especially the first time you normally miss it a second not this time, look at that, well,
that's an incredible recovery well look at that outstanding from Luke Stoltman
that is a statement a statement of intent to win this for the first of our Mighty Scots to walk through
will he take that opportunity Adam Bishop has managed three
and his gentle rival Tom Stoltman "the Albatross" from the highlands is up next
see what he can do Patty McGinnis
and his young son, so Stoltman and he's off two meters three told Danny long arms as well as his
nickname is "the Albatross" it's not easy it's great for dunking basketballs but not for ¡uh!
log pressing but he's so powerful as he should be officially the fifth strongest man on the
planet best finished Brit at World's Strongest Man last year and well he's making short work
of this, number three to go ahead and Bishop this was about 23-24 as well goodness we'll have to
wait till the end to see whether he's ¡uh! managed to get ahead but if he does this it'll be decisive
there we go into second place behind Aaron Page, now the fourth log he's struggling slightly
left side again I thought Bishop struggled on the left it's a funny log no, fights his way through
but no Magnus Ver Magnusson says I'm afraid not arm was not locked out he didn't have total control
you missed it the first time you normally miss it a second not this time, look at that
well that's an incredible recovery you know to do that once it's hard enough to do it
straight after but what's he got left, I had to do all those ones before, amazing, I don't think
he'll do this one the Big Daddy 180 kilos oh Runs Out of Time what might have been
he loves a bit of long pressing Paddy McGinnis trains with Eddie Hall and Tom Stoltman's four
logs in 61.6 not bad at all that's the second effort and that 170 kilo log he
knew the left side was fractionally heavier and he managed to compensate
so we move on then to Tom's big brother his mentor, one of the nicest men in the
competition, Luke Stoltman, arguably one of the best log lifters in this field Colin,
arguably the best log lifter in the world perhaps now's Zydrunas has retired and he'll get a chance to
try and prove it here that was a very Snappy I mean 120 kilos is like nothing to him
well you can make errors it's ¡uh! it's not an exact science log pressing this
is the real money one it goes faster than 23-24 he goes ahead of Bishop that's key
yes he's done that he's done that and look at this control this determination now to
pick off his brother at 61 seconds his brother did this 170 kilo log
looks pretty easy, very solid now Aaron Page the only man to have done this so far
55.40 seconds so he gets a wriggle on and he does well look at that outstanding from Luke Stoltman
that is a statement a statement of intent to win this he's ¡yes! he's done it he's beaten Page
53.5 seven seconds for Luke Stoltman takes 13 points and it is first Blood
to Scotland and he's with Neil pickup now, what a great way to start Luke yeah I said
that last year don't ever count me out ever I'll come in time and time again and prove
everyone wrong I'm one of the best athletes in the world and I'm here today to prove it
what a fantastic start from an Ever popular athlete ladies and gentlemen Mr Luke Stoltman
first blood to the Highland Oak who picks up a hefty 13 points after beating Aaron Page by
two seconds Luke's wee brother Tom their fifth just four tenths of a second behind Ryan England