Mariusz was at least 6’2. Travis is pretty tall, I don’t remember Poundstone’s height, I wasn’t around him much.
Mariusz wasn’t 6’2". WSM inflates heights.
Him and Derek were both listed at 6’1" I believe, but in actuality they’re both probably a bit under 6 foot.
Just like Hafthor isn’t 6’9" and Shaw certainly isn’t 6’8". These are the heights WSM uses to “bill” the athletes in such a way to make them seem bigger than they actually are.
Eddie is definitely pretty damn close to the 6’3" he’s billed as because we’re the same height. Not sure about the taller lads, though.
Thor was a pro basketball player and was listed as 6’9 when he played.
I’m 6’0 dead on, and Mariusz has a couple of inches on me. WSM stats are notoriously inaccurate.
Interesting. I think the heights vary a bit but some guys are clearly over stated.
As for Hafthor, definitely not 6’9" now. Maybe he was 6’9" in shoes during his basketball days or something. There’s a website that debunks all the overstated heights among famous people. Hafthor is on the website, and he’s listed at 6’7 or so. People apparently take this stuff pretty seriously.
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6 foot 7 and 180 to 200kgs is huge.
It doesn’t really hit you until you are near one of these guys.
Haha, yeah I’ve seen a few of those sorts of things whenever I’ve been curious about an actor’s height or whatever. Some people get REALLY fkn into it.
God - and you’re pretty fucking big dude.
I met Adam Scherr (Braun Strowman) in 2014. Huge person. I think he was like 370 at the time, leaning down for WWE. We did an incline bench workout. Wish I had taken a fucking picture, I was legit too afraid since it was just him, I and the gym owner there.
Also, poor Obie. I love him, but he’s looking not much over 6’5" there.
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Tiny
Martins! needs to win the Arnolds Santa Monica to qualify for the finals in Ohio. He’s been injured with a nerve issue in his right neck/shoulder area (not yet 100%) which has hampered his pressing strength and rendered him unable to compete for a while. Still, he was the favorite to win in Santa Monica.
Then (cue dramatic music), Brian Shaw makes an announcement on his YT channel that he will be competing at Santa Monica as well. Shaw also needs to win to qualify for Ohio. Shaw has blamed lack of training time due to TV show, his diet, the alignment of the stars, etc. for his lack of results this year. In his announcement for Santa Monica, I listened hard but heard no excuses…
If Martins! wins at Santa Monica, I will be very, very curious as to what Shaw’s post contest “excuse video” will say lol.
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Hahaha me too. My friend and I have been having an ongoing debate about who would win between Martins and Shaw at Santa Monica. My friend is convinced martins will win because Shaw has really been falling off for a few years, but I think that maybe Shaw really will be (even remotely) close to his best performance. Martins is definitely still not 100%. He missed a 315 strict press, he normally would be able to hit 3-5 reps I believe
Do you know the events? I think there’s bag over bar and 775lbs deadlift for reps, but I don’t know the others
Note: the weights for sandbag throw over bar were changed to 60 - 80lbs; I think Shaw said in one of his videos that only he and Thor have actually thrown 90lbs successfully; also, I think there would’ve been too many guys who could not get 70lbs over the bar (including Martins when he first started training for the event LOL)
2020 FEATS OF STRENGTH
Slater Log Clean & Press For Reps (380 pounds / 172.5 kg)
The athlete will clean and press each rep in a time limit of 60 seconds. Athletes must wait for the down call from the referee for a successful lift. The log will be placed on the Rogue crash pads. Equipment used will be the Slater’s wood log that was used last year. Athletes will go one at a time.
Farmer’s Walk (400 pounds / 182 kg)
Athletes will pick and carry the farmers walk 30’, drop, turn and bring back to the start. The front of the implement must cross the line 60 second time limit. Multiple drops are allowed. Athletes will compete two at a time.
ROGUE Strongman Sandbag Throw Over Bar
Athletes will pick and throw five different sandbags over a 15-foot bar in ascending weight. 60 second time limit.
The bags will weigh:
70 pounds / 31.8 kg
75 pounds / 34 kg
80 pounds / 36 kg
85 pounds / 38 kg
90 pounds / 40 kg
Deadlift For Reps (775 pounds / 351 kg)
Athletes will deadlift 775 pounds (353 kg) for reps in 60 seconds. No suits or briefs are allowed. Only normal length deadlift straps are allowed. No figure eight straps are allowed. Equipment used will be the ROGUE Power bar. Athletes will compete two at a time
ROGUE Strongman Sandbag Load
with 3 bags carried 30’ each; Athlete will pick up sandbag from ground, carry 30 feet and load onto 52-inch platform. Three bags total, bags must be carried and loaded in ascending order.
The bags will weigh:
300 pounds / 136 kg
350 pounds / 158 kg
400 pounds / 181 kg
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In his video of that strict press miss, Martins comes back later in the workout to hit 380 for 3 reps in the log press -because… THAT is why he is WSM, not just the fantastic technique and athleticism.
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Thanks for building the hype man. Ur like a presenter
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I think they changed the weights for bag over bar to 60-80 pounds instead. I’m really looking forward to the 18th, it’s going to be pretty damn exciting.
^^^ (from my post above)