Favourite strength athlete of all time?
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| Rob |  | Favourite strength athlete of all time? | 25-08-2007 @ 12:45 |
 Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7173 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator | Who is your favourite strength athlete of all time from across the different worlds of lifting? Mine is unsurprisingly Koklyaev... he is the best all-round athlete I've seen in my lifetime, and witnessing a lot of his lifts in person was a great experience. I'm sure this question will be more interesting for the guys who have been around for longer - I'm sure there have been some great strongmen and even greater olympic lifters that have come and gone. | ||
| little_a | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 12:53 |
 still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14379 posts | Alan Fairclough 142.5 cln & press 175 C&J 227 front sqt all at early 90K & nearly 40 years ago... probably all done still pissed or badly hung over  "They're not queing up to do that"Recent times I'd go for the only British man to ever lift 500lb overhead. Such an impressive feat of strength it is I'm sure you all know who I'm talking about??? | ||
| Rob | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 12:55 |
Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7173 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator | I thought Alans c&j record was 180? Or was 175 is his competition best maybe? Strong f**ker either way  Who has done the 500lber then? Was it Del? Sadly I guess we don't see or hear much of British olympic lifting these days unless you're inside the loop. | ||
| nico | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 13:11 |
 just smoked Ed and Neil - EAT MY GOAL Member 120, 1583 posts | I don't know many olympic athletes or powerlifters but I Always enjoyed seeing Geoff Capes in the world's strongest man. Him and J-P Sigmasson (sp?)-great stuff. | ||
| little_a | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 13:16 |
still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14379 posts | Originally posted by Rob... I thought Alans c&j record was 180? Or was 175 is his competition best maybe? Strong f**ker either way Who has done the 500lber then? Was it Del? Sadly I guess we don't see or hear much of British olympic lifting these days unless you're inside the loop. He cleaned 180's for fun but never jerked more than 175 Del topped out at 210 in the games 2002, so no not him. Shame on you all  Even google seems confused | ||
| Rob | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 13:43 |
Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7173 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator | Post Edited: 25.08.2007 @ 13:46 PM I tried finding it in Google, but no luck, did come over these gems though..228 clean and press WR 230 clean and press WR (3 minutes after the previous one!) | ||
| Cuddles | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 13:50 |
 Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator | Originally posted by little_a... Alan Fairclough 142.5 cln & press 175 C&J 227 front sqt all at early 90K & nearly 40 years ago... probably all done still pissed or badly hung over "They're not queing up to do that"Recent times I'd go for the only British man to ever lift 500lb overhead. Such an impressive feat of strength it is I'm sure you all know who I'm talking about??? Gary Taylor?? | ||
| Cuddles | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 14:04 |
Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator | Im gonna really struggle to pick one, so here's a few of my favourites: Eddy Coan - still the best ever powerlifter imo, maybe not the strongest, but the best powerlifter. Zydrunas Savickas - Sickeningly strong, and bloody fast to boot, and they say big guys cant move. Gary Taylor - along with Capes, these were the first guys to really turn me on to strongman, and they won, and they were British. There are plenty of other guys whose records I admire greatly, but having never watched them compete or followed their careers as they happened, it'd be hard for me to call them my favourite (eg Jim Williams, Don Reinhoudt, Kaz, JPS, Taranenko, Alexeyev etc etc) Favourite oly lifter of all time is Dimas though, by a mile. I loved watching that guy lift. Poetry on a platform. | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 14:12 |
 Old Age Presser Member 75, 7929 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Originally posted by little_a... Recent times I'd go for the only British man to ever lift 500lb overhead. Such an impressive feat of strength it is I'm sure you all know who I'm talking about??? I'm guessing Louis Martin? And I remember being impressed when I went to watch Sandow, of course! | ||
| aaron_lohan | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 14:21 |
 Hasn't always been a bench press specialist Member 44, 1907 posts SQ 252.5, BP 220, DL 210682.5 kgs @ 83kgs Eq | Favourites Jarmo Virtanen 82kg 9 time IPF world champion retired through injury at 33 totalled around 880 pulled near 800 pounds Paul Anderson 1200lb squat raw gold medal at oly weighlifting my former training partner kenny jackson 71kg lifter raw pbs Sq 240 BP 145 DL 250 retired at 21 and as far as i know youngest ever to represent GB senior team at 14 years old when he benched 110 raw at 56kg bwt | ||
| Fazc | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 15:11 |
 Sports an extremely muscular arse. Member 38, 6253 posts | Favourite to watch lift was Savickas, amazing athelete in every sense. Even when Pudz was on top, I had a feeling Savickas would overtake him at some point. Dimas too, a guy with no limits who really enjoys his lifting. In terms of stuff i've read, Pat Casey and Doug Hepburn are my favourites and have influenced me most in training and mentality. | ||
| brynevans | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 16:51 |
 Scotbasher - forever Member 59, 2115 posts | Im glad some of the old names got a mention here such as Jim Williams and Paul Anderson, Alexeyev. We always tend to think of the bigger lifters but Mike Bridges and Precious Mckenzie are worth a mention too. I always enjoy watching Hossein Reza Zadeh olympic weightlifting. I'd go along with all the strongmen names mentioned too. | ||
| brynevans | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 16:55 |
Scotbasher - forever Member 59, 2115 posts | Martin, Did you ever watch Arthur saxon lift? What about Louis Cyr? | ||
| IainKendrick | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 19:56 |
 some nice relaxing jazz. Member 77, 12599 posts SQ 265, BP 165, DL 280710.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq | Gary Talyor would be pretty high up. Seeing him win WSM when I was a kid def inspired me to get into weights latter on. | ||
| Pete | | ... | 25-08-2007 @ 20:17 |
 has spent time in a modern educational setting Member 47, 1221 posts | My favourite strongman is Mr Capes. As for the first Britain to lift 500lb overhead, I believe that Gary Taylor 'behind the neck jerked' over 500 pounds. I believe that he may hold the "world record" for the lift. | ||