nibb nibb Lmao, no shit they all are roided, but if you think you could just take som steroids and then become as strong as them you’re delusional. They still have to eat and train insanely much. No natural human can perform these feats, not even close to them.
@@WhatAGuy09 love thor but he will never be BIG Z. HES BEATEN THOR IN WSM AND GUINESS WOR9BOOK OF RECORDS LOL...BIG Z FAVORITE OCCUPATION: CRUSH STRONGMAN OPPONENTS!
Radzikowski has competed in the 2nd most events in history. This unfortunately was his only top 10 at WSM but for nearly a decade, he was competing everywhere. That takes some serious conditioning.
I am so fascinated with these strongmen. I've spent the entire day just watching videos of people lifting stuff. I'm just a teenage girl idk why but I want to be as strong as they are lol
Hapthor is for sure a guy to WATCH. He is the youngest ever on the podium. 23 years old! 6'9" 400+, this year got chiseled down to a lean 385 pounds, and is STILL getting stronger. Most strength athletes can continue to get stronger into their 30's, giant has insane potential.
That last event was practically impossible tor Lalas. For everyone else it was just a deadlift and step, but for him he had to row it back at the end of each lift. Back in the 80's they used to height adjust some events for guys like Franco Columbo.
Ugh make sure you get Kaz/Richardson talking about the rocks for 5 mins when you could showed all the runs...Noooo heavens forbid we only want to see hollands,zyrdrunas and Shaw go right...lol
Brian Shaw is 6'8" and Hafþór is a whopping 6'9". Vytautas Lalas is only 5'10". Lithuanians are just built different. Had he never been plagued with back injuries, Lalas could've won, and then a new Lithuanian would've replaced Big Z for a decade.
True!! However, it is at the same time the cool thing about strongman competitions - the fact that there are no weight classes etc. It's all simply about finding the strongest person of the human race.
@@TheJollyjolly123 I don’t hate them, they’re just overused in general and they must get rid of the stone face-off, which had great athletes miss the finals because they couldn’t do 20 reps of the same stone…
Cannot believe Lalas is only 5'10'' at 320 lb. Being a "little'' guy among the strongmen, he wins my respect. The power stair is too hard for him. Maybe, I mean maybe he should wear some lift in the shoes on this event. In deadlift you want to take off your shoes. But in power stairs, it seems to me bending down is not the problem here.
He won the Arnold Classic Columbus in 2013, then had a string of injuries including a back injury that took him out for a year. He seems back in good shape now.
Zydrunas proved he's the best, last year he simply made too many mistakes in the final. Hafthor is the man of the future in this sport though. Only 23 and already third strongest man, impressive!
WelkinAtDusk it’s not unfair. He was aware of his size before entering the competition. How about the guys who are 6’8” having to lift the log much higher than others. A challenge yes, unfair, no way. That’s what makes it exciting . Brute strength and overcome adversity. The guy is built like a Dodge Ram 3500
@@redmudkip yeah i get it, but it is complelty diferent than lifting something to a higher spot, a small guy cant even reach. so i dont kow man it seemed kinda unfair
I contacted ESPN with an angry email (and also called) and they gave the total bogus response that since the one football game just ended they went to Sports Center. They couldn't wait just 5 minutes for a recap show?? Ridiculous. Thanks for uploading the program to see the ending!
damn man i am 16 6 ft (hoping to get 6 1) and i love strongman, but i was discouraged because of all top strongmen are 6 3 plus ans so i tough i would have always suck. But seeing lalas who is just 5 10 getting 2nd and winning arnold classic really gives me hope
WSM has always favored taller athletes, but you don't have to be 6'3" or above to win. Bill Kazmaier was 6'2" in his prime, Mariusz Pudzianowski is 6'0" and Eddie Hall is 6'1".
Yes, those are big bellies. But you would be surprised to find some 4 to 6 pecs on those bellies. To name a few, Mariusz Pudzianowski and Derek Poundstone. Both are top of the line strongmen, though not competing in the 2012 final.
Colin Bryce is both the umpire and the referee, often talking over his own commentary. Therefore he immediately gets into the ventriloquist hall of fame.
okay.. is there a reason why there isnt a single upload of the 2013 finals yet, all over the internet? im pretty sure it has been broadcasted, and some people have recorded it
I don't care what anyone says about Terry Hollands that he was a whinger but in this competition he was moving up the leader board when he done his bicep, maybe he may not have been 1st but he may have come 3rd.
