Do you watch the strongman at Xmas?

So you like watching giant guys pick up heavy big concrete balls and pull trucks?

My family has always watched it every year and now I even compete in small strongman comps and if you saw the very skinny 17 year old be that would shock you...

If not, why not?
If yes, who is your favourite?

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Reply 1

Motorbiker

A qualifier from Australia is on channel five atm. :smile:

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Reply 2

Motorbiker

Qualifier from Norway on channel five at half ten today.

England's Terry Hollands will be there.

Hell yes.

Original post by Mackay

Hell yes.

Yay, a reply.

You excited to watch this year? Watched any of the recent qualifiers on channel five?

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Reply 5

Mackay

Original post by Motorbiker

Yay, a reply.

You excited to watch this year? Watched any of the recent qualifiers on channel five?

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I haven't, unfortunately. Is it on Channel 5 again? When does it start? Usually watch it before dinner - it makes me laugh. Watched it ever since I was a kid.

Reply 6

Motorbiker

Original post by Mackay

I haven't, unfortunately. Is it on Channel 5 again? When does it start? Usually watch it before dinner - it makes me laugh. Watched it ever since I was a kid.

Yep, channel five.

Starts tomorrow. :smile:

What's your favourite event to watch?

Monday 22nd December at 18:55 – Britains Strongest man

Tuesday 23rd December at 17:55 – Europes Strongest Man

Saturday 27th December at 18:35 : WSM Heat 1 featuring Terry Hollands

Sunday 28th December at 19:00 : WSM Heat 2 featuring Ben Kelsey

Monday 29th December at 20:00 : WSM Heat 3 featuring Eddie Hall

Tuesday 30th December at 20:00 : Finals Heat 4 featuring LaurenceShahlaei & Mark Felix

Wednesday 31st December at 20:00 : Finals Heat 5 featuring Graham Hicks

Thursday 1st Jan at 20:30 – World’s Strongest Man final.

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Reply 7

Mackay

Original post by Motorbiker

Yep, channel five.

Starts tomorrow. :smile:

What's your favourite event to watch?

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Cool, well I'll tune in!

Atlas Stones or Keg Toss probably, you?

Reply 8

Motorbiker

Original post by Mackay

Cool, well I'll tune in!

Atlas Stones or Keg Toss probably, you?

Come back here to chat about each one as well.

I like stones and I also like events such as max Deadlift or max log press.

Reply 9

samiz20891

Original post by Motorbiker

Yeah, I have been watching it since I was a kid but more so when I was younger, especially when the magnus samuelsson and magnelsson dominated, I would say there were my favourites and watched it up to Mauritz dominated Tbf. Since then, it has been more sporadic, who has been your all time favourite Op?

Reply 10

Motorbiker

Original post by samiz20891

Bill Kazmier is probably my favourite of the retired strongmen .

I do love big Z as well but he's still competing. I love watching him log press and he's always surprisingly speedy on loading medleys.

. And Eddie Hall and Thor are both up and coming and will be fighting for titles over the next few years.

Favourite event?

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Reply 11

Mackay

Original post by Motorbiker

Come back here to chat about each one as well.

I like stones and I also like events such as max Deadlift or max log press.

Will do, mate!

Quote me tomorrow so I remember to watch it.

Seen the Vice documentary on strongmen?

Reply 12

Motorbiker

Original post by Mackay

Will do, mate!

Quote me tomorrow so I remember to watch it.

Seen the Vice documentary on strongmen?

Yea, was very interesting.

Eddie Hall is currently doing a kick-starter campaign for funding to finish a documentary about strongman and him etc. It's halfway to its £6k target after three days. I already spent £25. :smile:

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