there he is the returning champion
he's probably got the strongest shoulders in the world and is this a joke weight? those
are the quickest reps we've seen how did it feel oh good felt easy very light no kidding
just exactly who is the Beast
we met up with him before the contest yeah! I mean a couple years ago I was sitting around the 155,
160 margin uh when I first won Britain´s strongest man
and um my fitness was pretty good then but you know i've put a best part 20 20 kilos on i'm
a lot stronger which in my eyes I don't have to use as much fitness to do as many reps so perhaps
a little bit less fitter but you know don't really need the fitness when you're that strong
this year we've got four top athletes all in top health Laurence there's a look at determination
Terry there's some giants now Felix the great guys there's every chance they could title the title
from me so you know i'm going all out today no mistakes all out it's mine Eddie and myself both
have two britain's strongest man titles uh I got one in 2012 and 2013. obviously the last two years
Eddie's dominated to be honest in the UK he's you know really improved myself and terry have kind of
struggled a bit with injuries and Terry looked at retiring um i thought about it as well so
um he's kind of really dominated but um this year you've got probably three or four even of the best
british guys ever competing in one competition so it's going to be quite exciting the the one
event i'm slightly worried about it would be the car walk I feel as if that's probably the only
event I could probably lose a lot of points on just by just by sheer mistakes you know
if you trip up and drop it there's potentially three or four guys that can overtake you on time
bit of a risky one but all the other events are pretty standard you know you stood in one spot you
lift it you're holding you know so those events are a no-brainer really we look at Ed and you see
some of the they're the biggest deadlift ever done he's got probably the strongest shoulders
in strong man competitions I mean in terms of just brute strength he's probably as good if not better
than anyone i'm obviously one of the last two years um i've come in today absolutely perfect you
know and the lead up to this this last month has been phenomenal the training's been good diet's
been good and the fitness is up i'm the heaviest i've ever been i'm 181 kilos feel fit as ever so
you know I can't see any reason why I shouldn't be walking away with a win today the talking is over
let the action begin right the first event of Britain's Strongest Man that classic
British event the viking press this 155 kilos over 330 pounds
about the weight of Laurence Shahlaei in your hands you have to lift it up press it to arm's
length lock your elbows out and do it for as many repetitions as possible a good amount
maybe seven or eight this should certainly suit the Beast with his strong shoulders are we ready?
all right let's get started all the athletes ready that's the question
newly crowned welsh champion four reps on the viking press to start off and it was
the turn of Jonathan Kelly who hit six he was leading until Frampton hit eight
Bishop match that and then Darren Sadler double figures
so we joined the action Freddie Gonzalez of cuba first man up he lives in Spain european power
lifting an arm wrestling champion athlete ready stacks of upper body power or should do anyway
10 reps to beat not using his legs at all and that isn't particularly advisable
it's only so strong your shoulders can be and two reps for the cubans
I think his wrist map came off but no excuses really you'll be disappointed with that
big time nerves i'm guessing this is a huge international contest and with the likes of Mark
Felix that just shows you the quality ten times he's been to the World's Strongest Man finals
50 years old now he has one achilles heel it's his pressing power Felix
looks like someone really has been doing their homework
wearing his warriors kilt goes number seven that's tremendous just came shy of Bishop´s eight
but he's beaten enough guys to get some decent points there and of course we know
in the deadlift and events like the stones he is tremendous Lauren Shahlaei up next
big Loz from Swindon one Britain's Strongest Man 2012 and 2013. once had the british log
record until Eddie Hall came along he really was the main man trying to get back on four
good start here over 10 reps is what he's looking for
he snapped his tricep about a year ago had some surgery
but he's managed to match Sadler's 10. can he go above double figures one more for the lead
once you fatigue those triceps they're not exactly big muscles they go
very impressive though from Shahlaei as his recovery has obviously gone well that right arm
there that's the injured arm from last year he did it at the World's Strongest Man finals in Malaysia
big Tel nine times a World's Strongest Man finalist that's quite a feat better
than anybody else in history who took a year out last year they'll do some television presenting
have a baby as we just saw has he got the hunger yes he has and he's got the power
he never used to be a great presser but someone has really done some hard hard work in the gym
11 reps I can't believe it it's got to be the first time Hollands has beaten
Shahlaei overhead tremendous from such a tall man as well
long arms do not help but he powered that up look at determination on his face
just one man to come Britain's Strongest Man, The Beast here he is the returning champion two times
champion looking for his third title is he nervous oh I wonder no is the answer blowing kisses to our
camera 11 reps to beat now this is a great event for Hall normally as Terry Holland said earlier
he's probably got the strongest shoulders in the world and is this a joke wait I can't
believe it 10 reps 11. he could do this all day that's ludicrous 12 reps he's won
12 he says to Dave Warner the referee in the nonchalant way another 12 if you like
look at this 12 yeah! okay i'll put it down that is outrageous
Eddie I thought you were going to use your legs and there you are just popping it up
that was the quickest reps we've seen how did it feel oh! good it felt easy very light
no kidding so what do you think the other guys are thinking right about now um it was the first event
you know there's lots more to come so let's just hope it keeps on a roll and uh! I keep winning
you look unbelievable keep it up thanks guys three times well strongest man Bill Kazmaier there
giving Eddie some heavy flattering and he deserves it whole a comfortable win
not by reps but just by sheer ease of how he did them Holland's second Shahlaei third
Sadler in fourth in his return competition after three years out Hall