Our Honest Opinion of the Arnold Strongman Classic (2024)
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2024
- The Arnold Strongman Classic is over for another year and we have a new Back to Back Champion in Mitchell Hooper. The show had some ups and downs and we talk about them in all in the video.
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Always impressed how Mateuz fights his way to top 3.
6 year history of getting 2nd places. The lebron james of strongman
@@epicadventureturtle1363 If I was Mateusz I would just be like fuck it and upped my PED dose to the max and risked my back on deadlift lol. I know even if he won DL he would not win this competition but some others he would prob.
@@MojKanal-cz1iz like he isnt already maxxing PEDs for the heaviest show in the world
@@epicadventureturtle1363lol he’d be the goat then
@@mediumchicago_pizza I mean if you average the event scores of the past couple years, Im pretty sure Mateusz would be in the #1 spot. Theres a good argument for him being the best despite never winning.
Thors second rep in the axle was not given by all the refs. So it was not given as a good lift and therefore only got credited with one rep.
And cost him the podium, that was a really bad call. I mean, Thor 's rep should not count cause he was still struggling but was the reffs call, not calling it in the moment meant Thor had options, like fix his lock or try another rep harder... Taking it afterwards means you have no more options. Finally that put him in split points with Martins and Bobby.
@@antoniocenteno1483 Thor wasn't given the rep at all. The side judges call it then the main judge gives the down, which didn't happen. Only one side judge called it (which was the only judge visible on stream). They just messed up on the graphics and the commentary saying he got it.
Yeah check out Loz’ QA session posted right after, they talk about what actually happened.
@@MicheldiedInteresting, that makes much more sense
Yeah it's still a bit flawed having any ref giving a down signal if a rep isn't going to count. I believe the other two judges only give the good signal after it's down anyways. They should have just all judges give a signal white/good signal, or if they want to wait until weight is put down then no judges give a signal and leave it to the athlete.
Mateusz was amazing 💪😊
Hafthor with his overhead back in business should have a chance of beating Mitch.
The question is how long it's gonna take for him to get his overhead back. Age doesn't help.
don't discount the amount of moving events mitch is absolute class in. it's going to be difficult for thor to beat mitch in the moving department. ESPECIALLY yoke.
I am pretty confident a 95% Thor will beat Hooper any day of the week. Thor lifted the tombstone to shoulder. Mitchell couldnt even break it off the floor.
@@WeTryMotorsports Well, it depends, Thor competed in a time where Yokes got to 720KG, We gotta see how Mitch manages that
@@antoniocenteno1483Damn, I remember. Good memories. Those days, the implements were HEAVY
There’s like 50 recap videos on this competition, and this is the only one I’m watching. I love you guys!
Licis did 2 reps Tombstone to shoulder that same year, Matteuz did 5. Licis has the advantage of having trained at Odd Haugens Traininghall for some years, and the stone belongs to Odd. Licis knows it.
It's a shame that Licis wasn't able to give Mateusz run for his money, when it come to the last event.
Yeah. It was 2021 Arnolds if I recall correctly. He could have done more but he already won the comp with the first stone and did the second for the crowd
@@mongoosekhan3079it was 2019 when Mateusz did 5 and Licis did 2. In 2022 Licis also did 2 reps. There was no Arnold in 2021 ✌️
@@dango9786 Oh sorry. Yes 2022 Arnolds
I'm gonna be brutally honest I think Licis is definitely going not major titles way he is
Mateuz said that he injured his IT band on the pick up of the timber carry, so had to battle through that for the other 3 events.
I heard that 😢 hope he gets better
5 years ago Thor would have had a 5.5 point lead after the deadlift. There arent that many big deadlifters anymore like Shaw, Caron and Pritchett to get between he and Hooper. Its a weaker era
0:35 When thinking about Eddie and his psychological motivation for the 500kg and Hooper's motivation, I believe that the best / healthy one is Hooper's ?
