2021 Rogue Invitational - Strongman Event 5 - Stones Over Hitching Post

[@silverbackgorilla2112]

Thank you Rogue for covering and supporting Strongman.

[@littlelogan]

I can't believe how Martins completely left Tom Stoltman in the dust with the stone run. I thought Tom's time was insane but Martins obliterated it.

[@petribrahim8935]

seems to me Tom lost 4-5 seconds by not rushing after fourth stone, look what is he doing...anyway Martins still faster! respect

[@chrisbfreelance]

There are so many variables, Tom just took part in a number of competions, had to travel further, albeit Licis pulled it out on the day and is a technical maestro.

[@aid5954]

a pure assumption but the size wouldve been different to what tom uses, very possibly threw him of what was habit for him.

[@KermitFrogThe]

I think it shows how strong the competition is now. Martins played smart all the way through and was abl to put in a blinding finish. He pushed Tom and Tom will be detirmined to respond in future. That's how respectful competition works.

[@staceygram5555]

To be fair, Martins knew he had to beat Tom's time while Tom knew he just had to beat Caron's. With that in mind, it's not unlikely that Tom didn't go all-out.

[@krossxeye660]

Great to see Loz taking on commentary. He's an icon and it's great to see him still being a part of the sport

[@Nirsterkur]

Laurence also has a clear voice. Very easy to grasp everything.

[@amafi_poe]

Yeah, amazing job on commentary by big loz

[@AnabolicRick915]

Seeing Brian Shaw getting emotional during and after that speech brought a tear to my eye. What a class act. What a great man. His legacy will carry on forever.

[@zekrinealfa1113]

Martins is back with a bang.

[@happzy]

He's just impossible to dislike. Such a legend.

[@napaartoq_from_nuuk]

King Dragon, comeback king

[@rayronald7269]

True .Tom is unbelievable but seems like Martins is the more gifted athlete.

[@henriksvensson126]

@@napaartoq_from_nuuk The Dragon King is not a bad name for him.

[@King5003]

HES HERE! HES THERE!! HES EVERYFUCKONWHEREEEEE!!!!MARTIIIIIINSSSSS!!!!!!

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Let me put this calm: *HE BEAT TOM STOLTMAN AT THE STONES* , even tom had that "He wot?" Face, and show great sportmanship afterwards, well deserved for Licis, Tom was a beast too.

[@NewPhoneWhoDs]

JF Caron has been in the strongman sport for as long as I can remember. He has never been stronger than now, this shows his dedication and perseverance. Bravo.

[@rubenbraekman4515]

He is almost in his prime 😂

[@Alpostpone]

@@rubenbraekman4515 Another eternal figure like Mark Felix

[@sammorrissey9094]

He was disturbingly far ahead of everyone else on the deadlift event

[@TheOnlyUmagon]

@@sammorrissey9094 dude that was insane

[@arsen2506]

*Strongman Standings after 4 events* 0:35 *STONE OVER HITCHING POST* 0:56 *Stone weights in order:* 275 lbs (124.7 kg) , 300 lbs (136 kg), 365 lbs (165.5 kg), 400 lbs (181.4 kg), 420 lbs (190.5 kg). Jerry Pritchett 2:10 Mikhail Shivlyakov 8:10 Luke Stoltman 14:10 Rob Kearney 20:10 JF Caron 26:10 Brian Shaw 32:10 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 38:10 Oleksii Novikov 44:09 Tom Stoltman 50:10 Martins Licis 56:10

[@a.k2156]

Damn dude, you are on it. Thank you!

[@JudgeBreddUK]

You're the real MVP with these links

[@BuckslnSix]

Thanks mate

[@izzyisfitt]

Doing the lord's work man. Thanks

[@eggycat]

No idea why there isn’t a condensed version of all the videos from the event.

[@davideberhardt1361]

Brian Shaw, such a class act, such an amazing competitor, to compete at the highest level in such a brutal sport is amazing, to be such a humble and good person while doing it is incredible, we love you Brian!

