Arnold Strongman Classic 2005 - Apollon's Wheel pt.1

[primitiveheadbanger]

Good job Chic!

[someguyhunter]

THICK ASS BAR!

[Fate0fTheArt]

Siders is 26 here...awesome strength.

[chinaownsusa]

Most, if not all, the female commentators in any strongman comp. are vacuous imbeciles.

[hazmunro]

in response to everyone dissing technique.. this bar DOES NOT rotate!!! not to mention the 2 inch handle

[YouAteMyChicken]

biran siders doesnt hold the benchpress record does he? =S

[ofnair]

He held it before. Now Daisuke Midote is the world record holder.

[lbz91]

He still holds it in a full powerlifting meat. Daisuke holds the ,,single-lift" world record (just bench without squatting before the lift and deadlifting after the bench).

[ofnair]

You are so rigt. I meant the single-lift record.

[tOnYBersekr]

how many kilos are there?

[AntonioQM]

166 kilos.

[jrstrongman]

Most of these guys dont have any olympic lifting background. And the thickness of the bar makes that almost impossible anyway.

[ofnair]

Mikhil Koklyaev cleans it weightlifting style...

[PAKMAN52]

and the grip is like a deadlift, not a clean.

[Atacamamusic]

Would in not make sense for these guys to do a proper clean and jerk?

[Baggio0318]

So wait can you squat clean the weight first? I mean these guys would be getting like 8 reps out if they dipped under the bar on the clean. That slow pull zaps all you strength.

[trumpetclip]

The difference being, ashystyle, the bar they are using is as big around as a soda can. That is called an "open grip". It is very difficult to pull weight with an open grip. It takes an enormous amount of grip strength! That is why only 10 men have ever lifted the Apollon's above their head. These guys are amazing!

[ashystyle]

alright i got u.

[ashystyle]

i dont know .. but ronnie coleman did 312pounds(140kg) for 12 reps, back in 1998. Ye, he did it while sittin down and he onyl did the shoulder workout, but i think he would give these guys a good match!

[AntonioQM]

is diferent, this bar DONT rotate. Is very hard.

[csmanuel86]

@ashystyle You are a fucking idiot.

[felpart]

glenn ross is the best

[terranceharrison]

never beat andy bolton, bolton gets away with everything his sqauts are high he didnt lock out that 1003 deadlift, siders is qaulity all around and ipf are strict

[csmanuel86]

@terranceharrison Everyone should look up Siders recent 1014 squat. Sick lift

[Punk4Life408]

how come this doesnt come on espn

[forum37]

brians a great powerlifter but will never beat andy bolton,brian would do great on the strongman circuit full time hes stronger then phister,ostland,nee etc

[MoneySexDrugsMurder]

brian is stronger all around than bolton...

[MoneySexDrugsMurder]

brian's first year in strongman and he ties the world record for apollon's wheel at 26 yrs old...

[AntonioQM]

Savickas have the record, not siders.

[ofnair]

Bolton Is Wpc lifter, more advanced gear and tons of roids...

[Beyondward]

good job siders, usa! this guy is only going to get better.

[ozstrongman]

love the interviews with all these guys, she's asking what were you thinking how long have you been lifting etc and all they can think is "i'm buggered let me catch my breath!"

[Landon3OH3]

haha, seriously.

Lame questions to ask, but amazing performance by the lifters.

[enricomanca]

thank you for the fantastic video! more,more,more!!