I think biggest issue for Singleton is his mindset. He needs to learn how to control it, so far there's lots of shouting and showing off, but no results. He's burning off too quick before the lift, then has nothing left in the tank for the actual lift
I don't know if he can change that, it looks like it's his personality and takes a lot of work to make changes to character traits.
Yes loud mouth, too much screaming and showing off and no results.
Evin is a prop no more no less
Yeah he beat Hooper at a Giants Live a few months ago. He has the strength and is better at stones than Hooper. This time he was humbled by the unfamiliar kit the Arnolds uses.
Idk about "no results". He had an amazing 2023, and started the arnolds with a mid 900 deadlift so he has a right to back himself. He also just has his own style/brand and being quiet on stage isn't part of that
The problem with Evan is his approach. Look how composed Mitch was on the wheel press. Mentally very well seated, composed, calculated. Then Evan, he just rushed in snatched at the bar, gave it everything, and screwed it up, not through lack of strength, it just looked rushed, untidy. He needs to loose the WWE star projection, and find a cool calm mental space.
His is definitely still transitioning from WWE to SM...and I agree that energy he waste on the lift for the showmanship works against him
You guys! I noticed that on Kieliszkowski's last stone rep, the stone was rotated 180° round the vertical axis. Left hand where right hand is normally and vice versa. He didn't even blink an eye and picked it up like nothing.
It's really strange how powerful he is on that.
Martins got 2 reps
Bobby, Oleksi and Thor 1, or 2?. And Mateusz 5, it's wild
I'm pretty sure every strongman has studied what he does. Yet, none has been able to do it like he has. Hafthor lifted it once too (previously) if I remember correctly. Mateusz does it in a way that seems way easier than it obviously is.
Watching it back Thors second rep on the axle actually looked way better than I remember. You are completely right - we have seen WAY worse lifts getting a down signal.
Tom's third, though faster, was worse. Thor's rep was more solid than a lot I've seen in the Arnold's
They did take the 2nd rep away from thor on the apollons.
Got it 👍
I'm confused how can take it away if the ref looking at him gave down signal.
@@stephenhagen8976 what is the point of referee than, right 😅
I feel like reffing is becoming kind of a problem in Strongman. It feels like every single show we have people calling out suspect down signals. This show had plenty between both the women's and men's show
I feel like it's always been this way, people just have the means to talk about it now and the footage is more widely available.
That's what makes shaw classic so great
Keep it up bros, your videos are awesome!
Hooper was insane, really impressive. But the fact that only 3 men managed to have at least 2 points on the last event is questionning.
He will be very hard to stop in WSM, i think only Tom Stoltman is capable of doing it.
Great recap 👍. Nothing you can say about Hooper he's just unreal. Was great to see Thor back, Mateusz on the stones was the highlight, and I'm very proud of big Tommy making the podium 💪
Thanks for the video boys
I appreciate the honesty in calling yourselves out. It was a gruelling event. Im sure Thor and Licis will get better. Jardine was the best part of the weekend. She said she was fan girling and ended up winning. Good for her.
When Zydrunas has won almost 1/3 of all the Arnold Strongman competitions ever held, and Brian and Hafthor make up another third, for this show it would be more unusual to not have a repeat winner. At the Arnold's there are more repeat winners than non-repeating winners (five men with repeat titles and four men with only a single win).
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I had a couple of years of lifting under my belt back in 2013 when Vytautaus won the Arnold Classic, and I've read in a misinformed article that he was the same height as me, 5' 7" HAHAHA and I thought to myself, HOLY SHIT, this guy is the ultimate giantslayer, a guy my size beating giants like Misha Koklyaev, Mike Burke, Shaw and Thor- TRULY inspired me to train like a madman HAHAHA.
PS: Your english is INCREDIBLE, both of you guys.
Mann this Arnold was epic, was like a child at charismas time
Its not just subscriber numbers rising, the comments have risen five fold. I hope your channel continues to grow.
