Talking Strongman: Recent Episodes
Laurence Shahlaei
The one stop podcast for Strongman and strength sport fans. On Talking Strongman I interview some of the biggest names in the sport - from legendary World's Strongest Man winners to Strongman promotors.
I'm joined by the incredibly spicy Tom Stoltman a few days after returning home from The World's Strongest Man 2021...
Bruce Wilhelm won the first two World's Strongest Man competitions held in 1977 and 1978. Here Bruce talks about how he came to be involved in the sport, his experiences at WSM as both an athlete and the Commissioner of Strength, and his time as an Olympic weightlifter.
With the recent announcement of the 2021 WSM line-up, I quiz Colin Bryce on the missing athletes and what we can expect from this years competition. As always with me and Colin, we divulge in all things Strongman, discussing the recent performances of the big names, who we think is the ultimate strongman GOAT, whether or not there's a conspiracy between Giants Live and Eddie Hall, and everything in-between!
Brian Shaw is a man who needs no introduction. The four time World's Strongest Man winner has been a dominant force in the sport for the best part of 15 years, and has countless titles under his belt, such as 3 Arnold Strongman Classic wins.
Here we talk about how he started out in the sport, our first World's Strongest Man (2008), how he's managed to stay at the top for such a long time, the evolution of the sport and changes we've seen over the years, his greatest rivalry in Strongman, and so much more!
I catch up with the awesome Devon Larratt and talk all things arm wrestling. From his own hugely successful career, his hopes for a future match up against Michael Todd, his thoughts on Levan Saginashvili, what he thinks of Strongmen in arm wrestling, and his thoughts on that infamous match between Magnus Samuelsson and Nathan Jones, it's all covered here.
Don Idrees, Cofounder of WUS, comes with exciting news. In 2021 the team will be hosting 3 live Strongman shows that you can watch live for free. Here he talks about the challenges Strongman promoters faced in 2020, the 2021 athlete line up, the events for the Bahrain show, and he talks about the other two big events planned for 2021.
I catch up with Phil Pfister, winner of The World's Strongest Man 2006 and a living legend in Strongman.
I catch up with Evan Singleton after his return from World's Strongest Man 2020. Evan was leading his group when he unfortunately suffered a bicep tear, and was forced to withdraw from the competition.
On the back of his first appearance at The World's Strongest Man, I catch up with Gabriel Pena to find out more about the athlete also known as The Texas Titan.
In this weeks episode of The Strongman Show, Marcus and I discuss the rollercoaster ride that was The World's Strongest Man 2020.
*Warning, contains all the spoilers!
In this WSM 2020 special, Marcus and I are joined by Kalle Beck of Starting Strongman, to discuss and go through our predictions for this years WSM heats.
With just a few days left before the athletes and crew fly out to the long awaited WSM 2020, I caught up with Colin Bryce to find out what we can expect from this years competition.
Timestamps
2:05 How difficult has it been to plan this years World's Strongest Man?
7:00 The World's Strongest Man 2020 schedule
13:20 The events and weights
18:02 Will the competition be indoors or outdoors?
19:12 Debating The World's Strongest Man format
24:55 Why wasn't Trey Mitchell invited to compete?
30:55 2021 Giants Live Shows
38:51 Why do (some) people dismiss Mariusz Pudzianowski's achievements?
43:54 Mark Felix and The Hercules Hold
45:16 Who's refereeing WSM 2020?
47:42 The Terry Hollands and Laurence Shahlaei rivalry
49:03 Why DID Loz do so many squats in WSM 2013?
51:52 Who's going to win The World's Strongest Man 2020?
1:08:32 Athlete travel and covid testing
1:10:18 Colin's 3 favourite strongmen of all time
1:12:39 Was Bill Kazmaier banned for being too strong?
1:21:45 Quick fire round - Colin quizzes Loz.
Alan Thrall is the owner of Untamed Strength, an accomplished strength coach, and best known for his successful Youtube Channel.
On Talking Strongman Alan and I discuss:
1:38 Life as a Marine
8:32 Starting Strongman
16:43 Hosting Strongman Shows
18:40 Competitions with Surprise Events
23:50 The Progression of the Sport
27:00 Becoming a Marine Corp Body Bearer
29:00 Opening Untamed Strength
34:20 Starting the YouTube Channel
37:50 Training Philosophies
53:00 Negative comments
55:00 World's Strongest Man 2020
In this weeks episode of The Strongman Show Marcus and I discuss:
16:22 Misha Shivlyakov's Masters Deadlift World Record
24:04 Eddie Halls 500kg Deadlift
27:12 Ivan Makarov
31:24 Luke The Future Richardson
41:40 Caveman's Corner with Kevlin De Ruiter
50:04 Static Monsters
In this weeks episode of The Strongman Show Marcus and I discuss:
Training with Terry Hollands
Terry Hollands and Mark Felix
Will World's Strongest Man 2020 Go Ahead?
Rob Kearney's Injury
Luke Stoltmans Log Lift
Chasing World Records
Swedens Strongest Man 2020
World's Ultimate Strongman Max Deadlift
In this weeks episode Marcus and I discuss:
01:24 UK's Strongest Man, results and discussion
33:50 Andrea Thompson deadlift
45:28 Cavemans Corner featuring Wesley Claborn
52:12 Upcoming log lift world record attempts
On this weeks episode of The Strongman Show, Marcus and I discuss Donna Moore and Tom Stoltmans Atlas Stone world record results, the sport of Strongwoman, our predictions for this weekends UK's Strongest Man competition, and we have the under 80kg Strongman world champion Tommy Lynn Lovell in The Caveman Corner.
