WHAT'S Going on with The World's Strongest Man? | Strongman News
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
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0:00 Intro
0:31 Mateusz Kieliskowski
2:52 Martins Licis
5:00 Europe's Strongest Man
5:44 Lucas Hatton
7:04 What's going on with WSM?
9:27 Strongman Champions League Martinique
10:58 u80kg Atlas Stone World Record
11:24 u90kg England's Strongest Man
11:41 Thor Bjornsson Deadlift
14:13 World's Strongest Man Events
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This years worlds has 0 hype, and with no MK, Martins, Shaw, Thor, etc. AND no event updates yet, the excitement factor is zero for me. Rogue, Shaw and Arnolds are taking over.
Mooper vs Tom could be interesting but I think it goes
1) Mooper
2) Tom
don't know after that
@@Sunfyre117maybe not for casual watchers but a lot of strongman fans are engaging more with the other major competitions than they are with worlds
@@Sunfyre117All WSM has at this point are paid promotion, a TV contract, and a name. The other shows (with the exception of last year’s Rogue) are all better.
@@seanwhitehall4652 In the recent Stoltman brothers training videos, Tom seems really exhausted mentally and physically leading up to wsm this year. Mitch is by far the favourite to win going the extra mile, with his no stone unturned protocol. While it seems Tom is only doing the bare minimum with the typical big lifts like Deadlift and overhead press + a few strongman events.
@Dracony234 WSM just has the title. They are running on their legacy but the other comps are definitely passing. WSM doesn't even do a live viewing! Not even PPV! All the other shows you are able to watch live. That alone will lead to the Arnold, Shaw, or Rogue passing it in prestige.
Brian Shaw's The Strongest Man on Earth is starting to look better then these other shows.
I love Brian's approach. He wants it to be clear that an athlete won an event because they were strongest not because of the click of a stopwatch.
100%
@@tomz6594O D Wilson springs to mind, he was a strongman, not a runner.
The Strongest Man on Earth is my favorite comp. I think it should be part of a Grand Slam that includes WSM, Rogue, and ASC.
@@free_j3ff I would say yes to ASC and Rogue but not WSM.
Agree with the WSM rant. "Hey, come buy $300 tix, but we're not gonna tell you what you're paying to watch"
Ha! Not only that, after the debacle of the VIP section last year, I messaged them asking if by buying a ticket in the non-vip section I was guaranteed a seat in the bleacher. No reply!
300 dollar tickets that don't even have assigned seating lmao
Its crazy bow tgey dont think that people could tune into some livestreams over a few days when they can go live their life between events but people could definitely hamg around for 5 days in person to watch the same events that they might not even get to see.
stonks
WSM is turning itself into a second tier competition. And it's entirely on them. And I don't know what you're waiting for, WSM does the same events every year: loading race, truck pull, deadlift ladder, press medley, atlas stones
100% agree. I don't even really care to hear about it because we as the fans never see it
@@GoofballLOL Exatcly, there is never a good way to watch it. And after ROGUE started streaming their shows for free, followed by Arnolds, it really made WSM look like they dont have a clue about what they are doing. No wonder Hathor doesnt want anything to do with them anymore
I think they should end worlds strongest man and let brian shaw take over with the strongest man on earth as i feel that comp is more of a test on strength rather than the worlds strongest man seems to care more about who is the fastest or fittest. Should be strongman not crossfit focus more on strength seperate the men from the boys
@@chadconnolly5723 Definitely either Brian's show or the Arnold.
@@GoofballLOL Events this year are Stone carry, Yoke or car walk, Max Axle Pres, Viking Press, Atlas Stones, an elevated deadlift, something with sandbags which is presumably loading, and an arm over arm pull. One event has been changed and we don't know which one or what it's been changed for, and we don't know which events are in the heats and which are in the final.
Bro Mateuz injury is so heartbreaking. I have no words.
:(
@@George_Bland i totally agree. sooo unfair. loz had so many injuries and was robbed and not mateuz is suffering the same
@@scottessery100 I think the same about Loz actually. I think because he’s such a big commentator about the sport nobody talks about him. But when he was competing (and was one of the best Brtitish hopes) I always thought he was better than he was given credit for due to his injuries that he faced.
I agree.. we need Lucas Hatton at WSM!
Yes yes yes!