Thank you for the commentary, remembering your super short answers given during the competitions when out of breath and in broken English, how it's cool now to hear you as an eloquent, thoughtful, fair and funny guy! All the best to you.
Well done Tom, awesome job getting on the podium
thank you for another good show!
Gentlemen, great content as usual. Hooper has it from the neck up.
If Hafthor eventually recovers from his pec injury fully and gets his presses stronger, he'll be serious competition for Mitch.
You guys are great. You and Loz are by far most knowledgeable. What I see a big difference is Mitch’s athleticism. He has a huge edge with that. He is just one of these freaks of nature that can be successful in multiple disciplines. The guy ran marathons for crying out loud. Plus he’s got a masters in kinesiology. Most of these other competitors just don’t have the flexibility or body control to do the things Mitch does. It’s kind of like how Michael Jordon was. God just gave him gifts that are superior to his peers.
Great comment, agree.
I say leave the stone to shoulder in, just have some slightly lighter ones to choose from.
Hafthor can't support the bar on his chest during the axle press so when he dips and drives all that momentum drives into his shoulders, not into the bar. The fact he can press like this is insane because his shoulders must be so strong but he needs to correct this. It's like running on sand.
I'm curious if he's always been like this.
Mateusz says he still isn't 100% strength. If he gets there and no deadlift then he can beat hooper. This is possible in WSM if he gets through groups and there is no DL in the final.
Just watched 2018 WSM finals and he pressed the same way. I wonder if he could get the mobility to support it on his clavicles/chest.
@@brianmcnamara5890 In case if you didn't know, hafthor has a pec injury on the left that he's still recovering from, might have contributed to this.
Mateusz had not been invited to WSM so far
@@spikeyspike79 worlds strongest fan has a post saying he is confirmed (that's unofficial obviously) but he would definitely be invited based off of performance and even profile. Either way, I was just saying that there are top level guys who all can beat each other with the right events. But without knowing events you can never bet against Hooper.
Thor does not need to correct anything bro. He is 10 months out of a pec surgery. In a year no one will be able to out press him
Best part of the show was seeing the Polish terminator, pick up that stone, like it was nothing when no one else could come close to what he did. He stole the show for sure.
So glad I found this unbiased channel. U guys are great and it's always very insightful. Only a couple channels out there that are as informative and unaffiliated.
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Great commentary guys!
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Its crazy what Mitch has been able to do in the sport in such a short time. I'm looking forward to him cleaning up WSM, Shaw, Rogue and Giants shows this year
Mateusz will push or win over Mitch at WSM and rogue and if Thor competes in the shaw contest he takes it home easier than you think
@@pascalpoulin1561 as long as there is deadlift in contest Mateusz isn't winning sadly.
@@MojKanal-cz1iz in WSM there could be no deadlift in the finals.
If there is no deadlift in the finals, its highly likely going to be in the groups. That could mean he doesn't even make the final if he is in a tough group. I think mitch is more well rounded and doesnt drop as many points overall.
Split jerk is driving up with legs then dropping under the weight defying gravity, the goal making the bar weightless long enough to drop under it and lock out.
The press is using shoulder and tricep strength to push the weight above your head to lock out.
Olympic technique going to play a bigger role in future
Yes looks that way, maybe they will allow Sumo deadlift too? @@googlesmostwantedfrog147
Hats off to hooper he seemed more prepared than everyone else. Hate that most of the field is too beat up to even complete some events. The only thing that seemed sketchy was hoopers stone rep but even if they called him on that he still would’ve won with zero points on it. Did that lift really deserve 10 points 🤷🏼♂️
He would have won but not by 11.5 points so would be no talking about such dominant performance
They need to send "Kieliszkowski Stone" to Mateusz!
Yep 😂
I was at the show it was awesome. Mistake or no mistake I like your show, great content and insight. Thanks so much. Were you in Ohio? If so I'm bummed I didn't see you.
