Who Will Win The Arnold Strongman Classic 2024? (Athletes & Events)
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- Опубліковано 9 січ 2024
- The 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic is just around the corner. We give you all the athletes and events to look forward to this March. We have some big names such as Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Mitchell Hooper and Martins Licis. It is probably one of the greatest lineups in years, so give us your thoughts in the comment section down below.
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I completely agree with Vytautas about those dinnie stones, they should be out of competition. And we all love those older events like axle press💪
Yep, give us more overhead pressing 😁🤜🤛
@@LalasBrothers exactly, more axle, dumbell, log.
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@@tomels8there’s been so much log and dumbbell. We need block press, safe press, axle etc
There’s 11 athletes, not 10, correct?
@@dantethunderstone2118 yes those are good too 👍
Big Z on the axle in 2010 was insane! I wish axle press was as common as log press was back then as i think he could have done a lot more than 215kg
I think he could have done 250 log and 230 axle if he trained them the same way people train for records now
@@dantethunderstone2118 Yep. Eddie is so proud of his DL record for example or Biby of his log press record but that's pretty much all they focused on/focus on or trained specifically for so ofc they would put up a good number on it. Imagine if Big Z or Brian Shaw took time and only trained specific lifts back in their days, what they could've done on DL or Press? They set their records during competitions and not in specific competitions set only for those lifts. Nothing against Eddie or Biby but it needed to be said. If you focus on one lift for long period of time and disregard all others well you better do good at that one lift lol.
@@MojKanal-cz1iz The funny thing is people talk about Eddies 216kg axle and how it was strict and easy but Big Z made 208kg look exactly the same, if not easier and both reps strict too. He could've flown past 215kg easily if it was in more competitions.
I voted for wsm but then realize its a pain in the ass to watch. Arnold's had the best live free footage last year and i didnt have to scroll through so much mich cross fitter bs.
Tom for win
The stone event is a stone press, stone load and natural stone to shoulder I think.
Also don’t sleep on Evan, I reckon he could be top 3 at this comp. Great grip, fast, very good overhead and pretty decent deadlift
Agree with you on Evan but he may lose points on the deadlift as his pulling style isn't suitable to the elephant bar. He will be top 5 for sure.
@@TL13579I agree. I actually think the way he pulls is going to be a detriment to him on the elephant bar.
Also, the way he's been training the sandbag to shoulder, he's just tossing it up and not treating it like a stone. He's not going to do that with the tombstone. I think that may hurt him as well.
But Evan absolutely has the tools to do very well in this comp. I think he just needs to switch his training up a little on those two events, but hey, what do I know.
Yeah, if Evan is healthy...watch out!
Very hard to predict for sure.i'm always keeping Mateusz on the podium he's mind set is on fire right now even with the deadlift i'm sure i'll do very well then i'd say Singelton and Hooper. If the tote bale was there instead of the dinnie the comp would have been perfcect. can't wait for the return of the mountain and have dl show as entertaining as the 2018/2019 time
Max did frame in 8 seconds 2021
Thor: Axl looks suspicious
Mateusz: Deadlift is still a weakness
Tom: He is not that good at the Arnolds´
Oleksii: He is still trying to comeback
Martins: Has no weakness but a bit weaker than Mitch
Bobby: Bad at moving events
That leaves me with Hooper as the main suspect to win, though i want to see Thor smashing again
Hooper's deadlift isn't looking very good
What a great show it will be. I really, really, hope they don't allow straps on frame carry. It is a grip test that would be lost in using straps. I think Mateusz has a great shot at making podium because the other big deadlifters will be mixing their points up while Mateusz is going to win multiple events.💪👍 We need a Vytautas comeback as well!
