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Poland's Strongest Man 2006
Topic Started: Sep 4 2006, 01:04 AM (871 Views)
Peter
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The competition consisted of qualifying events and a final. Qualifying results:

Max log lift
1. Pudzianowski 180 kg.
1. Wenta 180
3. Radzikowski 175
4. Bak 170
5. Nowotniak 165
5. Dymek 165
7. Peda 160
7. Toczek 160
9. Kowalczyk 150
9. Kowalski 150
9. Szymerowski 150
9. Kalinowski 150
13. Schabowski - n/a
13. Peksa - n/a

400 kg. Yoke
1. Radzikowski 9.68 sec.
2. Pudzianowski 9.93
3. Toczek 12.65
4. Wenta 13.77
5. Kalinowski 14.31
6. Dymek 14.31
7. Szymerowski 16.51
8. Nowotniak 17.56
9. Schabowski 19.53
10. Bak 20.67
11. Kowalski 21.75
12. Kowalczyk 21.95
13. Peksa 30.47
14. Peda 59.08

Platform DL
1. Pudzianowski 8 reps
2. Dymek 5
3. Toczek 4
4. Schabowski 3
4. Kowalczyk 3
4. Nowotniak 3
7. Wenta 2
8. Kalinowski 1
8. Radzikowski 1
The rest did not get a rep

Standings after qualifications (top 8 advance to the final):
1. Pudzianowski 58.5 pts.
2. Dymek 48.5
3. Wenta 46.5
4. Nowotniak 41.5
5. Toczek 40.5
6. Radzikowski 40.5
7. Kalinowski 37
8. Kowalczyk 30.5
9. Schabowski 26
10. Kowalski 20.5
11. Szymerowski 18.5
12. Bak 18
13. Peda 10.5

Results from the final:

Farmer's walk - 2x150 kg., 40 m. for time
1. Pudzianowski 18.46 sec.
2. Toczek 20.15
3. Kalinowski 20.31
4. Wenta 20.39
5. Radzikowski 20.76
6. Dymek 21.99
7. Kowalczyk 22.95
8. Nowotniak 20 meters

DL hold
1. Pudzianowski 46.09 sec.
2. Toczek 41.64
3. Wenta 32.96
4. Kalinowski 30.31
5. Nowotniak 38.44
6. Kowalczyk 37.96
7. Dymek 32.20
8. Radzikowski 29.51

Medley - sacks & tire flip
1. Pudzianowski 32.75 sec.
2. Dymek 35.67
3. Wenta 37.34
4. Kowalczyk 38.19
5. Toczek 39.74
6. Kalinowski 41.59
7. Nowotniak 42.84
8. Radzikowski 44.71

Stones
1. Pudzianowski 16.56 sec.
2. Wenta 15.36
3. Toczek 22.75
4. Dymek 20.99
5. Kowalczyk 25.13
6. Kalinowski 50.79
7. Nowotniak 70.94
8. Radzikowski 2 stones in 11.67

Stairs
1. Pudzianowski 33.46 sec.
2. Toczek 38.75
3. Dymek 14 stairs
4. Wenta 13
5. Radzikowski 1 stair
5. Nowotniak 1
5. Kalinowski 1
5. Kowalczyk 1

Final standings:
1. Pudzianowski 39 pts.
2. Toczek 30
3. Wenta 28
4. Dymek 25
5. Kowalczyk 18.5
6. Kalinowski 16,5
7. Nowotniak 13.5
8. Radzikowski 9,5

Wenta stones

Pudzianowski stones

Dymek stairs

Podium

The winner

Standings

Eye candy

Info and photos courtesy of http://www.strong-man.pl/ and http://www.strongman.pl/
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Jamie
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That is one awesome log press from Pudz. He's really brought his power up to meet his athleticism.
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Nick McKinless
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Thanks Peter...it's always nice to get these results and some photos too. Much appreciated! Also...Pudz is looking pretty damn good for another win...he doesn't seem to have a weakness anymore...

