Top 10 CRAZIEST Strongman Events

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I take a look at 10 of the weirdest and most wonderful events seen in Strongman competitions.
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[@benoitterneyre5064]

Number 1 is just a straight up CrossFit Games event

[@JaceLovesStrength]

I believe it is a little bit more of a "Duck, Duck, Goose!" event.

[@BenjieWinney]

Looks like a primary school sports day 😂

[@atodaso1668]

that was a primary school sports day lol

[@garydunn7213]

Who doesn't love a good top 10 list? Please do more of these!!!

[@techwreck7119]

Imagine Thor holding the sword towards Colin Bryce's neck. Hmm. Very cheeky Loz. Very cheeky.

[@Ravishrex1]

Love the humour

[@MyBlocksStrongestMan]

I think the funniest thing is to imagine Thor or Brian Shaw jumping around in a potato sack.

[@forensicgirl]

@@MyBlocksStrongestMan I'm laughing imagining that now. Brian would be a good sport about it.

[@whiskey_press8875]

lmao 😂😂😂 " pulling that log like it's his pet dog" and seeing them jump through this log lol thanks uncle loz i needed that laugh. and i am so glad wsm do not have these weird events anymore!

[@kimaboe]

That final one is hilarious. There are a lot of guys complaining that today's comps are too light, I hope they watch some of this ridiculousness :p

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

I'd like to see Brian shaw, Thor and eddie climb that rope at 200kg+ Or even Big Z. XD

[@kimaboe]

@@armwrestlingfan6804 Or do like 75 reps of that benchpress.

[@enricomarxstrongman]

Strongman really has had some hilarious events in the past! Some of my honorable mentions: -the Wrist Roll (WSM 1977 & WSM 1978) - that one looked brutal -Loading race with flour bags (Europe's Strongest Man 1983) -the sleigh push on ice (WSM 1984) -the Swingletree (WSM 1985) -that weird race with the baskets from WSM 1990 -the Pole Push (WSM 1993 & 1994) And of course: -Last Man Standing

[@MyBlocksStrongestMan]

Awww. I just watched 1977 last night and I liked the wrist roll! Maybe I have weird taste.

[@enricomarxstrongman]

​@@MyBlocksStrongestMan I wouldn't say you have weird taste. Honestly, I like most of these old events. The reason I pointed out that specific one is because my wrists and foreams fatigue really fast and I would probably die if I had to do something like the wrist roll. Still, the original competions are incredibly fun to watch.

[@user-lf3wr8rh7r]

@@MyBlocksStrongestMan The wrist roll is something that a lot of strong men still do in training, it absolutely wrecks your forearms, i think it should still be included if they done away with the heats and had maybe 12-15 events that everyone does!

[@herrrobert5340]

The wrist roll is very relevant for forearm strength and is frequently used by armwrestlers.

[@SnifferSock]

Can we get a Top 10 Worst Events list? Not worst as in hardest but worst as in highest chance for injury, ill planned, etc. There was a carry ~5ish years ago that had stupidly small grips that ripped the skin off a number of guys hands. It was as if it was designed to injure.

[@Boulders-and-Barbells]

The log chop!! 😂 was dying of laughter watching that

[@danielgr95]

O.D. jumping on the log is hilarious

[@jacobwilson7030]

Watching Riku no leg a rope climb is incredibly impressive

[@jimllbreakit8537]

People who think strongman is cardio based now need to watch strongman from the 80’s and 90’s when there was more emphasis on moving and fitness. Strongmen stems from lifting and moving with random objects, but 2020 fans complain when they see it in today’s competition!

[@mustang8206]

As they should

[@MrWarCraft3Fan]

people who complain about that have no idea what they're talking about

[@stevec9093]

Its world's strongest man, they should change it to world's mobile fastest strong man then

[@uncolouredsteve5839]

I don’t mind a few moving events but yes we don’t want to see the worlds most athletic strongman

[@Alpostpone]

@@stevec9093 Powerlifting already exists if that's more of your thing

[@yutmanrodreg3253]

Imagine that sword event now...Thor comes out in full Kingsguard armour shouting ‘sword’ with Stefan passing it to him to hold up against Bryce’s throat

[@AutomationDnD]

Very Dramatic indeed! LoL

[@makaan699]

You know what The Mountain did after yelling "sword!" right? xd What a shame Hafthor didn't play him at that point yet.