Big z isn't on top anymore, or even number 2 now. He's top 10 at best on a good day. Don't get me wrong he is a legend of the sport and in my opinion probably the best strength athlete that's ever lived, but you can't be the best forever and his star is definitely fading. I wouldn't be surprised to see him bow out in the next year or 2 and concentrate on the masters strongman.
Well ronnie coleman used to bench 225kg, deadlift 365kg and squat 350kg... for reps. They don't do it all the time because it leads to injury and the can achieve same results without going so heavy, but that is not to say they aren't capable of it. If you don't think that those weights are heavy, there is something wrong. They aren't as strong as the strongmen who train directly for strength but they are very strong especially compared to your average joe.
Well, the black guys that do strength sports have actually done fairly well in them. It's just not very popular among them. They're more common in powerlifting but one who has been decent in strongman is Mark Henry, winning the Arnold Classic in 2002.
It's a shame that heights make such a big difference in specific events whether it's being taller and having to lift weights higher, or being shorter and having a disadvantage on stairs, keg throwing etc.
Sort of like Boxing, in the US people think white's cannot box because in the US it's demographic is Latino's and Blacks but in Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Ireland, and various places through europe there's a lot of great champions along with amazing Asian's that sprout out from time to time and of course arabs like Khan or Naseem. I'm pretty mixed with Jewish, Irish, chechen, dagestani, italian, german, czechoslavok.
It isn't a pound for pound competition. It's a brute strength competition. It doesn't matter how much you weigh as long as you are strong enough to compete.
I was really impressed with caron in his qualifying heat but he just couldnt produce in this final. I wonder if poundstone would have been blasted also.
are you implying they should make adjustments for height,..then again shorter people physiologically have more power due to shorter muscles...for certain events i think adjustments are appropriate
the difference was. bjornsson was willing to hurt himself to get a win. brian didnt want to risk another injury because he competed in 2011 with a torn bicep
@@mackoyestranghero7059 he won 2003 and 2004 with absolute no competition when wsm amd IFSA got separated in 2002 and all the major athletes joined IFSA...big z won both 2003 and 2004 IFSA championship.. And also events in IFSA were quite more challenging than wsm.. You can watch video of laurence shahlaei(big loz) about top 10 wsm ever lived.. he has explained it better there..
2:16 - Super Yoke (440kg)
9:13 - Log Press
15:56 - Bus Pull (24.5 tons)
22:49 - Deadlift (360kg)
28:24 - Rock Lift
38:06 - Power Stairs
42:50 - Final Standings/Podium
When i was younger i didn't understand how strong these guys are. Now i know exactly how strong. also how long and hard they work for this.
And the amount of steroids and anabolics. Thats the most important thing. Be proud of it.
@A.A.Ron Davis I am
nibb nibb Lmao, no shit they all are roided, but if you think you could just take som steroids and then become as strong as them you’re delusional. They still have to eat and train insanely much. No natural human can perform these feats, not even close to them.
nibb nibb exactly!
Can they move the machu picchu stones
"Žudrúnas is in the twilight of his career" Here we are six years later and he still belongs to the absolute elite. Apex alpha male personified.
Hafthor all the way
@@WhatAGuy09 love thor but he will never be BIG Z. HES BEATEN THOR IN WSM AND GUINESS WOR9BOOK OF RECORDS LOL...BIG Z FAVORITE OCCUPATION: CRUSH STRONGMAN OPPONENTS!
@ncc1968 lucky how do u attend?!?
@ncc1968 nice im in texas...were exactly in Florida?!!?
Cool im originally from east los Angeles from the town of el sereno...
He’s definitely still crazy strong but he isn’t in the ranks of strongest men in the world. He’s been finishing bottom 3 for last few WSM’s
Anyone else feel for Radzikowski when he pressed 210 kg? He was so happy, that was great to see.
That lift defies description. Signature event for Mr. Triceps. There may well never be another to achieve that lift at his body weight. 💪
Radzikowski has competed in the 2nd most events in history.
This unfortunately was his only top 10 at WSM but for nearly a decade, he was competing everywhere. That takes some serious conditioning.
r.i.p mike jenins,
passed away too young
who is that?
bill vel i meant mike jenkins
i know what happen to him?
bill vel dude just passed away in his sleep, thats all it says on the news when he passed, he passed away this year last month in november
oh ok... RIP
My favourite thing about this whole video is lalas' muddled lithuanian/Irish accent
oddddd aint it
It is weird makes his English more fluent
Dude, now I can’t unhear it lmao
Terry talking about retirement almost 10 years before he actually retired 🤣
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Like Rocky
I am so fascinated with these strongmen. I've spent the entire day just watching videos of people lifting stuff. I'm just a teenage girl idk why but I want to be as strong as they are lol
Start lifting
Get into Powerlifting :-)
Good for you. I am doing the same. Get started:)
Better try calisthenics ;)
Is there a women WSM competition?
