Powerlifting - British Strongman - Sugden Barbell

24th December 2012 - Posted by Rob Sugden Barbell would like to wish all visitors and members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

2nd October 2012 - Posted by Rob Zydrunas Savickas yesterday won the Worlds Strongest Man title for the third time. The competition was held in in Los Angeles, USA and saw him finish with a total of 49 points, finishing ahead of fellow Lithuanian Vytautas Lalas (44.5) and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson [aka Thor] (42.5).

British strongman Terry Hollands finished in 7th place and unfortunately suffered a biceps tear. Last year's champion Brian Shaw finished in 4th place with 40 points.

11th May 2012 - Posted by Rob We have a new poll asking members if there should be a U120kg class in strongman. This question was originally asked on the forum by martinb and has provoked serious debate - with over 27 pages of replies in 2 days.

Have your say by voting in the poll at the top of the homepage and by commenting in the forum thread.

22nd September 2011 - Posted by Rob American giant Brian Shaw today took the title of World's Strongest Man from previous champion Zydrunas Savickas after a closely fought final which went down to the atlas stones, with Savickas finishing as runner up.

Brits Terry Hollands and Laurence Shahlaei secured third and fourth places respectively, after strong all-round performances.

Shaw was a hotly tipped favourite to secure the title after increasingly impressive performances over the previous few years.

16th September 2011 - Posted by Rob Results for the opening group stages of Worlds Strongest Man 2011 are beginning to filter through.

See this unofficial spreadsheet created by Spider Tack for specific results.

Click on the comments link below to read the latest news and updates that members are posting.

26th August 2011 - Posted by Rob Today Sugden Barbell celebrates its fifth birthday, with the website now having grown from a handful of members in a university gym to the internet's most popular strength sports community.

Sugden Barbell receives over 85,000 visits and 1,000,000 hits per month, providing strength fans with the latest news, information and discussion regarding strongman, powerlifting and weightlifting.

Thank you to all members and sponsors that have contributed to the growth and success of the site over the previous 5 years, and here's to the next 5 years...

27th June 2011 - Posted by Rob Graham Hicks won yesterdays Englands Strongest Man u105 in style, with a 170kg British record log press the highlight of a strong all-round performance, at Salt Ayre Sports Centre in Lancaster.

James Robson took second place, with John Marsden taking the last spot on the podium with third. Top 9 of the competition qualified to the forthcoming UK's Strongest Man u105.

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8th June 2011 - Posted by Rob Jimmy Marku, the last winner of Britain's Strongest Man, has appeared in court charged with the intent to supply £66,000 worth of cannabis that was allegedly found in the boot of his VW Golf in Harrow, London.

Marku is one of Britain's best known strongmen and also acts as a sponsored athlete for supplement company MyProtein.

Bizarrely, The Sun newspaper claims that officers warned Marku they were armed with stun guns after feeling the size of his muscles.

3rd April 2011 - Posted by Rob Benedikt Magnusson of Iceland smashed the world deadlift record yesterday at MHP's Kings of the Bench V & Clash of the Titans IV, with an incredibly easy looking pull of 460kg (1015lbs), using only a belt with no suit.

This places Benedikt Magnusson above England's Andy Bolton as the all-time world record deadlift holder, and makes him the second man in history to break through the 1000lb barrier.

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