Watching that badass woman in the wheelchair push the observer out of the way to get to the next platform was GOLD. God I love all these people because they embody all the best parts of humanity. You cannot tell them no.
I love that they've actually got Magnus judging for the adaptive athletes. That must go a long way to make them feel like they really are strongman competitors, and not just a sideshow. Awesome.
Congratulations to the competitors! Thank you Brian. I swear you have something that inspires me in some way in all of your videos."which makes any excuse I can come up with seem very, very stupid"
I remember watching this video for the first time around August 2018. If I only knew the fun journey into disabled strongman it would lead me on. I am now the 2 time Arnold seated class 2 champ and placed 4th at worlds in that same class. I started getting training videos of me about the same time and posted them to my instagram @worldstrongestquad I just wanted to say thank you
Also having seen the footage from your experiences at the Arnold, last year, I was humbled and truly motivated by these adaptive athletes. On those nights where I'm "just not feeling it," I think about them. I have two good arms and legs, and I can't get off my ARSE for 20 minutes of conditioning? Oh, hell no! Not anymore. So, a HUGE thank you to you and to these amazing people who inspire me to keep my shoulder to the wheel!
Damn, that's impressive. And inspiring. Would be interesting to see more athletes, adaptive or not, talk about how they get around mental health issues too. Like, when one can barely find the motivation to leave bed, let alone do the required work to keep a salary to pay for rent and food, how do you get motivated to get training in as well?
Awesome video! That was amazing. I definitely am going to look into any of that taking place near me. Thanks Brian! You find a way to motivate, inspire and make me laugh everyday.
I am really glad I listened to Kalle and Chris on the strongtalk podcast before I went to the Arnold so I knew this was going on. Really wish this got more publicity because this was awesome - serious weights moved all around and no excuses anywhere! I am still curious why they couldn't use tacky, do you know why?
This is great to see. I didn't know there was such a thing. Do you know anybody that competes with hip arthritis? I've been recently diagnosed with that and not sure how adapt my gym routine. What sort of adaptations would you recommend?
You should check out Baconflip on instagram, he's a swedish strongman competitor who's missing one of his legs. He strong as fuark. He did some stuff at the arnolds this year.
I feel like such a bitch now fucking my shoulder up doing a light snatchgrip deadlift. -.- But that's some amazing things they do. Textbook example for "mind over matter" I guess.
If you are an adaptive athlete, then find a coach that is willing to work with you to help you learn some of the movements. And then you just need to search the strongman websites to see what shows are including adaptive events.
Just curious, and don't get me wrong, I really enjoy seeing people with limitations overcoming them but wouldn't something of a competitive nature be counter productive. Loss after loss would mentally be difficult. These people have my respect so no hate just wondering
dannyboi162 it kind of is. When you show up to an Open and your reps don’t count it sucks. That’s why having adaptive categories is so important. Because we do have a competitive mindset. But even in an Open, you leave with more than “no reps”, but you meet all other competitors who are super nice and are cheering on you and seem happier when I get a rep than when they do. With Brian’s help and the help of others who keep getting tge word out, hope adaptive Strongman gets big.
Could use advice Been lifting most of my life and recently ended up with several surgeries that got me to simply stop for about 5 years. I simply must get back into it. I miss the strength, I miss the soreness, I miss the "feel". I have been told by knee surgeon I have knee arthritis and I can feel it. I tweaked the incorrect forms and can't find anything on leg training with knee arthritis. I assume I need to bite down and do it. I Got any ideas?
priestof1 med student here. The good news is if it's just arthritis you can usually get a lot of mileage out of using good form and not getting too fat. Pop some ibuprofen or Tylenol before you work out. Cortisone injections go a long way to pain management for a lot of people. The bad news is that you can't heal arthritis, you can only slow down its progression once it's started. By all means keep working out but you need to realize that it's going to be a battle of managing symptoms until you eventually will likely need a replacement. Once that happens (hopefully a long time from now), you need to modify your training to meet the limitations of your new prosthetic. There will absolutely be things you just won't be able to safely do... BUT that just means you can get really good at the stuff you can do! This isn't legal medical advice, it's just my two cents.
thebiggestpanda1 thank you for the reply and useful information. I'm glad it wasn't a ton of racial slurs, accusations of sexual preferences, and so on. By the time knee replacements are considered I hope I'm am extremely old man and the doctors have figured out something easier than surgery for old folks. So be tenacious about your studying buddy and the best of luck to you.