Hapthor is for sure a guy to WATCH. He is the youngest ever on the podium. 23 years old! 6'9" 400+, this year got chiseled down to a lean 385 pounds, and is STILL getting stronger. Most strength athletes can continue to get stronger into their 30's, giant has insane potential.
This comment aged well
This comment aged Incredibly well because Thor ended up being THE STRONGEST MAN TO HAVE EVER LIVED!
@@Nirsterkur Thor should have won 3 if not 4 titles but too many costly mistakes
@@Nirsterkur lmao calm down. He is not Big Z or Shaw. He is one of the greats but no way is he top 3.
Shaw and Z may be greater, Shaw is definitely not stronger Thor and Z are close but i think Thor has Z beat. @@jmcsquared18
I would have loved to see Bjornsson pull the truck
yeah 2nd year he si the fastest and they dont even show him
They didn’t show Big Z’s log press the year he first one either.
Love the respect Z has for Kaz! Great comp.
Love the respect Z has for Kaz! Great comp.
That last event was practically impossible tor Lalas. For everyone else it was just a deadlift and step, but for him he had to row it back at the end of each lift. Back in the 80's they used to height adjust some events for guys like Franco Columbo.
Lalas could've easily become WSM had injury not struck him. What an absolute unit he was.
I have so much admiration for Lithuanians. Fought off the golden horde, fought off the crusaders, have the strongest men in the world!
Terry Hollands might be the best strongman talent from England ever that never won the WSM but he had the potential
Ugh make sure you get Kaz/Richardson talking about the rocks for 5 mins when you could showed all the runs...Noooo heavens forbid we only want to see hollands,zyrdrunas and Shaw go right...lol
The slow motion replay of Z's 220kg lift was the 210kg lift!
37:40 shoutout to the random dude lifting 500 pounds in flippers
Brian Shaw is 6'8" and Hafþór is a whopping 6'9". Vytautas Lalas is only 5'10".
Lithuanians are just built different. Had he never been plagued with back injuries, Lalas could've won, and then a new Lithuanian would've replaced Big Z for a decade.
OH WAIT A MINUTE??! ITS BIG Z
STRONGEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED
No id give that to Eddie Hall
@@squigglygiggaly4149 u sounds like a rookie mate
How many Arnold’s did Z win again? Oh yeah half of them.
GOAT
@@squigglygiggaly4149 you piece of shit, do a little homework and find out everything zydrunas did.
@@gilbertomunos2215 fuck you, you look like dummy poo poo face
True!! However, it is at the same time the cool thing about strongman competitions - the fact that there are no weight classes etc.
It's all simply about finding the strongest person of the human race.
You think they would have weighted the tables on the stone loading to stop them from flopping around.
39:40 thor nearly falls down the stairs lmao
love seeing the power stairs as a final event. Getting a bit tired of the stones at this point.
The worst is the stone faceoff. God that event is stupid.
@@Ogilla don't get me wrong. I don't hate the stones. I just don't like how often we're seeing it.
@@TheJollyjolly123 I don’t hate them, they’re just overused in general and they must get rid of the stone face-off, which had great athletes miss the finals because they couldn’t do 20 reps of the same stone…
@@Ogilla that's reasonable
Does....does Zavickas realize he's talking to Kasmaier at the end? Lol....even Kasmaier refers to himself in the 3rd person...haha
Of course he does, Z was just going all shucks
Cannot believe Lalas is only 5'10'' at 320 lb. Being a "little'' guy among the strongmen, he wins my respect. The power stair is too hard for him. Maybe, I mean maybe he should wear some lift in the shoes on this event. In deadlift you want to take off your shoes. But in power stairs, it seems to me bending down is not the problem here.
so glad there is a uk version here. Even though I'm from USA i prefer this version. Can't stand listening to phister!!
why?
@@williamkelly5689 just dont care for his commentary
@3:06 lol is Mike Jenkins slowly evolving into Jerry Pritchett, or am I stoned as fuck?
What happened to Lalas aftert this ?
He seemed so dominating here.... and later years he wasnt in top 3, did he even made it to the finals ?
I heard he injured his back.
DeutschMaga injured all the time. but he was at the arnold's strongman classic in 2016 and savickas stated that he will be there in 2017 again.
