Poundstone Presses into the Lead at the 2008 MET-Rx World's Strongest Man Contest

2008-09-13 09:23:00

Charleston, West Virginia - With top performances on both events today, Derek Poundstone has moved into the lead the 2008 MET-Rx World's Strongest Man contest.

Derek Poundstone, who was paired with Mariusz Pudizianowski on the Log Lift, gets this winning eleventh rep at the 2008 MET-Rx World's Strongest Man contest today. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.

Derek Poundstone tied with Mariusz Pudzianowski for first place in the Car Deadlift this morning and this afternoon he edged Pudzianowski by one rep on the Log Lift, to move into first place overall. Mariusz Pudzianowski is in second place, Dave Ostlund is in third place and Phil Pfister is in fourth place, with one day remaining in the competition.

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Poundstone Presses into the Lead at the 2008 MET-Rx World's Strongest Man Contest

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