Friday, February 5, 2010

BEST PART OF THE 1990s: ENJOYING A BEER WHILE WATCHING A BURLY, HALF NAKED, NORDIC MAN DEADLIFT A CAR.

Being single in the ‘90s (without access to internet dating) meant putting in a lot of time at the bars. Sad to say I NEVER made a love connection. Though I do remember watching a crap-load of TV on mute. Usually the bars would play Mtv videos or highlights from old Jackie Chan movies. If my friends and I were at a sports bar (late at night) we were in for a real visual treat – THE WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN COMPETITION. Events featuring bouncer-like bad-asses competing in memorable contests such as…


TRUCK AIRPLANE PULL: Simply pull a massive mode of transportation 100ft. Easy.




FARMER’S WALK: Competitors race each other while carry uber-heavy stuff (weighing 275 lbs).




LOG THROW: Name says it all.




The best out of the burly bunch had to be Mr. Magnús Ver Magnússon. This Icelander pretty much owned the competition in the 90s. He was the baron of bitch-slapping, walking away with a staggering 4 WSM titles (1991, 1994, 1995 and 1996.)

CLASSIC MAGNUS MADE LIFTS…

882lb squat
605lb bench press
world record tire dead-lift of 981lbs




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1 comment:

  1. The log throw audience looks rather unenthused. I'd say this all beats internet dating, though, be it as a competitor or spectator.

    PS Copyboy, thanks for your comments and for adding my link to your listing! I really appreciate it.
    Cheers,
    Robyn

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