Strongman is a competitive strength sport which tests athletes' physical strength and endurance through a variety of heavy lifts and events. Strongman competitions are known for their high intense and gruelling nature, pushing athletes to their physical and mental limits. The winners are selected based on a relative scoring system, where participants gather points for each individual event. An athlete who engages in the sport of strongman is also called a 'strongman'. They are often regarded as some of the strongest men of the world.
25-995: The Strongman Champions League is a Strongman competition circuit, with several Grand Prix events throughout the year and the Strongman Champions League overall champion title going to the overall winner at the end of the season. Competitors include legends in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas , Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson , Eddie Hall , Krzysztof Radzikowski , Mikhail Koklyaev , Matjaz Belsak , Ervin Katona , Dainis Zageris , J.F. Caron , Nick Best , Andrus Murumets , Martin Wildauer , Mateusz Kieliszkowski , Pavlo Kordiyaka , Aivars Šmaukstelis , Vytautas Lalas , Rauno Heinla , Travis Ortmayer , Laurence Shahlaei , Terry Hollands , Tom Stoltman and Oleksii Novikov . Initially in close partnership with IFSA , it quickly asserted its independence and has acted as
50-471: A strongwoman competition. Dates: 5–8 July 2012 [REDACTED] Warwick , Quebec Dates: 5–7 July 2013 [REDACTED] Warwick , Quebec Dates: 4–6 July 2014 [REDACTED] Warwick , Quebec Strongman Many sources state that strongman is a man who performs remarkable feats possessing enormous amounts of strength. In the 19th century, the term 'strongman' was referred to an exhibitor of strength during circus performances. In
75-480: A day. Though competitive strongman events are ever-changing, there are a number of staples that frequently appear on the international stage, including: The strongmen are listed according to the chronological order of their birth. The following 75 strongmen have reached the podium (1st, 2nd or 3rd place) of World's Strongest Man since 1977 and/or World Muscle Power Classic from 1985 to 2004 and/or Arnold Strongman Classic since 2002. They are listed according to
100-563: A fundamental part of a unifying movement for world strength athletics by making plans to help get its athletes to the 2009 World's Strongest Man contest. Mostert stated that "The top 5 SCL athletes will have places in the Giants Live tour for qualifying at World's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009" . In addition, he also stated that wild cards for the WSM will include SCL athletes. He went on to say that "Finally we made it all possible again that all
125-487: A typical gym, training with a strongman regimen requires equipment not typically found in a gym. Some equipment used in a strongman competition would have to be found custom-made or at a strongman gym. Some of these equipment includes natural stones, tree trunk logs, farmers walk frames, yokes, kegs and various sorts of vehicles. Another part of a strongman's training is its intense diet regime. The biggest strongman competitors would need to ingest around 8,000 - 10,000 calories
150-452: A unifying force in the world of strength athletics, bringing together athletes from IFSA with those affiliated to the World's Strongest Man circuit, and having close cooperation with other major events such as Fortissimus . In 2012, SCL began co-promoting the new Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe contest which will become part of the annual SCL season of events. The Strongman Champions League
175-722: The Fortissimus deal before it, united strongman in a way it had not been since 2004. The 2009 season began properly on 9 May, with the Strongman Champions League Serbia. Finland followed on 16 May, with Slovakia and the Netherlands in June. The Strongman Champions League introduced qualifying competitions for 2009. From these competitions, the top two were guaranteed places in the SCL. The first qualifier
200-495: The Strongman Champions League went further, stating that the top three athletes would have guaranteed places and in return, the top Canadian athletes would have guaranteed selected participation in the Champions League. This later went further, guaranteeing the SCL its top five athletes would have places. The agreement was reemphasised in a joint statement from Marcel Mostert and Paul Ohl in early 2009. The 2009 programme
225-434: The ailing governing body and explicitly said that the "Strongman Champions League had nothing to do with IFSA" . He told IronMind "We have our own logo, we have our own brand, we do our own competitions." Its own website was launched shortly afterwards. The league organizers had originally reported that the Champions League competitions will be televised and spread all over the world. In the harsh economic climate of 2008,
