2021 Rogue Invitational - Strongman Event 1 - Elephant Bar Deadlift

Complete coverage of Event 1 of the inaugural Strongman competition at the 2021 Rogue Invitational, from Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas (Friday, October 29). The Elephant Bar Deadlift has made legends of some and humbled others. And as the first challenge of this 2-day competition, it's a rude awakening for the field of 10. With some of the greatest names in the history of Strongman given three shots to establish their max weight, just three were able to eclipse the 900 LB mark, with Martins Licis, Tom Stoltman, and JF Caron battling to grab an early win.
Details of the Event:
Rising bar system
Each athlete has 3 attempts to establish their max weight
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[@thomash4022]

Using Big Loz was the best decision Rogue could've made and providing the events in real time is appreciated! WSM should be taking notes on how to provide a top notch event.

[@christophercampbell9266]

100% agree.

[@mikeledger2614]

Rogue is taking over! This and Arnold, I’m in.

[@bradfarrahgerwing154]

Just like Bill Kazmier on the Mike back in the day....real credibility

[@ae746890]

Nice to see strongman getting treated like a professional sport

[@jay4147]

What? I thought it was?

[@RichardSmith-my1fj]

@Gage Allen nn

[@yeeto-247]

I wanna sea bobby lashley do this, his heaviest is "1'000lbs" Edit: cause ive just rewatched the vid where he said it. He said it was a lie. Took me far too long realise 😅 to anyone I debated and annoyed in this comment section I'm sorry I was wrong.

[@wilburmcbride8096]

@@yeeto-247 Wow, I didn't know Bobby Lashley handled that much weight.

[@lomachenko5074]

@@yeeto-247 Lmao Bobby Lashley hasn't deadlifted 1000 lbs you dummy. Stop believing what these "professional wrestlers" tell you

[@arsen2506]

-Mateusz Kieliszkowski 781 lbs (354.2 kg) 3:40 -Tom Stoltman 796 lbs (361 kg) 5:38 -Luke Stoltman 801 lbs (363.3 kg) 7:07 -Jerry Pritchett 806 lbs (365.6 kg) 8:34 -Oleksii Novikov 821 lbs (372.4 kg) 10:04 -Luke Stoltman 846 lbs (383.7 kg) 13:03 -Martins Licis 856 lbs (388.2 kg) 14:37 -Jerry Pritchett 856 lbs (388.2 kg) 15:45 -Oleksii Novikov 861 lbs (390.5 kg) 17:12 -Rob Kearney 876 lbs (397.3 kg) 18:42 -Brian Shaw 881 lbs (399.6 kg) 20:05 -Tom Stoltman 881 lbs (399.6 kg) 21:19 -Luke Stoltman 886 lbs (401.8 kg) 23:09 -Mikhail Shivlyakov 891 lbs (404.1 kg) 24:45 -Oleksii Novikov 896 lbs (406.4 kg) 26:40 -JF Caron 906 lbs (410.9 kg) 28:25 -Martins Licis 906 lbs (410.9 kg) 29:32 -Jerry Pritchett 906 lbs (410.9 kg) 30:55 -Rob Kearney 911 lbs (413.2 kg) 32:18 -Brian Shaw 911 lbs (413.2 kg) 34:05 -Tom Stoltman 911 lbs (413.2 kg) 35:11 -JF Caron 926 lbs (420 kg) 36:50

[@FeragonX]

You my friend, are a hero

[@chrism45]

Thanks king

[@a.k2156]

Thank you!

[@Bauke1234]

Even adds the kgs, thanks mate!

[@madhur8537]

you saved us😎

[@silverbackgorilla2112]

Thank you Rogue for covering and supporting Strongman.

[@lovetownsend]

Bro the smaller dude with the mohawk is HALF the size of these dudes and pulling SAME weight, hats off to him

[@martincrimp5836]

Class event made all the better by having big loz in the commentary, superb strongman and even better analysts👍👍👍👍

[@mikesleckman8927]

Couldn’t agree more. What a great voice for the sport.