[@timlee5687]

Chills! Under the floodlights - silence in the stadium as the seconds tick down prior to Martin's stone run and the camera shoots to all the strongman standing together for the first time this weekend, watching Martins - seeing what he's got - then he does THAT stone run to stay ahead of the 2021 WSM and get the win. Cannot wait for the next season!

[@kevinworrall231]

Martins hasn't had the chance to defend his 2019 WSM title can't wait for 2022 prey for no injuries for him and Tom 💪💯🇬🇧

[@rossfuller3224]

Pray

[@Dmaaaain]

Love Martins!! What an incredible comeback after so much injuries!!! And what an event.. THIS is how you do an event for the public instead of that crap they did last time at Strongman!! This was perfect.. live.. fantastic quality!! Fantastic coverage! Rouge.. keep going strong!

[@TheMrrobustus]

Brian Shaw is such an inspiration. Great seeing the people behind him, it was very touching!

[@tp8627]

Martins is a monster. A great mix of strength, athleticism, and speed at that size is special.

[@wanderer_oti]

Plus charisma

[@bounded2426]

I mean he's not a small guy, the others are just gorillas.

[@jasb1133]

@@bounded2426 He's actually one of the bigger guys in the comp. Kearney, Novikov, Shivlyakov, Keilovkovsky, and Caron all weighed less then him. The only two guys who outweigh him by a lot are T. Stoltman and Shaw.

[@markovasil1608]

How epic was this Strongman competition, Martins at the end just crushed it

[@connordesens]

Hands down the best Strongman competition I've watched to date, and I've watched a lot! Huge credit to the athletes for a stellar performance and of course the organisers for such professional coverage. Excellent choice on appointing Big Loz as one of the commentators, he's an absolute natural with unrivalled insight regarding the Strongman sport and it's athletes! Can't wait for next year!

[@kwilcox417]

Thank you so much for putting this on Rogue! The coverage was excellent, the events stellar, getting Loz for commentary was smart and the amazing prize money was great to see. I truly hope this continues and becomes a main-stay for Strongman, both men and women.

[@dominicmarratta9944]

this was the pinnacle of events for Strongman thank you Rogue! from the crowd to safety staff everywhere and sound implements and giving enough time to rest before the next event, props. over the years there's been numerous very unsafe shows slick floors, unstable broken platforms, and back to back to back events rushed this from the outside looked like a breath of fresh air for the sport.

[@YannMetalhead]

That was crazy, great event and great athletes. Good to see Kieliszkowski and Martins back. Thank you Rogue, that was awesome!

[@britishbeef2116]

Couldn't believe that Martins dusted Tom and won comfortably gratz to all that competed

[@shaunthomson6552]

I feel like Tom just didn’t want to make a mistake, but he could have gone faster. Also feel like if he had a couple more weeks rest after Britain’s then he would have won the whole thing.

[@ourroom101]

Tom never thought he'd be beaten on stones, he never went flat out. Martins saw Tom's run and knew he had to go flat out to beat him. If Tom had been going last and seen Martins do that run he would have responded and gone flat out. Still taking nothing away from Martins, the result would have been the same even if Tom had won the stones.

[@thorthewolf8801]

@@shaunthomson6552 faster by how much? Martins beat him by 6 seconds I believe, thats a big margin at such short times. Also, we can all make up dream scenarios, what if Martins was never injured? Lets not discredit his win, even Tom said that he was feeling fresh as ever.

[@adityavikram244]

@@thorthewolf8801 no one's taking anything away from Martin's he was phenomenal and taking the W after coming from an injury is incredible but I do believe if tom had more rest from his previous competition it would've been closer.

[@thorthewolf8801]

@@adityavikram244 Tom himself said that he feels as fresh as ever. All this talk about what ifs is taking away from Martins' win. Martins beat Tom soundly.

[@eventhorizofications]

Martins was lifting close to 400-pound stones with one motion over a much higher bar for reps in training. This event was easy for him, and I wasn't surprised at the result.

