Counties Strongest Man 2014

[Pseudonym]

Day 1 - Weight For Height, Farmers Walk, Log Lift, Stones.

Day 2 - Carry And Drag, Tyre Flip x8, Apollon Axle For Reps, Partial Deadlift.

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

where do the strongmen of nz train, do they have a  gym environment to go to or they just lift heavy stuff in the backyard?

[Pseudonym]

I think they generally just find heavy stuff lying around - logs, rocks, parked cars, etc - and they lift it. Or uplift it, if no-one's watching.

I remember Nate saying how he'd gone past a house that had a line of big white rocks out the front to stop people parking on the lawn. He figured it looked like a challenge, so he got one in a bear hug and lifted it. Right at the top of his lift, it crumbled to pieces and he was left explaining to the owner why he had a habit of picking up other people's rocks...

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

I think they generally just find heavy stuff lying around - logs, rocks, parked cars, etc - and they lift it. Or uplift it, if no-one's watching.

I remember Nate saying how he'd gone past a house that had a line of big white rocks out the front to stop people parking on the lawn. He figured it looked like a challenge, so he got one in a bear hug and lifted it. Right at the top of his lift, it crumbled to pieces and he was left explaining to the owner why he had a habit of picking up other people's rocks...

they sound very nocturnal

lol that would have been very embarassing to go up to the door and explain that

[Realtalk]

Get strong in the gym. 

Practise events... A lot of is technique, you know you could be a lot stronger in the gym than someone and get beat at a SM comp cause they practise the events.

AUT on north shore has SM equipment and the guy who organises the comps has event traininh at his place out west, I been there once it was good fun. They are all good guys and the competitions are fun.