Sherdog Strongman discussion thread- Strongman classic looms

[PEB]

Hoping someone will post some videos from the competition.
Also if anyone feels like explaining it to a novice (me) it would be appreciated.
I find it all fascinating.

Biggest thing out of the WSM competition is it's never static the events change every year so you never really know what will happen next. The events look like they will be happening in California for the next 4 years due to a huge financial and location commitment by the city of Sacramento. As far as events go they have a few regular events that happen more often but the interest is in the changing dynamic.

 

[Phlog]

Hoping someone will post some videos from the competition.
Also if anyone feels like explaining it to a novice (me) it would be appreciated.
I find it all fascinating.

There won't be much footage for a while, TV is broadcast Christmas time, usually you get some sneaky looks though. Any questions just ask bro. It's a cool as fuck sport.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Thank you folks.
@Phlog, how do these things usually go, like is it over a few days, what types of events, how do they judge it?

 

[Phlog]

Thank you folks.
@Phlog, how do these things usually go, like is it over a few days, what types of events, how do they judge it?

This is a several days event dictated by recording for TV, events are loading, frame carries, farmers walks, atlas stones, squats, deadlifts, over head presses, keg tosses, truck train or anything heavy pulls etc. Anything testing strength, power and Many shows are single day affairs.

How do they judge it? It's different points for where you place in an event, based on how quickly you complete a load, or how many reps you complete or how high you can throw a keg or whatever. The second and third places in the group stage compete in a stone off (220kg for reps) until one quits then the top two go through to the finals.

 

[heavyarms21]

Events in full swing

 

[PEB]

 

[PEB]

 

[PEB]

 

[VitorReem]

https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=825

For all my strongman loving Sherbros here’s the website for this year!! Down due to traffic but should be up again soon. Get that refresh going word is all is going smoothly so far.

those barrels in the loading are massive. Causing a few problems for some of the smaller guys


Edit: how do I post the link to the backup spreadsheet it’s just inserting a live view of it

 

[VitorReem]

Spoiler

Ok so after one event (825lb carry, two large wood barrels & an anvil)

Group 1
1st Maxime
2nd Brian
3rd Travis
4th Gavin
5th Aivars
Group 2
1st Tom
2nd Felix
3rd Evan
4th Hansson
5th Mitchell
Group 3
1st Obie
2nd JF
3rd Mikhail
4th Eythor
5th Richardson (out torn bicep)
Group 4
1st Janashia
2nd Terry (out torn bicep)
3rd Jerry
4th Van Der Linde
5th Bishop
Group 5
1st Kevin
2nd Luke
3rd Bobby
4th Novikov (DNF)
5th Toots (DNF)

 

[PEB]

Just a heads up about broadcast CBS Sports plans on boardcast July 1st or somewhere around that time. So pretty quickly.

 

[Phlog]

No shit. Felix second in the loading is amazing for him, Novikov DNF?? Gotta be a story there.

 

[heavyarms21]

Just a heads up about broadcast CBS Sports plans on boardcast July 1st or somewhere around that time. So pretty quickly.

Yup the UK is doing the December Broadcast

 

[VitorReem]

No shit. Felix second in the loading is amazing for him, Novikov DNF?? Gotta be a story there.

He just doesn’t have a good grip. He also did terrible on the frame at the Shaw Classic.

There’s a video on Twitter of him almost unable to move it even trying it backwards which was ridiculous lol

it was the same 825lb frame they used in the 2018 final that only 4 guys finished. It’s a tough event and can’t use figure 8s


Those barrels were really big between that and the frame the bigger guys/ better grip had a good time on it.

Felix is an ANIMAL with long arms and a crazy crazy amazing grip. love seeing him do well.

 

[A Very Serious Cat]

Sucks luke r tore his bicep, hope he recovers fully as he's got so much potential in the futute

 

[irish_thug]

Spoiler

Ok so after one event (825lb carry, two large wood barrels & an anvil)

Group 1
1st Maxime
2nd Brian
3rd Travis
4th Gavin
5th Aivars
Group 2
1st Tom
2nd Felix
3rd Evan
4th Hansson
5th Mitchell
Group 3
1st Obie
2nd JF
3rd Mikhail
4th Eythor
5th Richardson (out torn bicep)
Group 4
1st Janashia
2nd Terry (out torn bicep)
3rd Jerry
4th Van Der Linde
5th Bishop
Group 5
1st Kevin
2nd Luke
3rd Bobby
4th Novikov (DNF)
5th Toots (DNF)

Spoiler

I can't believe Obie took an event. Good for him

 

[irish_thug]

Thank you folks.
@Phlog, how do these things usually go, like is it over a few days, what types of events, how do they judge it?

World's is done over several days. Today is day one of the qualifiers. There are five heats. Whoever has the most points in each heat at the end moves on to the finals. Second and third in each heat go to a stone off, winner advances.

Some events are for time, some are for reps, some are for max weight.

 

[irish_thug]

 

[A Very Serious Cat]

Spoiler

I can't believe Obie took an event. Good for him

Spoiler

Oberst winning an event:




Oberst when he realizes deadlifts are next

 

[irish_thug]

I would say there is no need for spoilers, I'll edit that into the title.

I think we're all here for results at this point.