Strongman Champions League Holland

[RubenScheepers]

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Strong field, with Big Z, Murumets, Ortmayer and our own Jarno Hams..

the league is on 1 june in Varsseveld, Holland.

[strongwoman]

Hello,

Do you know what events they will be doing?

Thanks
Hanne

[Jan Neuteboom]

Events listed,



Loggpress (word is Big Z want to break his world record now at 205kg also set in Holland in 2006)

Truckpull

Weight for height

Stones

Conans Wheel

Giant Medley


I will be there cheering the guys on and i hope to say hello to all the guys after the contest that would be real cool!

ps i will be competing with Jarno Hams in Holland's Strongest Man Final on July 12.

[strongwoman]

Good luck for the competition.

Hanne

[TEXAS STONEMAN]

Man I am glad you posted these events! I had no idea what they were going to be.

[RubenScheepers]

Man I am glad you posted these events! I had no idea what they were going to be.

I should practice on weight for height, because Jarno Hams is very good at that! ;)

Furthermore, conan's wheel should be around 300-350kg (660-770lbs) i guess..

The stones shouldn't be a problem for the Texas Stoneman, right? ;)

[atlaslion]

Events listed,



Loggpress (word is Big Z want to break his world record now at 205kg also set in Holland in 2006)

Truckpull

Weight for height

Stones

Conans Wheel

Giant Medley


I will be there cheering the guys on and i hope to say hello to all the guys after the contest that would be real cool!

ps i will be competing with Jarno Hams in Holland's Strongest Man Final on July 12.



WORD IS FOUAD HSAINI IS GOING TE BE THE NEW DUTCH CHAMPION IN BOTH CLASSES
-105KG AND +105KG :M: :M:

[RubenScheepers]

Today is the day of this competition!

I'm curious what Big Z and Travis are going to show today..

I will keep you informed about the results!

[Daniel Hurlin]

Anyone know the results??

[RubenScheepers]

not to fast mate! Perhaps the comp is still going on..

[RubenScheepers]

Just heard that Big Z set a world record today on the log lift with 207,5 kg that's 456,5 lbs..

Awesome, that's just sick..

Still don't know the results...

[Daniel Hurlin]

Just heard that Big Z set a world record today on the log lift with 207,5 kg that's 456,5 lbs..

Awesome, that's just sick..

Still don't know the results...


Dude....Z is an alien!! :F:

[RubenScheepers]

Last update:

1. Big Z
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. Jarno Hams (our own man)

Jarno did really great between all those beasts! My guts tell me that Travis did really great.. Just have to wait a lil' bit longer for the rest of the results..

[Garrick Daft]

Travis took 3rd I hear. Took first in Stones and Conans (Glassman credit there?.. haha)

Congrats Travis, glad everything went alright!!

[Garrick Daft]

Andrus Muramets 2nd place.

[Jim Glassman]

Travis took 3rd I hear. Took first in Stones and Conans (Glassman credit there?.. haha)

Congrats Travis, glad everything went alright!!

Like a proud papa baby!! Way to go buddy! Great way to start the month.

[RubenScheepers]

okay, so far the following:

1. Big Z
2. Murumets
3. Ortmayer
4. ?
5. Hams

[Simon_De_Vogelaere]

my trainer Jimmy Laureys ( guy in orange shirt ) came in 9th place out of 13, not bad a comeback after tearing off his bicep at the same contest last year ! :marv:

[DaneGarreau]

Awesome job by Travis to pull out a 3rd place finish, he had to overcome alot of adversity for this contest.

[RubenScheepers]

Congratz Travis! Great job!

Final results:

1) Zydrunas Savickas
2) Andrus Murumets
3) Travis Ortmayer
4) Ervin Katona
5) Jarno Hams
6) Jani Illikainen
7) Agris Kazelniks
8) Levi Veoga
9) Evert Kreuze
10) Jimmy Laureys
11) Tom Jansen
12) Boris Milosevic
13) Jeremy Hogg

[TEXAS STONEMAN]

Thanks guys, this contest was very tough for me. My pec hurt like hell the whole time! I was only hoping for 6th or 7th in this field.

I didn't want to tell anyone about the pec tear pre-contest because I didn't want to admit it to myself. Now that I know it won't affect my strength too much in the long run I can talk about it. Log press still sucks and so do stones but other stuff seems to be alright... It will just take time to get over.

This is partially why Garrick was calling me insane in that other thread...


This was taken last weekend. The bruising got much worse and I still have a lot in my lower pec and bicep.

[BradyJones]

Awesome job in that competition with an injury like that. Good luck in the next two shows this month and hopefully it doesn't get worse.

