WSM – Stephen Aryan

World’s Strongest Man 2017 – The Heats

It’s that time of year again where for once, I talk about sport, specifically the World’s Strongest Man. So if you’re not interested, switch off now. I’ll do a post on the final once I’ve watched it, but the heats this year were brilliant and worth discussing in some depth. There were a few surprisesContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2017 – The Heats”

World’s Strongest Man 2015

Below are my thoughts on the Heats and then the Final for this year’s World’s Strongest Man competition, so stop reading if you want to avoid spoilers. The Heats This year the heats were dominated not by any one person but something far worse. Injuries. I think on some level I’ve become quite blasé about someContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2015”

World’s Strongest Man 2014 – The Final

This year’s final was always going to be a battle and it turned out to be, right up to the last second in the last event. With three times World’s Strongest Man, Zydrunas Savickas, hoping to reclaim his title from last year’s winner, Brian Shaw, who also wanted to win his third WSM. Then thereContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2014 – The Final”

World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 5

The final heat and last year’s World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw was always going to be the leader. It was no surprise then that he won the top spot, but he played a very careful game, doing just enough to win but he didn’t push himself too hard. In that Californian heat he knew itContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 5”

World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 4

Big Z, Zydrunas Savickas, from Lithuania is one of the strongest men in the history of the competition. He holds more world records and has broken more, usually his own, for strength than anyone else. He’s won WSM three times, losing in 2013 to the athletic Brian Shaw from the United States. In this heatContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 4”

World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 3

This heat was really interesting as although there were some familiar favourites, it was also quite a tough group with some new and unknown faces. England’s Eddie Hall had a lot to prove to himself after a couple of fumbles last year, however since then in UK events he has shown that he’s getting betterContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 3”

World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 2

In this heat the competitors were dominated by one man, Hafthor Bjornsson. The huge Icelandic is still a young contender compared to some, and yet it seems as if he has been around for ages. He’s been on the podium twice in the last two years coming in third, and this year he said heContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 2”

World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 1

Spoilers for this first heat. Don’t say I didn’t give you fair warning. So it’s the one time of the year where I talk about sport. It’s time for the World’s Strongest Man 2014. This first heat was very interesting. Mike Burke is so new to the sport, and despite only appearing three times, heContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 1”