Mateusz had his op on Wednesday, he is back home now and recovering
I think he’ll be back for the invitational, beat stupid Mitchell hooper
@@bananamilk131he’s not going to beat Hooper
@bananamilk131 oh look, a hater. Mateusz is never catching Mitch because Mitch is about as fast as he was at his peak, if not faster.
Mateuz can't deadlift with the big boys. That is the problem. You can't win in elite strongman when you finish last in any event. Hooper seems to have a good mix of speed and strength which in this era of strongman makes him a dangerous guy.
@@bmstylee so what you're saying is Mateusz needs to place in the middle of the pack in deadlift and keep being top 3 in all other events. That's absolutely achievable!
The other thing with not announcing the events is it limits how much the athletes can engage with the fan base.
Strongman is way more fun in the build up when there's some back and forth between athletes, it can be playful or respectful rather than being "beef" too. The back and forth between Mitch and Evan was great fun for example.
Or the athletes being able to publicly speculate about how they think they'll stack up in events.
It all helps build hype!
Brian Shaws show and the Arnold’s are the iPhone and Android. WSM is equivalent to the BlackBerry.
So sad about Kieliszkowski. Hope he recovers quick.
Lucas was so impressive at the Arnolds UK!
Even Pro Wrestling is growing at an exceptional rate over the last year. Many companies are capitalising on this and moving forward into the future with little to no money. A shame WSM still operate in the dark ages, we love the sport but my god its hard to follow and get any info.
Long live Loz and Liz to get us up to speed, thx guys
The build up or lack thereof has been well and truly shocking this year!! Unless you searched for it specifically, you'd not know WSM was even happening so soon!!! CRAP!!
Its a shame the title carries so much prestige, other comps are so much better in terms of quality and hype, not to mention prize money🤷🏻♂️
I have noticed that the more I start loving the sport the less I care about WSM 😂
Hopefully strongest man on earth takes over for prestige and WSM withers away. They have been a pretty scummy organization
@@Ryan-wx1bi eventually it will I think. A few more years yet, but it will
WSM has half-assed it for years now. They're not moving the sport ahead because they believe they are the sport. Disappointing.
Edited out spelling errors
Thanks. I agree with you about Lucas Hatton, properly strong and professional athlete.
Martins has not made a video on wreckit since the arnolds and I am sad.
Love how you guys show love to all the smaller strongman/woman events. And I love how passionate you are about the sport!
Gutted for mateuz. I was expecting him to take the win at europes. He’s had so much bad luck. Still holds the title of the greatest to never win a major comp.
4:00 I've not looked closely, but I don't see Tom beating Mitch.
It's Mooper's to lose.
Tom is far from consistent enough to beat Mitch. Hooper have already surpassed him from merely competing for 15 months. Mitch have not yet missed a single workout, Tom took 10 months off in 2022 which is mind-blowing
Mooper! 😆
Matt Ragg for podium wsm.
You heard it here first
Agreed. I'm going Hooper first (dare I say easily this year), tom second and Raggy third. Imo the guessed final events are also great for kordiyaka/novi if they are in shape
I have Ragg up there as well, but it's just hard to say on some events because I've never seen Ragg on them (max axle, for example).
@@Micheldied yeah many of the guys haven't done a max axle.
If it wasn’t for the prestigious title, no one would care about wsm. They’re so poorly run in every way it’s embarrassing. It’s the pinnacle show of the year and we know nothing about it apart from about 90 percent of the athletes
Every other show is run better for the athletes and the fans. Example giants announced the europes events so long ago I’ve forgotten what half of them are now 😂
I love these news shows, thanks again guys.
The WSM organizers aren't really interested in what's best for fans and athletes, it's all about tv contracts
would love to see the strongman calendar level load the main comps of the year (WSM, ASC, Rogue Invitational, Shaw Classic). Equally space them 3 months apart
Thank you Liz and Loz
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Love all the content but am really enjoying this weekly news item. Helps to keep things fresh and up to date, thank you.
As a Swede I'd love to see one of our guys in the WSM. It's been a while now and wrongfully I'd say. I guess that's because we don't have any one trick pony with a huge single lift. But we do got guys that belongs on the biggest comps. Like Johan Espenkrona won ESM-Masters ahead of Rauno Heinla but "only" got 4th place at Sweden's strongest man. I hope Fredrick Johansson does good at Europe's and gets a invite to World's.
for sure whoever is current Sweden's strongest man should be considered
Same wishes from Finland. About a Finnish candidate that is ;) we had great guys in the 90's, same as you with Magnus Samuelson etc.
