Team Strongman

Ilfracombe yacht club

I would also like to thank Ilfracombe Yacht club for their continued support of this event. They provide a friendly staging point for all the athletes before and after the competition.

With Shower and changing facilities and Bacon / sausage baps for the lads breakfast they really are indispensible!

Ilfracombe yacht club is a small members only club that offers a friendly social setting for a drink and a bite to eat. Host venue for the power boat races, yacht races and the Gig they play a role in helping to regenerate Ilfracombe.

The club is not just for the yachtsmen, Membership is open to all who wish to be part of the small friendly community that is Ilfracombe yacht club

Web link : http://www.ilfracombeyc.org.uk/

The lads will earn it on August 3rd

Sponsors of Team Strongman

In 2007 Shawn Kenny and Martin Jones teamed up to take the Title.

 

This year the team is split and as a result 2008 will see a new team crowned Tribute real Ale Team Strongman champions.

 

Martin Jones has this year teamed up with his fellow Welshman and training partner Dale Norris.

 

       

      Martin competing in the Britains most powerful Man competition      

          

24 stone Dale Norris is the two times Wales Strongest Man. A former Britains, Uk and international strongman competitor.

 

                  

Early 2007 Dale had a terrible training injury. “I was attempting a new personal best squat of 360kgs (without any support equipment such as knee wraps, super suit or belt etc) when my quad muscle came away from the bone giving me a 100% quad tear!” This could have been a career ending injury but the Welsh Dragon roared back into training. The 2008 Team competition will be Dales return to competition and the first step to taking back his Wales Strongest man title and beyond.

 

 

 A slimed down and fitter Dale Norris back in training for the UK Team competition

 

As for Shawn Kenny, the second member of the 2007 winning team. Shawn’s partner had to drop from the event so a last minute partner, as yet unknown, is awaited. One thing big Shawn will say though that no matter what he will demonstrate the blood, guts, sweat and fighting spirit to retain the title Team strongman champion.

 

 

 

Big Shawn competitng in the Loading event at the recent Englands Strongest Man competition. 

 

 

 

 

185kg Axle press

UK strongest man finalist Big Rob Frampton with a comfortable 185kg Axle press.

See Rob and his Team mate, Britains strongest man finalist, Laurence Shahlaei at this years Tribute real Ale Team strongman competition

Lost of fun and ......

Team strongman is going to be a huge fun day for the crowd and competitors alike but we also have a more serious reason for what we do.

Last year tens of thousands of pounds were raised to help many good causes and this year we want to raise even more.

Team strongman would like to set aside a portion of this to support the plight our troops face on active duty.

With troops from chivenor duty to deploy lets all try and give to the help for heroes campaign or support the cause by attending the event on the day.

Well done Loz

Last year, Due to injury, Laurence acted as referee for the team strongman event this year he's injury free and teaming up with big Rob Frampton to compete for the title team strongman champions.

After his amazing performance in this years Britains strongest man final and his pending invite to Worlds Strongest Man Laurence is still going from strength to strength with a comfortable qualification today for the final of Britains most powerful man.

Heres Loz's write up on the day and the full results.

My aim 2day was 2get through with no injuries which is exactly what i did. I feel fine and will be back in the gym 2moro.

Farmers was quite easy as im feeling confidant with this event and just went in 4th gear for a safe run.

The log was rubbish by me but no excuses. i was hoping for 8 and did 8 but i was told i locked out just after the whistle, so only 7. no probs with the call as it was after the whistle. but a low 6th place.

Anvil carry, i got 2 go last (big advantage in this event) and did enough 2 win.

Deadlift 280kg for reps.

Went head 2 head with mick and just made sure i was one ahead. I had a good 3left in me if i needed them but as ive improved ive learnt 2 pace myself through the day rather than killing myself in every event.

last event was the stones, well done 2 wayne who has improved alot on this event. i was slow and steady but did them all.

some great performances by some of the guys 2day. Martin is looking much bigger and stronger, Richard has improved alot since i last saw him and if wayne holds back 10% he will be doing very well.

Ive got 2days of training ahead of me then im off 2 belurus on wed for a comp. (thanks Denny)

Looking forward to the final of this.

 

Full Results.