Surprised to hear you guys downplay Novikov so much tbh. I agree that since his elbow issue/surgery last year he's been out of form but he started 2023 with a 2nd place ESM (crushed it till the stones) and another podium at WSM. His 2022 season was insane though especially considering the war in Ukraine. 2nd at the arnolds, ESM win, 3rd at worlds with multiple event wins, multiple giants live wins/podiums, 4th at shaw, and then a crazy win at the rogue invitational. IMO he can't be counted out
Consider the players returning, Oleksii can´t just beat Thor, Martins and Mateusz, plus Bobby, Trey and Tom have gotten stronger.
I love Oleksii, but remember from 2020 to date a lot of the stronger competition retired or took rest from injuries and other stuff. This allowed Olekssi and Tom to rose between the ones that where left, even MArtins got a big trophy despise showing up in much stronger form in the past.
In the last 15-10 years, theres´been 2 eras, the first was dominated by monsters, Zydrunas, Hall, shaw and Thor, with Pritchett and Caron in the middle, there was always competition but the line was set with those 6 guys about 3 steps above everybody else. Then, they retired, or went silent, with Brian been the exception but in a less dominant form after so many injuries. That evened the field, so competition became harder cause everybody was on the same level without been monsters like the other guys. But now, the monsters are returning, not only previous champs, but also new guys that can go toe to toe with the numbers seted in the past
@@antoniocenteno1483 Guys like Oleksii are still very capable of winning comps in the current field. For example look at Pavlo K in the heats of WSM. He pretty comformatably won his group which included Tom and Bobby. I also want to remind you that Oleksii is still one of the youngest guys in the field so he has tons of untapped potential
Thank you Brothers. God Bless.
Great video guys, really looking forward to seeing Hafthor back in action with Martins and Tom and Hooper going at it... gonna be awesome 😃😃
It should be awesome, thank you for watching 😊🤜🤛
Its hard to predict. A lot of people will think Hafthor is gonna win but the guy is rusty, hes gonna get 3rd place if hes lucky. Like Janne Virtanen took a break from strongman(at the exact same age as Hafthor), he never got on the WSM podium again.
Honestly if Mateusz can do like a low 900s deadlift, it might be him.
Totaly agree why Frame carry and Dinnie Stones, drop one off them better to have 2 pressing events one for max and 1 for reps. Or bring back the heavy super yoke. Personally i liked the Iron Bull needs to be abit easier and proved so its fair for every one. Looking forward to the Arnolds! Hope Tom wins.
One word. HOOPER
Another good one fellas. Respectfully i do have to disagree on the thor take. A couple weeks ago he hit 420 fairly comfortable, i think he will hit atleast 455 at arnolds. Everything else i do agree with. Thamks for the content, keep up the good work. P.s. the stone event is supposed to be the medley you talked about from '21. I believe mitch and mateusz have said so if i remember correctly.
Agree on the pressing events being the most impressive and entertaining. Excellent show as usual.
Awesome video as always guys 🎉
Can't wait for 2024 competition
Shaw classic is now by far the heaviest show of the year. As said by every athlete who competed at both last year
Bingo
Absolutely not. It’s uses machines (lmao leg press) and short range of motion deadlifts. It’s a joke
@@joebot9309 I'll take the opinion of the athletes over your clown one.
Seconded-Tom's looking crazy lean and somehow even more massive than before in his most recent training vid. Definitely getting that serious muscle definition back. After seeing his performances on the axle and deadlift at Britain's Strongest Man he's gonna be a nightmare for Hooper at Arnold's at this rate.
This has to be one of the toughest competitions to predict. It all depends on who shows up in what shape. All and all. Well said bros. 💪🙂💯
Hopefully great competition for us the fans to watch too 🤞 and thank you for watching 😊🤜🤛
Love the athletes competing, especially Thor and Mateusz. I'm a fan of a lot of the guys, and I like a lot of the events with the exception of the dinnie stones, which I think is a stupid event, and not really a exercise in strength, but more so an exercise in pain tolerance. I also think they should have invited Matt Ragg...dudes a beast. He reminds me of JF Caron
Love the channel lads great stuff.
