Day 2 at The Arnold Strongman Classic Pro Strongmen and Strongwomen

[@zaineridling]

I wonder how many people realize the positive impact that Loz & Liz have had in popularizing strongman and arm wrestling in the last five years? This channel is my first resource for news, insight, and sheer fun. Thank you both for all your hard work! 💯🌟💯

[@yourdriven5365]

From Australia the mighty couple have influenced us even down under 🇦🇺

[@stephen2583]

I've only recently discovered it myself and I agree, first port of call for news and great coverage.

[@ToxicTruth]

About 110k ;)

[@fusshful]

Loz is fantastic man and youtuber! Big man with sense of reallity!

[@tonywalther67]

Fully agree. Certain subjects they can’t discuss (which would otherwise impact their sponsorships and Loz’ future commentating opportunities) which another channel is slightly better for but hands down the best channel for: - quick update, - behind the scenes, - training tips, and - humour just brilliant and unbeatable. Keep it up guys you’re doing an amazing job!!! 👍👌

[@lewisruffalo2221]

The stone to shoulder was the most exciting part of the show, amazing to watch Oleksii and Martins. Loz, your commentary is the best in the sport, makes the whole show more interesting.

[@tonywalther67]

Spot on! It also highlighted how the Giants Live shows (and for that matter World Strongest Man (WSM)) does not really establish the strongest man on this planet as a couple of events are so predictable (Atlas Stones & Deadlift) which means certain athletes for efficiency reasons just become very, very good at these given events. For example, take Tom Stoltman, officially the world strongest man (who I truly like as an athlete and what he does for autism) the self-declared “King of Stones” who was fully fit coming into this contest: he couldn’t even get a conventional stone to his lap and got his ass kicked throughout the entire comp!?! When in real life do we encounter a perfectly spherical stone (like the atlas stones)?…….WSM became too predictable in events with too few events (for TV reasons ($$)) and for that matter lets the strongman community down to establish the true world’s strongest man in my humble opinion.

[@ParzifalPip]

@@tonywalther67 There are alot more events and strongmen in Worlds. Tom's head was not in the game. If your really believe that about 5 events that favored Martins (His mates stone!) You need to watch a lot more strongman.

[@anoptimisticpessimist3825]

42:00 Yeah, I think that was everyone's reaction to everything Tom did(n't do) this weekend

[@dadimadh4528]

Loz's commentary was good at last year's Rogue Invitational & very good here. Can't think of (m)any better suited to commentate *any* strength sport comp.

[@leonardowilhelm1029]

Agreed. Plus, his British accent is such that most English speaking foreigners easily understand him. Many Brit accents and dialects can be hard to decipher by Americans and Canadians. I've commented before that Loz's voice would naturally make him an excellent narrator for any TV show or a recorded book reading. Even children's books.

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

The reception Novikov got on his second attempt at the stone lift was amazing. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@liamengram6326]

Congratulations to Martins! Love that guy! Was really pulling for Oleksii though. Glad Arnold made Oleksii's prize money match the winning amount. Good luck to Oleksii, and stay safe! There are 195 countries in the world, and 190 of them stand with Ukraine!

[@williamcutting5224]

I was at the Arnold's show yesterday. Strongman is clearly growing in popularity, and I'm certain it has a lot to do, in part with this channel. Such an amazing community growing around this awesome sport. Thanks Loz and Liz!

[@oceanbanana4341]

Yeah a lot of strongman creators like Brain Shaw, Eddie Hall (sort of) Thor and Loz are definitely spreading the sport

[@madzanta]

Loz, you and Sean Woodland are truly the best strongman commentator team. Sean really gives me that traditional high level sports feeling with his classic american commentator voice and his rapid flow. Your way of explaining things and your flow was just as good and I really felt your enthusiasm, how you were cheering for the guys. Commentating technique, highlighting the good and the bad, adding so much value with your knowledge from experience and insider information from knowing the guys. If you ask me, you and Sean are truly the best strongman commentator team. What a fantastic show. Congratulations Martins, Novikov, Luke and Bobby. All the best to JF, I truly hope this wasn't career ending. Not to be forgotten, Rob Kearney, what a show he put on. The guys on the podium deserved to be there, but I really felt for Kearney, his squat was tremendous and the dumbbell, are you kidding me? Where did that come from, amazing performance.