[@philipmeisterl]

Good steongmen Greatest commentator

[@leonardowilhelm1029]

Much thanks to Rogue Fitness for this awesome Strongman Competition and the prize amounts that better suits what the strongmen deserve for their blood, sweat, and tears invested into their sport!

[@elreydelmundo1343]

Shivlyakov has got to be the most injury prone athlete of all time.

[@HeavyDuty608]

I think he faked this one once he realized the weight was too much for him lol . He was walking fine after the attempt a few minutes later.

[@ora6925]

Luke Richardson is well on his way to take that title from Shiv

[@mrvenum1155]

big powerful dudes. love watching this kind of stuff. helps me keep my focus and keep going the gym. i have been training about 6 months now my biggest deadlift is 180kg ( 396 pounds )

[@Natefirethemagnets]

Glad you have Loz, bring in Liz too.

[@napaartoqostermann-hansen5098]

It's just not the same without Liz. #WeWantLiz

[@JoshuaPaulHollenbeck]

Good to see Rogue hosting Real Strength events, with the actual fittest people on earth.

[@anonanomalli]

I wish so badly that I could hear what these guys say to eachother between lifts, love all these athletes and their attitudes toward eachother. Great show! Rogue killing it as always.

[@ginnipig]

DAMMMM Rogue really stepping up with production value and putting it on youtube. Great event!

[@oldelectronicdancemusic]

30:57 Gotta love the crowd here. Lovely energy.

[@juandeleon8302]

JF is such a Stud i hope he podiums

[@ESP500]

Im loving laurence shalei on the commentary. Explains everything really well

[@user-me4if8kk7l]

The respect between the athletes and the positive atmosphere is what makes this so unique! Much love from Germany 🇩🇪

[@cougarrain]

Thank goodness I can rewatch these Incredible Strongmen

[@joeysaks6516]

Awesome stuff rogue, thank you so much

[@dudedude5526]

thanks for uploading the entire video. love strongman!

[@lakedaimoninc.3320]

You can see Brian saying to his wife right after: "I tore my hamstring."

[@nshandy]

That really sucked, I can't imagine the disappointment of that on the first event. Especially when he has done more weight than that many times in competition. Would have to love to see his performance uninjured. He definitely would have podiumed.

[@brian6speed]

Brian is old and his body is beat down. Will be hard to compete without injuring himself. He is more focused on making $$$ now while he can before his career ends.

[@hawkeyegough9090]

@@brian6speed he's gonna be making money long after he's done competing because he's such a huge name in the sport

[@nshandy]

@@brian6speed plenty of people get injured that are younger. I wouldn't say brian is too old and beat down. Big Z won world class competitions at 40 and 41. Brian can still do it at 39. He palced 2nd in WSM and his shaw classic this year. He is definitely towards the end of his career but he isnt done yet.

[@KCJbomberFTW]

@@brian6speed no he wants to win another major title more than any $$

[@just.stronger.than.yesterd6621]

Big Loz as a commentator is the best possible choice in my opinion

[@NS90xAurion]

completely agree. 10 times better than hall

[@mufinmakesmusic1210]

I really like that he gives a lot of info on all the athletes, and also explains a lot of whats going on for people that arent familiar with strongman. That said he almost talks a little too much. Like when someone is attempting a weight there shouldnt be talking imo

[@europaeuropa3673]

My lower back hurts just watching these guys.

[@nonachyourbusiness1164]

I think Rogue has a chance at being the future of strongman. This is how you deliver!

[@england8331]

The strategy to this event makes it great to watch

[@agayfield1983]

This has made my day to see Strongman moving into more mainstream strength sports!

[@NotMyUsualPersona]

How many times has it been now when Shaw damaged his hamstring on the Elephant bar ? I remember his deadlift permanently went down after he damaged his hamstring on the same bar at Arnold classic. He may wanna use maybe a less hamstring intensive stance for this bar. It just doesn't suit him and is shortening his career.