250-541: The athletes have chances to qualify for the WSM, which means in my opinion the WSM will have the strongest field ever in her history!" . He went on to thank TWI / IMG and Giants Live for their part in making these possibilities. This was groundbreaking because for a number of years prior to this, the athletes under the IFSA had been banned by the federation from entering WSM (since the IFSA fell out of favour with TWI). Likewise,
275-482: The athletes invited to participate in WSM were not invited to participate in IFSA events. Some competitions bridged the divide, such as the Arnold Strongman Classic and more recently Fortissimus , but neither had the history, gravitas, or popular appeal of the World's Strongest Man . The IFSA athletes, with the demise of the IFSA finances, almost all competed in SCL from 2008. This deal, along with
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#1732781105352300-613: The chronological order of their podium appearance. 24 of them have won the World's Strongest Man (WSM), 11 have won the World Muscle Power Classic (WMPC) and 9 have won the Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC). 7 men have won both WSM & WMPC (Kazmaier, Capes, Sigmarsson, Reeves, Magnússon, Ahola, Karlsen). 5 men have won both WSM & ASC (Savickas, Shaw, Björnsson, Licis, Hooper). Additionally,
325-437: The crowd during intermission and perform strength feats like card tearing, nail bending, etc. to demonstrate strength as well as symmetry and size. Australia%27s Strongest Man National strongman contest Australia's Strongest Man is an annual strongman contest consisting of exclusively Australian strength athletes. The event was established in 1993. The first inaugural winner
350-423: The first half of the 20th century, strongmen performed various feats of strength such as the bent press (not to be confused with the bench press , which did not exist at the time), supporting large amounts of weight held overhead at arm's length, steel bending, chain breaking, etc. They needed to have large amounts of wrist, hand, and tendon strength for these feats, as well as prodigious oblique strength. In
375-469: The following 50 strongmen have reached either 4th or 5th places of World's Strongest Man and/or World Muscle Power Classic and/or Arnold Strongman Classic : Active Retired - As of 24 November 2024 Strongman is often incorrectly used to describe a person who does powerlifting , weightlifting or bodybuilding . Due to the circus and entertainment background, nineteenth-century bodybuilders were expected to mingle with
400-496: The guarantee of a great new, fresh excitement in Strongman sport. The competition venues are the best which each country can offer and it will include the country's own traditional elements." As well as citing that all points will be accumulated for a Champions League Winner at the end of the year, it was stated in the main structure of the Champions League that rules will be done officially as usual in all IFSA competitions and that
425-503: The gym and training with competition implements to gain familiarity. In the gym, it is necessary to train the entire body for strength, especially with variants of the squat , deadlift , and overhead press . Explosive power is also important, which is developed by weightlifting style lifts and cardiovascular conditioning. Additionally, grip strength must be developed and it is also imperative to improve mental toughness and pain tolerance. Although you can do general strength training, at
450-931: The late 20th century, the term strongman evolved to describe one who competes in strength athletics – a more modern eclectic strength competition in which competitors display their raw functional strength through exercises such as deadlifts, squats, overhead log lifts, lifting stones, toting refrigerators, pulling heavy vehicles and tossing or loading weights. Some of the most famous competitions of this type are World's Strongest Man , Arnold Strongman Classic , Europe's Strongest Man , Strongman Champions League , World's Ultimate Strongman , World's Strongest Viking , World Muscle Power Classic , Fortissimus , Pure Strength , Rogue Invitational , Shaw Classic , Giants Live , IFSA World Championships , Strongman Super Series and World Strongman Challenge . More than 30 countries also hold national-level strongman competitions. Training for strongman involves building overall strength in
475-422: The league was not immune to the effects, and the league did have to cancel some venues, but unlike with the IFSA, the vast majority of the competitions still took place. In 2008, the SCL had 45 top strength athletes competing, representing more than 20 countries. In 2008, Paul Ohl stated that the Strongman Champions League was one of three organizations that had made an agreement with Fortissimus in order to unite