I love your channel ❤️ very honest
I agree on having the comp events done on stage.
It's gonna be pretty hyped this year.
Can’t wait for this competition, great podcast guys
We can't wait too, thank you for watching 🤜🤛
Another good one fellas. Respectfully i do have to disagree on the thor take. A couple weeks ago he hit 420 fairly comfortable, i think he will hit atleast 455 at arnolds. Everything else i do agree with. Thamks for the content, keep up the good work.
IF Mateusz is still able to win multiple events (frame, axle, stone medley possibly??) the stacked lineup could actually help him dig out of the hole from deadlift. In 2020 he won four events but lost to Thor both because of his poor showing on the deadlift, and because Thor won the other two events and scored high in everything else. This year several athletes could take points from each other in different events, and nobody appears likely to score consistently high in every single event like Thor did that year. Of course, having only five events instead of six hurts him, and if he doesn't win multiple events then he has no chance to win it all.
Very exciting Arnold Classic this year, it's for anyone to win hopefully including Mateusz 🤞
Love the video as always. I want Thor to come back and win, but I got my money on Mitchell
Thor's win would be insane outcome of this year Arnold Classic 😅
I wish they had a push or pull event, those are always enjoyable to watch. I loved the wheel of pain.
Yeh, wheel of pain was great event to watch.
I think tom stoltman will win the Train axle press
Mitch, Oleksii, Mateusz is my top 3.
Thx for the video. Hope you cover all the events this year and keep building the brand.
Will you do a video about the Arnold UK two weeks later?
What’s the history of that event as it appears to have some sketchy past.
It was run by a guy who shouldn't have run it legally, he was bankrupt when he run both events
We will try to cover all major strongman competition this year. Thank you for watching our content and helping on building our brand 🙏
I just still can’t believe this MMA fight is still going on. Zero promotion for it whatsoever. Brian said contracts have been signed though lol. I really hope it happens. I just have a feeling it won’t. Also really looking forward to the Arnold just because of Thors return. I think that’s why Arnold has the most votes. Happy New Year’s guys. Keep up the videos your channel will keep growing.
As a long time attendee of the Arnold, I don't miss the main stage at all. It was impossible to get a great view and you were crammed in up close and personal with a couple thousand people with protein farts. I like what they've done with searing overall the past few years.
Fair enough.
Bring your gas mask
I reckon its gonna be a battle between mitch n tom, with the big Pol close between. I reckon its too much to say thor or martins will win after such a long break. Mitch is on top form, and tom is really doing well in training, these two r the ones to watch. Mateusz is a great athlete but as you said-the deadlift is a weakness. 💪
Nice bideo
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Singelton was invited last year but Tore biceps 😊
I think Tom would do well in this show if not for the Dinnie Stones.
Reckon it’s between Hooper and Licis as they are most well rounded.
Evan has no weakness here but has no Arnold experience.
Tom did 340 kilo static hold on the frame for 50 or so seconds recently. If he brings his grip up, he may get top 3 or 4 place on the frame.
I think if he gets 3rd or 4th in Frame that's great place for him to be issue is Licis, Maxime, Mateauz, Evan, are both great at Frame carry
@@petershortland478 Yeah, even Hooper as well. Tom got 4th place last time but this time he will need to finish the whole run in a good time just to get top 4
Definitely Arnold's I'm most excited about
Novikov might be down but he still placed 3rd in WSM last year.
Thor was 450#, went before Mateusz and finished second behind Mateusz in the 2020 stone medley.
Would've been a great year for bag over bar with this line up.
Yep 100%
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Maxime is always dangerous on the frame carry
Hope they come in at their best, it will be a great comp if they are.