[@sidguernsey1393]

There's a trick to tearing phonebooks, when you know how to do it it's pretty easy. The hard part these days is finding phone books :-)

[@Pile_of_carbon]

Truth! "Tearing" a phone book these days is all about navigating menus and pressing the Delete button.

[@rfdiego777]

The craziest thing was the Pure Strength theme song!

[@robiulahmed]

Pure strength, pure strength, give me pure strength!

[@steveunderwood8145]

Loved this! I’ve watched all the Pure Strength shows but that log event had me howling. Exactly as you described ‘a real state of an event’ I would love more videos like this. A great trip down memory lane.

[@BigLozOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed it mate

[@RyanJacksonElectrical]

I love the Pure Strength stuff. It's amazing nobody died during those comps. So many near-misses.

[@RyanJacksonElectrical]

@Darth Dredd I remember the first time I saw that. Totally speechless. I loved the 80s theme music as well.

[@ansmi4732]

Great video. That belly flop log break was embarrassing lol

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

Looked like it hurt more than embarrass him lol. That was reckless.

[@jooka2010]

One of The craziest things iv ever seen is Big Kaz with a sumo diaper on just intimidating his opponents hahahaha the scariest man ever to put on a diaper

[@user-lf3wr8rh7r]

Has the anger look of my daughter trying to poop, just more muscles!

[@Maplenr]

I dunno man, need to check out Hakuho haha

[@joatanpereira4272]

Mawashi*

[@joatanpereira4272]

@@Maplenr it's crazy to think hakuho and other rikishi would destroy Kaz lol

[@Maplenr]

@@joatanpereira4272 Even Juryo competitors would crush him, that's why they specialize though. Hakuho would be unfair hahaha

[@hawaiidispenser]

I LOVE weird events from the strongman days of yore! Wish they'd have more of them today. Oh, 3:25 the reporter himself lifted that stack of bricks on his back to demonstrate how it's done. If a bloody reporter can do it, you know it's NOT heavy!

[@ONE-pg7wd]

No way. That log even is great.

[@niklasfrank6250]

Fantastic Loz and Liz. I have tears in my eyes. thank you

[@leebillingham13]

"pulling the log along like it's his pet dog" 😂😂

[@billyyousaf2036]

Hi loz, Great video! Absolutely crazy, wacky events!😂 seeing those events felt like watching the strongman version of Fun House with Pat Sharpe!😂 Big thank you for making the video. Cheers, Billy

[@proferogers9090]

Great video! The couple times they've done sumo wrestling were pretty weird as well as the Playboy Bunny Squat lift

[@Gorilla_Strong]

Uncle Loz making Monday so much better with this list. Great video as always!! 💪💪

[@bobqzzi]

I love all these events- especially the wood chopping one.

[@anmol3975]

Chopping logs is SOOOOOO far away from powerlifting yet bill Kazmaier was able to adapt and win is crazy (though he used to chop trees in his childhood)

[@21RedRabbit]

Ah classics from the times of Nummisto. It's a shame he passed away last year. He was getting back from a leg amputation due to some complications and said his biggest strongman achievement will be walking again without a cane. Don't know if he ever achieved that goal.

[@joeclark2201]

That log event had me laughing 😂😂😂

[@seanlafferty3085]

I wish they still did Pure Strength, had some cool evwnts and with the Stoltman's success it could be cool to see a big team event back in Scotland England - Hicks and Bishop Scotland - Tom and Luke Stoltman USA - Licis and Shaw And in the spirit of Pure Strength randomness a European team of Mateusz and Novikov, as I remember there being a European team despite Iceland and GB competing Love the material

[@user-lf3wr8rh7r]

Iceland is in Europe buddy!

[@daveaglasgow]

You should really look at a map, iceland is around a thousand miles from Canada, coast to coast, whereas Scotland is around 500 miles away, and if you want to take it further, the Faroe isles are almost half that distance away. Even Oslo is closer (if you know where that is)

[@user-lf3wr8rh7r]

@Darth Dredd So is Iceland classed as north America then? Every map must be wrong then!

[@tlittle8807]

Really enjoyed this one, thanks Loz.

[@craigsooknanan]

I'm a recent subscriber, love the content Uncle Loz 🙏🏼

[@BigLozOfficial]

Thank you buddy

[@EmilBBechGrip]

Number 3 is so hilarious, never thought strongman would make me laugh so hard

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

Those Pure Strength contests were weird wild fun! I would absolutely love to see the tree cutting and tow event at WSM again, lol.

