2018 Arnold Strongman Classic | Recap

Complete highlights from the 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic, part of the Arnold Sports Festival held March 2-3, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. Tune in March 6-8, 2020, for the full Rogue live stream of this year's Arnold Strongman Classic event and stay tuned for the full event recap happening on CBS in May.
Taking place at the apex of Brian Shaw and Hafthor Bjornsson's friendly rivalry, the 2018 Arnold once again sees these two juggernauts squaring off along with eight more of the world's most accomplished Strongman athletes, including Mateusz Kieliszkowski, Mikhail Shivlyakov, and Jerry Pritchett. The five events this year are:
Bag Over Bar
Stone Shoulder
Timber Carry
Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift
Apollon's Wheel

[@JordoniusOfFrisia]

That 24 year old with the boulder was incredible.

[@extrm161]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aniZlmeKlq-roas Strongest in Greece ⬆️

[@cv507]

thought no oned surpäss häl even him v v

[@michakrzyzanowski8554]

it's not just some 24 year old. He's the Mariusz Pudzian successor. He's getting stronger every year and maybe he'll win WSM some year

[@Jamezy316]

@@michakrzyzanowski8554 He would of won multiple by now, hes dominted every year in just about every event. The Deadlift is what has dropped him out of first place every year

[@michakrzyzanowski8554]

@@Jamezy316 please remind me when did big Z get his first win in wsm and how old was he. And he still competes

[@TheNIKOLAKISS]

28:30 he doesnt know what give up is,respect man,god bless you.

[@shysociety39]

i felt sick

[@samotargos5199]

I didnt get to that point in the video yet, but I didnt have to, to know what you are talking about lol. Edit: Yep, it was Misha.

[@donkeykong4582]

That gave me a headache

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

He's got no quit in him.

[@guyinaroom7771]

He's my favorite, I love how he smile clenched his teeth when lifting.

[@thinkforyourself2109]

Shivlyakov's lift at 28:23 is inspirational. He didn't give up!

[@extrm161]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aniZlmeKlq-roas Strongest in Greece ⬆️

[@noone3367]

Sapere aude

[@bekawak6529]

Yes, he fought trought it. But at what cost? The body isn't made for this type of strain to the body

[@hea34kul]

​@@bekawak6529he's an ex marine seen worse than this

[@enkhbayasakhbulganerdene4269]

That Poland young man has so bright future.. good luck

[@caranthirn7400]

bayasah bulgan first he has to improve his deadlift.

[@Hmmwhatyousay]

Caranthirn I mean that’s the only thing holding him back, he won 4 events out of 6 events, he could have won if he had a better deadlift

[@yogendrasahu9404]

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[@yogendrasahu9404]

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[@yogendrasahu9404]

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[@ExtraVictory]

That russian... my lord. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw him fight that deadlift and actually WIN

[@khalifaskho4223]

That Russian always get me goosebumps. So confident, commando hat, no title, just strong

[@maxizihlmann10]

faridz kho what a fitty am i right

[@azwadelarocha2251]

Aaaaaaaaaaa@aaaaaaaaa@

[@topgymrat]

But he bleeds all the time.

[@MrConhobar]

@@topgymrat And keeps going, that's the sign of a real man, not never bleeding.

[@axellavetyan5612]

The best title or nickname for him it " Legioner"

[@kumosi9437]

omg i almost cried at 28:32 TRULY RESPECT THIS MAN!!!!

[@sause819]

A trooper

[@AntoniIvanov-rq7dy]

A real warrior, absolute respect for him!

[@Enes-wj5xq]

He's a gentleman

[@OriginalMindTrick]

In a heavy Russian accent "If you die, you die"

[@andrewphil2366]

@@shore1001 Brian did it pretty easy😂

[@joshconnon]

Mateusz's 4th lift at 14:30 - goosebumps - what a killer!

[@Hmmwhatyousay]

Joshua Connon he did 5 last asm, world record

[@extrm161]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aniZlmeKlq-roas Strongest in Greece ⬆️

[@justicewarrior9187]

Looking at Brian and Thor hugging at the end is like seeing Godzila vs King Gidora!! Freaking Titans!

[@benedictlim5865]

19:30 what i look like getting all the groceries into the house in one go

[@RobinLundqvist]

lol i can relate

[@whoracle699]

ahahahaha

[@mr.t5662]

Lol

[@Dark-ed8ni]

TRUE!

[@edwinteslatu5783]

Lol

[@mattwilliams9846]

Shivlyakov is a terrifying human being even among these monster level men

[@lotty4006]

This quality is insane !

[@alin4253]

I was watching Brian shaw in the last year's , every video from his yt channel , to see him losing now after all this hard work and pain it broke my heart. Much respect for everyone participating to those kind of competitions, not everyone knows how much effort is behind this show.