He won the Arnold Classic Columbus in 2013, then had a string of injuries including a back injury that took him out for a year. He seems back in good shape now.
He had a win at Arnold's. Amazing strength.
I just can't understand...the biggest drawback of strongman competition is they cant adjust for less height in certain events..Vytunas was so close...
zydrunas savickas the best
Krzysztof Radzikowski is very good strongman
It's crazy to think in 2012 the yoke was 975lbs, now it's 1400-1500lbs
Pointing out differences betweene races is not racist at all. But hating a race ore discriminating just because of colour is.
I am really impressed by young Hafthor performance, with some improvements he could have been world's strongest man by then
Zydrunas proved he's the best, last year he simply made too many mistakes in the final. Hafthor is the man of the future in this sport though. Only 23 and already third strongest man, impressive!
Ive been looking for this! THANKS!!!!
I have to come back from time to time just to cheer for Lalas holding it up for us short Guys :)
Big Z ... Greatest Of All Time!
The last event was unfair for Lalas.
WelkinAtDusk it’s not unfair. He was aware of his size before entering the competition. How about the guys who are 6’8” having to lift the log much higher than others. A challenge yes, unfair, no way. That’s what makes it exciting . Brute strength and overcome adversity. The guy is built like a Dodge Ram 3500
how can a loglift be difficult for taller guy???
Longer range of motion.
@@redmudkip yeah i get it, but it is complelty diferent than lifting something to a higher spot, a small guy cant even reach. so i dont kow man it seemed kinda unfair
@@caribbeanzone2746 Taller guys can carry more muscle and weight moves weight. They have an advantage in log
Thank you for posting this. I look forward to this competition every year and thought I had missed it...Thanks again!!!
I contacted ESPN with an angry email (and also called) and they gave the total bogus response that since the one football game just ended they went to Sports Center. They couldn't wait just 5 minutes for a recap show?? Ridiculous. Thanks for uploading the program to see the ending!
damn man i am 16 6 ft (hoping to get 6 1) and i love strongman, but i was discouraged because of all top strongmen are 6 3 plus ans so i tough i would have always suck. But seeing lalas who is just 5 10 getting 2nd and winning arnold classic really gives me hope
WSM has always favored taller athletes, but you don't have to be 6'3" or above to win. Bill Kazmaier was 6'2" in his prime, Mariusz Pudzianowski is 6'0" and Eddie Hall is 6'1".
@Old chunk of coal. not only that lol
Thank you for the upload and congrats to the Big Z for the third time!! :D can anyone tell me the name of the song at the end please? :)
Yes, those are big bellies. But you would be surprised to find some 4 to 6 pecs on those bellies. To name a few, Mariusz Pudzianowski and Derek Poundstone. Both are top of the line strongmen, though not competing in the 2012 final.
Colin Bryce is both the umpire and the referee, often talking over his own commentary. Therefore he immediately gets into the ventriloquist hall of fame.
Pls post the 2000 & 2010 WSM as I was the MC for both at the Sun City Resort
Hes not active anymore
When the organisers bring out new events in the final it really catches out some competitors
lalas is the man!
Yes and krzysztzof radzikowski
okay.. is there a reason why there isnt a single upload of the 2013 finals yet, all over the internet? im pretty sure it has been broadcasted, and some people have recorded it
I don't care what anyone says about Terry Hollands that he was a whinger but in this competition he was moving up the leader board when he done his bicep, maybe he may not have been 1st but he may have come 3rd.
Terry never fails to fail
Ok I get it, he has never won the WSM. But you do realize he is in the absolute strognman world class elite for more than a decade.
He was a great competitor.
they should do that log wheel from conan the barbarian
This aged well
Do you by any chance also have the heats that you could upload ?
in case the finals didnt broadcast on espn, i'm just glad to watch this, hope it stays.
Ronnie did a powerlifting comp before he started competing in bodybuilding. But he started training as a bodybuilder, hes just fucking strong.
Z is incredible. The guys have come and gone in his 12 years and he is still on top or #2.
Big z isn't on top anymore, or even number 2 now. He's top 10 at best on a good day. Don't get me wrong he is a legend of the sport and in my opinion probably the best strength athlete that's ever lived, but you can't be the best forever and his star is definitely fading. I wouldn't be surprised to see him bow out in the next year or 2 and concentrate on the masters strongman.
Jenkins was so close on that log press
I love natural Stone event
I had no clue..., Z has been in so many of these!?!?!?!
scott crabtree hes been in worlds strongest man since 1998
yeah many many years, a ton of 2nd place, and 4 times he won with the last being in 2014 at the age of 38. He also won 8 Arnold Classics.