[@Natefirethemagnets]

3 tears total. Not sure how many on elephant bar, 2 at least apparently.

[@willykandelin3099]

4 times, also many other hurt them on that stupied bar hate it

[@Phoenix4956]

I think his technique is too explosive for this bar.

[@robinpgraham]

Exactly. Maddening.

[@yohohoho8412]

Shaw stance was too wide and involved more hamstring. Look at Hafthor technique and form on Deadlift. It's so smooth.

[@lovetownsend]

What's always interesting to me is how 800 for these guys is like "Yeah another day in the park." but then 30 more pounds is like a HUGE climb.

[@Katsos44]

Yeah weight is linear like that, if you put 100 lbs on the bar and deadlift it and it’s easy, throwing another 30 lbs can make it impossible, same with 230, 330 and even 830, weird to think that each pound for these guys matter when it’s near the thousands

[@sethticer5108]

Yeah at this level guys will literally train an entire year to add about 10lbs to their deadlift

[@jordangroff8978]

Those plates are beautiful! I want some 😍

[@MrBullboy23]

If this had been in the UK there would have been 40000 people there, guaranteed. Such a shame that the locals don't realise how great strongman is.

[@thelonegamer7482]

Big Loz experience shines through here as you can tell with perfect commentary 😃

[@kuroryudairyu4567]

Thanks, truly appreciate it 💛💪🙏🌤️

[@batyasaks1274]

Awesome stuff, thank you rogue

[@createachanneltopost]

great commentary by Loz!

[@danielcarter9601]

Loz is a good colour commentator, establishing himself as the go-to for these things

[@leegregory1822]

wow what a venue for this

[@natecordle8739]

Martins has classic Macho Man energy

[@Sirkillsalot22X]

JF picks up his 900+ deadlifts like I pick up the newspaper in the morning.

[@silviofrancisconi2813]

Very amazing congratulations!!!!

[@superchile9640]

Enjoyed listening to Big Loz

[@OldWorldNY]

I hope to see the stands filled in these years to come ✊

[@mx_nana_banana]

Could you imagine a venue filled to the brim with cheering fans, as guys like this lift the weight? I got goosebumps just thinking about it

[@user-vw7zl7ho7i]

Caron is just monstrous! He managed all the lifts while his pants dragging to the bar causing him a little bit of friction.

[@Medhansh-bm7qn]

Actually he wore those pants to prevent hurting his shins

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

those thin wind pants are probably better than dragging it on his skin.

[@ChatgptEngine]

10:00

[@sotnasoigres315]

Thanks a lot for this!

[@Mcseveneys]

Cmon stoltman. Fantastic result in this field

[@liamsludge2659]

Next year you guys should add which lift each guys is on beside their name. Beyond that, awesome coverage this year!

[@davidgrizz6286]

Carson surprised me how easy he made his first lift look and his 2nd even more impressive

[@wursel]

Kearney is an awesome strongman. Especially after his comeback. Looking forward to the future.

[@comrade_freddy]

I Really Think Martins deadlift technique is Great !

[@GetaVe]

I think Caron could get the 500kg if he specifically trained for it.

[@johnnyh537]

He makes massive weight look stupidly easy. I think he could easily grab that 505kg deadlift

[@apetogetherstrong4243]

@@johnnyh537 that's 230ish more pounds what he did here.And remember,despite people getting injured that the elephant bar is EASIER that the standard olympic rod. Caron had an advantage over here. I think if caron at his age were to successfully pull 501+/1100lbs club then he'd do it on the elephant bar

[@johnnyh537]

@@apetogetherstrong4243 he's a very good deadlifter on any bar and he made these weights look childishly easy. When he did the hummer tyre deadlift in the shaw classic he was making stupid weights look easy aswell.

[@antoniocenteno1483]

@@apetogetherstrong4243 The elephant bar is not easier, must athlethes that pull on it say is harder than the other bars. Just saying.