[Derek Poundstone]

Thanks guys, this contest was very tough for me. My pec hurt like hell the whole time! I was only hoping for 6th or 7th in this field.

I didn't want to tell anyone about the pec tear pre-contest because I didn't want to admit it to myself. Now that I know it won't affect my strength too much in the long run I can talk about it. Log press still sucks and so do stones but other stuff seems to be alright... It will just take time to get over.

This is partially why Garrick was calling me insane in that other thread...


This was taken last weekend. The bruising got much worse and I still have a lot in my lower pec and bicep.
Ouch, been there brother! The sucker will heal up pretty quick, its the mobility that takes time!

[Ryan Bracewell]

That sucks travis. Did you do that in the gym or doing events?

[Jonathan Macfarlane]

Anyone have individual event results? Keen to see how Vaoga and Hogg did on things like the max log.

[TEXAS STONEMAN]

Hogg hit 130 I think. Levi took every attempt (10 kilo increments) up to a successful lift at 160. He wasn't sure he could clean it but he had plenty of power on the press.

Derek I will try and call you soon if you don't mind. I want to get some advice on getting mobility back. I tore it 2 years ago but it was just a fascial tear in the meat of the muscle. This was off the bone (humerus). It still hurts like hell to do any kind of fly motion... like lifting stones. Doesn't mean I won't crush you on them still though!!

Ryan I did it in the gym. I wasn 't feeling right but I didn't listen.

[TEXAS STONEMAN]

Here's my write-up if you guys aren't sick of reading about this comp yet...

Holland Grand Prix
Strongman Champions League -6/1/08
Varsseveld, Holland

Going into this competition I was not in the best state of mind. I tore a portion of my upper pectoralis muscle off the bone (humerus) just 12 days prior and it was still very sore. I intended on just doing what I could and having a good time.

Event 1
Giant Medley (50' yoke- 850, 3 flips with 800 tire, load (5 meters each) 2- 275 lb. carpet rolls and 2- 190 lb. washing machines.
This medley is just sick... I was in the second heat against Zydrunas and I shouldn't have had a problem beating him. At least my start was good. I smoked the yoke and even beat Z by a couple seconds. Then I flew through the tire, but when I tried to shoulder the carpet roll I had to push it up into place with my left arm which immediately sent a surge of pain through my pec! After a moment of gathering my wits I decided to just carry the next roll like a hussefeld stone which took a lot more time and allowed Z to catch me. We were tied on the first washing machine but then he ran through the last one and edged me out by a little over a second. Jarno Hams tore up the course and won with a time around 12 seconds faster than me and Z.
Damn it that hurt!
5th

Max Log Press
I was dreading ths event. Which really sucks since my press has come up so much lately. Coming out to this contest I was hoping for 120 kilos (264) so I could at least save a point or two. The log itself (IFSA Spec) was 100 kilos and it was all we had to warm up with so when I did a few reps that felt ok I decided to go for the 120 in warm ups. This too went up easy. It hurt a bit but I felt like my pec would hold up and I decided to open with 140 (308). I made sure to clean the log way up on top of my chest to try and keep my chest out of the movement as much as possible. My legs were shakey but they did most of the work and I threw the weight up! After that I felt like I had one more good lift in me so I said "what the hell, let's go with 160!" I was pretty nervous when I went out for this but I had a really good clean and got a lot of leg drive into the lift. Much to my suprise it went up EASY. It was just the holding it at the top that posed a problem. This part hurt like hell!! I fought to keep the lockout and held it long enough to get the whistle; there was NO WAY I was letting it down! I think this lift earned a lot of respect from the rest of the guys, which always means a lot.
I just looked over the results; if I had gone to 175, which I think was very possible without an injury, I would have taken 3rd in this event! Man, talk about a slap in the face. Now that I feel like I can keep up with the big boys on overhead events I have this major setback...
Zydrunas opened with the ugliest 170 (374) I have ever seen. He even dropped his first attempt but then slammed it up for a good call. He then went on to smash the world record with a successful 207.5 kilo (457 lbs) and made it look REALLY easy!
7th