[@silverice1143]

congrats to martins on the overall win, but imo novikov stole the show with the successful 2nd attempt on stone to shoulder

[@paddathehutt]

That was definitely the highlight for me, you could see how much it meant and the crowd absolutely bananas

[@mikedeburgh4470]

Licis did a great consistent performance. Novikov showed that he is still improving and a warrior. Luke was a big suprise. At the end as a big Kieliszkowski fan i need to admit that with the performance of Arnold 2020 he would have smash this year Arnold 2022 for sure.

[@jRoy7]

Although it's too bad Mateusz couldn't make it, I was very glad for Bobby Thompson being able to come in as a substitute. He had a great show.

[@lmdoinraysmom]

Too bad Novikov can legit die soon fighting for his country. He’s going back to fight he said. Its pretty fucked

[@ourroom101]

Andrea absolutely smashed it! Well deserved second and a new world record!! And well done to Luke for that amazing comeback, to under perform like that on day one, but to have the mental strength and focus to turn it around on day two, bravo 👏. Thanks Liz and Loz for the videos keeping us updated! You two really put in the work and produce fantastic content 👏

[@stephenmcgrath2976]

The way martins lifted that stone was pure amazing last night WSM will be interesting this year, think will be close but like to see Tom up there again if he can get his head in right place through training Luke was brilliant on the Oak great results for him

[@MartinBroadhurst]

Ridiculous grip strength at 1:35 Uncle Loz, you beast.

[@beardedbjorn5520]

I burst out laughing while brushing my teeth when he just come over to the one that everyone couldn’t lift, and just casually lifts it up

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Thank you Liz for covering the women’s competition. Rogue and WUS are doing a lot to feature these amazing athletes.

[@unknownstrongman]

My daughter and I said hi to Liz and Andrea, my daughter got a photo with them. She's printed it and it's on her wall now. We were a little nervous, and didn't congratulate Andrea on her performance. She did incredible! It was amazing to see the women in person. If you're not watching the ladies, you're missing out!

[@cayasm]

Got back from the gym to find this upload, Liz as usual fantastic footage you really capture the heart and soul of the events and athletes. Loz great commentary especially as a former strongman you have a real insight into what it takes and what the athletes need to do to win. Andrea just smashed it, you could see that she really appreciated your support. Novikov was just an inspiration showing that Ukraine are strong and will never give up. Great result for Luke, Tome not his events, but will come back stronger.

[@tranch08]

Sweet! This will accompany my morning coffee perfectly! Awesome job on the Rogue commentary desk BTW, Loz.

[@Mr.Ciobanu]

same here

[@marthacoomber3188]

Andrea can call me any time she needs her medal polished😁 This was great!😎👍❤️💥🏋️❤️🇦🇺

[@unknownstrongman]

Both Martin's and Novikov showing time and time again that they're truly amongst the greats. For the adversity Novi overcame to perform the way he did was nothing short of inspiring. Martin's training is clearly on point. Such an amazing show to see live. All the athletes were great.

[@zeakwildfire3936]

Please give us an update on JF when you can. Heart breaking. He's had quad issues for a while I think. Horrible to get a double wammy like that (assuming left quad issue and right knee from the log) Get well soon JF.

[@codycrain2177]

Saw from Matt Rhodes that it’s bilateral quad tear, and broken bones in left knee and broken left ankle.

[@zeakwildfire3936]

@@codycrain2177 Absolutely heart breaking if so. JF has been so dominant with his dead lifts / squats. Wanted to watch him into his 50s like Mark Felix. Get well soon JF :(

[@mozzer920]

Omg- that is terrible news, JF is a great athlete- fully healthy- he is top 3 in any show. Good Luck JF👍🇨🇦

[@stuartsutton9350]

Luke Stoltman in 3rd is epic. Only the second Brit on the podium after Glen Ross 😁

[@fanfeck2844]

So soon after Britains too. Perhaps it was good that he pulled out early

[@MrHuggah]

Aye its so fucking world-class! Very powerful man

[@beardedbjorn5520]

If he had been a wee bit smarter with his weights jumps in the squat, he wouldn’t be sharing third. But man did he give it everything on day 2

[@allandanilo2513]

One of the best endings in the history of Arnold's. Amazing both Martins and Novikov!!! And thanks aunt Liz for your great work!!!

[@beeawesome7140]

Novikov is the real hero of the event, imo. Thank you guys for the great coverage

[@getchapull3541]

Man I could watch Novikov's stone to shoulder over and over. Proper goosebumps watching that and seeing the reaction when he gets it 🇺🇦 on another note, and as a Scotsman, very happy to see Luke perform so well at his first Arnolds. Fantastic comp overall and congrats to Martins!