[@bogdanpaunescu9861]

@@antoniocenteno1483 It's literally easier to go higher in weight on elephant bar.easier to pull? depends a bit on the athlete and technique. but anyone will do more weight on elephant bar than olympic one. It's simple physics.

[@X862go]

Awesome events 👏

[@S4h4r4s]

If I had to deadlift 1,000lbs weighing at 155lbs, I'm sure my arms and hips to pelvis would snap apart like a Mortal Kombat fatality.

[@lmaolmfao7590]

that's what life is about , improving every yur.

[@mdt56789]

Would've been really helpful to add a column to the ranking table that tells the viewer how many lifts the athlete has allready done and if they are allready out or not. It was really difficult to keep track of who's still in the competition and who's allready out.

[@midgetwitha50cal13]

The dell diamond is like five minutes from my house. I can't believe I missed this!

[@DC1BC1]

Craziest part is Caron is a great chess player aswell

[@bobbobbing4381]

Extended format for these events really works.

[@LiamBens]

Loz the king you need to host every show you are thé best

[@VATION3RD]

Congratulations JF Caron 💪👊

[@paulcoombs3003]

Awesome. just awesome.

[@cbstrength170]

This is the new standard Wsm better step up their game big time

[@richardlawton1023]

Nice... Great to see

[@jonathansolero7]

Love this 💯💯💯

[@newphonewhodis3955]

JF, un des meilleurs deadlifter au monde. QC proud.

[@KingKhan-dv7ze]

Strongman isn’t the same without Hall and Thor. This was baby weight for those legends

[@marcusorillius6971]

Loz is best commentator EVER!!!!!

[@jaxnwayne6483]

Tom and Brian got this!!

[@CalebTheHumbled]

Just Epic.

[@Kanti12311]

Very nice looking plates

[@4emcarthur]

THE CANADIAN TERMINATOR!!!! 🇨🇦

[@kuanxD]

It would be great if you guys could put the weights also in kg, so the rest of the world can also know how much it is

[@jebudylajtwejt8051]

It is possible to calculate if you divide lbs by 2.2

[@antoniocenteno1483]

*The US you mean LOL

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

If the rest of the world can't convert lbs into kgs, I think it's best to say y'all are stupid lmao.

[@josep6710]

@luiz.. no

[@Mrcrawford100]

Uncle Loz is a beast on the mic 🎤

[@wildstrengthuk4890]

Caron has got Camel humps for traps. Absolute monster on the deadlift too. I sense a new record from him soon.

[@mufinmakesmusic1210]

Loz is a good commentator. I really like that he gives a lot of info on all the athletes, and also explains a lot of whats going on for people that arent familiar with strongman. That said, he almost talks a little too much. Like when someone is attempting a weight there shouldnt be talking imo.

[@pulkpuller]

the other two ned to got thy ar terrible ...they sem like local small-town news people

[@carl8790]

Caron winning this event was a no brainer. Thor and Eddie isn't there, Brian struggles with the elephant bar, Jerry was really competitive, but it doesn't look like he's there anymore. Martins and Tom improved a lot, I see a lot more battles between them in the future.

[@josephmangano3261]

he hasn't been the same since 2018 when he tore it at arnold trying to pull 1049 or whatever it was.

[@jebudylajtwejt8051]

Please Eddie has not been with since 2017-2018

[@peaceloveforever88]

BIG RESPECT for the Terry TODD WHIFE

[@ParaglidingSweden]

I love to watch these event live, but during the pandemic the videos are really joyous to watch !!! I have only one question, did the lifts have to start at a certain weight? Just curious why two contenders didn’t even make one successful lift? Couldn’t they have started lower to at least get one repetition?

[@gREEn7o0]

JF is a f@ckin BEAST! Well done sir!

[@zaineridling]

Caron, my man! 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@sevendeadful]

Lol that Thanos line in the beginning :D

[@supervideos4244]

I love strongman sport

[@thermalmedia6454]

Wait, where is Kyriakos?