Hopefully 🤞
Didn't see the poll, to place my vote yesterday. it's a difficult question to answer because the show I most look forward to isn't necessarily my favorite show, or the show I find the most representative of truly determining the world's strongest man. you can point to events in all the four major shows from last year that weren't quite ready for prime time. last year's Arnold featured the stone throw into the sand pit... swing and a miss there... last year's world's strongest man final had that atrocious truck pull where all the competitors finished within two and a half seconds of each other, The Shaw classic featured two events not typically found in other competitions. the car leg press and the standing chest press, got to respect Brian for trying to help the game but those events don't have history in the sport to make them as respected, and finally the Rogue classic with the bulll pull another swinging and miss there. I look forward to world's strongest man because it has 30 athletes and it's the most exciting and well produced show every year, I think the rogue in the Arnold are incredibly awesome events with great kid. they just need more events to properly determine the champion, I think now that Brian Shaw's retired, the Shaw classic has the potential to be considered a show that truly determines the world's strongest man, I think you need at least seven or eight events props to Brian for making that so.
I will assume the reason you mentioned Brian Shaw is now retired is because the Shaw Classic had events that he designed himself.
0:39 it’s probably just because it the closest
The World's Strongest Man will ALWAYS be the pinnacle. The history and heritage of that event, wins it all.
The only reason why anyone would say it isn't, is because Marius Pudz. is the King of that competition with 5 titles.. and that pisses some people off (or makes them jealous).
And it isn't Marius's fault the other guys decided to sign with ifsa.. Marius just had a better contract.
Hercules hold would be a better second grip event?
Maybe bench press aswell?
Vytatas, that would be right up your alley right?
I rather see one more overhead event instead of the grip event.
The Rogue is my current favourite high level contest. It will never be WSM because they love truck pulls which I hate. The WSM always has truck pulls with an exception of 2-3 years. Its not objectively a bad event(like tire flips), but I just simply don't care about the event.
11 athletes this year 😎
I agree the dinny stones is boring and should not be in the competition. I’m always going to root for Mateusz!
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Hoopers probably a favorite again, but I'd love to see Thor make a splash, he's already getting strong.
Hooper is a favourite to win 100%, hopefully the guys will give him a good run for his money 😊
@@LalasBrothers Shoutout to my fellow Canadian!
Shall we take bets on who gets the most awfully, ripped-to-shreds hands from the Dinnie Stones?
Having two grip-intense events in the heaviest show on Earth seems like an invitation for losing some athletes from shredded hands.
Mateusz should win frame but Maxime has historically been good at frame and farmers and apparently hooper was on world record pace before his grip went last year
Supposedly Evan singleton had an invite to rogue or Arnold’s last year but got injured and couldn’t take it
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The reason Arnold's won your poll is 100% due to the crazy lineup this year.
Pretty sure the stone event is
one stone press
one stone load to a barrel
and then the odd haugen tombstone to shoulder for reps…? I’m not positive but that’s what I believe I heard
pretty sure that's been verified by the athletes and comments from ASC organizers
Yes that is it
The stone medley is:
Stone press overhead
Stone load onto a barrel
Odd Haugen stone to shoulder for reps
Also, I have a feeling that Evan Singleton will do well on the frame carry and dinnie stones! Thanks for the content - keep it up!
Thank you for watching 🤜🤛
How can you guys diss Novikov like that, saying he’s washed up? He tied for 2nd (3rd because of stones) at WSM 2022, 2nd at Arnold’s 2022, 1st at Rogue 2022, 3rd place at Worlds 2023. I think you guys need to do your homework haha.
It takes time to heal. Probably spend a good chunk of this year before he returns to form
I know it takes time to heal. I'm just saying, they basically said Novikov has been off his form the past two years. Certainly not 2022, where he got 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the 4 big shows, and then last year obviously he got injured, but still placed 3rd at WSM.@@richtheunstable3359
I was the 1%. What can I say. I like The Rogue.
Rogue competition is very good for the strongman sport, they just had few of issue last year. Hopefully this year it will go smoother.
@@LalasBrothers I agree with you. They are a great addition. They want to improvise and create new events and that isn't as simple as it sounds.
