World's Strongest Man 2011

[Halb]

Anyone watching?
Mark Felix looks to have gotten bigger, Laurence S. looks good.
This should really be on the Beeb, it's a shame that it doesn't have ore exposure.

[y2blade]

yep

[tuscaneer]

i love this every year.the golden era was the 90s for me.jouhko ahola from finland my all time favorite

[Halb]

For me it was the Geoff Capes era.

[tuscaneer]

Halb said:

For me it was the Geoff Capes era.

Haha! Yeah, bending bars round their necks and ripping phone books in half while wearing leotards and unitards!

[Halb]

tuscaneer said:

Halb said:

For me it was the Geoff Capes era.

Haha! Yeah, bending bars round their necks and ripping phone books in half while wearing leotards and unitards!

That's still a top night out in Warrington!

[Melchett]

My Favourite was Magnus Samuelsson (before he started sporting the goatee and looking like hulk hogan).

I cannt seen anyone beating Savickas, the way he was shoulder pressing 150kg in the qualifying rounds was unbelievable.

[Yiliterate]

Is it my imagination, or are WSM slowly trying to airbrush Mariusz Pudzianowski from history? Very rarely mentioned these days (unlike other multiple winners) which seems deliberate given he's won it more times than any other competitor and in recent memory too. Obviously, there was the 'health policy' violation, but that didn't stop him competing in and winning subsequent events...

[y2blade]

watching tonight too

[BenniiP]

Don't see why they keeping referring to Savickas as potentially the strongest man who's ever lived...Pudzianowski would've beaten him hands down, and Pudzianowski's not even Lithuanian!

[Yiliterate]

BenniiP said:

Don't see why they keeping referring to Savickas as potentially the strongest man who's ever lived...Pudzianowski would've beaten him hands down, and Pudzianowski's not even Lithuanian!

The answer might just be two posts above yours

Edited by Yiliterate on Saturday 24th December 11:16

[Halb]

WSM favours Pudz, but the other heavier/static challenges favour Zavidkas.

[CHIEF]

Brian Shaw will win this year.

[Yiliterate]

CHIEF said:

Brian Shaw will win this year.

Of course, you do realise the tournament has already taken place, don't you?!

[CHIEF]

Yiliterate said:

Of course, you do realise the tournament has already taken place, don't you?!

No I had no idea.

[Yiliterate]

CHIEF said:

No I had no idea.

Don't Google it then if you want to keep the outcome a surprise!

[CHIEF]

Yiliterate said:

Don't Google it then if you want to keep the outcome a surprise!

Sorry mate forgot the smilies I was taking the pee with my last post.

A Dartford lad did ok though.

[BenniiP]

Yiliterate said:

BenniiP said:

Don't see why they keeping referring to Savickas as potentially the strongest man who's ever lived...Pudzianowski would've beaten him hands down, and Pudzianowski's not even Lithuanian!

The answer might just be two posts above yours

Edited by Yiliterate on Saturday 24th December 11:16

Shh, it's late and that was my first ever post. At least I was verifying your clearly terrific point

[Yiliterate]

CHIEF said:

Sorry mate forgot the smilies I was taking the pee with my last post.

A Dartford lad did ok though.

Don't worry, I think only you and I have twigged! Try and goad one of the others into having a tenner with you on the outcome...!

[Yiliterate]

BenniiP said:

Shh, it's late and that was my first ever post. At least I was verifying your clearly terrific point

Absolutely love that!!! You become a member of a motoring forum and your first post is dedicated to World's Strongest Man!!! Welcome to Pistonheads; I think you will fit in well round here and you can feel secure in the knowledge you are already a legend in the eyes of at least one fellow member...!

Edited by Yiliterate on Sunday 25th December 07:58