Well said bros. 💪🙂
Thank you 🤜🤛😊
Why don't more strongmen use the split jerk? I find it helps. Hapfthor is still afraid of overheads after his pec tear. And I think Evan needs a new coach, but maybe he's uncoachable.
Some of them can’t even push press let alone do something that explosive
It's hard to say it because we all have our favorites but Mitch is a legend in the making. What he is doing in the sport is beyond amazing its historic. He's still that new guy ... but he wins everything.
The Livestream was very good
The others have some serious work to do to catch him up.
Oh and no need for apologies. Nobody got hurt. No big deal.
We made a mistake and we felt that we needed to adress that.
Thank you for the comment 🤜🤛
I can't help but think back to the four year streak of amazing deadlifts from Brian, Hafthor, Jerry and Eddie starting in 2016. Hafthor coming out of retirement is great but we really don't have anyone to replace those guys yet.
These man pusshed the envelope pretty hard.
Don't forget JF
@@--SPQR-- The sport of Strongman before 2020 was a whole different ball game.
Great recap. Jardine impressed me with the stones. I actually watched the whole womens comp., I was intending on only watching the men. The women were great showman and deserve their flowers
Women's competition was very intense, just dumbell event was a bit dragged out in my opinion.
Why is the frame so easy to for Mateusz to pick up and not deadlift? Seems like a mental thing.
His lower back must be the weak link. With a bar DL the weight is out front and very hard on the low back, but a frame can be centered and lifted with more hips and legs
the frame is picked from a much higher point than a deadlift from the floor
Bobby has no problem but shoulder mobility, which played against him to clean the Axle and press the stone.
Maybe 🤔
His grip needs improvement too
I have the pleasure of knowing Mitchell Hooper due to our conversations at the gym.. He's the Real Deal..He's hungry. Deeply intelligent and most of all. He's a kind and decent human being. We get to see part of his training regiment at the gym. Success couldn't happen to a harder working Good person.
Yes, i think after Arnold Classic win loads of people recognises that he is a real deal.
A great line up but several poor events testing the same muscle groups rather than different aspects of strength and power. Shaw classic will be a true test of the best this year and may well still be Mitchell Hooper again as he has no weakness and is technically spot on.
I can see thor and tom chalenging mitch at shaw since they have stones and throwing. thor may also win the deadlift and squat
Without hiccups based on the events Thor should win easy. The 2 overhead events are medleys so favorable to max effort per say and he is untouchable from Hooper on deadlift keg toss atlas stone squat. Now the power medley he is solid top 3 to 4 depending on the athletes competing and last event I see him beating Hooper like Shaw did.
That Russian post by Evan was probably just Slaughter To Prevail lyrics ^^
I do think that Tom would have put more into stone shoulder if he felt the comp was not over for him? he and no one could have known that Thor out of everyone would balls the last event , and if Tome gets a set up at home like Mateus does for the frame, Tom wins, its all about repeat do repeat for tom, he is much stronger than his placing sometimes, autism is the other event he has to do that the rest don't have to think about.
what i always ponder on is that none of the other contestants learn from watching the great techniques of Mitch Hooper, ie the split jerk he used made it much easier while the rest struggled
Big congrats for mitch, mateusz and tom. Having said that this comp was soooo grip heavy. There are a couple of events that i really wouldnt mind not seeing in comp again. Dinny stones and stone medley. I dont really think natural stones are the way to go for strongest. There is so much technique involved
hooper was great, shame the rest couldn't keep up
Seems like Martins only wants to do it in comp, but doesn't have a burning desire for the training anymore.
Compared to Hooper/Thor who really seems to enjoy the training aspect.
Yes. Watch Martins agonize whenever he’s asked about doing the Shaw Classic.
This show at Arnold’s confirmed my opinion. He’s got other things to try in life like jujitsu and his strength unknown. He can milk a nice career and be an entrepreneur in strength.