In this weeks episode of The Strongman Show we discuss:
Trey Mitchell's deadlift attempt breakdown
Tom Stoltman and Donna Moore's world record stone predictions
Lasha Talakhadze
And Caveman's Corner featuring Ngarimu Ahipene - The Official Strongman Games World's Strongest Man under 90kg.
This evening on Talking Strongman I have the awesome Kevin Nee, who is still the youngest man ever to have reached The World’s Strongest Man, which he did a month after his twentieth birthday.
In our second episode of The Strongman Show, Marcus and I discuss last weekends 400kg deadlift for reps result, the upcoming Feats of Strength, this years World's Strongest Man events and some early Worlds predictions.
I talk to the legend of strength sports, Odd Haugen, the oldest man ever to compete at World's Strongest Man back in 2006, at 56 years old.
New to Talking Strongman we have: ‘Uncle Loz’s Strongman Show’ with guest host Marcus Charman, AKA The Caveman.
FAQ’s: What is it? The Strongman Show is an hour long weekly podcast where Marcus and I will be talking about and looking at current events in the world of Strongman, athlete profiles, giveaways, and lots of other fun stuff.
Who the hell is Marcus Charman? Marcus is a friend and Strongman buff who owns Team Affinity, best known for the Cave Man bags owned by nearly every Strongman athlete out there.
I'm joined by friend, Masters competitor and owner of Team Affinity, Marcus Charman, and together we go through our predictions for this weekends Giants Live competition.
Gavin Bilton will be competing at this weekends Giants Live 'behind closed doors' Europe's Strongest Man. How does he feel in the days leading up to his first major Strongman competition?
Magnus Ver has enjoyed one of the longest careers in Strongman, from winning the WSM title 4 times in the 90's, to becoming well known for his tough but fair referring at the Arnold's, Giants Live shows and The World's Strongest Man.
I catch up with 6 x Canada's Strongest Man Hugo Girard, to discuss his awesome career in Strongman and life since retiring from the sport.
I'm joined by one of my favourite people in the sport, the brilliantly funny and freakishly strong, Krzysztof Radzikowski.
I'm joined by new kid on the Strongman block Evan T-Rex Singleton, and we discuss his WWE career, his journey so far, and his hopes for this years World's Strongest Man.
Tom Stoltman is a rising star in the sport of Strongman. The younger of the Stoltman brothers is two times Scotlands Strongest Man, and has his sights firmly set on the world title.
In this episode we talk about Toms career so far, how he got started in the sport, how the pressure and expectation for him to do big things has affected him, and very importantly, who has the worst jobbies.
In this extra spicy episode, I catch up with five times Scotlands Strongest Man, Luke Stoltman. Luke and I discuss his career so far, his hopes and goals for the future, how he took a payout to become a full-time Strongman and of course, his baby brother Tom.
I catch up with 9 X Canada's Strongest Man, JF Caron.
JF is the ultimate underdog in Strongman and regularly makes the top 5 in the biggest Strongman shows.
In this episode we talk about JF's goals, his gym, his history competing, his freaky grip, and loads more.
I catch up with The World's Strongest Man, Martins Licis. In this episode we discuss his first Strongman competition, his friendship with Odd Haugen, who he rates as a Strongman, and lots more.
Thor Bjornsson needs no introduction to strength fans. The 5 x Europe's Strongest Man, 3 x Arnold's Strongman Classic winner and 2018's World's Strongest Man talks to me about:
- His upcoming boxing match with Eddie Hall
- How he views online negativity
- What he thinks of the rumours that his family are intimidating
- How he started out in Strongman and his favourite Strongman shows
- Plus lots more!
Derek Poundstone, in my opinion, is the best Strongman never to have won The World's Strongest Man. But he still enjoyed a hugely successful career in the sport, winning both Fortissimus and The Arnold's Strongman Classic.
In this episode, Derek talks about the small mistake that cost him the WSM title, his greatest victories, and how he feels about being regarded as a legend.
Geoff Capes is a pioneer of Strongman and strength athletics. The two time World's Strongest Man is still the most capped British athlete of all time.
A lot has changed in the world since Geoff was top of the WSM podium, listen to hear his take on the modern Strongman and his incredible rise to the top.
Vytautas Lalas enjoyed an incredibly successful career in Strongman, narrowly missing out on The World's Strongest Man title in 2012. He was able to redeem himself the following year when he went on to win The Arnold's Strongman Classic.
On this evening's Talking Strongman I'm joined by Rongo Keene, the newly crowned World's Strongest Man Home Edition winner.
Rongo shares his incredible story, from starting out in Strongman to being imprisoned for a year just days before his first pro Strongman show.
Rongo's story and his amazing comeback is a truly inspiring one.
Don Idrees is one part of the two man team that created The World's Ultimate Strongman, putting on their first major show in Dunbai in 2018.
World's Ultimate Strongman (fondly known as WUS) is renowned for it's excellent treatment of the athletes and Strongman fans, and for offering the most prize money out of all the major Strongman competitions.
In this episode, Don and I discuss how WUS got off the ground, the barriers they faced in earning the trust of the worlds top strongmen, some of the (often hilarious) problems they've faced along the way, and most importantly, why Don looks like a Bond villian.