Mooper all the way
There is new mma training of shaw hooper and eddie. You should cover them all, getting that views. I only seen a mma channel guy talking about it. The market is open, catch them views fellaha.
Mitch wins easily. Frame carry not great for Tom, other guys coming back. Mitch slayed 2023 and will carry on the n 2024.
He is favourite to win that's for sure.
A young strongman to look out for in the future is the Greek, Ambataput Bophodes. Unbelievable static strength
We will check him out.
Bophodeez nutz 😮💨
Evan Singleton is the real deal. He will be on the podium.
Maybe 😊
Do we ghink hooper eill get his first event win at Arnolds this year?
The events this year look amazing as well, and tailored for these guys to compete evenly.
Events like the stone throw last year just don’t cut it. So good job to those guys for putting in the effort into 2024
I agree, the stone throw wasn't the best event to watch.
Mitchell Hooper is gonna win The Arnold, Thor will win WSM
If kieliszkowski can place top 7 in the deadlift then he might win everything
Hopper has a few more in him
Rogue does for the strongman, but too much went wrong at last year's event. The Iron Bull was cool, but noone was ready for it. Then the final crossfit event they cobbled together because of the weather just sucked.
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I think it's going to be a battle between Mitch, Mateusz, Oleksii, and Tom.
Tom is hungry enough and realizes how important this show is, and wants to prove a lot of people wrong. He has worked on his weaknesses, from OHP and deadlift to even cardio, so he's an even more formidable opponent than before.
Mateusz is determined to prove to everyone and himself that he's still got it in him to be considered one of the best ever, and wants to get a win in a big competition like this. It would really set the tone for the rest of the year for everyone else to know that a shadow looms over them as the terminator lurks and waits to make his full return.
Oleksii is adaptive and has great technique, and makes him a formidable force in virtually every single event he is in. And his ability to crank up the intensity every single time, whereas other people would be more economical with their energy
Mitch is very strong in virtually every single workout and implement that he uses, and I'm sure he wants to keep his podium streak going for as long as possible, particularly with such a stacked lineup.
Martins would be a good bet since he's so versatile, but I don't think he's been able to keep up his training and dieting up to the standard of the other athletes to be able to give him the edge he had on them in years past. I'd love to be proven wrong, though, because it would be an awesome testament to his feats in the Strength Unknown series.
Singleton can beat all of them.
@bartondean4260
I mean... he hasn't ever... so that would be quite the undertaking for him to suddenly do it now, of all times -- especially considering they're all in their prime too. Even Bobby Thompson and Hafthor being present for this lineup on top of the other 5 athletes I mentioned would give Evan trouble securing a podium finish, let alone winning the whole thing.
Looks like the MMA fight is still on - whatever advantage Mitch has will surely be cancelled
I feel like you guys forgot about Evan Singleton in the frame and Dinnie stones
Who lol?
Arnold is making so much money on this expo and he's shelling out a measley $120k
Just coming back to this again... I still think Mateusz has the ability to smoke 3 and possibly 4 events. There's no one who I'd love to see win it more than him. I will cry in the shower.
I want Mateusz to win as much as you do, if not more. He deserves to wim at least one Arnold or WSM title.
Grizzly
I don't like Denny stones in strongman competition because the handles will rip their hands apart
Yep 😊
Tom Stoltman🌶🌶🌶for the win
Guys dont forget Mitch was on track for a WR last year, but his grip gave out. He's working hard on that grip now, so IF his grip holds out, Mitch wins the frame with a new WR.
2024 the year of the moose..
