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North Korean Om Yum Chol 3x Bodyweight Clean and Jerk and Gold!
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- Created on Sunday, 29 July 2012 19:29
- Written by Jeff Eisenberg: Yahoo Sports
Om, who stands just 5-feet tall and weighs only 123 pounds, won a gold medal in the men's 56-kilogram category thanks in large part to clearing an Olympic record 168 kilograms (370.4 pounds) in the clean and jerk. In the process, he joined the likes of world record holder Halil Mutlu and Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey in an exclusive group of weightlifters who have lifted three times their body weight.
Asked how a man so small could lift a weight so big, Om credited the "Great Leader" as North Korean athletes often do after great achievements.
Olympic Support: Either you have it or you don't
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- Created on Monday, 23 July 2012 19:07
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
I am not big on personal causes. There are so many out there and so many avenues it's really difficult to decide who and what to support. However, since this is part of what I do for a living, and I am a taxpayer, I have found something interesting enough to share it with you.
In the world of Olympic Sports, many countries treat their athletes as the Greeks treated their Gods; with reverence and appreciation. In the United States, the case can be argued that the amount of support is akin to the amount of popularity the athlete or team has within the media. More so how marketable that person or team is. With team sports like Basketball, Soccer, Hockey and Baseball, it is a foregone conclusion that sponsors align themselves with the biggest names and brightest stars to bring their brand or product to the forefront. The same can be said with big names like Michael Phelps who I am sure Subway is paying big big fat American dollars to be their poster boy.
BOAD Kings Of The Bench Invitational
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- Created on Thursday, 19 July 2012 15:17
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
To Be Held in Conjunction with The 100% RAW Powerlifting World Championship (www.RawPowerlifting.com) The 100% RAW Federation is running a 3 day, drug tested, raw powerlifting world championship. Hardcore Powerlifting will run BOAD’s Kings of the Bench as a Hardcore Powerlifting sanctioned (non-drug tested, professional, raw/classic benchpress contest) as a featured attraction on Saturday at 5PM.
Strongman Goes Snooty
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- Created on Tuesday, 17 July 2012 00:11
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
In the world of Strongman, there are only a handful of well known names. Even fewer are from the United States. People in the U.S. are fascinated by large physical specimens. The WWE is filled with bohemoth men standing well over 6 and a half feet tall and clearing the 300lb barrier with little effort. So when a GIANT from the United States wins the World's Strongest Man last year, people assumed he would be big. And how right they are. At 6' 8" tall and somewhere over 430lbs of symmetrical and proportionate mass, The United States' own Brian Shaw from Fort Lupton, Colorado is forging a path to fame.
Live Streaming of Olympic Weightlifting Coming Soon
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- Created on Wednesday, 11 July 2012 16:28
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
The Olympics provide sport's ultimate kaleidescope, and coming this summer, NBC will be your exclusive source for COMPREHENSIVE LIVE streaming video coverage of the London Games online and in our mobile/tablet apps. All 32 sports. All 302 events. All live!
Odd Haugen Strength Challenge, July 14, 2012
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- Created on Tuesday, 10 July 2012 11:02
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
The Odd Haugen’s Strength Challenge is OPEN to all qualified NAS member athletes. The top three athletes in each weight class will qualify for the 2012 NAS National Championship and the Open Champion will get a direct invite (entry fee waived) to the 2013 All American Strongman Challenge including travel reimbursements (flight or mileage) and hotel accommodations for two nights....
Girl Power in Hartford: Thelma Semedo
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- Created on Wednesday, 04 July 2012 14:13
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
Remember folks, strength comes in more than just one gender. A handful of girls fought a close battle over two days in Hartford at the Europa Battle of Champions, but in the end, there could only be one champion. Thelma Semedo brought what she thought was a competitive package and thought "shewould give it a try". Well, a new womens champion was crowned. Here is her thoughts on Hartford.
Strength Throwback: Vasily Alexeev C&J 507lbs!
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- Created on Thursday, 21 June 2012 11:31
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
One of the greatest strength athletes of the 20th century is without a doubt the mighty Russian of the 1970's, Vasily Alexeev (Alekseyev). A two time gold olympic gold medalist holder of 80 world and 81 Russian records, Vasily passed away last year at the age of 69 years old. Fortunately he has been immortalized by film and photography so that up and coming olympic lifters, powerlifters and strongmen can see what pure size, power and raw determination looks like. No fancy lifting suits. No pretty sponsored shoes. No pilates or crossfit for Vasily, this was a mans man who was seen backstage with a cigarette between rounds shuffling his feet as if he was taking a leisurely stroll through a park.
Giants Live, Budapest: 3 New men to WSM!
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- Created on Sunday, 17 June 2012 22:14
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
Former Junior World Weightlifting Champion Akos Nagy took Budapest Hungary by storm by taking out a starstudded European Strongman contingency by winning the Giants Live Budapest contest in style. Even more interesting is that the top two in Budapest not only took podiums, but also bring two new faces to the 2013 Worlds Strongest Man qualifier. Hungarian Nagy will be joined by the UK's Chris Gearing and the 2011 WSM contestant and fellow Brit Jack McIntosh.
USA Weightlifting and NIKE Partner
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- Created on Tuesday, 12 June 2012 11:55
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Weightlifting (USAW), the National Governing Body for the sport of weightlifting in the United States as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and International Federation of Weightlifting, is pleased to announce that Nike has been named the official supplier of footwear, apparel and accessories.
Giants Live: 2012 Finland Results
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- Created on Monday, 11 June 2012 13:04
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
Giants Live was at it again this weekend with the qualifying tour reaching Finland. With another deep pool of talent, a none to surprising performance put Laurence Shahlaei came out on top of the pack...