Watch his interview with Loz and Brian Shaw podcasts.
Evan's favourite band is slaughter to prevail who have some songs in russian. Might explain the post
MAN!! Hooper took everyone on the rise! 2022 after worlds everyone was talking about tom being THE ABSOLUTE best atm, then hooper came and blew tom outta the water! SUPER HOOPER! if he wins Worlds, shaws and rogues he would have the best 2 years in strongman! plus to win everything there`s to win twice in only 2 years is crazy!
Till his first injury
@@spikeyspike79I bet you're a blast at parties 🥳
Lads am surprised ye didn't mention Tom's bicep goin during the wheel
I hope Big Loz or Arild Haugen can coach Mateusz on the deadlift. Mateusz lifts too heavy in training to progress properly
Actually nobody can figure out why Mateusz deadlift is not up to par with his rest of the strength, himself included.
@@LalasBrothers I agree, but I saw his deadlift training and it looked like max lifting instead of training compared to other Strongmen I've seen
For me we have two guys who can beat Mitch. Tom - also very consistent. Without any very bad competition. Second one is Mateusz - but there it won't be deadlift. Even better in moving event. Very good uperbody. Great stamina.
Matus said last year after Mitchel win that he is still very young and had no injury yet, when that happens the "fortune" will decline. But thats fate of every strongman I guess.
52/55 and a 10point win
Without the last stone he would have zeroed in last event like Thor and all of the sudden no such big gap
Kieliszkowski's deadlift fascinates me to no end. He's amazing at damn near everything that is using similar muscle groups as deadlift. The ability to do what he can do should have at least some transferability to the deadlift and yet it doesn't. I just don't understand.
Mitch has weaknesses, they just don’t have those events these days. His grip is solid and he is fast enough to out run his grip in the frame. He is tough so his hook grip is great. His weight over bar. Mitch’s greatest assets are his mindset, endurance, and grit.
I don't agree. If they 'had those events' then he would specifically train for them so that they weren't 'weaknesses.'
The women's record deadlift was as increadible as Thor's. She had so much more in the tank. Can't wait until next year's!
She has amazing deadlift, i am surprised that she haven't won the whole thing.
The only way not for women to improve is to become even more manlike this is why I don’t fancy strongwomen it’s just a poor copy of strongmen no offence but it’s true. There were 3 who still liked like women and they all did the worst in most comps for obvious reasons
@@spikeyspike79 Incredibly cringe take. Think before you type.
@@Steven-ef3ft Its not cringe, its fact. I enjoy the strongwomen comps more than the mens but we are seeing the roiders starting to dominate competitions. Theres no point in watching 6 'manly' competitors when you can watch the men. For me I can identify better with the women as their on a more realistic human scale. Steriods will ruin this.
Bobby Thompson's right hand was swollen like a baseball mit on day 2. It kept him from pressing the wheel for more reps, and made him have that trouble with the stone as well.
Why was it swollen?
Not sure what happened exactly prior to the Axle press, but during the press his ring finger on his left hand, not right, I made a mistake saying his right hand above, got stuck in an awkward down position, looking like it was out of place and when he came back behind the curtain he was getting it fixed and the PT guy, Mike, backstage was fixing it by releasing something in his forearm, among other things, I am not familiar with this stuff, but anyway, his hand was very swollen the entire second day.
I thought it was between Mitch and Matheusz from the get go because outside the Deadlift they all the other events suited them. Matheusz and Hooper are the Best in the World at Carry & Press events. If They would have had Stone over Bar and Bag over Bar or a Car Pull Thor and Tom would have had a better chance. They don't do alot of the comps that the bigger guys are good at anymore. I hope thor decides to come to the Shaw Classic because i feel like those events suit Thor more.
