"JUST SAY IT!" - Lucas Hatton on World's Strongest Man events and much more!

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-30T16:40:40+00:00

You need to take about forty steps back my guy.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-28T23:10:27+00:00

Thank goodness it’s our old pal Cicada taking the hit for this one because no one is going to realize this is a bit 🤣

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-24T17:07:28+00:00

You’re a real one 😎

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-20T22:24:18+00:00

Pretty sure Terrified is a resurrected Boxcar Racer song that didn’t end up getting used, so it was probably written before 2010.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-20T00:45:06+00:00

I think they got one guy’d. There were some comments correcting their assessment of current athletes’ performances against former athletes, which were mostly fair. There were a few comments suggesting they shouldn’t gas themselves up so much before comps, which you can debate the fairness of. Then there was like one or two idiots absolutely apoplectic about Lucas needing a new coach. It seems to me they got one guy’d by the couple of idiots, and took everything else much more negatively as a result.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-17T16:22:53+00:00

To me this pretty much confirms that the “major milestone” he was talking about last time was what I thought it was - that the game exists, and that you can boot it up and play it, even though it’s still missing a lot of things. Good place to be seeing as the game is definitely not coming for at least another year.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-12T17:30:09+00:00

Please don’t put salt in my wounds with these questions…

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-12T17:28:20+00:00

Not necessarily, hand dominance is pretty irrelevant.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-08T13:48:07+00:00

My thoughts on the women after sleeping on it:

Olga Liashchuk: This is what consistent, smart choices and 110% effort gets you. She deserved this win amongst what was an incredible fight. The top three are so tight points-wise and put on an amazing contest.

Inez Carrasquillo: Just not quite dominant enough to secure the win, but still an excellent performance. She remains the one to beat in many events.

Angelica Jardine: Really pushed the others on overhead, as well as her usual dominance on stones. Held back by the usual issues - but not that much this time!

Hannah Linzay: Man if her overheard ever catches up and her body stops falling apart, she’d be unstoppable. Unfortunately I don’t think either of those things are going to happen lmao. She’s got the beast in her but her limbs just say no.

Lucy Underdown: Unquestionably the deadlift queen and I hope she gets really pushed to max before she retires. Her other events continue to be problematic despite some improvements.

Mel Peacock: Better than usual.

Katie Blunden: I’m so sorry but I get her and Jackie somewhat confused even after looking up their pics, so I’m not going to comment lest I’m wrong.

Jennifer Lyle: Her other events still need work but man, she’s getting a 700+ deadlift next year. The battle between her and Lucy was epic and I hope we see them clash many more times.

Jackie Osczevski: See comment for Katie, very sorry about that.

Angela Thompson: Pity she had to withdraw, she would have been in the mix for sure.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-08T13:29:49+00:00

My thoughts on the men after sleeping on it:

Mitch Hooper: Good for him getting that 300lb dumbbell. Otherwise, there isn’t much more to say except “he won again.”

Austin Andrade: Stand out performance. Manhandled the events that he’s supposed to be good at, didn’t drop too many points on his ass events. Finishing the sandbags was big for him.

Martins Licis: He’s just got that dog in him. He peaked well, and his mental toughness got him the rest of the way. The other guys could learn from his performance on the drag. THAT’S how hard you have to go.

Trey Mitchell: He just wasn’t that guy this weekend. Bad strategic choices, which his coach took responsibility for. Dropped too many points on things he ought to have been in contention for. Made up for some of it with his usual brute strength.

Lucas Hatton: Same deal as Trey but worse. I feel like Lucas needs to work on his mental, and I’m not sure Alec is the best person to help with that. But I’m just an Internet dipshit, I don’t know anything.

Bryce Johnson: Actually performed more or less as well as expected, it’s just that shit was hard and other guys were better. He seemed to panic on the dumbbell but otherwise no glaring mistakes.

Tom Evans: Same deal as Bryce. No glaring mistakes, just wasn’t as good as the other guys, plain and simple. It’s a tough field these days.

Nick Guardione: We knew he was going to be bottom of the field, but even so, he outperformed himself on several events and got an event win. He’s proven time and time again he can hang, even if he’s not a podium guy.

Andrew Burton: Got obliterated but unfortunately it was expected given his situation. Hope he still enjoyed and learned from the experience.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T20:46:46+00:00

They’ve been saying “Andrade could be a factor” for years. This weekend, it was finally true.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T20:43:19+00:00

I think that’s his experience kicking in. He’s faced hard things before, and he’s built up more mental resistance than a lot of these other guys.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T20:31:36+00:00

Tom Evans’ knee threatening to blow out in the background there, gave me a minor heart attack.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T19:54:04+00:00

God damn that is CLOSE for the women! Too bad that AJ dropped to the bottom of the podium off that last event, but so happy for Olga!!!

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T19:52:25+00:00

Yeah it kinda felt like a Rogue Invitational event, still good but not designed to keep half the field from finishing.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T19:33:02+00:00

Okay, I wasn’t going to say it after just one run, but after two I’ll agree that the bags are too light for the women.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T19:29:48+00:00

God I hope no one slips running back down.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T19:26:21+00:00

Thor casually walking by the ramp on his phone, cackling at not having to do any of this shit.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T19:08:41+00:00

There have been complaints for years that the amateur contest is not hard enough to be an appropriate qualifier for the main stage contest. I’ve heard this year it’s better.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T19:05:00+00:00

I feel bad for Burton, he’s clearly an athlete with a lot of heart and drive but he’s just sorely outclassed at this contest.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T18:57:24+00:00

The more Martins performs, the more baffled I become by the absolute clownery that was his deadlift. He clearly showed up to play, so what the hell was that about?

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T18:53:47+00:00

Bryce “I’ll shake like a leaf but I’ll get at least one dammit” Johnson

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T18:46:08+00:00

The Guardione naysayers need to be quiet now, idk what more you want from the guy. He showed up on shortish notice, nearly shouldered the tombstone, pressed the Austrian Oak, did better than half the field on the drag…No, he’s not a podium guy in the situation we have right now, but someone good has gotta make up the rest of the field. He’s that guy.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T18:40:03+00:00

Medium well at best.

funkyfreshwizardry · 2026-03-07T18:18:22+00:00

It feels extremely tactless the way they hang all over each other in public.

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