[@waasar]

Such a great job from Rogue organizing this competition. A company who knows how it's done both in terms of the events themselves and the broadcasting side of things. Very exciting stuff indeed!

[@FretboardToAsh]

Thanks for uploading this now, and not half a year from now after it's been concluded, like what seems to plague many of the other strongman contests.

[@jamiemcnamara3707]

Veey beautiful. Moment there for Brian. A man who dedicated his entire adult life to the sport and a huggee reason why the sport is where it is today. Also congrats to Martins on an outstanding comeback after injury.

[@anthonyzhang4918]

Rob Kearney really, really impressive, especially considering the crazy tricep injury he's recovering from and the massive size discrepancy. Go Rob!

[@Independent1206]

What a great competition that was! Congratulations to Martins!! And also got to say that I just love the effort of Kieliszkowski, he is such an humble and unbelievably strong guy!

[@travishopkins2275]

Absolutely nuts how this ended. Tom Stoltman has the world record for atlas stone at 630lbs and sets blistering paces in the stones. And Martins beats that for the win. Incredible! Thanks Rogue for giving Strongman the love it deserves!

[@gallardorsq]

i don't think martins overall has beaten tom in stones

[@simmiesim321]

These aren’t atlas stones

[@travishopkins2275]

I don’t think Martins overall has either. I think Tom could have been much faster but did what he thought was enough to win and he got caught. I am aware they are not atlas stones, it just what Tom has the record in.

[@joshuakazfields4374]

Thank you Rogue please keep supporting these amazing men.

[@Mrpouletdu33]

I like the grandma who talks to all the athletes after each event as if they were her grandchildren ^^

[@aarons3014]

You probably mean Jan Todd. You might want to check her Wikipedia page.

[@micheleduritto]

@@aarons3014 this^

[@adityadeshpande78]

Got to admire the organisers that could find a bench that could hold all the big guys. What a fantastic arrangement and event organised by Rogue. Kudos. Loved seeing Crossfit and Strongman side by side. Both great events on their own. Together it was spectacular.

[@deannicholas3772]

Stupendous event that Rogue has put on. Loz is the best commentator ever and the Athletes were some of the finest the world has to offer. Great competition. Go Martins, welcome back!

[@kylecashen4132]

Loz did the sport proud!! What great and insightful commentary.

[@davidross8599]

I think it’s very difficult to draw an accurate comparison between Tom and Martins from this competition. Tom had little to no prep as his focus was entirely on Britain’s which was only a week ago. Plus he had never lifted on an elephant bar or used the wheel of pain before. Martins on the other hand has used this equipment before at the Arnold’s and has been prepping and peaking for this event for months. That being said to perform this well at his first contest in 18 months is staggering and his consistency is above anyone else in the game. I think both men are capable of a lot more and that’s honestly quite a scary thought. There will be some epic battles coming up next year and I as a fan of both men can not wait

[@zakikong3210]

Yeah i get it, BUT The Albratoss is known as the King of the Stones almost unbeatable in the stones, thats his specialty even has a world record in it...If Martins best Tom a few more times in the stones then its safe to assume we have a new King of the Stones...Great event, I cant wait when new bloods like t-rex singleton comes in the fray

[@davidross8599]

@@zakikong3210 I’m not sure if Tom gave that stone run 100%. He will have known his time didn’t matter. Anything faster than Caron was all he could do. With Martins 2 points clear someone else to beat Martins as well for Tom to come 1st. By the time it was just the two of them left to go all Martins had to do was beat 43s. Again Martins was able to prep for this stone run better than Tom. Rouge were only allowing tacky towels so your ability to grip the stone became more of a factor and that’s something Martins was able to prep better for than Tom. Not taking anything away from Martins here, he is an immense stone lifter in his own right and someone I believe can legitimately challenge Tom for king of the stones.