Lots of talent in Sweden!
I’ve long thought Sweden and Finland are under represented at these comps. Norway too. Svend Karlsen won WSM for goodness sakes. Lots of strength in the North 💪
I Miss The Scandinavians #VikingPower 🇮🇸🇫🇮🇸🇪🇳🇴💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you for your strongman updates! This is the best place to get info about the sport, as it is not that easy. And your professional comments are price less! B
Greetings from Gdańsk, PL!
Love the passion when you reference your vision for a better wsm. It’s clear to see that this competition would be in good hands if it had both of you running it
Yay! Psyched to see mention of the Kyle Scott record! The Tax Man!
My god I love you two the passion you have is just inspiring
5:38 ohhhh janashia is gonna get this invite hes looking so so fucking strong if he turns up like the stuff he posts hes gonna cause a lota trouble at esm
4min 12sec in, spot on prediction. I can't see it going any other way.
The Strongest Man On Earth is the FUTURE.
WSM makes me feel like CrossFit Comps... Athletes are just bigger and stronger 😏
WSM Live stream is what we want!
Tell you what. If Rogue announced an equipped deadlift for max with Thor competing, tickets will fly out
Ur joking
@deltalima6703 of course they would. The strongest to ever do it going for a max record would sell that show out in record time
@deltalima6703 not sure why I would be
@@bronchopedI Love Thor He's Insane But Prime Big Z Smokes Prime Thor
the next few years is the Moose years.
Shoot, he's going to compete til almost 40. Because he majored in Kinesthesioligy, he has more advanced insight into recovery.
Until he gets hurt. Licis and mateusz were exactly the same. Arguably so was Thor and Eddie. Longevity is not an option sadly.
This helps Evan S, and other guys in WSM
Englands Strongestman U105 Sun 7 th. Kaos
When is WSM and how can I watch it online? I accidently got interested in Strongman through UA-cam.
Lucas Hatton 👍💪👍.
Sad about Mateusz and Martins.
Sad about the missing hype.
So sad to see these great athletes injured. Lucas arrived on the scene at the Arnolds like a freight train. He would really bring something to WSM 😎👍💪❤️
Dang it. Mateusz was looking like he would really do well this year.
100% agree Lucas Hatton needs an invite to WSM
Beard is looking good Loz
I look forward to this video every week
It's not disrespectful for the other athletes to say that World's 2024 seems to be a two-horse race between Mitch Hooper and Tom Stoltman. Mateusz is out, Martins is out, Thor won't compete, Trey is coming from injury, Oleksii is getting stronger but is still not at 100% strength, Kordiyaka and Singleton are fantastic but very unlikely to come out on top at this contest, Brian is retired.... it would be shocking if anyone other than Mitch or Tom won this.
"Stones" HA! that got me
Personally I’d love too se a medball punch throw for distance or something like that in a strong man competition I’m a boxer and find it very interesting too see how creative strongmen are in creating and adjusting strength training for their needs and demands for their sport vs how powerlifters and Olympic lifters train just lineal forces.
Totally agree with you 👍. This sport is growing and yet it still plays in the shadows for some reason.
How much gear can they have that wouldn't fit in a carry-on or aren't carry-ons permitted?
I tore my Achilles (football injury) a number of years ago it’s not a fun injury to experience or recover from. Good luck to him with the recovery.
Never had that one but knee ligaments hurt pretty bad when they pop.
Mateusz, is ABSOLUTLEY one of those athletes that started off strong and couldn’t keep up due to constant injury
WSM slowly becoming a second tier comp compared to the Arnold’s and rogue invitational. They need to actually broadcast it, advertise it, book a stadium, not just some field or stretch of beach
I never thought of arm wrestling having amazing marketing until loz mentioned it but it’s so true. I think it’s 80% devon tho lol
since they don't air the wsm for months (us) after, there isn't a good reason to build it up on socials for the real "taping date"
Absolutely gutted for Mateusz. He was looking decent as well!