[@JPqbss]

I remember watching Loz’s “top 10 strongmen of all time” video when he had around 1k subscribers, and he’s been one of my favorite content creators since. Cheers!

[@steadystate4015]

I still remember the first Q&A with Liz, and the chiropractor session!

[@emilianogranados8938]

Watching oleksii lift that stone was one of the greatest moments of this whole Show. What a great athlete.

[@tomdallaspervin3117]

Really enjoyed the strongwoman coverage, love watching Andrea. Best strength channel by a mile 👏 Hat's of to Auntie and Uncle

[@TotalDefiance]

The women had their share of brutal events as well. My goodness! Absolutely loved the content and the commentary provided by both of you. This was a great event.

[@sonalhemaratne7096]

Been waiting for Uncle Loz's coverage of the events, the entire day today!

[@mufinmakesmusic1210]

The women are awesome to watch. Womens strongman is still in its earlier stages, and the amount they've been improving over the years is insane!

[@scottwalls7560]

Just finished watching the rogue and great job on the commentary hopefully you will get more as you should be the voice of strongman. was a great event makes such a difference not knowing the winner before watching it

[@martinriley2664]

Awesome coverage Loz and Liz and your commentary is absolutely outstanding Loz, the strongman world has grown immensely and thanks to you both and this channel it’s getting the exposure it deserves 💪💪

[@user-mu5ny1ks6t]

I happen to be awake at 3:24 am, might as well watch. Thank You Loz & Liz

[@user-mu5ny1ks6t]

Great job Andrea, great job Alexis, Martins the only Man to do the Stone twice! Bobby for being the first to lift the stone. Frustrating for Luke, great job Tom.

[@rmur4820]

Loz and Liz are the real deal! Super great people and they are moving this sport to the front line. Thank you guys for your channel and great content/commentary! I still think Liz would make a great commentator (but she said no, lol). That's ok, she's great at cheering the competitors on.

[@cherylcleekers1258]

Sandbag throw is a bit more exciting when they do all bags for time.

[@MairtinMcNamara]

You're right. I don't understand why they'd do it in stages like this.

[@barrieduncan4835]

Brilliant coverage of the Arnold's, thanks to you both. Really enjoyed the women's competition so thank you for covering that. Look forward to the in-depth, post comp analysis. Keep up the good work guys 😊

[@michaelarchambault217]

Probably my favorite strongman competition ever. Epic commentating and so many great and lovable athletes to root for! Licis is just a legend, Luke's press was epic and Novikov achieving anything even just showing up during times like these was legendary. What a show!!!

[@MrHuggah]

Dude mine too! Max-lift events with all these amazing athletes. Feels so exciting living, seeing this change of an era, no Shaw, no Z, no Thor

[@theadityatamar]

It;s great to see that the majority of the video was spent on the Strongwomen competition. Great job on making the sport grow!

[@gregkeener911]

Believe in the Martins that believes in you!

[@accountname1047]

Gutted that JF seems to have pulled out! He was looking so strong, I didn't realise he was carrying an injury! Novikov and Licis absolutely crushed it. I'd be surprised if people aren't constantly banging on Odd Haugens door to train them after seeing Martins consistency and dominance

[@MairtinMcNamara]

I bet! Odd was really strict with Martins though - wouldn't let him compete until he thought he was ready. Might be a test of character for the young guys

[@fabiank485]

Have you seen what happened? The log fell onto his knees at full weight and speed. That looked horrible, I hope it is not a career ending injury

[@IISocratesII]

He has suffered a double patella tear and an ankle injury of some kind, doesn't get much worse than that, i hope he can recover enough to compete again eventually, he's my favourite athlete.

[@MairtinMcNamara]

@@IISocratesII fuck ... 😞

[@sadlib_7463]

Victoria has an explosive technique for the sandbag toss.

[@marybuster5349]

Away love y'alls coverage & backstage footage. One of the best strength channels

[@pctotty]

Random gymbro, oh my god, Loz, shrugs. Great start!

[@nicolakibble]

❤️ best of luck for the dinnies Uncle Loz - you 100% will nail it! ❤️ Amazing videos, as always Aunty Liz ❤️❤️❤️

[@thewatcher6295]

The women competitors are amazing!! This was a joy to watch! The female events need to be promoted a lot more.

[@ironcathedral4723]

It’s kind of amazing how one guy can make lifting the natural stone look like a cakewalk and everyone else can’t barely even pick it up and he’s not even competing at the Arnold this year

[@TradeWise1000]

Thank you again for showing the women events.

