Events of the World's Strongest Man Competition

These are some of the events that take place in a World’s Strongest Man competition. The “Carry and Drag” is between five athletes who will compete at the same time. These athletes will carry a weight a certain distance, and must place it over a marked line. The athletes will then drag an anchor and chain a longer distance until the whole anchor and chain has crossed the finish line. The winner is the one who does this the fastest.
The next event is the “Giant Log Lift” were each athlete will compete by them self. A large tree trunk is standing up horizontally on a stand with handles at one end. The athlete will stand with his back facing the tree trunk and lift it over his head as many times as possible within the time limit. The winner will be the man who successfully completes the most repetitions within the time limit.
The third event is the “Pillars of Hercules”, in which each athlete will compete by them self. The men will stand with their arms extended, gripping handles that are hooked on to two pillars, one at each side. They will be timed until they drop the pillars when they can't hold on any longer. The winner is the man who holds the Pillars up for the longest time.
“Fingal’s Fingers” is the next event where two men do this at the same time and they are timed. The five fingers (or poles) will be lifted in ascending order of weight and flipped over 180 degrees. The winner will be the fastest to flip all the fingers.
The next event is the “Lorry Pull”. Each man will do this by them self. The men, wear a harness attached to the lorry and with the help of a rope, they pull the lorry along a road, facing the direction of the finishing line throughout the pull. The winner is the man who completes the course in the fastest time, or who covers the most distance, in the fastest time.
The next event is the “Dead Lift” in which each athlete will do this by them self. The man will be required to lift a number of barrels, which will be dropped one by one into a frame within a time period. On completion of a good lift another barrel will be loaded automatically, until: time runs out, all the barrels are lifted or the man can't finish. The man lifting the most weight in the shortest time wins.
“Squat Lift” is where one man stands under the bar and must squat until they are below parallel, they then lift the weight back up to the fully upright position; each time they return to the upright position, more weight will be added. The winner is the man who successfully lifts all weights in the fastest time, or the most weight in the time.
Each man will compete in the “Over Head Lift” (for reps) by them self. Each man will lift a wooden log from the ground then raise it overhead as many times as possible in the time limit; the log is returned back to the floor in a controlled fashion before attempting to the next lift. The winner will be the one who completes as many lifts as possible within the time limit.
In the “Atlas Stones” event they will compete two at a time. There are five stones of increasing weights, which are positioned in ascending order and five podiums positioned in decreasing height. The men pick up the lightest stone first and places it onto the highest platform, and this continues until all five have been put on the wall or until his time has run out. The winner is the man who places the most stones onto the platforms in the quickest time.
They will also compete two at a time in the “Giant Farmer‘s Walk“. Each man will carry a weight in each hand over a marked course as quick as possible.
Weights vary depending on piece of equipment
Each man will compete by them self in the “Dead Lift” for reps. A car is positioned on a frame which has handles extending from underneath the car. The athlete will grip the handles and lift the car until their ‘knees lock’ and then place the car on the ground again. The winner is the man who completes the most lifts in a given amount of time.
The next event is the “Fridge Carry” in which they will compete two at a time. Each man will carry a yoke that holds two fridge freezers on their shoulders. This will be carried over the course as quickly as possible within the time limit. The winner is the man who completes the course in the shortest time or, failing that, the one who travels the farthest in the quickest time.
In the “Plane Pull” each athlete will compete by them self. Each man will pull a plane, with the help of a harness and rope, along the course. The winner will be the man who covers the complete course in the fastest time or, failing that, who covers the biggest distance in the shortest time.
And finally in the “Africa Stone” event, the stone is placed in a stand which the man stands behind. The athlete then wraps their arms around the stone interlocking their fingers. They remove the Africa Stone from the stand and walk as far as possible along a course until they cannot carry it any further. If the athlete drops the Africa Stone on the ground, or steps out of the designated lane, they will be stopped. The winner will be the man who carries the stone the furthest distance.
These again are just some of the events that are carried out in the World's strongest Man competition. Each year they try to think of some other events they could do or maybe just try to make an already existing event better. If you have not entertained yourself with these amazingly strong men doing things that should not be possible, I recommend you do!

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(www.theworldsstrongestman.com)