World's Strongest Man 2017

MJG said:I am sure Tom will have a great career if he keeps at it but I don't think Eddie is the right person mark him against. His career trajectory is pretty unusual for a top level strongman. If Eddie does win WSM he will be the slowest to progress to that in terms of WSM appearances that I can think of. Even to take 5 years to make the podium is pretty slow. Strongman is a weird sport. Almost as if you're going to be great it happens immediately. Just look at the past winners from the last 20 years -

Shaw - Won his third WSM but podium on his second
Z - Won his 6th WSM and podium on his third
Pudz - Won his second WSM
Pfister - Won his fith WSM
Virstyuk - Won his second WSM and podium on his first
Karlsen - Won his fith WSM and podium on his thrid
Virtanen - Won his third WSM and podium on his second
Ahola - Won his first WSM
Samuelson - Won his fourth WSM and Podium on the third.

SteBennett said:
Do you have anything new to say?

MJG said:I am sure Tom will have a great career if he keeps at it but I don't think Eddie is the right person mark him against. His career trajectory is pretty unusual for a top level strongman. If Eddie does win WSM he will be the slowest to progress to that in terms of WSM appearances that I can think of. Even to take 5 years to make the podium is pretty slow. Strongman is a weird sport. Almost as if you're going to be great it happens immediately. Just look at the past winners from the last 20 years -

Shaw - Won his third WSM but podium on his second
Z - Won his 6th WSM and podium on his third
Pudz - Won his second WSM
Pfister - Won his fith WSM
Virstyuk - Won his second WSM and podium on his first
Karlsen - Won his fith WSM and podium on his thrid
Virtanen - Won his third WSM and podium on his second
Ahola - Won his first WSM
Samuelson - Won his fourth WSM and Podium on the third.

terryhollands said:
Slightly misleading with pfister as he missed a few years and also did ifsa worlds.
Z obviously same. There was a good few years between his first podium and his first win but could have happened sooner had the split not happened.
Shaw won on his 4th wsm

AdamT said:
I never knew Ahola won on his first attempt.

Wayne_Cowdrey said:Tragedy? It's only sport!

Pudz was a step up from Ahola.

BrenWad said:
Says the man who repeats his fanboy solloquis ad nauseam.

SteBennett said:
Pretty sure that's the first time I've ever mentioned Tom stoltman

BrenWad said:
I'd focus on your training tbh

slimsim said:
Whereas he'd probably say you should focus on the weightloss. Tomato, tomarto, potato, potarto.

BrenWad said:
Usual c**ts focused on attacking me rather than following the thread. Wonder how many administration messages I receive from because lanky streaks of piss have complained. Hilarious.