Thor is also top tier on carrying. he beat matheusz on the loading medley at 2018 worlds
I missed the stone medley but from the results it looks like Thor lost his chance at a podium finish on the stone medley. 0 reps for him on such an event was not expected
I think it’s a bit unfair on Maxime to assume he came in with an injury. Said on his channel that he was well prepared for the events and wanted to put on a show, especially wanted another crack at the tombstone. Maybe he just opened heavier on deadlift than he was comfortable with just so he wasn’t doing all 3 attempts in a row before anyone else got a turn
If Tom improves his cardio, he could do 5-6 reps on the axle.
Thor's pec injury really undermined his pressing.
looked like bobby hurt his hand when it slipped on the axle first rep.
I'm a great fan of the Dinnie stones, they're a Scottish tradition and anyone who attempts any type of lift with them is a real strength purist. Unfortunately I found them a little deflating in a full competition.
I agree, maybe it should stay as one event competition.
It was impressive stuff from Mitch. The surprise results from me were Tom and Martins. These events were bad for Tom and he made the podium. Martins was not as good as I expected. But Mitch doesn't do well at Atlas stones so I think Tom has a chance at WSM and The Strongest Man on Earth. But any show without Atlas stones Mitch is almost unbeatable in his current form
I stand by my opinion that Maxime probably didn't merit getting an invite.
Tom made the podium cause Thor zeroed in the 5th event and Evan got injured. Don't get me wrong, Tom was better than last time, but his podium is not a sign of real improvement. He did a 5pound Pr on the elephant bar, but frame was the same, Dinnie's here good though, same as Axel although people thought he will do like 8, and he is not able to manage the Odd Haughen Stone. As Matt Rhodes said, the Arnold's are amazing but the last event was not thought through
@antoniocenteno1483 yeah if thor just got the first stone, he'd be 2nd l. We knew pushing events would be an issue though and having 2 pushing events back to back...
Always impressed how Mateuz fights his way to the top 3.
@antoniocenteno1483 Thor scored more points than he would have if the events were in the opposite order. He scored extra points because people were injured. Tom would have gotten that point advantage had the events been in the opposite order
I enjoy watching the Arnold and Rogue livestream and I am a huge strongman fan. I no longer watch the wsm on tv because I already know what happens. They should livestream the wsm and also still have the tv show for the mainstream audience. Mainstream audiences who watch the tv program are usually not going to know who won and not going to watch the livestream. I bet most of the hardcore fans are like me and don't have time or interest to watch the tv show anymore because its old news. So they should be able to do both live stream and tv show without risking losing views of the tv show.
Until WSM will be paid big money from main stream tv channels, they will not stream.
Guys you forget to mention Inez,she done well with her face injury as well
That was carzy to watch, very strong minded person.
Video idea, have Vytautas to comment on his previous competitions
Good idea 😊
So many awesome moments from this event but the standout was Angelica and the stone to shoulder. That was the most insane lifting I've ever seen!
11:00 the Russian words were lyrics to the song on the post he wrote the Russian phrase on.
Mitch is going to become a legend in strongman. He will be talked about how Big Z and Shaw are and he will do it in half the time. This year he will probably win all the major competitions dominating the last 2 years like Thor did in 2018 but Mitch will eclipse Thor. He's on a different level. The Usain Bolt, The Taj Podacar, The Novak Djokovic, The Mike Tyson of strongman.
He'll be talked about more than Marius thats for sure.
I think Thor would have smashed the stone to shoulder if he hadn't have to push that first stone first, his overhead strength clearly isn't fully recovered. Once it is, I think he'll be a difficult man for Mitch to beat.
This year strongman competition will be very exciting with Thor in the mix.