[@edwardchester1]

@@zakikong3210 Tom had no frame of reference for how fast he needed to go. Sure, he could've/should've gone flat out, but given how difficult everyone else had made the stone run look, it's no surprise he went slow and steady. I've zero doubt that if Tom had been going up last, he'd have beaten Martins' time. Plus, as David Ross mentioned, you've also got to remember that Martins only had to beat JF's time to win the overall comp so Tom simply had to post a faster time than JF then hope Martins either couldn't complete the run or was slower than JF. It simply wasn't a 'fair' comparison.

[@zakikong3210]

fair play, I like all the new guys/blood coming thru including the bravado of singleton.. they are all good and well rounded strongmen, Tom is just a mountain of a man his frame and size is genetically gifted to lift stones his arms are as wide as the girth of them stones... consistency is the key at this level, and damn do I miss the strength of mateusz shoulders, who else lifts logs the way he does🤣 gives me goosebumps everytime he just blast them logs up in one single motion🤯

[@zakikong3210]

And guys guys, I know I wasnt referring to rhe competition overall event which obviously martin was prepping for, i was referring specifically to the stones and just the stones event....thats why i said IF Martins beats Tom a few more times IN THE STONES😆 then we have a new king of the stones..For me the stones is still Tom's event he is the best at it...And yes martins just needs to beat JF charon time of 43 seconds to win the competiton...BUT he didnt, he beat Tom's time he did not beat JF Charon time, so for me he beat the king of the stones, a shocker for me...And just like you guys, I would love ahead to head stones between these two guys, hope martins stays injury free long enough for them to do battle🤣

[@chrismechalke4503]

This might be the greatest strongman competition I’ve ever seen. The livestream and video quality was incredible. The energy from the live crowd was amazing. Wsm could take some notes, I feel like this was really great for the sport, this was an amazing competition.

[@chriskirk2780]

Thank you Rogue for letting the fans see this great show!

[@drop0ut606]

I love this generation of strongmen, the Stoltman Bros, Martins, and all these guys are just fun dudes, and great strongmen.

[@DutchDread]

Damn this was a gorgeous competition.

[@misterc5783]

There’s a new king of the stones. Great contest. Oleksi on the cyr Mateusz on the log Martins on the stones 3 tremendous performances.

[@ourroom101]

Haha not quite, but was still a good show.

[@adityavikram244]

Yeah, no. Tom's still the king of the stones.

[@alksi1]

JF on deadlift, easy enough.

[@morganw.2473]

Well, Martins is 3-0 the last three times he has faced Tom in the stones. It is hard to argue against it, particularly just by shrugging it off as "Not quite". I'd love to see Martins chase a max stone lift. He's said before that is one record he'd consider really going after.

[@ourroom101]

@@morganw.2473 that was years ago my guy, as I said before chill. Up till Britain's strongest man Tom and Luke were tied on wins over each other. Does that make Luke as good as Tom? No because most of Lukes wins were a few years ago before Tom improved to the level he is today....... it's not rocket science.

[@mmac3353]

Wow what an event. Great effort by all competitors. Tom flew through the stones like always. Martins with the "I am back" ending!

[@erelaction]

Лицис и Столтман - просто мутанты!) Тяжело Новикову будет еще раз стать лучшим в мире.)

[@ЕвгенийКущ-ц5ч]

у Лициса первые соревнования в году, Столтман кроме ВСМ ничего больше не выиграл в этом году и мало соревновался, Алексей последние два месяца на всех самых крупных турнирах был в призах! Да они бы обосрались сделать столько стартов. Если бы Алексей готовился к этому старту конкретно и отдохнувшим был, он в одну калитку их бы вынес.

[@vilkin6069]

Всё зависит от набора заданий, например: в дамбелле и беговых заданиях Лёхе, кроме Килиша равных нет. А здесь, на камнях, Столтман и Лицис очень сильны

[@poolpulse3447]

Novikov is still young...and He is Smart and Dedicated...He will find a way..

[@davidboucino7993]

Congrats! Martins it’s been a pleasure watching your journey over the past year. Love the respect between strongman.

[@oldgeezer1226]

Martins was very clever, he created a ledge with his belt[ big buckle belt not pulled through so it was flat], this meant all he had to do was pull the stone in and lift, no need to adjust his grip as the stone's which were flatter than an atlas stone were supported, very smart of him.