Tom stoltman is cleaning up this year
What is happening with Kieliskowski's deadlift? He war terrible at the Atlas Stones but became a world class stone lifter, why can't he do the same with deadlifts?
injuries mostly. little by little he was getting noticeably better and got up to 920-930ish. by todays standards, that can be middle of the pack. a few recent competitions, just clearing 900 could get you decent points. faires got 5th place with 902 at last years arnolds. back in 2017-2020, low 900s was usually towards the bottom.
there was just a lot more competition in that event. thor, shaw, caron and pritchett were pulling over 1000 and there were a bunch of guys like licis, heinla (at the time), shyvlakov, bishop, kearney ect that were all around or better than 950. after his lat tear, mateusz just looks like he doesnt have confidence in the deadlift anymore.
@@SwoopGoose Thanks! I didn't know about the lat tear? When did that happen?
@@simenandersen3262 it was during his prep for the rogue 2021. i dont remember if it was a full tear or not but he definitely injured it around that time and his deadlift has never really recovered since.
A totally different lift
@@dodumichalcevski I know but my question was in regard of potential improvement. Because his stone lifting was just as big as an achilles heel for him as the deadlift is.
When you look at how rubbish WSM is with the 1990s time split between their recording and showing the competition, it's not surprising to me that Arnold's is the one thats exciting people most!
Still can’t improve the deadlift damn. How?
Maybe childhood injury, maybe genetics etc. only Mateusz knows why and how.
Tom is number 1 💪🏻
I am gonna be controversial and say that Bobby Thompson will win. Too many grip based events for Tom to truly excel. Mitch's focus has been too split since winning WSM (plus the ref's are gonna be super strict on his reps to overcompensate for the rogue). Thor isn't back to his best. Martins again I think won't be at full and I think will do better on the frame carry than other events. I think Evan will do well. It's not the right events for Oleksii, too few events for mateusz to make up for his deadlift. This may sound harsh but I don't really know how Maxime made it into the show, he hasn't done anything impressive for a while now.
But we know Bobby has great static strength, and grip, and will place solidly in all events so he is my favourite to win this, probably followed by Evan and then Mitch Hooper. Tom and Mateusz next, then Martins and Tom Evans, Thor, Oleksii, Oscar and Maxime.
Bobby's grip is also a weakness though.
@Micheldied fair. I honestly think they just over did the grip events because Thor is back and has still been doing grip stuff even when he was out of training.
@walk-york There's no way that's true. Thor hasn't touched grip anymore than any of the other guys since he stopped doing strongman and certain grip tests were a slight weakness for him during his career. No way you'd include them for Thor 😂 strange take.
If Bobby wins the ASC with the lineup this year I'll eat my own arm.
@Adam-gn5kh pics or it didn't happen. I said it would be a controversial pick. As I say Evan Singleton and Mitchell Hooper are my next 2. But I personally don't see Thor or Martins as a real threat they have been out of the game for a bit and won't quite be at their peaks (Martins will be closer than Thor will)
Martin Lici was humiliating Tom and said he, thor, oleksi, hoooper are the main competitors.. s Hooper is in Beast mode.. no one can beat him now...
Lici was absolutely not impressive... Hooper defended his Champ..
I'd prefer the dinnie stones to be scrapped, boring event
Disagree with you on the frame, Maxime and Evan could both push Mateusz.
I just want to see someone other than Hooper win the show, it’s getting boring watching him dominate
Thor is gonna need another year, but he will be unstoppable at that point. He may podium this year. Martin’s won’t finish in the top 5.
You think Thor will be unstoppable at the age of 36? Pretty unlikely.
@@crazy10bearsZ won WSM and the ASC after 36. It can be done.
@@Adam-gn5kh I know, but he's the only one who's won at that age, other than Brian, who won his own comp. That's why i said it's pretty unlikely.
@@crazy10bears It's pretty unlikely that he'll be unstoppable like he was in 2018. But I think there's a good chance he'll win some competitions.
@@Adam-gn5kh I don't think he'll win anything but I've got nothing against Thor and would be happy to be wrong. You can come back and gloat if he wins.
bla bla bla. M. Kieliszkowski will be number one.
With this lineup of deadlifters he'd probably have to literally win every event and have guys like thor and hooper bomb something