[@lucasmansson1055]

28:32 what i feel like deadlifting 300 lbs

[@MrSinedddd]

Watching this while I have a lower back pain :)

[@StephNuggs]

Yoga my dude. Some basic stuff for like 15min will surprise you

[@LesCodes]

@@StephNuggs i tried it, unfortunately i have something worse, i'm just waiting for a therapist. it doesn't work all the times.

[@StephNuggs]

@@LesCodes ah been there. Then perhaps swimming or light walks. Point being is to reinforce ur muscles 💪. You got this

[@ole3304]

@@StephNuggs you are a good man

[@yaroslav3979]

@@LesCodes how's your back buddy? you can not engage in exacerbations. you should try to make 2 weeks of complete rest. And then strengthen your back muscles. There is a lot of exercise in yoga. It's very easy to hit the wrong ones. But yoga is at the top of this. I know a lot of people whom she helped. including me.

[@Drydo90]

Watching thor power threw those lifts.. you can't help but feel the rush of energy and excitement, Look forward to this years show.

[@v1asec]

Yeah. Especially how he broke the world record and kept the bar up for several seconds to please the crowd. Pretty sure he could lift at least a bit more.

[@extrm161]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aniZlmeKlq-roas Strongest in Greece ⬆️

[@fuckouttahere327]

I love that Mark Henry gets the recognition he deserves for being a former Worlds Strongest Man.

[@TheKiddmuscle]

Brendan Jakaus But he has 0% mic skills.

[@murdockdrinkalot83]

@@TheKiddmuscle IT'S DOESN'T MATTER!!... HE'S THE MOST STRONGER WWE WRESTLER EVER 💪

[@MrOasis316]

Brendan Jakaus he never won worlds strongest man. He won the Arnold’s though like back in 2002

[@abhinavkumar547]

@@MrOasis316 and that was a better indicator of strength than WSW so mark indeed was the strongest in 2002 officially.

[@makaan699]

@@MrOasis316 Arnold's is the World's Strongest Man. The WSM show by Giants Live is indeed just a TV show.

[@jRoy7]

I've only become a fan of Strongman stuff the past few months. Unsurprisingly, Thor and Shaw have become my favorites and I watch a lot of videos on their channels. It's great being able to see them in the same event. :)

[@v1asec]

I'd love to see Mikhail Shivlyakov get a medal (even if bronze) once again. He's getting old, he might have to end his professional strongman career in a year or a few, and he's always giving it all he has. Sweat and blood, literally. I hope he concludes his career on a good note.

[@kys7615]

28:49 man im laughing so hard :DD even that little grin at the end that was absolute BEAST PERFORMANCE!

[@matthewmiller2241]

Mateusz Kieliszkowski's 4 successful lifts of 'Stone Shoulder' was remarkable! Keep your eyes on this very young up and coming strongman.

[@lordheadass8352]

410 lb stone, I can barely get a 200 ish lb rock out of a field. So much respect for anyone that even attempts picking something like that up

[@sh4rkb4it79]

I’d die from just getting flicked by one of these guys

[@TheVanillatech]

If that's a half Thor, I wanna see a full Thor!

[@Odinson399]

😁✌✌

[@h3rteby]

Full Thor would be the actual god I guess.

[@mattjohnson8090]

A half witt

[@TheVanillatech]

@velipulla What? Who stole it from me? I demand to know so I can call the police!

[@peacher0795]

Wait this is kind of cool! I posted nearly this exact comment - "Halfthor loooking more like twice thor" on twitter back in 2013. I kind of wonder if I was the original and someone copied me!

[@popamonkey190]

Some of those lifts made me emotional. Damn. So much grit and determination.

[@jeremyburris4890]

Yes! This is what I want to see. Its so hard watching hours and hours of footage but this is perfect.

[@tobiasmuller7769]

Oh my god one of the commentators sounds like robot. .....a bored robot! And who is Mateuz Kill the Cowsky?

[@jakobhansen2854]

Yeah Steve Slater aint a good match...

[@v1asec]

Yeah, I guess the Slavic names may be a bit challenging for the American tongue. Maybe the commentator should have practiced that.

[@artemisfowl9002]

lmao! i thought i was the only one who noticed but he made me cringe everytime he spoke, so pretentious and fake

[@BenjieWinney]

Tobias Müller kill the cowsky 😂 that’s jokes

[@KingKong-do8cj]

This was a good year for the Arnolds. I enjoyed watching.

[@ODEditz08]

It’s so funny how Pritchett got 9:58 on his frame lift. That’s the same time as Usain Bolt’s 100 dash record.