Nick
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Jesse Snadden
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Anybody who says Mariusz isn't strong is full of shit now. Hats of to him to improving his weaknesses over the years.
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Peter
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More photos:

Qualifying
Group shot

Group shot 2

Yoke

Yoke 2

Yoke 3

Yoke 4

Yoke 5

Log

Log 2

Log 3

Log 4

Log 5

Log 6

DL

DL 2

DL 3

DL 4

DL 5

DL 6

The final
Group shot

Farmer's walk

Farmer's walk 2

Farmer's walk 3

Farmer's walk 4

Farmer's walk 5

Wenta & Kowalczyk

DL hold

DL hold 2

DL hold 3

DL hold 4

DL hold 5

DL hold 6

DL hold 7

DL hold 8

Tire flip

Tire flip 2

Tire flip 3

Tire flip 4

Medley

Stones

Stones 2

Stones 3

Stones 4

Stones 5

Toczek

Stones 6

Stones 7

Stones 8

Stones 9

Stones 10

Stairs

Stairs 2

Stairs 3

Pudzianowski vs. Dymek

Stairs 4

Stairs 5

Stairs 6

Well deserved rest

Podium

Podium 2

Podium 3

Photos courtesy of http://www.irekkuras.com/
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Jesse Snadden
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What was the distance for the super yoke ?
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Peter
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Haven't seen it mentioned. They also had another qualifying event, about a week earlier! It was a Boeing 737 pull, the results of that event:

1. Pudzianowski 32.77 sec.
2. Dymek 36.14
3. Kalinowski 36.37
4. Nowotniak 37.11
5. Wenta 37.13
6. Kowalczyk 38.86
7. Kowalski 40.18
8. Orzel 42.51
9. Schabowski 43.11
10. Toczek 43.67
11. Radzikowski 43.74
12. Gruszka 44.95
13. Szymerowski 45.42
14. Zieleniecki 47.95
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Jamie
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I'm actually considering teaching English in Poland for a year after university. I'm pretty excited.
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Llamapower
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Jamie McEwan
Sep 4 2006, 06:46 AM
I'm actually considering teaching English in Poland for a year after university. I'm pretty excited.

:seanslog

Jamie - That's what I plan on doing next year! I've applied to do a course qualifying me to teach English as a foreign language, and I'm hoping to spend a few months in Poland next year. A friend of mine recently spent a year in Poland teaching and he absolutely loved it - He's moved on to Spain now doing the same thing. :)

:seanslog



Back on topic - looking at those results only strengthens my opinion that there will be 4 Polish competitors in the final of WSM this year!
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MaxPower
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I should do that. :lol

Mariusz is getting fat. :azz

Now, start with the "You wouldn't say that to his face".


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Caber McJock
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A good friend of mine taught English in Poland for about a year. Just make sure you have a reputable school/boss- he didn't and kind of got shafted.
He did make out well taking on private clients though, and wound up marrying a cute Polish girl, so I would expect he'd recommend it.
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Olly Jackson
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Looks like an awesome competiton, some solid weights being moved around too.

On the teaching thing, I live with a girl who taught in Spain for a year and made good money, loved every minute of it etc, my ex girlfriend is about to get back from a year in Austria doing the same thing where she hated it for a while but then loved it, again, good pay. Another friend of mine is currently in Japan for a year doing it and ive considered doing it in China.

A few themes have run through all of the people Ive spoken too:

- the money can be awesome

- private tuition is a good way to boost the earnings

- teaching someone English is the easiest way to get into someones knickers
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Jamie
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That's awesome, Colin! In 2007? I'd probably be heading out in 2008 if I go.

I've also considered Japan, since I can speak and write some of the language, but that really doesn't seem like it'd open as many opportunities for strongman.
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Llamapower
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The course I've applied for starts in january and finishes in may. I think I'm going to teach in a language school in Canterbury next summer, then look at going to Poland after that.

