what do you think about when people say you're the strongest man that ever lived
uh I am very proud to hear it oh he does it
there's a lot of pressing out at the end but this is strong man
hey once again well anything you guys can do I can do it too
oh 23 kilos on the old world record today
pushes it overhead our first event is the last man standing apollens axle
the competitors have to pick this axle up the handle is two inches thick
as thick as a coke can they have to pick it to their chest
and press it overhead the starting weight
is 165 kilos if you make that it goes up and up the world record
is 193 kilograms owned by big Z of course
the ball keeps going up and up and Felix failed at 165.
Katona hit that and hit 185 too
so we join the action as the ball goes up and up referee Gregor Edmonds making
sure 195 kilograms is on the bar
start of round four start of round four 195 kilos then
and Gregor Edmonds watching here as Richard Skog
goes for what is not only a norwegian record
but a world record to beat Savickas's 193 kilos
set in London Wembley arena last year
now it doesn't have it good effort though at 185
and this being just over a month after the world's strongest man contest
men are still very strong Brian Saw some Savickas
I think there's a number of guys who could break the world record
Paul Pirjol new to the strongman scene just 19 years old
big olympic lifter though and according to his father and
coach he's hit 195 in training just feel it's a soft world record 193
waiting to be broken will he be the man
to the chest without a problem that thick bar no difficulty for him
overhead excellent effort there it is a world record for
the youngster the crowd being treated to something
special there
and he looks good for a lot more
this contest could go on and on bit of showboating too I like his style
Konstiantyn Ilin no lack of aggression here really gets himself pumped up
using the European clean style when you rest it on your stomach
up to the shoulders
and he gets it equals it
195 by two men and we still have the biggest of the names to come
Shalaei England's strongest man half iranian
extremely explosive
that was very easy overhead goodness me three men now
and I've never seen so many men turn up to a contest
in such good shape
Stefan Solvi- Petursson the big Icelander spends a lot of time in Scotland at the
highland games but has worked very hard on his pressing
he can get into his shoulders he'll stand a good chance
oh yes look at that exceptional tricep power
and another true awesome viking from Iceland
this time it's Brian Shaw stepping up from Colorado
just missed out on winning the world's strongest man titled second in South
Africa six foot eight being that tall doesn't
really help but he overcomes it with some wild power
hey once again well anything you guys can do
I can do it too maybe better one man left in the round
and that's Zydrunas Savickas who's seen so many men
go past his world record of 193
to be fair he's never really been pushed in this event before
to the chest with ease oh just presses it with shoulders and triceps
very easy well i think we've got to go up at least uh
well five I think 10 kilos probably and that's what Gregor Edmunds
has gone for head referee we are really in uncharted territory now
per job
10 kilos up on what is a fresh world record
again to the shoulders without problem
when you've missed it once you really get it a second time
it was a good effort but one nine five it is for Pirjol and the bar
can barely hold on all the weight well I wonder how much Ilin gave in
that last lift he looked super psyched
he seems to have got himself in the zone
again goes oh
he gave a lot there just to get that up to the shoulders
and have nothing left to give so 195 his best here comes Laurence
Shahlaei and the way he jerked it overhead again I think if he can get it
to his shoulders he's got the leg power to blast this
overhead
he's probably the most improved strong man
in the world right now oh he does it well if it was a clean and jerk contest
it wouldn't be any good there was a lot of pressing out at the
end but this is strong man anywhere you can to get it up and it's a
world record for Laurence Shahlaei of Bristol
England's strongest man
took his time and just got it i'm not sure he's worth any
more but that doesn't matter his world record Petursson then, He looked good at 195
his pressing power was stunning again up under the stomach
that looks very awkward and uh he's obviously done something there what
happened just maybe something in the shoulder
rotator cuff muscles perhaps hopefully nothing too bad
as Savickas comes out to try and do the 205.
world's greatest presser oh and that's why goodness me it looked
like 140 kilograms on the bar that was nothing
well I said he'd never been pushed and he really hadn't what can he go to
215 kilos on the bar now but we're starting to make our way up
towards 500 pounds this is really something else Lauren
Shahlaei only two men left in it Shaw didn't do
the last weight so just Shahlaei and Savickas
big moment has to get it all absolutely right can he even get it to his
shoulders yes he can
looks uncomfortable
he could barely get it off his chest in the end
205 it is certainly a big british record there from Lauren Shahlaei
by some margin too much impressive performance now will we have
a standalone winner
one of the world's greatest power lifters ever
arguably the strongest man in history when it comes to shoulders unbeatable
or is he 215.
oh 23 kilos on the old world record today Zydrunas Savickas
pushes it overhead I think that might have even been a little bit more if he
had to do it oh yes
z185 looked a bit dodgy 215 the greatest weight ever by a huge
margin it's just incredible how did you pull it
off uh it was big weight but I feel very good
and I lift with his good powers this weight my clean was was very good
and not lose a lot of power and
then I just
lift over here that's it what do you think about when people say
you're the strongest man that ever lived uh I am very proud
to hear it well another world record congratulations
thank you well Zydrunas Savickas 215 kilos the largest
axle ever lifted by 23 kilograms Savickas once again proving he is
number one in this stunning city here in Istanbul
split apart by the boss Denizi half in Asia half in Europe