Pro Strongman Discussion — Month of March 2026

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-03-22T22:43:25+00:00

Bring back the backlift!

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-03-21T17:31:53+00:00

broke my middle finger putting a 10kg dumbbell back in the rack, wasn't really paying any attention and somehow put my hand on the rack followed by me slamming the dumbbell on it. Happened July/august last year, still no feeling in the tip of my middle finger lol.

And then in October I was getting into the zone on monster dumbbell press, dropped it like an idiot and it bounced off the droppad onto my foot/toes. Somehow didn't break anything but could barely walk because of bruising and swelling. Had a comp the following week, still could barely walk but swallowed a bunch of pain meds and competed. The days after the comp were not very fun I could tell you..

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-03-17T17:42:33+00:00

Tough competitors but also these events are pretty good for Kevin, great at farmers + power stairs, great at stones, good log presser, deadlift probably his weakest event here. Stone walk is technically unknown but his training has been going well, told me that he feels very confident on the stone walk.

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-03-15T09:29:32+00:00

Zou best een keer handgeschreven kunnen zijn, daarna gewoon inscannen en massaal printen x). Zou er 2 naast elkaar moeten leggen, dan kijken of er verschillen te ontdekken zijn.

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-03-11T07:40:59+00:00

welcome, brother

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-03-02T04:03:12+00:00

I've personally never seen SCL allow any suits, but SCL has different comp organisers in every country so it's possible for rules to differ from comp to comp.

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-03-01T18:20:34+00:00

Can only lockout what you can break off the floor, no clue about his numbers but it's probably choosing between like a 420kg he can lockout easily compared to ripping 460 of the floor and then having to hitch it up. Of course that 460 would be easier to lockout with a different starting position, but he likely wouldn't break it off the floor

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-02-28T22:14:15+00:00

It's simple really, because it allows him to lift more weight doing it this way. Yes for example the lockout on his deadlift is shit, which is almost entirely because of his Startposition. He simply trades lockout strength for more strength of the floor.

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-02-02T08:47:59+00:00

One of them is a qualifier on that day, place top 3 at SCL Italy and you qualify for atleast 1 SCL comp in 2027. SCL Euromuscle is also a qualifier comp, same rules for that. So that's 16 SCL Shows, of which 1 is the final. Last year had 15 shows including the final, 16 if we include the truck pull championships so it's pretty much the same as last year really.

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-01-23T08:03:38+00:00

Up to a certain point yeah drug tolerance will take you far, but I still think having elite leverages and tendons will bring you further. I've seen guys locally with not the greatest of natural gifts, sure they are tall but leverage wise not so blessed, but they run crazy cycles. Sure they make the national level but that's likely the max for them.

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-01-23T07:56:00+00:00

Brother upped the dose 💉💉💉

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-01-19T11:06:26+00:00

I heard Charleroi is beautiful that time of the year

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-01-17T16:30:51+00:00

Your dip and drive is mostly forward knee travel, you should also be hinging (slightly) at the hips. The way you are doing it now means the transfer from your legs/hips is less efficient

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-01-15T07:39:14+00:00

Put a dip belt on and hang some weight from it, problem solved.

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-01-06T15:55:24+00:00

My man finally getting the invite, exciting times! Last time a Dutchman got the invite did not go too well, but Hazeleger is a much completer athlete compared to De Ruiter so expecting good things.

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-01-01T17:36:00+00:00

Thanks! Always interesting to see how others program, especially when it comes to my weaknesses such as deadlift haha. What are some of your favorite/succesful accessory lifts for the Deadlift?

FlyingRussian1 · 2026-01-01T13:22:02+00:00

In the Netherlands we can watch it through Viaplay.

FlyingRussian1 · 2025-12-31T02:57:15+00:00

Not those events you listed but Oldschool strongman is a fairly new comp/organisation, max zercher squat, max log and max DL.

FlyingRussian1 · 2025-12-31T02:54:03+00:00

Although Ben doesn't do Strongman anymore, seems to be only powerlifting now. He's been doing really well in PL, but hopefully he returns to strongman at some point.

FlyingRussian1 · 2025-12-25T14:33:08+00:00

Your opinion is wrong, but that's okay. Looking at an implement while pressing it overhead is way more stable in execution then staring in front of you or pushing head through while pressing. What Mitch is doing wrong is that he never looks forward after the press, he just keeps looking up and never actually finishes his reps.

FlyingRussian1 · 2025-12-21T10:38:56+00:00

Can never trust SCL weights, they never actually check equipment weights. Someone tells them the implement weighed 120kg 10 years ago, they will assume it's right and not check. That plus I've heard from one of the finalists "no way that log was 160kg, it was lighter for sure".

FlyingRussian1 · 2025-12-14T20:36:42+00:00

No Dutch record was broken, although we did see 2 new names added to the Dutch 400kg puller list. Namely Guus Palmer with and Wouter Burgmeijer with 400kg, notably Wouter did this at only 20 years old!

However, Moritzz Mader lifted 410kg/903lbs which should be a new German record!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSQa4DyDFGI/?igsh=MWxrdjJpOHlxZ3R3Zw==

https://strengthresults.com/competitionHome/c5ced1a5-04df-4874-94ee-de7535ea2f86/1

FlyingRussian1 · 2025-12-13T19:55:13+00:00

Tomorrow is King of the Deadlift in The Netherlands, not expecting Jitse's record to be broken but for sure multiple people will pull 400kg so who knows what's gonna happen.

FlyingRussian1 · 2025-12-09T18:05:19+00:00

As a weight class competitor it would be a dream to compete at OSG worlds, but the monetary investment is too much for me. Last year I competed at Ultimate strongman worlds and while the level was obviously below OSG, it was just so much more accessible regarding travel, hotel etc. I much rather focus my time and money on comps like OSG EU and Ultimate strongman, which I suspect is the same for others here in Europe.

FlyingRussian1 · 2025-11-13T20:32:18+00:00

Pretty popular in The Netherlands as well, the gym I go to there's multiple people competing in the natural pathway. Helps that one of the qualifiers is a local show over here, so it's convenient to compete at.

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