500-491: The top 3 will be directly placed in the IFSA World Championships. Mostert also said "All together we think that this is a perfect platform of competitions that will lead to another great World Championship." Thus, IFSA were inextricably linked at the inception of the league. IFSA, however, were in reportedly dire financial straits towards the end of that year. By December, Mostert distanced the league from
525-730: The world strength community, the others being the American Strongman Corporation and the Aussiepower organization. Within the agreement, Fortissimus, the competition that confers the title of "Strongest Man on the Planet", guaranteed that the winner of the America's Strongest Man title would be granted a slot in Fortissimus from 2009, as would the winner of the Australia's Strongest Man title. The agreement with
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#1732781105352550-3054: Was Bill Lyndon , who preceded a number of different Australian strength athletes until the current date. Champions breakdown [ edit ] Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place 1993 [REDACTED] Bill Lyndon 1994 [REDACTED] Bill Lyndon 1995 [REDACTED] Nathan Jones 1996 [REDACTED] Bill Lyndon 1997 [REDACTED] Grant Edwards 1998 [REDACTED] Bill Lyndon 1999 [REDACTED] Bill Lyndon 2000 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer 2001 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer 2002 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer 2003 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer 2004 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer 2005 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer 2006 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer 2007 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer 2008 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer [REDACTED] Eben Leroux [REDACTED] Robbie Fernandez 2009 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer [REDACTED] Eben Leroux [REDACTED] Luke Reynolds 2010 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer [REDACTED] Marc Wells [REDACTED] Eben Leroux 2011 [REDACTED] Derek Boyer [REDACTED] Eben Leroux [REDACTED] Daniel Macri 2012 [REDACTED] Mike Vrljic [REDACTED] Jordan Steffens [REDACTED] Marc Wells 2013 Event not held 2014 [REDACTED] Ben Simpson [REDACTED] Daniel Macri [REDACTED] Jorden Steffens 2015 [REDACTED] Warrick Brant [REDACTED] Colm Woulfe [REDACTED] Luke Reynolds 2016 [REDACTED] Rongo Keene [REDACTED] Tyson Morissey [REDACTED] Travis Wieck 2017 [REDACTED] Eddie Williams [REDACTED] Vernon Van Schalkwyk [REDACTED] Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 2018 [REDACTED] Eddie Williams [REDACTED] Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf [REDACTED] Eben Le Roux 2019 [REDACTED] Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf [REDACTED] Thomas Wren [REDACTED] Corey Polkinghorne 2022 [REDACTED] Jordan Osborne [REDACTED] Aidan Canini [REDACTED] Fadi El Masri 2023 [REDACTED] Josh Patacca [REDACTED] Ryan Rullis [REDACTED] Macauley Tinker 2024 [REDACTED] Jordan Osborne [REDACTED] Josh Patacca [REDACTED] Macauley Tinker Results courtesy of Aussiepower Official website See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Australia portal List of strongman competitions References [ edit ] ^ Weet-Bix Strongman Challenge 1998 , 7 March 2020 , retrieved 4 June 2022 ^ "Australian Strongman: ASM, 2013" . www.ironmind.com . Archived from
575-479: Was developed by Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert, longtime strongman promoters, with major contests to their credit worldwide, and was launched in 2008. Kinnunen & Mostert described SCL as "a new episode in strongman". "A complete series of 10–12 competitions, that will take place all over the world, but most of the competitions will be held in Europe. The very best champions, referees and their organizers will be
600-829: Was held in Los Barrios , Spain . The second was the FIBO Classic in Germany . In 2012, SCL announced the first ever SCL North American Championships to be held in Warwick , Quebec from 5–8 July 2012. The contest took place over 4 days and consisted of 10 events, with athletes from USA and Canada, with 5 athletes from each country. The event was organized by SCL in association with the Festival Hommes Forts-Warwick along with co-organizer Jean Fréchette. The event also featured an amateur, semi-pro and
625-776: Was planned with ten major contests on schedule. In addition, feeder contests were introduced, one happening in Spain in December 2008 and a further event in Germany called the FIBO Strongman Classic in April 2009. The best two athletes from this FIBO Classic 2009 edition were guaranteed into the Champions League, and it was postulated that this German event would be promoted to full SCL status in 2010. The Strongman Champions League importantly made further progress in acting as
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