[@stevetheriault4164]

YOU AND LIZ ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING THANKS FOR PROVIDING US WITH RESULTS AND GREAT VIDEO OF THE EVENTS ,,THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK BE SAFE FROM ONTARIO CANADA LOVE YOU GUYS

[@user-tx5sw4hq1h]

That was funny when loz picked up that little stone so easily

[@sabretooth8056]

Loz's knowledge on his commentary is different level....the strongman communities Gary Neville....😂😂

[@harrislondon]

Stone to shoulder with Martins mateusz and oleksii would be amazing to watch. Remember first hearing about mateusz for his stone to shoulder amazement

[@shreyankpraveen4522]

Absolutely loved Loz's commentary when Oleksii put that stone up to his shoulder, also loved the moment where Bobby gave a kid a signed t-shirt too, felt very heart-warming

[@cwinz789]

Victoria seems like an absolute monster. Wish Rogue also put out the women's stream out for free also but Im glad at least Loz and Liz are helping these women get some more recognition for their strength. Loved seeing how wild the crowd went for Oleksii when he got the stone to his shoulder. Sad he didnt win but Im glad he got second and that someone as good as Martins was able to win. Very happy overall with the contest and impressed with all the athlete's performances

[@ndrs4u7]

As a strongman fan for years now it was so cool to finally see a large event in person. These guys are so cool. It was great to meet you, Loz (even in passing in the pisser. LOL).

[@mitch4753]

best strongwoman/man content out there

[@Marcel16DM]

If it wasnt for you two getting these videos, I would of never been able to see the women compete last weekend. So thanks alot!

[@Coonan3272]

Oleskii’s stone to shoulder was so powerful. In the final seconds absolutely giving it all through sheer will. Incredible. A true Ukrainian

[@shawn4387]

Yeah you absolutely smashed the commentary by far the best commentator out there

[@tomtomufc542]

Good result for Luke coming joint third👍.I was expecting to see a 3 way battle between Licis,Novikov,and Tom,Licis is a beast,and jasus that stone to shoulder had me hurting just watching it.

[@p.e.iderek493]

Awesome footage great job guys! 👍💪🇨🇦

[@HighlandViking]

Loz, you and Liz are a gift to us all...and your live commentary on the event for Rogue was top notch! You are a true ambassador for Strongman. God bless you and yours, good sir!

[@ericopheim2565]

I used to train at same gym as Gabi (the Austrian Oaktress)! Great to see her doing so well!

[@wreckastow5261]

WSM definitely needs to hire Loz to do the commentary.

[@Phil-S8]

Maaaartiiiiiiins!

[@silvershelbygt5006]

I love that Martins won.

[@samanthamclean5499]

Thanks for covering the pro Women’s comp! Great to see them in action!

[@mydood9675]

LETS GO MARTIIIINS!!!! Also awesome contest for Rob and Bobby! Those guys really impressed. So sad for JF :( prayers up for the big guy... hate seeing injuries like that

[@Tbail]

I was so excited to meet you and auntie Liz! So fun

[@TheBcoolGuy]

Women's sports generally aren't very interesting because they can't do as much as the men, but Andrea's feats of strength are really cool.

[@Hibernianfc-cm4uu]

The official spokesman and spokeswoman for strongman is LOZ N LIZ 👌

[@BBQSKI]

Big Loz did an excellent job commentating this year! However, (this was probably said many times here in the comments), it would have been much better with Liz commentating too. I need facts, stats, and figures!

[@ironcathedral4723]

I mostly use the super York for Conditioning so im mostly in the 300’s my best is 545 pounds and it was brutal these women are fucking awesome🤘🏼🤘🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@hulkslayer626]

Same. I'm 6'2" and 360lbs and my best is 530lbs. Any one if those 3 would have buckled my spine! Lol Amazing!

[@holt2706]

Awesome coverage uncle Loz & auntie liz thanks for the uploads and the Rogue coverage was quality,amazing comp 💪

[@T4Liam]

That cheer when Novikov got the stone up. Fantastic crowd.

[@ScottKHardy]

Thank you Lizzy and Loz

[@Bmxae]

Absolutely dominating performance by Licis and Novikov. Very happy for them both

[@usr6253]

Love the coverage, thank you!

[@willyhwang1059]

love this year's event. more stone to shoulder please. less atlas stones.

[@mark-lt9fg]

I'm disappointed for for big Tommy but as a Scotsman happy for the dragons , came back from injury he must have been concerned about the injury , but need him in strongman as well as mk from Poland

[@misterc5783]

The strongwomen are absolutely bossing it and I’m getting right into it.