[@timlee5687]

that is smart!

[@stephentrippe5779]

Not clever, experienced.

[@larmckenna]

Also standing at an angle not square onto the platform. Shaving off vital seconds between stones.

[@charlied8355]

Yeah, using the belt while Tom did it clean, definitely a savvy move, Tom needs to get ahead with those little tricks.

[@edwardchester1]

Don't think that made much difference. In none of those lifts was the stone really resting on the belt in the second stage of the lift, and he was still adjusting his grip. He just had a great technique.

[@Disco-Wizard1]

Man it's good to see strongman being given some limelight. I'll definitely be watching this every year it's on. Martins!

[@srinureddy6395]

Thank you Rogue for supporting strongman

[@fumastertoo]

That was amazing, what a show! First I was impressed with the entire set up by Rogue, great job. LICIS is an absolute BEAST! Welcome back champ!!

[@editorick]

Who doesn't love Matins? Thank you Rouge for covering a Strongman event like pro's. Please teach CBS how to do it.

[@cchope3172]

Thank you Rogue for covering and supporting Strongman WE LOVE IT:)

[@firestorm996]

Fantastic event and a superb competition which embodied sportsmanship with such a great group of competitors. Looking forward to the next one! Well done Licis!!!!

[@formhubfar]

So glad to see Martins back again.

[@Kaynos]

Damn Martins, that year off paid off.

[@everydayirace]

What a great show with great guys with no animosity between each other.

[@timariaans1710]

Only legends can lift 0 stones and get the biggest cheer from the crowd ~Bryan Shaw

[@TNM001]

at first i was like "Martins will sneak another title in because half the field is injured", and then he pulled this perfect final round out of his hat. so yea, deserved. and thx to Rogue for this great event, very well done.

[@MiniNoahTheWorm]

This was just amazing to watch. The entire event was so well organized, insane line up of athletes, so many emotions. God damn it's good seeing Martins back in action. Everything from JF Caron's deadlift to Novikov's pressing and Brian's speech just made this a pleasure to watch. Thank you Rogue. If Mateusz can get healthy for next years WSM we're gonna have some awesome competitions to look forward to.

[@carl8790]

Watching this live was a great experience. Thanks Rouge.

[@danielostman5805]

i kin fell to the floor when martins crushed toms time in this event! that was insane! congrats to you Martins for the win!

[@photobearcmh]

How can you not root for Martins? What a good dude and a great ambassador for Strongman.

[@ayepapito8490]

What a performance by Tom and Martins. Insane.

[@user-mu5ny1ks6t]

A couple weeks ago Loz said Martins was coming to win! Love to see him hit his goal.

[@user-mu5ny1ks6t]

Love to see Matins wasn’t paranoid to greet his fans

[@mitchellvanvugt8587]

That ending double bicep shot of Licis is fking amazing.

[@jamiemorris6088]

It's gonna be an amazing next decade in strongman. Stoltmans, mateuz, the dragon, novikov, insane battles ahead.

[@5hydroxyT]

i have a whole new respect for strongman after watching this comp...the kind of punishment these guys put their body through. Unbelievable!

[@nicholasspinicelli2911]

I can't believe how strong Martins is. He was at SUCH a disadvantage, following his injuries. He only did strength training for the past few months and he just destroyed the strongest men in the world his first time back! Even Martins was shocked at his time hahahah.

[@Jeudaos]

Thank you Rogue for supporting and setting a great platform for these strongman athletes to compete. LOVE seeing the standing O for the LEGEND Brian shaw. And nobody can argue that he's a legend in strongman. Shaw has done A LOT for strongman. Edit: anybody know what Thors best time in the stones was, vs. Tom Stoltmans 30 seconds for the stones? I'm going to have to look this up.