[@__-qn7tg]

He jumped on the log lmaooo

[@justsomeguy2564]

What an odd collection of events. A little surprised not to see the event from a WSM in which the competitors had to shovel bags of gravel for some reason. This is such a wacky sport and I love it.

[@herrrobert5340]

Agreed. That one made even less sense than the sprint at the end if you ask me. Especially since athletes coming in later were put at a disadvantage 'cause they had less gravel to shovel into their baskets, lol.

[@ReallyStrongGuy]

The 200 meter Brick Sprint was def too far and wack af. 50 meters or loading would have been more strongman related.

[@ReallyStrongGuy]

@Darth Dredd Yes. 100%

[@johnmadison4040]

Fascinated piece of Strongman history. It shows how far Strongman has come with the systematization of events. No longer are the athletes subject to the ganja induced fantasies of some 70s television producer. However, it also shows that Strongman has always been a spectacle, where the athleticism of the sport is derived from adapting to new situations and events. As Strongman evolves, it's important to push for continued legitimacy and standardization of events for the safety of the athletes while maintaining the unique Strongman "spectacle" that is so unique to the sport.

[@NolanFriedline]

Incredible! So many crazy events I have never seen before. I love the editing too, great work Liz and Loz!

[@Ravishrex1]

Big Loz back with some awesome content thank you !

[@MyBlocksStrongestMan]

Hahahah! Potato sack race! I can't believe it!

[@craterflakes]

Absolutely insane. Great video, thanks Loz!

[@mcfarvo]

8:01 looks straight outta CrossFit haha

[@warrengeew]

Don't stop making videos Loz. Love your channel! On the way to big stuff!!

[@calogeroavanzato398]

Great show and fun to watch, thanks Big Loz

[@LPjuto]

this video amused me alot thanks loz that was great

[@jacobardron3523]

I am so happy this video exists. Literally made me LOL. Thank you so much!

[@guanjun1178]

Nice upload. I was totally unaware of some of these.

[@TylerSmithMusic1]

I want to say your content quality has gotten so good and professional so quickly. You have a real talent for this, and it’s really awesome seeing you become more confident in this. I love your videos

[@Seton7588]

Thanks for another good video! Could you do a future video on team strongman events? I had no clue those existed till a few days ago.

[@t77299]

Great idea, more of this please 😂😂🙏

[@scotty1004]

Great video Loz we need some more good old footage like this please!

[@mauricemcmulkin1216]

Loved the sack race event , unbelievable lol.

[@sagebias2251]

Strongman needs more crazy events.

[@antonybarraclough8247]

Great video Loz, gotta have top ten list now and again to light ten things up 😉

[@danjon1099]

Love the channel Loz 👍

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Some of these events were embarrassing to watch lol cringeworthy. Good stuff Big Loz.

[@scottstrongman5008]

Brilliant video

[@AnthonyTran]

Plz make a part 2! These are hilarious!

[@PaulisInclusion]

You’re doing a killer job on youtube man. You’re super entertaining and have good video ideas. Props.

[@icixie]

Calamity of an event! Haha! Great video sir!

[@Danimal77]

Loz, love the video! Have you considered doing more of these "reaction" type videos to old strongman contests? That would be a lot of fun! Maybe do like one a week and see if it gains traction? No one better to comment on strongman events from the past than you Loz!

[@m6j159]

Brilliant...enjoyed that. Next up, T- Rex egg and spoon, with both egg and spoon being made of led! The world's your oyster! 😂👍

[@MyBlocksStrongestMan]

While we are at it, maybe strongman should implement the most common strongman event I do at my house: the laundry carry!

[@Nikenik2001]

OMG! That walking against the wind-event. Why not have them do a foot race up a slip'n'slide instead while playing "Yakety Sax" in the background?

[@xprettylightsx3781]

Great vid!!

[@coolcatalex6241]

I don’t remember which year but it’s either late 80’s or the 1990 WSM but they did a crazy back lift with some giant wooden canoe. Looked absolutely insane and if memory serves right I believe Illka Nummisto won the event. Thanks for the great video Loz!!

[@lift_play_boogie]

Really loving your post strongman competition role here Loz. Level headed, cogent commentary on strongman

[@lukeyg1559]

The log one of the britian bloke falling had me cracking up. Loved the vid loz good way to start my day.