[@thinkforyourself2109]

His grip is phenomenal. Since this was filmed Mateusz Kieliszkowski upped his game in the frame carry and won the field.

[@snowy2619]

they have all of my respect

[@emilsfetablackblasmage1120]

28:30 pure respect

[@NamesNotRick679]

Perhaps one of the best showings for strongman I’ve ever seen

[@budthecyborg4575]

"Kills-A-Cow-Ski" American commentators at international events are always good for a laugh.

[@swarnendu]

28:37 He'll make the lift. This is the definition of an Undefeated Warrior.

[@extrm161]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aniZlmeKlq-roas Strongest in Greece ⬆️

[@ryzen232]

14:32 Subtitle:“Mukeshji Laskowki“. Ladies and Gentleman half Japanese half Polish also known as „Kill the Cowsky“

[@mzbn5251]

The deadlift portion of the 2018 strongman was insane. INSANE.

[@llawma2588]

I'm 24 and there is no way I can put the 410lb stone or even half of the weight on my shoulder...Today I carried a 50kg rice bag on my shoulder and literally hurt myself... I am beyond impressed

[@aaronbarlow4376]

I just can't get over how they clean and press weights that I can barely deadlift. The thought of pressing my max deadlift over my head is incomprehensible.

[@gohopoho3903]

Savatinov, for being the shortest, did an amazing job in this competition🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬

[@rinxalee8885]

33:27 They had us in the first half, not gonna lie 😭

[@sharonpeter9293]

28:30... Huge respect!!!

[@Chdmom911]

It's crazy how strong Brian is he has been a consistent strong man for years one of the best ever to do it he will most definitely be remembered forever

[@itzate1565]

This is why Brian Shaw is awesome, Final Event of the Arnold Strongman Classic.. Defending Champion walks out.. *Voice in Brian's head* 39:40 "Okay so there's the bar, but first; how do my sunglasses look? ;)"

[@tyiscool7149]

28:32 absolute beast

[@sammiesstories1389]

Man this is so awesome.... big up to all them warriors....

[@imap2903]

Brian Shaw is the most humble sportsman I've ever seen.

[@pipherman9146]

Brian Shaw is a true legend 👑💯

[@James-yl4wy]

I love it how when they get to 100 pounds on the bag toss the guy just casually has 100 pounds in each hand 😂😂

[@jayeshyadav8948]

Hafthor is Probably "The Real Life Thor", He can't zapped with Lighting Like Thor⚡⚡⚡, But He can Shock Anyone with his strength 💪💪💪.

[@vishnupillai7514]

Respect to these guys the strongest men ever💀❤️🔥

[@daebreaker6212]

good luck with this weeks comp

[@dabaduuu7069]

congratulation all athletes results.Thor its a monster.Respect all 🤝👍

[@dragoslavsoldo7143]

13:08 I'm about to end their whole careers

[@argospanoptes4826]

Amazing perf by Bjornsson.

[@bhartiyaforyou3101]

Man oh man, this is no joke. Bleeding and still going, hats off.

[@xxxrevengexxx17x10]

You know you had a nostalgic flashback of watching and playing WWE with Mark henry as a kid before knowing that everthing in WWE is fake

[@abhinavkumar547]

But Mark was. A real deal .

[@nordfreiheit]

Professional wrestlers still get thrown around the ring and it still hurts like hell! It may be scripted but their bodies definitely take a beating- and you need to be a serious athlete to be good at it.

[@Arguing101]

Thor tried to kill the ref at the end

[@nghuuvuhung]

The ref looks like Sandor =")))

[@mr.screenshot9452]

I got goosebumps in that intro

[@fahadnasirkamala]

Fantastic Show ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌎

[@soldierray153]

I can see that Russian running into battle shooting a mini gun with just that smirk on his face

[@cthulahoops3436]

The Russian is just pure sheer will in human form

[@bradstephan7886]

Very entertaining, thank you!

[@aaronroberts7720]

The mountain is unreal

[@earlruiz7866]

I literally have so much respect for that Russian

[@DaneSaysStuff]

Watching these always weirds me out. The crowd is so docile. If I was there I'd be losing my mind cheering dudes on. Hell I'm yelling at my computer screen!

[@madvbecity1418]

Respect all the contestants

[@mjallison316]

Awesome AF

[@evoke2976]

I wish Eddie still competed, would've been insane to see him, Thor and Brian fight in the deadlift event

[@lukeemmanuelhammond6024]

He struggles with the Elephant Bar.

[@Tomm5997]

@@lukeemmanuelhammond6024 He still managed a world record on it.

[@fabiank485]

​@@Tomm5997and then pulled out of the competition 😂😂

[@Tomm5997]

@@fabiank485 no he didn't. He pulled out after the Austrian Oak because his tricep injury was affecting him.

