@@CeeWorld69 You the only one trolling. How ironic. I also thought it was dumb until i realized the efficacy of reloading the weights. Nothing wrong with that at all get a life bro stop trolling
@@ezradanger I don't believe that to be true, you could say the same for core strength if that's your reasoning. You don't use your core to lift, so its unimportant. Theres a reason powerlifting uses bench, and theres a reason most strongmen don't have a high bench. Meaning in certain movements (fundamental ones) powerlifters are stronger, so calling these people the strongest on earth can't be true if that's the case. They're only the strongest in certain movements. Strongman evolves all the time, we need to start adding chest movements if we're really gonna gauge overall strength.
@@ezradanger Carrying and unloading, and a lot of the lifting all require core strength. You can't stabilize a 1000lb yoke without serious core strength.
I instead don't love how loose the regulations on equipment are. I mean come on, Brian's "sleeves" look like an anti-explosion lining. He still would have beaten everybody but he could barely wear them. Took them immediately off before taling the mic 😂 Apparatus is very impressive tho
Size does make a difference. The higher the handles/ sternum of the athlete, the more leverage they have over the apparatus as there is a pivot point at the bottom of the machine
I would like to see them put like an animated brian shaw up at the top like donkey Kong like it goes to look like it grabs a keg and turns like it's sending it down. Idk I think it would add a little something.
fact though he was injured but still pushed through to the end and still took first, thats something you only hear about in tales and legends, brians also in a position to help the sport of strongman along to the next level for guys like the stoltmans and hooper, etc, it is sad shaw retired when he still had a few yr's left in him but it's understandable too
@@roman-om2fh I agree, I think the machine is still biased based on the person's height and shoulder/grip width. You can tell this if you watch closely when the different size contestants lift.
does anyone know how much each barrel weigh? and how much the machine weigh empty? edit: starts empty at 395, and all 8 barrels at 575, that makes a total added weight of 180. so each barrel weigh 22.5 lbs. Please correct me if this is wrong.
This was one of the most metal things at the shaw classic. I was in a middle row but the loud "CLUNK-CLANG-THUMP" of this machine was awesome. Add that to the fact this was such a different event from many strongman staples that tests an entirely different muscle group and you have a recipe for hype.
This is brilliant - I have never seen anything like it before in a strongman competition. It will mean another set of skills these giants will have to train for. Exceptional effort, especially from the smaller men. Innovation has worked well here. Loved it. Brain Shaw is the man.
And to think that they said Brian Shaw created this machine. I bet the staff who reset weights or have to increase weights in between reps are happy with this contraption.
I dont understand why like NONE of them took some time to rest. Theyd be 4 or 5 barrells in with over a minute left and would immediately press the next one..even after severly struggling with the last. In some cases rest coulda got em that next barrell perhaps, no?
You know that people will remember you when you create your own competition such as the Shaw classic and people do not think of it is a joke and genuinely want to come to it.
@@ytsux9259 no they don't most of them don't bench that heavy you have to understand that powerlifting training and strongmen training both are entirely different
@@thepgguy.9343 bench and chest press are two different things you dont need to bench alot to do chest press its literally an isolated exercise that doesnt even require you to balance the weight. they literally have them doing chest press because you can not train for it and still have far less chance at injury compared to bench press.
@ytsux9259 note also its a STANDING chest press, which is absolutely not something they train for. Just think about the mechanism of action in the body, you are no longer pushing the weight "up" against gravity, but "forward" with gravity acting perpendicular. Its a very different movement regardless of whether they train bench/chest or not.
Amazing.. at the start i was omg imagine if brian was here.. and at the end he arrived.. incredible.. !!! This guy pushes this sport very far for everyone thank you
Looking at Evan benching, I think the machine could have been adjusted. It looks like he was having to use his lats more than his chest/shoulders which could have explained why he didn't max out that last barrel.
Looks like this event benefits the shorter guys, taller guys see like they are doing a declines bench press instead of flat. Those who build this machine did a great job!!
Not sure why more guys didn't use the full two minutes to give an all-out effort on their respective last rep. Several guys, if not most guys, had around 45 seconds they could have rested before going for their last rep.
The starting arm angle seems like it would make a big difference. I know they measured things but there are clearly much different starting arm angles between lifters.
That was Ed Coan the short guy with the whistle and the untucked shirt. The Greatest Powerlifter of All Time. He did lifts at 220 and 240lbs 30 years ago that most of these monsters would struggle with today. Also one of the coolest guys you could ever meet...