I get out ever summer with 20,000 other cyclists and ride our bikes across Iowa in the hottest week of the year. These athletes pedal across Iowa with their arms. If you're an adaptive athlete and that appeals to you, here's the site: www.adaptivesportsiowa.org/CyclingTeam
The guy doing the one arm atlas stone, made my day
Ahmar Camacho Choked me up. Absolutely amazing.
Watching that badass woman in the wheelchair push the observer out of the way to get to the next platform was GOLD. God I love all these people because they embody all the best parts of humanity. You cannot tell them no.
Awesome Brian,
Thanks for giving the adaptive side a spotlight
Thanks for everything YOU do for the sport brother!
I love that they've actually got Magnus judging for the adaptive athletes. That must go a long way to make them feel like they really are strongman competitors, and not just a sideshow. Awesome.
Thank you for doing this Brian! Really appreciate your help to the adaptive community 🙏🏽
This is the Man Everyone! Go follow his page and you will be amazed! Xabi, Love you brother!
You too are amazing and an incredible inspiration! Keep it up!
sarcasm following...
fuck you and your one arm pull ups and presses and shit.
Brian Alsruhe thanks for all the support man! Hope I get to the Arnold next year. Much love!
You are a hero man, seriously. No one will ever take that away from you.
Thank you Brian for mentioning Xabi again ....He needs more followers his channel has alot to offer and I feel alone sometimes in the comment section
Dude your pup is growing so fast
Seeing adaptive strongmen always brings tears to my eyes, it’s so incredibly amazing what they are capable of
This is the best thing to watch before the gym. Super motivating. So much respect for these guys.
I spent more time watching these athletes than any other events. Definitely way more badass to watch! Awesome video Brian!
This deserves more coverage then the NFL combine, this is the true spirit of sport
You have such a big heart, Brian. Thanx for give the attention to this part of the sport
Thanks for this video Brian! really cool to see these guys giving 100%, 200%!!! RESPECT for you all!!!
Congratulations to the competitors! Thank you Brian. I swear you have something that inspires me in some way in all of your videos."which makes any excuse I can come up with seem very, very stupid"
I love athletes like ray williams and Eddie hall but this guys are a whole new level of dedication. Big respect 👍🏻
I had no idea this was a thing. Awesome and inspired! Getting off the couch now...
I wish I had seen this on the schedule for the Arnold I would have really enjoyed seeing these people kill it.
Im just blown away. These people are amazing.
That's fucking awesome!
I remember watching this video for the first time around August 2018. If I only knew the fun journey into disabled strongman it would lead me on. I am now the 2 time Arnold seated class 2 champ and placed 4th at worlds in that same class. I started getting training videos of me about the same time and posted them to my instagram @worldstrongestquad I just wanted to say thank you
Also having seen the footage from your experiences at the Arnold, last year, I was humbled and truly motivated by these adaptive athletes. On those nights where I'm "just not feeling it," I think about them. I have two good arms and legs, and I can't get off my ARSE for 20 minutes of conditioning? Oh, hell no! Not anymore. So, a HUGE thank you to you and to these amazing people who inspire me to keep my shoulder to the wheel!
This is amazing! I don't recall anyone giving Adaptive Strongman that amount of attention. They deserve it.
My dude! I did not even know this existed! Thanks for letting me know!
Very humbling. Great post.
Thank you for this Brian! Me, I am an adaptive bodybuilder. So motivational to see these guys and girls lift those enormous weights! 💪
Wow. I got a lump in my throat watching their effort.
Amazing video. Incredible what these athletes are capable of. Most people don’t have half the guts to do this stuff. Simply amazing
I cried. They are real warriors, I could not respect them more.
This is awesome! Truly inspirational!!
Damn, that's impressive. And inspiring. Would be interesting to see more athletes, adaptive or not, talk about how they get around mental health issues too. Like, when one can barely find the motivation to leave bed, let alone do the required work to keep a salary to pay for rent and food, how do you get motivated to get training in as well?
Awesome video, thanks for sharing!
Awesome video! That was amazing. I definitely am going to look into any of that taking place near me. Thanks Brian! You find a way to motivate, inspire and make me laugh everyday.
This is incredible. Very inspiring
Champions! Thank you Brian!
This is really amazing.
Truly amazing
just amazing!!!!!