[@fabiank485]

@@Tomm5997 2016 or 2017, he pulled out after the DL. The organisers were sick of his behaviour and stopped to invite him

[@gamerzone2443]

I lifted 1600 lbs.... But then i woke up

[@SaleemKhan-xv4dr]

Lol

[@quemdissequenaoda]

Amazing!!!!!!

[@hanggao4554]

With all the respect watching this

[@Bhushan_Mudliyar]

@ 6:56 "Champions come and go but legends NEVER die"

[@IRONRIDER97]

42:52🤣 I knew it😂 Someone might throw the weight on Magnus

[@altomusinspr3183]

😂😂

[@Meow_rust]

Хорошая работа Олег!

[@reinekaelamakemedokidoki7206]

mateus is an absolute beast!

[@UrbanLegend2k11]

Oh damn! I thought I missed something. This is a re-upload. 😂

[@stunter2875]

The 24yr old has a bright future if he decides to keep training

[@Hmmwhatyousay]

Yes he won 4 out of 6 events asm2020 could have won if he improved his deadlift

[@jimmyhnut]

after mateuse second stone lift the announcer says this is where we'll see his strength break down. what a genius

[@mpmd6.9]

I love Brian "I think its gonna be really fun" "It was really fun" "I think its gonna be really interesting" "Sounds really fun"

[@py0ng7]

5:49 oh nononono this mans head.

[@julianiordanov1876]

Bulgarian like me

[@clark987878]

Toad mode activate

[@pedromacedo4107]

Hafthor é um semi Deus essa força q ele tem n é 100% humana

[@leyvua7362]

Brian Shaw holy Molly he's a machine

[@pipherman9146]

Brian Shaw is a true legend 👑💯

[@00Noontide]

Arnold is numero uno. 🥇

[@imsofly114]

Lol one of the commentators is reading prepared lines. His entire commentary was done after the event

[@Mackw0w]

Thats the point. ITS A RECAP.

[@asifrahaman8529]

It’s literally called a Recap

[@Overly_Hydrated]

Russian guy is the perfect anime character. Crazy outfit. Lots of passion. And nosebleeds.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

31:25 Look at Caron's face change as Thor stands up with it easily. Smile gone lol.

[@jayclean5653]

Lol

[@qaisalmokdad9511]

Imagine seeing them shredded

[@quelandil5738]

Question about stone to shoulder and/or appolons wheel: since you already get points for lapping/cleaning. Would it be allowed to just lap the stone 5 times and get 10 points for it?

[@DiegoG1618]

No, that's not allowed.

[@lenisemicolon]

@@DiegoG1618 How do you know? No one that missed the first press went for a second attempt.

[@DiegoG1618]

@@lenisemicolon if u don't press it, than the next lapping/cleaning doesn't count because u couldn't press it.

[@melkin_g]

19:54 He finished that as fast as Usain Bolt ran his WR in 100m

[@altomusinspr3183]

Yes buddy

[@kangaroo967]

@@altomusinspr3183 begula

[@iqiyi1928]

That youngest contestant lifting that fckin 400 stone 4 fckin time is impressive asf

[@powersofbillionaire1173]

Great👍

[@masoncasper4348]

Eddie hull is the world record holder for dead lift 1102 lbs

[@alfiehunt8325]

zexoz I think they’re talking about on the rogue bar which is a little trickier as it bends

[@noname-bt9ky]

@@alfiehunt8325 Yes.

[@Papashaft]

When I saw Shaw, I swear I heard boss music

[@essamatia3263]

Very strong competitions

[@fire7560]

I always cheer for Brian Shaw, SHAW STRENGTH WOOOHOOOOO

[@ashwinkamath4475]

Why is Brad Castleberry not competing?

[@afm-.-.-100]

Too strong for them

[@jamiehay1027]

hello hahaha

[@bctiger575]

The only way that douch could stand among these men is by wiping there sweat off the weights.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Hafthor was the best deadlifter around.

[@Tristan_00715]

Hafthor and Eddie are my favs

[@jamesfauver2447]

What a beautiful Olympic bar and weights or elephant bar .

[@skaaa6298]

28:30 never give up #russianpower

[@njabulosokhulu2947]

THOR HAS THE GREATEST POTENTIAL

[@kindredhunter1887]

This was the start of Thor’s best year. Won Arnold Strongman Classic, then Europes Strongest Man, then Worlds Strongest Man, and then Worlds Ultimate Strongman.

[@kingofscots]

Going back and watching this makes me really appreciate Loz now on the commentary team. This 2018 edition is a tough listen.

[@NoWayItsNickFilms]

40:03 I thought Arnold was done for

[@shehzadaraheel88]

😂😂😂