95kg FARMERS 50M

1st laurence shahlaei 18.56
2nd mick holding 20.34
3rd wayne tunstall 20.64
4th rob frampton 20.72
5th richard hudson 21.43
6th kelvin gardener 21.95
7th scott heaton 22.09
8th paul carter 22.25
9th adam townsend 22.44
10th oli thompson 22.82
11th martin jones 23.57
12th ali modaresi 23.61
13th laurence browne 24.22
14th dave waters injured

120kg LOG PRESS FULL REPS IN 90 SECONDS

1st mick holding 12
2nd oli thompson 10
3rd martin jones 8
scott heaton
adam townsend
6th ali modaresi 7
rob frampton
paul carter
laurence shahlaei
10th wayne tunstall 6
11th richard hudson 3
12th kelvin gardener 2
laurence browne

165kg ANVIL WALK FOR DISTANCE

1st laurence shahlaei 91.88 m
2nd wayne tunstall 89.90
3rd mick holding 65.40
4th oli thompson 56.88
5th kelvin gardener 56.30
6th adam townsend 53.12
7th martin jones 52.10
8th scott heaton 50.00
rob frampton
paul carter
11th ali modaresi 44.70
12th richard hudson 37.50
13th laurence browne 25.00

280kg DEADLIFT REPS IN 60 SECONDS

1st laurence shahlaei 11
2nd mick holding 10
3rd paul carter 7
martin jones
5th scott heaton 6
adam townsend
rob frampton
8th ali modaresi 4
richard hudson
10th kelvin gardener 3
wayne tunstall
12th oli thompson 2
13th laurence browne 0

ATLAS STONES 110,130,140,150,160kg 1M AWAY FROM PLATFORM

1st wayne tunstall 5 34.27
2nd rob frampton 5 42.11
3rd mick holding 5 44.89
4th laurence shahlaei 5 48.13
5th adam townsend 5 1.05.11
6th oli thompson 5 1.19.32
7th martin jones 4 21.89
8th paul carter 4 31.64
9th richard hudson 4 32.82
10th scott heaton 4 35.49
11th kelvin gardener 3 22.86
12th laurence browne 3 55.54
13th ali modaresi 2 19.80

FINAL PLACINGS

1st mick holding 64
2nd laurence shahlaei 60.5
3rd wayne tunstall 48.5
4th rob frampton 47.5

Severn valley strongman

Spent an enjoyable day watching and lugging stuff around at the wonderful Severn Valley Strongman competition.

Many congratulations to 'H' and Vinny, both competing in the Team Strongman event, for there respected 1st and 2nd places.

H, younger brother to Laurence Shahlaei a Britains strongest man 2008 finalist and also competing in team strongman, is only 18 years of age and clearly as a very bright future in the strongman sport.

It would seem Mrs Shahlaei sure feeds and looks afer her boys well.

Events 2008

Click on the link in the left hand pages menu for all the events in this years team strongman championships

Stagecoach bus company

Ever pushed your car when it won't start? What about a Large Van ? Tough but possible well how about pushing a large Stagecoach BUS ! In a race, as fast as possible over the length of the course!

Well at Team Strongman 2008 once the teams have fought through 4 gruelling events the final event will test the athletes to the limit. If you want to see what Britains Strongest Man competitors and UK Strongest Man competitors do with a loaded Bus make sure your in Ilfracombe on the third of August 2008.

I would like to thank stagecoach bus company, Barnstaple for joining Team strongman, Tribute real Ale and the Ilfracombe Roundtable in helping raise more funds for local good causes and the town of Ilfracombe.

The teams are in!

We now have all the teams registered for this years event and more details will follow shortly.

I would like to thank all of the lads including those offering to help for there support.

As I have stated this year i really want to support the Help for hero's campaign and all of the lads taking part are doing so at there own expense.

The same thanks goes to the event sponsor, Tribute real ale.

Here's a message from H4H explaining what the campaign is all about:

What is H4H all about? It’s about the blokes, our men and women. It’s about Derri, a rugby player who has lost both his legs, it about Carl whose jaw is wired up so he has been drinking through a straw. It’s about Richard who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on the stretcher so he could say goodbye to his wife. It is about Ben, its about Steven and Andy and Mark, its about them all. They are just blokes but they are our blokes; they are our heroes. We want to help our heroes."

Bryn Parry Appeal Chairman