ASC Bringing it back to Hartford Europa
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- Created on Monday, 11 June 2012 11:54
- Written by Mike Johnston, PT, CSCS
ASC will bring the Europa Get Fit American Strongman and Strongman Fitness® Challenge to the Connecticut Convention Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut on Friday June 29th and Saturday June 30. The event will feature men’s and women’s Strongman Fitness® classes as well as the LW and HW open classes. The Strongman Fitness® competitors will be vying for slots at the 2013 Strongman Fitness® World Championship. Open LW and HW competitors will be competing for a coveted ASC Pro Strongman Card.
My Review of Clothing for Real Men: Sport Kilt!
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- Created on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 10:53
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
When I packed my things to go to Arlington, I was concerned I was going to wrinkle my kilt in my luggage, and let’s face it, there’s nothing worse than a 300+lb guy in wrinkled clothing, right? I decided lets put it to the test and just drop it in my athletic bag and see what happens. When we arrived to the hotel near the University of Arlington where the festival was, I forgot to pull my kilt out and let it lay out to de-wrinkle. With my solid wool kilt, if I didn't it meant certain doom appearance wise. We went to dinner, had a glass of wine and went to bed. When I wokethe next morning, I thought, oh shite... I pulled the kilt out and it looked perfect. Not a wrinkle in sight, pleats were perfect and did I mention it made my bum look pretty damn cute too?
Bill Kazmaier: The Strongest of All Time?
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- Created on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 11:54
- Written by WSM Website
Discussions between strength fans often centre on the question: ‘Who is the strongest man of all- time?’ A host of names are bandied around including Paul Anderson, Louis Cyr and Zydrunas Savickas, amongst assorted others. One other man whose name crops up with great frequency is Bill Kazmaier. In fact, he is very often the first name to be offered. There is a very good reason for this, as ‘Kaz’ has seen it all and done it all in his chosen fields, breaking records and achieving feats that have lived long in the memory.
This Weekend, Men in Skirts, er... KILTS!
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- Created on Tuesday, 01 May 2012 13:19
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
One of the largest Highland Games in the country is the Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games in Arlington, TX the weekend of May 4, 5, 6. With more than 50,000 people expected to attend it certainly will have its share of highlights. SallyAnne and I will bring you all of the Festival highlights including Bagpipers, Food tasting (yes, Sally has agreed to eat Haggis), beer and whiskey tasting, Highland Dancers, and much more.
It’s been 8 years since I competed in any sporting event. I have competed in Strongman, Powerlifting, Strength Demonstrations but none of them have been as much fun as competing at a Highland Games event. When I was living in the Northwest, there was summer long circuit from Vancouver, BC to Eugene, Oregon that I have the fondest memories of. Sleeping in tents on the fairgrounds at the massive Scottish Festivals, the amount of Scottish Ale and Single Malt whiskey we consumed, as I look back at it now, frightened my liver!
Coney Island Strongman Oddities Return
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- Created on Tuesday, 01 May 2012 11:35
- Written by Broadway World News Desk
The strongmen are back for one day only at the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on May 20th at 2:30 p.m.
A display of such magnitude has not been seen on the streets of Coney Island for over 60 years. In an effort to bring back the grandiose family friendly spectacles that Coney Island was once known for, Coney Island USA and Adam RealMan, in association with Chris Rider, have collaborated on what can only be described as a colossal event. They have gathered some of the strongest men in the country for a showcase of unusual acts and super human feats the likes of which your eyes have never seen. Not since Coney Island’s golden years have giants such as these performed at the legendary amusement mecca in a free, all-ages event staged right on the street. Each of these performers has several unique feats that they have mastered, as well as the classic strongman standards that no strongman cavalcade should be without.
Biomechanical Analysis of the Deadlift
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- Created on Friday, 27 April 2012 14:44
- Written by Martyn Girvan
This article is one in a great series that the strength sports guys over at Elite FTS have produced over the years. Science is the most important element to discovering new concepts and creating applicable training to those principals. Thanks to Elite FTS and Martyn Girvan for this article. Hopefully you can gleen information from this to make you the next Benedikt Magnusson or Richard Hawthorne!
Powerlifting USA Magazine: R.I.P.
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- Created on Thursday, 26 April 2012 18:19
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
Many of the athletes reading this right now that have ever participated in a powerlifting meet have probably had either their picture or their name printed from a meet they competed in, in Powerlifting USA. Mike Lambert has been in the business for 35 long years supporting the sport he was so passionate about. Below, Mike outlines the demise of one of the greatest strength journals of all time.
Odd Haugen Strength Challenge, San Jose Fit Expo
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- Created on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 11:28
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
On July 14, 2012 the Odd Haugen Strength Challenge will be at the San Jose Fit Expo in San Jose, California. This event is OPEN to all qualified NAS member athletes. The top three athletes in each weight class will qualify for the 2012 NAS National Championship and the Open Champion will get a direct invite (entry fee waived) to the 2013 All American Strongman Challenge including travel reimbursements (flight or milage) and hotel accommodations for two nights.
"Daddy" Glenn Ross and Ed Hall Break a Unique Record
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- Created on Thursday, 19 April 2012 13:50
- Written by Bryan Hildebrand
In Strength Athletics, there are certainly a lot of "Unique" records out there. Sometimes, they are obscure enough that people have forgotten about them for a time and when it pops up, someone gets the brilliant idea they should give it a go. Legendary UK Strongman "Daddy Glenn Ross and Ed "Spartan" Hall settled on a tie for a new world record in the brick lift with 25 each.