[@vedmaburuxova68]

Very fun to see the strongwomen too, I wish the ASC / Rogue provided proper coverage. Or do they and I just didn't find it? Olga is so cute and Andrea did so well, very good event.

[@testvan4339]

Liz is a hero for getting this posted so quickly

[@MajingoPower]

Nice job Loz & Liz with giving the womens side of the sport some well deserved visibility! Probably the general public will always favour the mens side because of the bigger numbers but this doesn't mean that these women aren't putting in 110% of the effort and can't inspire and popularize the sport even more. Would love to see more girls and women get into what are traditionally seen as manly men sports.

[@AlexJones0316]

😂

[@awwwshucks443]

Great show! Here are the best wishes that JF is ok.

[@christianchapman9420]

I think oleskis stone to shoulder was impressive as hell considering how his first attempt went

[@21spangles]

As amazing as the sportsmanship and camaraderie is with the strongmen, the strong women seem even more helpful and amazing. Great recap and video guys, I managed to avoid spoilers so this was great to watch first thing in the morning

[@RongoKeeneTheMaoriWarrior]

Lessshhhhh Go🙌🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥

[@copperjacket00]

Thank you

[@christianchapman9420]

Our thoughts are with JF Caron 😔

[@coleyamos]

RIP JF's Knees 🍁

[@the_snowball3718]

Yep… we all saw his legs literally snap in half.

[@beardyfluffbag]

Yeah what happened to Jf?

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

A great competition. Rob was a big surprise, Luke did well to podium after 10th place on squats. Tom appeared to lose focus after the dumbbell. His performance at Britain’s was outstanding. Oleksii really gave it everything. Hope JF is as OK as possible. Bobby did a great job as substitute. I’d thought Trey would have done better than he did. As for Martins he is fabulous. No weak event. He must be favourite for WSM 2022 after his last two performances. Although I am sure Tom will do much better. Loz and Liz did a great job. Thank you both.

[@yourdriven5365]

So Victoria long , I have been searching online . She’s not very public , I have to ask what has she been doing before I would be interested to watch she’s got way to much power .

[@gregkeener911]

I think she’s a dude

[@brockmeade4450]

@Greg Keener I think you’re a woman

[@PanchoVillasTortilla]

Any update on JF? How bad is the injury ?

[@the_snowball3718]

Heard about it on IG earlier. To put it simply, JF is crippled.

[@trenbologna2207]

He said it’s probably career ending. A long road to recovery in any case.

[@georgespalding7640]

There's only a couple of guys on Earth who can put the Stone to his Shoulders TWICE in the time limit......Martins has become a worthy Strongman.

[@dunnobagels]

Martins 2022 WSM confirmed 😉

[@guy.l8147]

Andrea did great bit it seems like the women have inherited the back corner to warm up in just like the old days of the mens strongman arnolds but I remember Barcelona where you actually did the events in the far corner with no space for the equipment never mind a crowd bigger than 20 people!! It still isn't on British level with fan base

[@Misterrogers187]

God so many amazing moments, so many goosebumps, such a great damn weekend holy cow

[@Murdokk73]

Love this coverage. This is the best STRONGMAN channel on youtube. Thanks Lozzie!!! Thanks Aunt Liz!!!

[@leonardowilhelm1029]

Thank you again Loz and Liz for your great coverage of the show. My compliments to Loz for, as always, doing a superlative job on commentating. HUGE Congratulations to Andrea and Chloe for their near miraculous achievements and victories! And lastly BIG congrats to Martins, Oleksii, and Luke Stoltman for their podiums at Arnolds 2022. My apologies to Bobby Thompson, because he had nothing to do with the competition's scoring system, but I believe it was totally UNFAIR when JF, Tom, Bobby, and Trey were all awarded 2.5 points each when the 4 of them got "no-lifts" on the dumbbell event. It is only because of this extra, unearned 2.5 points that Bobby was tied for third with Luke. This also placed Bobby UNFAIRLY ahead of Rob Kearney in the final standings. My personal convictions are that Luke should be the lone 3rd place winner, Rob Kearney should be the lone 4th place finisher, and Bobby should be in fifth place. Congrats to Rob too for such a strong comeback from his health problems! If you agree with me regarding the unfairness of rewarding no lifts or zero reps, then perhaps voice your critiques to Rogue Fitness. Thanks

[@willjaeger1878]

Luke Stoltman on the podium makes me happy