The experiences you guys have mentioned tally pretty much with what my friend told me. He said his basic wage from the language school paid all his bills, and he had 2-3 private clients in the evenings that paid him big money, allowing him to have some fun. :)
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Peter
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More photos
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Jesse Snadden
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Peter, I'm really happy you take the time to post and translate things for us. I really like to know what happens in the rest of the world.

Reason I wanted to know the yoke distance was to compare myself as I managed to edge Dominic in it at a Quebec cup and his time wasn't far from Mariusz. Hey, I got to have some pride right.
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Peter
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All I could find was that it was 400 kg. but no distance. If I come across more details on the yoke event I'll post them.
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Peter
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Photos of the plane pull

Boeing 737

Pudzianowski

Pudzianowski 2

Pudzianowski 3

The easy way

Group shot

Ready to go

Ready to go 2

Dymek

Kowalczyk

Toczek & Dymek

Wenta

Photos courtesy of http://irekkuras.kfd.pl/
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neil campbell

There was apost on Marunde's site from a guy that was at this show and said Marius came out and did a 185kg log easy-with the crowd cheering him on.This guy will DESTROY everybody at WSM-the rest of the field will be lucky to win 2 events in the final.Static strength-400kg deadlift,over 400lb log-squats with the best of them.If he were American,imagine the press he would get in north america.He is easily in the top 3-4 strongman of ALL TIME.
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Jesse Snadden
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I agree Neil. I think the only person from the athletes there who can give Mariusz a little push in the ass will be Pfister.

Notice how he isn't nearly as Lean as he used to be. I'm thinking he wants his revenge at the arnold next year and letting his bodyweight bulk up.
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I don't know why, but I've never been a great fan of Pudz, though I really respect his ability. Strange really as I normally back the leaner guys (Ahola, and JPS, though I never liked MVM, though he was arguably the best ever).

But there's simply no way that Mariuz can beat Savikas or Virastuk at the Arnold, hey if the events are the same as last year you just as well give Savikas the title now.
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neil campbell

I meant no disrespect to any other guys at WSM.I agree about Pfister-he is the best american in my opinion-really entertaining-what I found funny though is an event like lighter farmer's he used to be top 2-3 in world at this-last year in IFSA with the 125kg farmer's he seemed noticebly slower-could have just been the show.But anyways I think he will be in second. Now about he ARNOLD ,If they changed some of the events to Heavy stones and say HEAVY power stairs(I know they won't)I think Mariusz would win.I really like the Arnold but I think they need to change some of the events around to more tradional strongman events-eg.Stones.Keep everything super heavy though.I'm telling you Mariusz would be in the top 3 for sure.
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Why should the arnold strongman be changed to tradtional events? Why does it have to be like all the other competitions?

IMHO it should stay the way it is, its a unique contest.


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I meant no disrespect to any other guys at WSM.I agree about Pfister-he is the best american in my opinion-really entertaining-what I found funny though is an event like lighter farmer's he used to be top 2-3 in world at this-last year in IFSA with the 125kg farmer's he seemed noticebly slower-could have just been the show.But anyways I think he will be in second. Now about he ARNOLD ,If they changed some of the events to Heavy stones and say HEAVY power stairs(I know they won't)I think Mariusz would win.I really like the Arnold but I think they need to change some of the events around to more tradional strongman events-eg.Stones.Keep everything super heavy though.I'm telling you Mariusz would be in the top 3 for sure.


Agree 100%... If they don't change the events, then it's the Zydrunas show all over again. Mariusz though is not a weak strongman, he would have been 3rd had it not been for the dumbell.

There should be stones and other traditional events. Anyone who thinks powerstairs are not a strength test, try putting 500lbs blocks on 17" high stairs and let me know what you think afterwards. The stones are a traditional test of strength too. Heck, you can't be called strong if you don't have a good grip, why not some more gripping stuff, which Zydrunas has more trouble with. Why not a Log press for Max would be great. I could see Mariusz getting 420lbs out of it if he prepared for the Arnold.



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Peter
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Jesse,

The yoke distance was 20 m.
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