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World’s Strongest Man: The Qualifying Heats

by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2012 IronMind


It’s not official and it might not be correct, but here’s IronMind’s guess at the qualifying heats for the 2009 World’s Strongest Man contest.

Ervin Katona
Alexander Klyushev
Jimmy Laureys
Phil Pfister
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Darren Sadler

Mark Felix
Stefan Solvi Petursson
Zydrunas Savickas
Brian Shaw
Marshall White
Martin Wildauer

Jarek Dymek
Terry Hollands

Andrus Murumets
Dave Ostlund
Christian Savoie
Florian Trimpl

Louis-Philippe Jean
Kostiantyn Ilin
Jimmy Marku
Kevin Nee
Derek Poundstone
Sebastian Wenta

Johannes Arsjo
Agris Kazelniks
Travis Ortmayer
Laurence Shahlaei
Richard Skog
Ettiene Smit

Stay tuned - the official announcement from World’s Strongest Man should be coming any day, we would guess.



SUPER SQUATS: How to Gain 30 Pounds of Muscle in 6 Weeks

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A classic
The defnitive book on 20-rep squats, the mother of all bulk and power routines.


MILO®: A Journal for Serious Strength Athletes 

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Universal power broker
We deal in kilos and meters, pounds and feet.


Captains of Crush® Hand Grippers

Captains of Crush: The gold standard of grippers.  Your best bet for building and testing grip strength.  Great for rehabilitation, too.  10 strengths.
The gold standard of grippers
 
This is the gripper that changed the world: 11 strengths.


SDC Center: Squat, Dip, Chin

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The Core of Your Home Gym
This compact footprint allows you to squat, dip and chin without compromise—anywhere you are.


Strong-Enough™ Lifting Straps

IronMind: Strong-Enough Lifting Straps: Most popular" at WSM.  Proven daily by the world's strongest men.
 
Most popular" at WSM
Proven daily by the world's strongest men.


Hub

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Build & test your pinch grip
Grip specialists, rock climbers, Crushed-to-Dust candidates—this is for you.


Expand-Your-Hand Bands

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Say goodbye to tennis elbow
Prevent, eliminate or reduce tennis elbow and associated pains.  Simple, fun and effective.
 


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Check out our Resource Pages for more information on grip training; Olympic-style weightlifting and weight training; and strongman and World's Strongest Man.