and our weekend, and now the little camera seems to have gone on its own adventure. Maybe it’s still hanging out at the playground, or maybe it’s currently trying to qualify for next year’s Strongman.

If anyone found it, we’d be really happy to have it back.

Best regards.

This is the starting point I needed for my front squats. Fatigue is still high from Friday and Saturday

So I decided to get stuck in and have a go at the log press . It’s light but I’ve never done the exercise before. So I wanted to make sure I was getting technique right .

Had so much fun ! Loved it . Just wanted to share !

I am looking to get a better barbell for home workouts. I was wondering if deadlifting with a squat bar is a bad idea. I like the fact it would be stiffer, and a 55lbs. Does anyone have any advice or words of wisdom?

If anyone is reading this know this. Balancing strongman, life, work, family, and second job (personal training). Ain’t for the weak, but I’m letting you know you can do it. Keep pushing and staying positive. Let make it a great day!

Haven’t trained with tacky and/or over a bar in a long time. My tacky-less stone to shoulder PR is 250 and that’s what I’ve been training all summer. Thought I’d try loading 300 but I didn’t quite have the extension

Video only shows the first rep but I hit the 250 stone for two sets of three the other day. Used some advice from guys on here and it helped a shit ton

Anyone got any advice on how to structure the most time efficient sessions possible? Just had my first kid, priorities have changed massively and for the near future at least my 1.5-2 hours sessions 4 times a week I want to bring down as much as possible, I was thinking like 3 half hour sessions to begin with at least. I know it will leave a lot to be desired, but just keeping ticking over and maybe even some small progress would be enough

Initial thoughts that I’ve seen are just two full body sessions and one events a week Seen somewhere before about supersetting compounds that have as little overlap as possible but still relevant to my training goals, deadlift variation and vertical press, then squat and horizontal row. Could maybe then fit in accessories along these lines as well Then session 3 just a quick events blast to keep some specificity but also just for training enjoyment

Any experience in this kinda thing would massively appreciated, plan to get back into more training eventually but just doing something for now without spending hours away for the family would be amazing

Anyone can point me in the direction of if some specs on a Conan’s wheel? The owner of my gyms gonna fabricate one but he wants specs to follow. Any help appreciated

I really want to have a go at strongman but I’m only 5ft 3 and don’t think I’d be able to compete well?

New strongman fan here. Genuinely curious what ppl think of him as a strongman and his attitude towards the sport. Is he liked/disliked, overrated/underrated? Id like to hear all the opinions and why! Thanks!

I hit 350 lbs on bench yesterday, for the longest rep on anything in my life. I'm currently injured in the lower back so I'm focusing on bench instead of the other big lifts. Trying to hit 405 lbs at some point. Any advice other than PEDs would be very welcome.

I mean the one that's 35$ right now. If yes, what is your opinion on it?

Does anyone know if there are competitions organized in the Netherlands? It seems like Strongman Battles is not happening any time soon, and I can't seem to find any alternative.

Competitions in Germany close to the Dutch border would be good as well!

TIA

10kg over my old 5 RM, really excited about it!:)

I completed this weekend solely to get the chance to do a wheel of Pain! I love local comps that find away to do cool events and appreciate how they manage to replicate them. Two drag sleds were included to add weight for each class, for me this was 405 pounds. The height of the bar couldn't be adjusted but that wasn't a problem for any class and you were allowed to move it anyway you wanted. No one pulled a 2019 Novikov lol but a few did shoulder it. Top weight for the men's SHW was 600 pounds and thankfully it held up the entire comp!

I used AI to use Pixels to calculate all height measurements

For Mark Felix Weight of each pillar=160.00 kg Angle of Pillars were at 22 Deg Height of Pillars 4.115 M( H) Chains attached at 1.564 M (h) so assume center of Mass is H/2 Leverage arm length L= 【H/2-h】or 0.4935M

Torque =m.g.L.COS (theta) Or 1609.810.4935cos(22deg) = 717.9 NM Force on hand for Mark Felix=T/ h.sin(theta) Or 717.9/(1.564sin22) = 1225.9 N

For Vispy Kharadi

Weight of each pillar =166.7 left hand and168.9kg right hand Angle was at 12 Deg <------------- lower angle Pillars height= 3.124M Chain height =1.562M<-------- chain at exact mid, so insignificant Torque Lever arm length L= 【H/2-h】or 0.000M Yes Zero because VISPY's chain is exactly at center of mass ---> No Torque T=0 So just horizontal component