[@claudeviger8801]

That guy jumping in an empty sand bag 🤣🤣🤣🤣 that made my day... thank you loz

[@OrbvsTomarvm]

well done big loz. nuther gud vid 👍🏻

[@quinceyb921]

Omg dude almost died with that log crashing down on him. But why's it so funny lmao

[@halihandro]

I love hearing you talk about strongman Loz. If you ever feel like you are running out of content i'd love to hear you break down individual events. Tell us how you trained for them. Tips and tricks. I'd find it really interesting knowing more about the mind set going into your training. Keep up the good work.

[@rossharrison6912]

Awesome vid

[@adnanrawashdeh3965]

Some of the finest content us fans can have Thanks a lot big uncle 💪😎👌❤️

[@RussVerbofsky]

I think the 89 outfits are the craziest. :D

[@gsmini1749]

Loved this video, absolutely hilarious some of these events😂😂 would love to know what the athletes think when they look back at it lmao.

[@tomrender89]

Love these types of videos going back through old comps. So many of them were totally bonkers! Was that last one the OG crossfit :P

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

This is great I haven't seen a lot of the first ones before XD

[@brianmccarthy2923]

This is a video I never knew I needed to watch.

[@bensingleton9146]

The log cut is one of my personal favorites, I have always believed that splitting wood is the best upper body exercise, so to see it in strongman is very pleasing

[@dravinpendergrass1901]

When they jumped on the log I died laughing, we might just have to bring this back!

[@alienlife9832]

Great list Loz but I was sure the bar bend would be number 1......it was crazy lol

[@caffrey9762]

Great video, it's gas the stuff they used ta get up ta back in the day

[@ryandavy6950]

I knew there were some weird events in earlier strongman shows, but this list was indeed thoroughly surprising and entertaining

[@zaineridling]

Wow, what a great video! I remember most of these except for the Jeff Capes' suicide-by-sword. 😁😁😁

[@FU2Max]

scary thing is I actually remember all these seeing them the first time around.

[@dlgh2697]

😂 LMAO. Kept thinking of the music 🎶 THREE BLIND MICE🎶 playing in the background.

[@MyBlocksStrongestMan]

I just rewatched the 1977 world's strongest man recently and I have to say they didn't have anything as weird as any of these on your list! LOL!

[@kevinolsen6441]

Who doesn't love watching Loz while you eat your morning meal?

[@AutomationDnD]

Cool one Man! ..... *LUMBER WORK / TREE WORK* is an American Classic (North country boy here) Love it Loz! GOOD Stuff....................... the *Lore and history of WSM* bizarre tho it may be I have cut (and hauled) an awful LOT of wood in my time, it's natural to swing an AXE

[@AutomationDnD]

@Darth Dredd Yeah boy! And those Canadians... up North? they take tree work like an Olympic Sport :-)

[@canadianboymike8747]

I like these segments a lot. It would be great if you did more full screen or the clips you’re talking about so we can see better what’s going on. Either way enjoying it! Thanks

[@cookieinthewoods]

Wicked video Loz! How about the top 10 fastest finishes? Stones, yoke, farmers, keg toss etc... Possibly see your good self in that list too 😎

[@derekleonard5913]

"as I just demonstrated" 😂 He tore the book so fast it didn't even register on the camera

[@13bpapi]

I would love to see a one off strongman competition of events like this. Not necessarily these ones events but with some tweaks to some of them ; I think would be amazing to see Brian Shaw and Eddie as teammates!

[@beepyou34]

"Can you imagine Thor holding a sword at Colin Bryce's throat?" lmao

[@strongmaninfo-qp7hg]

The pure strength shows 1987-88-89 and 90 were brilliant - The Brick Hod carry in 1990 was like a super yoke really. i was going to mention the hurricane from Manfred 1995 .. But the strangest one i have seen is the skiing one.. In finalnd, i think 1995 or 1996 i have the contest on dvd. The competitors had to have like iron railway tracks on each leg and ski's and had to push themselves to the finishing line mad

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

Back in those days phone books were thicker and harder to tear. The London yellow pages was my PB and party piece.

[@jackoflanagan]

That last one is crazy to have in a strongman comp! I'd wipe the floor with OD Wilson in that one lol

[@RussVerbofsky]

The hurrican event could have attempted this years Strongest Man.

[@Pile_of_carbon]

Haha! Go out into a storm, get handed a sail, try to remain in one place.