If Lucas Hatton doesn't get invited to worlds, then that's just ridiculous! He definitely deserves it after the Arnold's.
Lucas shouid of got wild card invite post Arnold's !! Insane display of strength !!! Come on WSM !! It's a no brainer 😮
WSM NEEDS TO LIVESTREAM!!! I WOULD PAY!!!!!
Thanks for the news - though some of them are sad 😓
At this point I feel WSM has nothing going for them other than the WSM-name. The actual world's strongest man is the winner of the Arnold's or Rogue Invitational. Heck, even the Shaw Classic is a much MUCH better show. Even though I hated the whole IFSA-conflict back in the day Rogue should simply make a "World's Strongest Athlete"-competition. It should go five groups of six athletes with 5 qualifying events over two days. No stone-off - just two "lucky losers" so 12 athletes make it to the finals (number #1 and #2 from each group and the two number #3 with the most points).
The final should be eight events over two or three days. In general there should be proper facilities and breaks for the athletes in order to avoid freak injuries as much as possible. And make it a public stream like Rogue do with their other events. The sport is evolving so much these years - don't let WSM devolve it again.
Sorry for ranting! 😅
Honestly I think it's good that WSM is not having as much prestige as before. They should not be able to rely on their brand as much as they have so far done. It will be better for the athletes in the long run to be able to focus where the prize money is.
What is happening on WSM? I Dunno, maybe we gonna find out in christmas :)
The moment people don’t go to WSM because they just can’t be asked is the moment it becomes a second rate event. The only thing keeping WSM the top event is the history of the event and the prestige that generates, once people no longer care about that it’s done
Ive always felt have a giant delay between when the events take place and when the world can watch it crazy. I feel like there isnt another sport in the world that does it. But I could be missing something idk.
World’s strongest man has the best name, but it’s not the heaviest comp, it’s not accessible to most to watch, and unfortunately it’s not pulling the best of the best. Unfortunately, it’s still the best stage for these guys to make a name for themselves, but idk I think they need to reevaluate their decisions.
Strongest Man on Earth is a better title.
Agree! Excellent point. Where's Colin Bryce and all the WSM organizers and promoters??! They should be out here every day on UA-cam banging the drum to get everyone hyped up for the show. Instead they're as silent as a mouse. Really a poorly run and promoted event.
Afaik, Colin (and Darren) are only responsible for organising the equipment and events on the ground. They dont have anything to do with the promotion, choosing how it's run etc
I still don’t understand how you recovered from your Lat injury Big Loz
Unbelievable 🙏😎
I love seeing LOZ get fired up and voice his frustrations with WSM...and as a big fan of said sport, I 100% wholeheartedly agree. WSM need to pull their heads out of their asses and start progressing again, instead of regressing. It's 2024, zero excuse for such crap. They don't livestream it, they don't release events till last minute, they don't do well with invites and handling withdraws, etc etc. They have so much they need to work on and fix; for both the athletes and us fans.
love the news
CrossFit and rogue have shown that if you live stream the contests for free then you get more people who show up to pay for tickets. The sport grows when you livestream an event with good quality and coverage. I paid for the Shaw livestream because it was reasonable in price and the quality was pretty good. WSM needs to live stream everything and step up the quality. Doing that will grow the crowds and ticket sales in person. That’s my thoughts.
Cambi coming onto the heavyweight scene has got me a hyped, dude is a powerhouse at the lower weight classes and I'm excited to see what he can do.
Love Martins
Lucas for WSM then!
Wsm is a gimic, I hate everything from the build up, tv production not showing everylift, heat system, favoritism, and Colin Bryce's voice. I wish a group of strongman would take it over and make it the spectacle it deserves to be
It went woke too didn’t it 😂 box ticking
@YIDARMY08 I may dislike WSM but labeling them Woke is kinda weird, do you think wanting money is woke? The point of EVERY business is money
Poor mateuz, hes had a rough few years.
last 4 spots i suggest: Lucas Hatton, Konstantine Janashia, Maxime Boudreault, Nakonechnyy maybe?
I’d say Tristain Hoath is more likely than Nakonechnyy.
Oh yay another year where we get to watch a spreadsheet and random IG stories. Looking forward to the "show" lol
No hype for worlds because it only happens at Xmas! 🙄
Yeah, hard to get too excited about watching a spreadsheet even though I will be!