I think Johns worst day is my best day. Look at those arms!
This was an awesome video.
Amazing video!
Incredible athletes
Amazing.
Great video
Heart defined.
They need to put strongman in the Olympics if its not already an event (havent seen the event list for the summer Olympics in a while)
This is awesome! I had no idea that this existed.
Thanks for the coverage.
HELL YEAH
F*** YEAH
Strong is strong it’s all the same
This is amazing beyond words
Fuck yeah ! Getting it done !!
I wish there was a heavier stone... Hells yeah!
Unreal individuals
I am really glad I listened to Kalle and Chris on the strongtalk podcast before I went to the Arnold so I knew this was going on. Really wish this got more publicity because this was awesome - serious weights moved all around and no excuses anywhere! I am still curious why they couldn't use tacky, do you know why?
this is awesome!! kinda wish we could watch the event without the vo
These people do more than most "normal" people, fuckin' A.
This is great to see. I didn't know there was such a thing. Do you know anybody that competes with hip arthritis? I've been recently diagnosed with that and not sure how adapt my gym routine. What sort of adaptations would you recommend?
respect
You should check out Baconflip on instagram, he's a swedish strongman competitor who's missing one of his legs. He strong as fuark. He did some stuff at the arnolds this year.
Where and when is the strongman comp in Colorado?
Yeah man. I'm out here too and I'd love to see that.
I feel like such a bitch now fucking my shoulder up doing a light snatchgrip deadlift. -.-
But that's some amazing things they do. Textbook example for "mind over matter" I guess.
These guys push hard. No excuses for anyone who is normal
they're normal
Gabriel Martins you know what he meant Why start a fight?
How do I get in on it? Would love to compete but can’t find any info
If you are an adaptive athlete, then find a coach that is willing to work with you to help you learn some of the movements. And then you just need to search the strongman websites to see what shows are including adaptive events.
Where can the results be found?
Just curious, and don't get me wrong, I really enjoy seeing people with limitations overcoming them but wouldn't something of a competitive nature be counter productive. Loss after loss would mentally be difficult. These people have my respect so no hate just wondering
dannyboi162 it kind of is. When you show up to an Open and your reps don’t count it sucks. That’s why having adaptive categories is so important. Because we do have a competitive mindset. But even in an Open, you leave with more than “no reps”, but you meet all other competitors who are super nice and are cheering on you and seem happier when I get a rep than when they do. With Brian’s help and the help of others who keep getting tge word out, hope adaptive Strongman gets big.
Could use advice
Been lifting most of my life and recently ended up with several surgeries that got me to simply stop for about 5 years.
I simply must get back into it. I miss the strength, I miss the soreness, I miss the "feel".
I have been told by knee surgeon I have knee arthritis and I can feel it.
I tweaked the incorrect forms and can't find anything on leg training with knee arthritis. I assume I need to bite down and do it. I
Got any ideas?
priestof1 med student here. The good news is if it's just arthritis you can usually get a lot of mileage out of using good form and not getting too fat. Pop some ibuprofen or Tylenol before you work out. Cortisone injections go a long way to pain management for a lot of people. The bad news is that you can't heal arthritis, you can only slow down its progression once it's started. By all means keep working out but you need to realize that it's going to be a battle of managing symptoms until you eventually will likely need a replacement. Once that happens (hopefully a long time from now), you need to modify your training to meet the limitations of your new prosthetic. There will absolutely be things you just won't be able to safely do... BUT that just means you can get really good at the stuff you can do! This isn't legal medical advice, it's just my two cents.
thebiggestpanda1 thank you for the reply and useful information. I'm glad it wasn't a ton of racial slurs, accusations of sexual preferences, and so on. By the time knee replacements are considered I hope I'm am extremely old man and the doctors have figured out something easier than surgery for old folks. So be tenacious about your studying buddy and the best of luck to you.
Zero dislikes.. man the temptations to be the first 😂
I get out ever summer with 20,000 other cyclists and ride our bikes across Iowa in the hottest week of the year. These athletes pedal across Iowa with their arms. If you're an adaptive athlete and that appeals to you, here's the site: www.adaptivesportsiowa.org/CyclingTeam
i wish some really bad things on whoever gave this video a thumbs-down. seriously, what is wrong with you?
A few of the 90% of non-adaptive guys at the local gym who can't break that 176lb. stone off the floor, I'd wager.