Jón Páll Sigmarsson - Larger Than Life

The documentary about the Icelandic strongman, Jón Páll Sigmarsson, will soon be released in the USA. The movie is called "Þetta Er Ekkert Mál" in Iceland but overseas it's called "Larger Than Life".

It has already been released in Europe and the company who distributes the film, Sena, says that the film will soon come to the States.

To celebrate, I uploaded this scene from the film and I hope that you will buy the film after having watched this. Here you can see Geoff Capes, Bill Kazmaier talk about Jón Páll. Also the strongman referee, David Webster gives his opinion. But the big part is from Dr. Douglas Edmunds where he talks about the competition for the Strongest Man Of All Time back in 1987.

You can contact the company who made the movie, Goðsögn Films:
godsogn@simnet.is

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[agusts]

You can watch some bodybuilding parts of Jón Páll in the video "best of john pall". There you can see him back in 1988. It begins after 1 minute and 10 seconds. It's from the documentary about Jón Páll.

[jingeshan24]

jon pall

the GREATEST strenght athlete of the modern era.

his charisma charm and pleasant manor had made him a croud favorite wherever he went.

my father was a neighbour of geoff capes and geoff told him once that jon did knew that he will die young but despite that he set himself a goal to do whatever he wants to do in life and to fully enjoy the time that is left for him to live.

he is an idol for many people in the world me included and he will always be remmembered.

RIP jon pall

[THORVALHALLA42]

there can only be one.....

and it was by far jon pall and allways will be

[pvervloedquicknet]

My Idol, my hero and all time favorite strong guy. He got me and my brother into lifting weights. There will never be another viking like this guy.

[kalai131]

@kalai131 I am thinking it is because a muscle bound human is seen as a threat to the average joe out there, hence the hating, i hear a quote from a famous politician, who says "a person's true power is by how many people hate him not how many who love him." Every great bodybuilder has always said "Loved by women and children, and scorned with jealousy and hate from the average man." An average man is always jealous of a muscle bound man of strength because it exposes their own insecurities.

[kalai131]

@quadcatfly nope he had a genetic condition to make such a thing happen! but on more important note, i know this is american website, but think about this, whenever a girl has a video showing off her body, or strength, physique, everyone says cool, wonderful, etc. why is it when a guy does the same, esp. of world class athlete like Jon Pall everyone is hating and saying crazy stuff, i don't see neg. comments on deaths of Nascar/Grandprix race drivers, a far more risky sport in terms of death!

[quadcatfly]

@Somethingafw U mean after another overdose of steroids....

[Beraf2008]

"NO POINT TO BE ALIVE, IF YOU CAN DO DEADLIFT" - His words =) TRUE WORDS

[icestarrbeatz]

jón páll is my uncle!

[Cubekiller04]

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

[Somethingafw]

@MrRyan200 Cardiac Arrest when he was training

[MrRyan200]

what did he die of?

[Hellem09]

He had to drink from the geysir or chew on vulcanic rocks to get that strong, RIP JON