[@finestjellybeansrawlol9486]

Surprisingly there is an upper weight limit for this comp and Grizzly weighed in at FULL so they sent him home

[@thermalmedia6454]

@@finestjellybeansrawlol9486 The organisers’ POV after they announced him the news: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2Skln2abMpll9E

[@jaymorgan8013]

Adding bloat somewhere.

[@ae746890]

Mogging the competitors like that, wouldn’t be right

[@alaron5698]

This is the human devision. Gods aren't allowed.

[@Goremachine]

17:25 Novikov is still able to reduce the ROM with the normal straps. His hands start out fully wrapped around the bar, then as soon as he starts pulling, the bar slips down into his fingers. He's got an advantage over everyone using a proper grip.

[@NS90xAurion]

everyone do that. novikov advantage is his short frame

[@Silver_79]

Plus he has long arms for his frame.

[@lomachenko5074]

@@NS90xAurion And his disadvantage is around 80 lbs less muscle than someone like Shaw or Stoltman.

[@pgfinna]

Seeing 8 plates on the bar is more convincing than seeing them lift a car

[@pottingshedgene]

The number of times that there was reference to an athlete's injuries tells me that this is for only brave!

[@mesasavea8225]

MR. CARON CAME OUT POWERFUL BUT EVERYONE STILL AWSOME👍👍👏👏

[@zknk5811]

Caron in 2 yrs time will be smashing thors deadlift record...you heard it here first

[@kareemsalem6487]

Maybe in less time, hopefully he stays injury free

[@J3-2344]

No he won’t I’ll bet you 100$ cash app in 2 years

[@NS90xAurion]

i dont think that. two years ago 5 persons were deaflifting 1020 lb and now ...

[@jebudylajtwejt8051]

We'll have to wait another couple of years so maybe Tom can entertain us with crazy lifts. Go spicy Tom Boy!

[@thomasrozier7949]

I liked and subscribed because uncle loz is commentating

[@randez626]

Not a single person wearing a mask. Proud of you Texas

[@KornersquaredMike]

Absolutely love Romark hyping up Martins

[@Starcrow999]

Caron is such a soldier.

[@oliverramos5808]

finally!!

[@goldtaker95]

caron 926lb/420kg looked almost as easy as eddie and thor 420kg opener when they did the 500. very impressive.

[@the_snowball3718]

JF was probably in shape for a PB that day ( pb on that bar is 463kg )

[@matsbartram7642]

that weight moved fast! this was so much fun to watch!

[@benkdk2410]

@@the_snowball3718 no the wr is at 463 kg carons pb is below that

[@the_snowball3718]

Strongman archives: In 2018 the top 3 were: Thor: 472kg JF Caron: 463kg Brian: 460kg In 2019 the top 3 were: Thor: 474kg Brian : 463kg ( tore Hammy on a 470kg+ attempt ) then Tied for 3rd was Shiv and Jerry with 442kg In 2020 the top 3 were: Thor: 465kg JF Caron: 434kg Shiv: 427kg

[@kennynakawaki]

JF Caron a beast! So sad for Brian. I don’t know if he’ll ever climb back up there in deadlifts ever again. His track record lately has just been bad.

[@redsballer1904]

It’s because all the competitions utilize the elephant instead of a true deadlift bar.

[@pillmill8987]

Maxing deadlift first event, followed by another max effort in 5 hours. Very tough on their bodys

[@CPFerg]

Do they have to pull conventional or are they just stronger when they pull conventional? Usually when I see people deadlift they pull sumo which they do heavy weight but definitely not as heavy as this.

[@murphyblogs2984]

Are they all off cycle or something such low numbers getting pulled 👀🔥🐢?

[@IgnatiusCheese]

Big Loz Class Act keep him in the booth

[@zanehawkins5869]

Was Romark in Martins corner? Looked like it.

[@anorzagaray21]

Thank you for using lbs. 🇺🇸

[@Riddler9290]

MARRRR-TIIIIINS!!!!!