[@1lexina]

Great crowd!! Brian Shaw 👏👏👏

[@charlied8355]

Amazing stone run from Martins, definitely used some veteran savvy wearing a massive belt unlike Tom who did it clean and then really rubbing down all the stones to get them dry unlike anyone else. It's these little tricks that help someone get ahead

[@T4Liam]

Martins used that belt to get a little bit extra grip when moving that stone. Brilliant stone run 👍

[@jackoflanagan]

Great that Rogue are supporting Strongman like this, it's a real shame there isn't much of a crowd though, I hate seeing so many empty seats. A competition like this deserves a full stadium. Sidenote: thought Shaw was retiring when he took the mic!

[@benwhiley9680]

Great event Rogue, thank you!

[@gnperdue]

So, filming this in a baseball stadium reinforced this for me, but watching strongman is a lot like watching baseball. It moves at a leisurely pace, with lots of standing around, the announcers drone in soothing voices, and then you have period little bursts of action. It is very relaxing to watch.

[@kareembadr1178]

Congrats Martinz 👏 👏 👏 You deserve it 🔥🔥🔥

[@thapelomoeng696]

None of these strongman lost this event. They all won because of their character, they kept giving regardless. I am inspired 🔥❤️🙏

[@jamess7902]

Thanx rogue for such a wonderfull event. The lineup was all filled with great athletes. Kudos to licis who proved his mettle again as some thought he won wsm as thor was injured but no he really is a man to look out for at wsm. Hope he remained focus and injury free ! But rogue did fantastic job by putting such a great men under one roof and the atmosphere was electric and just fantastic. Superb 👌

[@GameclipsNOWyt]

Martins Licis has really done an amazing job this year, he really improved since last year!

[@pinecone4610]

I come here sometimes just to hear martins’ yell. That by itself is inspirational

[@norske5000]

So good, and what a finish.

[@GM-Mermaid]

What amazing production Keep doing strongman Rouge You have done a great job

[@samdyke9193]

Great move by rogue. Setting themselves apart even more.

[@user-mu5ny1ks6t]

Brian is truly a great Ambassador

[@davidhickey8613]

56:47 Jerry's reaction is everything lol "WOOOW"

[@NotQuiteEpic]

MARTINS! (Fist Pump) Consistency pays off. Martins has said for a long time that the road to victory is staying in the middle of the pack and now he has proven it.

[@beerthug]

Magnus's strategy that some adopted and flourished, while others ignored it and continued to be good at two events.

[@kevinworrall231]

Real class lineup all the best strongmen are here

[@OJflash1]

Licis made those stones look easy. He really turned it up a notch for that last event.

[@thermomeds]

Amazing show, amazing crowd. Thank you rogue.

[@Vieriz]

This show was legendary, rogue is so good

[@Yo0264]

Martins, Alexi, Tom, Mateuz, a great new generation of strong men. I want to see iron bibby sharpen sum skillz, and win a few.

[@skaels]

Thank you Rogue!

[@beerthug]

Seemed like Martins really went from a young guy having fun, to a man and professional.

[@garyconway8479]

Great watch rogue classy event respect for covering it on youtube👍🏻

[@supernautiz6810]

GO MARTINS THE DRAGON 🐉 COMEBACK

[@gnperdue]

Loz is such a legend. “Fairly simple rules on these. Pick up the stone. Put it over the post.”

[@todkevin3892]

Brian Shaw is the true spirit of the sport!

[@markovasil1608]

That’s stone run by Martins was incredible 💪

[@Ryangizzy1]

Such a cool comp was cheering and yelling at home when rob was going for the 420 stone

[@Daniea3]

Very cool to watch, thanks. I can't believe how there was zero distancing though. Gotta take more serious care than this. Gratitude for posting!

[@stanleyojohn78]

Wow licis Very strong, methodical and technical Welcome back Martins

[@makopacific4292]

when mom tells you to smell what she's cooking and it's meatloaf again 23:55

[@BalubishTech]

MARTIIIINS!! Congrats man.

[@thermalmedia6454]

@Rogue Fitness, will you make some sort of summary/highlights video for the strongman? It'd be really cool.

[@danb5019]

Wow, return of the dragon!