Mitch was phenomenal and once he got out in front no one would catch him. It was Thors first competition back, so he was bound to make mistakes, I’ve seen some say that his 4th place wasn’t a fair representation of how he performed, but it’s a 5 event tournament, so many people have lost out on Podiums by failing or making a mistake on the 5th event, Thor was no exception, he ran out of steam, he only needed to push the stone above his head and he would have finished 3rd, he will come back stronger. Tom deserved 3rd place he got `pB’s and we sometimes forget he is autistic, this was the first time he had competed away from home without his brother there, that was a huge achievement as any changes to a routine for someone who is autistic can be huge. Overall a good competition, questions have to be asked about the number of injuries so early on in the season. Why do 2 grip events? I didn’t find the dinny stones that enjoyable to watch, I think there were better events that could have been done + at this level we shouldn’t be seeing so many failures. The weight was too heavy in the 5th event after such gruelling events prior. However it’s going to take a lot to beat Mitch, I think if the events are right for him then Tom could but Mitch seems to be able to do everything. WSM will be extremely interesting this year👍🇬🇧
Mitch in a league of his own so quickly. Crazy to think he's just getting started.
Nice bideo
Bank you 😊
This is just my theory, but the whole bloody show was 'for thor', and I get it. I think he's awesome, gifted and decent. I think Mitch knew he wasn't going to lift it, because he didn't have to. But Arnold was all about celebrating Thor. So, why not bring the old man up? They had a funny laugh about it at the ceremony.
Like Eddie with Colin and giants
Totally disagree. Why would they have 2 grip events if they wanted to favor thor when those were his worst in arnold history. Also for a press they could've given him dumbell instead of axel and stone which both require pec involvement. The only event you could argue was there for thor was the deadlift but that's a staple anyway
@@AF-bt9cv nah get outa here with that, thor wasn't even offered cash to break his elephant bar WR
@@cisrael468 u misunderstood
Its ludicrous to say the Arnold's was set up for thor
Lol indeed
The only person I can see beating Hooper would be Tom at WSM because Tom has Atlas Stones as a win and he would have to get some help with events he's very good at to pair with the Stones
Or if referees favour others eg starting before the whistle two years in the row in frame carry, getting dodgy reps etc
Mitch's stone press looked no different from Bobby's. Either Mitch's shouldn't have counted or Bobby's, and Thor's as well, should have
8:38 oh wow that's funny
The woman needs more credit some tough girls also dumbell press was horrible for them
I wish they didnt have 2 grip events and 2 push events back to back...at least interweave them or do a yolk instead of timber carry
poor planning
Its the same problem with Mateusz every year. He needs to figure out the Deadlift. If he could consistently get Top 5 in deadlift. He is so go at Sholder & Carry events he could challenge him.
Martins did get 2 reps on the tombstone in 2022 Arnold Classic
And note that 2022 he only needed one rep to win, and did the second for the crowd. In 2019 (could be wrong on the year), Martins did 2 reps and then the stone fell off the stage, and the time kept running while they were panicking and getting the stone back onto the stage. He very likely had more than 2 reps in him both those years.
I on Max's channel he was good. Sam his girl friend/lover was there what did she place?
6th. Remarkable considering. She along with , Murry, Peacock and maybe Moore are technically in a lighter catagory.
Hafthor is just getting started from a 4+ complete layoff and massive injury. Just give him about six months, if he continues to train for it, and you will see Hafthor domination again. His goal was not even to win this competition. It was to get back into competing. Even somewhat debilitated.
I know Arnolds is a heavy comp but they need to look out for the competitors how many got hurt this year? Not good to start a year off. I think Tom made a huge stride by placing this year mind wise, with his Autism which sometimes holds him back
First event without Luke there in person as well which he said was a massive thing for him.
Day 2 wasn't my favourite tbh too many injuries and failed lifts for my liking. Hard to see Martins struggle. Defo enjoyed the women's comp more but the DB became a bit confusing to follow. Congrats to all the podium winners. Tom getting 3rd was a great result for him in this comp.
I was surprised to see Andrea end up so far down in the pack. It seems like the big deadlifters falter on day 2 for some reason.
If Mateusz was ever deadlifting what elite can he would be unstoppable for many years to come.
Yep