Eddie - Strongman Page #4

he got the crowd going.

He loved to entertain.

[Colin] And then after that, you had

the likes of Magnus Ver Magnusson.

I think the Icelanders probably assumed

they had to turn up just to win it.

[Magnus] I thought that a little country

like Iceland,

to have won eight

Most Strongest Man titles...

is a lot.

-Viking power.

-[crowd] Viking power.

-[wind rushing]

-[rain sprinkling]

[indistinct cheers]

[Eddie]

Strongman's one of them sports where,

money isn't one of the best features.

What do I get out of it?

A f***ing backache.

[Colin] For what we do and how we tear

and damage our bodies,

it's pennies. We don't do it

for the money.

We do it, cause we love it.

I think I lost about a grand last year

competing in this sport.

You make nothing innit whatsoever.

You know, sponsors are great

and they kind of offer you bits

and help you along the way,

but the sport's broke.

Certainly the very best Strongmen...

I think they're like

the very best athletes in any sport.

There's something missing.

There's often a hole in them

and that's what drives them.

They're hoping to fill it.

I think that the general mindset

of a Strongman is a typical narcissist.

Being confident is a huge part of it.

If you don't believe you can lift

something then you are not gonna lift it.

It's as simple as that.

In my mind I've lived that moment

probably ten million times

over and over in my head.

And when I finally do it,

it's just doing it one more time.

[crowd applauding and cheering]

[commentator] Great lift.

So, he's already proven

he's got the strongest--

So, the events of Strongman...

Gosh, they vary. So you have the deadlift.

[orchestral music]

[Eddie] The deadlift.

Who can pick the most weight up

from the floor to your hips.

Straighten your back, lock it out...

referee gives you the down signal

and then you can drop the weight.

That guy, in the eyes of many,

is the strongest man on the planet.

[Colin] Any good contest

has to have an overhead element.

Now that can be a log, it can be

an axle, it can be a dumbbell.

Stone lifting. Sometimes round,

sometimes natural.

And then you've got farmers' walk

and you can carry anything.

You can carry cylinders, frames.

Then you super yoke even.

Put a bar across it

and stick it over your shoulders.

Events like medleys where you run

with different implements.

Sack loading,

barrel loading, tire loading.

Pulling events which test your back.

Squats which test your leg strength.

Keg toss.

Firing things into orbit.

An untold amount of ridiculous things

you can lift

and pull in many different ways.

It's quite a difficult sport to train for

'cause you're looking at being able

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