Wsm Is so fucking backwards
I'm really sad for Mateuz. He just can't seem to catch a break.
Mateusz is so consistantly.....almost first 😢. He hasnt won ANY major comp since 2019 (let me know if im wrong), yet is still one of the best and places top 4 / top 3 sooo often. Good to see him do well, but as a competitor it must be hard to always be so close, yet so far
Engin is great at promoting his events tbh
I left a comment on the worlds strongest man page asking where the content for this years contest is! It'll probably get removed.
Here are som odd events from earlier WSM: Tire throwing, Boat pulling, running 200m with Bricks on you back.
Imma have a guess that it’s gonna be, a yoke, a press medley, a deadlift ladder, stones, a truck/plane pull and a loading race or some kind
I can guess cause they have done basically the same events for the last 4 years
Aw damn. I've been waiting patiently for peak Mateusz and Martins to blow us away. Always such terribly bad luck. 😢
I'm no marketing genius, but it's standard practice to announce athletes and events along with a link to ticket sales, and keep reposting that over and over on all major platforms. That's how live shows work. What are they doing? If they don't, someone else who's not under NDA will.
Sadly I think Martins and Mateusz are both passed their prime. All of their injuries and bad luck just reinforces that for me.
whats going on with hafthor bjornsson heard nothing since arnolds uk
Man, sciatica is absolutely disgusting!! I had it last year and ive never had any injury like it. It was horrible for months and months and months!
love u 2
Competition is always good for sports one organisation will be top teir wsm need to step up or become 2nd best
You cant expect the top level guys to compete at everything. The wear and tear becomes overwhelming. That you can even last 5 or so years in winning shape is extraordinary. Combined with eating enormous amounts of food and ridiculous weight, its surprising these guys live at all. Stress on heart and its over. Less major competitions or rotate them every other year, give these guys time to wind down, drop weight and get off the drugs. Or else.
It's hard to win competition for Martin's and mateuez in future bcz bodies damaged too much due to injuries
Gutted for Martins and Mateuz, wishing them well. Either Mitch or Tom for top 2. Could be the year for Evan Singleton to podium if all goes well.
I love how WSM is without question the number one Strongman event on earth, and WSM is dong everything within their power to change that.
It hasn't been number 1 for over a decade....AC has long overtaken it, and now the SC.
@@lf67hh28 200 million people watched WSM. A few tens of thousands watched the ASC.
@TL13579 LOL, that's a claimed annual viewership via all their channels, including YT. The actual worldwide viewing figures for the recent final was 2.6million (verified, recorded and published).
Also, viewing figures are irrelevant to strength...AC and SC are FAR heavier.
@@lf67hh28 Oh didn't know that. 2.6 million still beats all the rest of the major comps combined. I agree about the heavy part, just not useful unless back by viewers, which is what sponsors look for.
@TL13579 The AC has the most money via sponsorship, thus generates the highest prize money in Strongman. ($500,000 in 2025). WSM prize money is $75,000. By every real metric, it's a smaller competition.
Maybe tge other tournaments are to taxing on the body...just a thought
At this point WSM should just hire you guys to do their announcements and to hype up the run up. It really is falling flat this year.
I share your frustration for WSM social media presence. Your example here of the playing of the Brian and Derek Poundstone videos lately instead of hyping the upcoming comp was spot on. The repetitive videos, the lack of knowing athlete bios, etc It’s like the person doing the postings is given finite material to work with and no opportunity to grow or think out of the box. Is this really the public face they want to have? Do they have zero budget for marketing? Or do they just have the wrong people managing? Clearly they are doing just enough to warrant their tv contract renewals. So then they have no incentive to make real changes.
I'm so incredibly bummed that Mateusz got injured again. I also wonder why he is so injury prone, if he just pushes himself too much, or what. When he doesn't participate, I just lose interest in strongman somewhat. :( Martins missing out on World's is a huge bummer too.
Martins will never podium a serious comp again. His head hasn’t been in it for a long time.
@@DavidVirtanen I wonder if leaving Od had something to do with it. The second he left Od his performances and mental state tanked.
Shaw Classic/TSMOE is the #1 competition now. WSM is still on a decline, Arnold was boring tbh, I'm not holding my breath for Rogue either based on last year. I hope Giants Live shows are still good.