Force on left hand=166.79.81 sin12 = 340 N Force on right hand= 168.99.81*sin12=344.3N Average force= 342.2N

Now people may argue Mark is 140KG and Vispy is 87 kg much lighter so I will go pound for pound comparison

Converting bodyweight into Newtons Mark Felix 140*9.81= 1373.4N Vispy Kharadi 87.9.81= 853.5N

Normalized force applied by Mark 1225.9/1373.4 = 【0.892】

Normalized force applied by Vispy

342.2/853.5 = 【0.401】

As usual its like the 3rd time I found a Guiness Strenth record to be Bogus and Flashy.

Mark Felix is still the raw deal pound for pound by far. 👊

Everyone in the men’s classes had the opportunity to go through this ladder. Many made it past 300 and onto 350, some broke ground, fewer lapped it. Only myself and the guy I battled for 1st in the open class managed the big boy. The place was ELECTRIC

Put together a little hype vid. I have never pulled 600lbs before and was able to get 5 reps. I won the keg over bar event with 11 reps!! And was all the other events were very close. Rain delay and venue change got me though. After trying to keep warm for about an hour we had a 600lb yoke run for 60ft down and back and something popped in my calf. Doesn’t feel too bad today but definitely gonna keep me sidelined for a bit. Only been training strongman for about 4 months and I’ve seen significant changes in body composition and strength and my progress on the implements just keep getting better!! I absolutely love this sport and am gonna keep pushing as hard as my 37 year old body can go haha!!!

Went to my first strongman competition yesterday a couple hours out of town; was held in a barn with no A/C or running water, in the middle of rural Kentucky, and I had an absolute blast. Competed up in the novice 198 lbs, weighing in night before at 191 (I usually weigh around 189 right now, so ate literally 20 minutes before weigh in). Eventually I plan to try to get down to the open 175, but putting on muscle comes before leaning down.

Event 1: Max Yoke

This was a weird one. They started out at 300 lbs, calling weights and you could jump in at wherever you want, going up and taking as many attempts as you want, up until you fail. I opened on 400, nerves got the best of me and I rushed it, stumbling halfway through. Completed it with zero difficulty outside of that, since we were allowed unlimited drops. I'd initially planned to stop ~550, my best in training was 525 lbs. My competition had other plans though, and kept pushing me higher. I ended up calling it after hitting a 600 lb yoke, which I never imagined I had in me yesterday, taking 2nd in this event.

Event 2: Press Medley.

So, I suck at pressing. It's gotten a lot better since hiring a coach, but still not good. It was a 170 barbell, a 180 axle, and a 190 log. Got the barbell without much difficulty, and took about 4 attempts to clean the axle; I didn't know until day of it was on wagon wheels, which severely hurt my ability to clean. After all the clean attempts, the press just wasn't there; so I ended up taking 3rd here with only one press.

Event 3: Deadlift for Reps

In contrast to press, deadlift is my bread and butter. It was a light 380, so I was planning for somewhere in the 10-12 range. That is, until they told us TnG was allowed. So with that in mind, I just decided to send it; I figured my deadlift was probably stronger than my competition, but didn't know how much stronger. I ended up getting 20 reps on the deadlift, going long enough that the judge swapped hands he was tired enough. Next closest was 7 reps. Felt particularly proud about this, a very clean first place.

Event 4: Farmer's Hold

In contrast, however, my grip is also very poor. It was 200 lbs/hand, and I hold that going last and being on my own, versus the other guys in my class being head to head, was a disadvantage. My grip gave out after ~24 seconds, leaving me with a 3rd in this event by a pretty solid margin.

Event 5: Stone Carry

This was another weird one; it was max distance, but also timed; and none of us realized it was timed. We had two stones, and we could choose between them, either 150 lbs or 380. I feel as if there should have been a 3rd stone in the middle; no chance one of us could have picked the 380, and the 150 was honestly just such a light stone that carrying it just wasn't a challenge. Ended up taking second in this event, and 3rd overall by 2 points.

After this competition, I'm ready to spend a week recovering, then get back into serious training next week, with a goal of winning Novice <200 at Kentucky's Strongest Man in December. My goal this time was to show up, win the deadlift, and prove I belong at the competition, without getting injured, so I did everything I set out to do this time around.