Korosh Rostami And 2 IFSA world championships.
God what a shame about Jenkins, his potential was incredible, I honestly thought he was gonna lock out that 220kg log. RIP
It's funny hearing lalas Irish accent coming through... he is still living here... lalas was an incredible strongman 🇮🇪
Terry Hollands in 2012: i don't want to end my carrer like this
Also Terry hollands: *competing in 2020 WSM*
Well ronnie coleman used to bench 225kg, deadlift 365kg and squat 350kg... for reps. They don't do it all the time because it leads to injury and the can achieve same results without going so heavy, but that is not to say they aren't capable of it. If you don't think that those weights are heavy, there is something wrong. They aren't as strong as the strongmen who train directly for strength but they are very strong especially compared to your average joe.
You can hear the touch of Irish in Lalas voice 😂😂
Well, the black guys that do strength sports have actually done fairly well in them. It's just not very popular among them. They're more common in powerlifting but one who has been decent in strongman is Mark Henry, winning the Arnold Classic in 2002.
It's a shame that heights make such a big difference in specific events whether it's being taller and having to lift weights higher, or being shorter and having a disadvantage on stairs, keg throwing etc.
There have also been some lean ones Like Mariusz, Derek Poundstone and more.
Love Lalas' Dublin accent :D closest thing to having an Irishman in the contest!
Lalas could have won that day if they had built the stairs' heights to be proportionately reflective of the competitors' heights
i love you StrengthCrewTV !!!
Hope Big Z makes a comeback in 2020 and maybe him and Shaw can battle out for the fifth title
Sort of like Boxing, in the US people think white's cannot box because in the US it's demographic is Latino's and Blacks but in Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Ireland, and various places through europe there's a lot of great champions along with amazing Asian's that sprout out from time to time and of course arabs like Khan or Naseem. I'm pretty mixed with Jewish, Irish, chechen, dagestani, italian, german, czechoslavok.
Ronnie was equipped with a suit for the squat and maybe DL though.
bigz is the best overhead presser..
lalas is my favourite too
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Why , I can't download this competition ? Please, help me.
It isn't a pound for pound competition. It's a brute strength competition. It doesn't matter how much you weigh as long as you are strong enough to compete.
👀
I was really impressed with caron in his qualifying heat but he just couldnt produce in this final. I wonder if poundstone would have been blasted also.
These are real strong men. The bodybuliders may look strong, but these guys ARE strong.
we are lifting rocks today for the finals
bjornson: you mean standard training?
Big Z is amazing!
Truely
Indeed
There should be 8 events
Big weights less events. Strongman not marathon.
Thanks for the upload.
Interesting to see that Zavickas only had one WSM win and a tie when he was Brian's age, I think Brian still has a lot left to give.
are you implying they should make adjustments for height,..then again shorter people physiologically have more power due to shorter muscles...for certain events i think adjustments are appropriate
How heavy of a Hammer do you think these guys could lift?
the difference was. bjornsson was willing to hurt himself to get a win. brian didnt want to risk another injury because he competed in 2011 with a torn bicep
The weights nowdays are the same, back then was not a speed contest
Two Strongest Man in the World from my country....nice VICTORY FOR LITHUANIA
awesome. I wish I was that big
For a country (Lithuania) that has only 3 mil. people having so much srong men is awesome !
I really wish that Jim guy that came in on the power stairs just started goin ham and getting it up each step 2 seconds at a time
real stronget man is from lithuania Zydrunas Savickas :)
I believe the strongest man ever
Poland mariusz pudzianowski 5times world strongman champion.
@@mackoyestranghero7059 no world records
@@mackoyestranghero7059 he won 2003 and 2004 with absolute no competition when wsm amd IFSA got separated in 2002 and all the major athletes joined IFSA...big z won both 2003 and 2004 IFSA championship.. And also events in IFSA were quite more challenging than wsm.. You can watch video of laurence shahlaei(big loz) about top 10 wsm ever lived.. he has explained it better there..
Pudz was on so much cocaine I’m surprised he never had a heart attack.
What is that stuff that they sometimes smell on before they lift?
Socks
Everything is in KG on all WSM events so why is yoke only thing that has actual pounds displayed??
Brian Shaw is a nice guy.
Who’s here after watching brian shaw’s Q&A with eddie
People been talking about Mateusz for ages, but here is Thor at 23, looking like he'd win in the next couple of years only to become WSM at 30
whys thors face look so different?