Champion bodybuilder World Record Holder of powerlifting he's only 24. this is his first
ever professional Strongman contest and he's going for a share of the American record [Music]
and event one is the World Log Challenge ¿Are we ready? [Applause]
Bill back in the day you set the World Record in this you've never even seen the log back then it
was a brutal technique but now a days it's pretty refined and the World Record stands
over 500 pounds 228 kilograms we have the finest collection of men ever put together no Zydrunas
the World Record Holder ¿how do you see this going down today?, well it's going to come down to
a couple of athletes and for sure Iron Bibby he's so huge massive, 28 inch arms deltoids that are 14
inches thick, he's got probably the best chance but when you look at Hixie, he's so compact he's put on
so much weight he's dedicated himself to this lift he's going to be Gunner for the World Record it's
going to be a two-man shootout with Hafthor right behind him, yes, all of the Limelight has
been on Iron Bibby they say he's done the World Record already in training Hixie well he's the
Dark Horse he's been very silent what he's doing but he's big and strong let's see what happens
see indeed first up was Stoltman the younger it goes up in stages he managed 190 kg but didn't
manage 203 same story with his older brother and it was the turn of the Georgian bull Janashia
he did make it to two, forty they've managed 203 the pole is the first one to get through to round five
followed closely by Rob Kearney, good lift at 214 that was a record for an
American and this the Graham Hicks a record for a Brit
so we joined the action with ¡uh! Weller kind of a new character a new character comic is 24
from America Larry Wheels an internet sensation, yes, a well-deserved one as well
Champion bodybuilder World Record Holder and powerlifting he's only 24. this is
first ever professional Strongman contest and he's going for a share of the American record
well doesn't manage it he's beaten by it, a great attempt
extraordinary, leans back tries to bench press it that's what his world records in
on them to Hafthor Julius Bjornsson
still only 30. he's a big boy, hear all the icelanders shouting away
ten thousand people but they make themselves heard yes for an Icelandic record
well that's surprising yeah, I thought he might get that he suddenly got off his chest
but as he said before he just wants to do high in every event and win overall, not here for the
log title he's here for the European title so tree goes forward Kieliszkowsky steps out and hits the American first
Rob Kearney, from the United States, already broken a record
push it further, this is good
and you still have the power, ¡no!, I'm not quite easy
that was always hopeful does a split jerk doesn't really spit
deep enough doesn't get the hit hard enough either
now Graham Hicks he's definitely got the power 214 went up probably as easy as anybody's
and another man already having broken a record today will want to push it further
struggling slightly, yeah, he's almost wasted too much energy ¡oh here we go! will he lock out he
has locked out but his feet his feet had moves Colin yeah, they were moving and then as he got them back
in line and it go over the back it was so close, I think he'd have been given that by a lot of
Judges but not Magnus Ver Magnusson that's for sure, well we're expecting great things from Iron Bibby
this is the back better, it certainly is and he's supposedly done over
the World Record so this should be within himself still ¡no! there we go
well that's why he's a legend in the making and he wants one more, that puts him number two in
the all-time list behind Savickas with that two to eight kilos the World Record he's got to go
two, two, nine Danny, well this is big but so is he so is he 28 inch arms pressing that log up
I think he was quite within himself he's got a crack at this World Record
this is what the crowd wants
but he's won the title, this is the glory now, Iron Bibby I believe first Direct Arena
I need remind as well, in the world, is just back on the plane, anyways we're here for
the Europe look how broad he is he weighs over 30 Stone [Music]
thanks for a new World Record long lifting championships two, two, nine
one hundred, four pounds [Applause] I just couldn't quite do it maybe gave too much of himself earlier
on but 220. there's his brother there he has 11 brothers and sisters I believe he's the biggest
we're in a very difficult labor but what a competitor
thank you so much I'm really sorry about it but I will definitely be back I'm very sorry and ¡uh!
thank you all for the support I really promise you this record I'm very sorry
there's nothing to be sorry about put your eyes together for Iron Bibby,
the man from Burkina Faso retaining the log lift title he shared last year with "the Beast" Eddie
Hall National records else where for Kieliszkowski, Hicks and Kearney with Bjornsson down in fifth