Truck Pull - 20 meters (66 ft.) 20 tonnes (45,000 lbs)
This looked like it was going downhill but the course was deceptive. There were a lot of bumps which made it extremely difficult to finish this course. No one had finished it until Levi Vaoga, who weighs nearly 400 lbs, went. He was up just before me so now I knew I had to gut this pull out. The start with the rope assist hurt my pec pretty bad since m arm was stretched out over my head but once it was moving I dug in with my feet pretty hard and kept it going. This was one of the hardest truck pulls I have ever done and my quads started to burn pretty bad about half way through the course. There was a slight incline at the 13 meter mark, where a lot of the guys got stuck, and when I felt it I pushed even harder with my legs which turned the burn into a searing inferno! I wish I could have used my arms a little more and saved my legs from being blown apart by this pull.
I finished just ahead of Levi and took the lead with a time of 46.77 seconds. Agris Kazelniks felt the pain when he finished the course with a time of just over a minute and he joined me hovering over the trash can. Zydrunas also tore up the course and beat me by just 4 seconds! If I could have used my arms more I know I could have beaten this time!!!
We were the only 4 that finished the course.
2nd

Weight for Height - 56 lbs
We started out at 4 meters 60 which proved to be too high for about half of the field. I have to add that the weight we used had a fixed handle which makes it much harder to throw. I made the first height but at 4 meters 80 (about 15.5 feet) I couldn't quite get the trajectory right. I had plenty of height but I just didn't get it over the bar... This pissed me off; especially since I am usually better with my left arm and I couldn't use it.
Zydrunas and Ervin Katona were the only two that were successful at this height but Ervin missed at 5.20 meters. Zydrunas continued his great showing by setting a personal record when he cleared 5.20.
Tie for 6th... ugly

Conan's Wheel - 360 kilos (~800 lbs.)
I knew this would be a good event for me since I had done a little practice the Monday before and it caused no pain in my chest or arm. Having no pain made me feel very confident which also helps when it comes to winning events! The bar was set pretty low but no one had any trouble picking it up. The problems came from trying to walk around the surface on which it was set up. It had big dips for water runoff so if you didn't watch your step you could easily step wrong and lose the implement forward... which is exactly what happened to Levi Vaoga. He seemed doomed from the start. He has a big chest which never bodes well for this event and his belt popped off when he initially lifted the apparatus. After a quarter turn he hit the dip and nose dived into the ground. He walked off visibly upset by his performance. I was suprised by how many guys didn't get past a full turn. Then I felt it; this thing was heavy! However, I had a perfect set up (thanks to my mentor Jim Glassman!!!!) and I took it for a distance of nearly 2 and a quarter turns. Zydrunas decided he was going to seal his victory right here and he went all the way for 2 turns just edging out Andrus Murumets for second place in the event! This guy has no weaknesses any more.
1st

Atlas Stones - 70"-54", (264,308,330,360,400)
For the first time in my carrer as a Strongman I can say I was dreading this event... The motion of bringing my arm across my body was absolutely agonizing, go figure it was a pec tear, and of course when you grab a stone that is exactly how your arms are positioned. I will post a video so you guys can see how ugly this run was for me. It was like I was lifting them with one arm! I actually rolled the stones up the right side of my body and pushed them on with one hand. Except, of course, for my first attempt at the 120 (264) stone. I didn't throw it high enough so I had to try and press it up... well that was a bad idea. Searing pain went through the whole left side of my body and I quickly dropped the stone! This really pissed me off so on the next attempt I threw it up and then did the same with the next two. Lifting them off the ground hurt like hell but coming out of my lap was ok so if I lifted them fast enough I wouldn't have to get under and press any of them up. Well, much to my suprise, this strategy worked. It was ugly but I had a time of 29.44 seconds which was about 20 seconds faster than Zydrunas' second place time! I am absolutely shocked by some of these times but I guess it was hot and the tacky was absolute sh*t. Seriously, it was like using butter on your arms and only 4 of us finished all 5 stones.
1st

All in all, I had a great time. I met some great people and I learned a lot about how far I can push myself when the time calls for it. I wish I hadn't been so stupid in training when I ripped my pec because I seriously think I could have won this contest! Better now than at World's I guess.


1. Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania 73
2. Andrus Murumets Estonia 63.5
3. Travis Ortmayer USA 61.5
4. Ervin Katona Serbia 58.5
5. Jarno Hams Holland 54
6. Jani Ilikainen Finland 46
7. Agris Kazelniks Latvia 42
8. Levi Veoga N Zealand 35.5
9. Evert Kreuze Holland 33
10. Tom Jansen Holland 28
11. Jimmy Laureys Belgium 23
12. Jeremy Hogg Australia 14
Boris Milosevic Slovenia 14

[RubenScheepers]

Great post Travis!

Nice that there are still some pro´s who want to share their experience and information!
Great job you did there, especially with such an injury!! Respect!

[Jonathan Macfarlane]

Awesome, thanks Travis. Levi's 160kg would be a NZ record.