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00:00Hello, everybody, and welcome to Giants Live.
00:22We're in Sacramento, California,
00:24counting down to this year's World's Strongest Man finals.
00:27Currently, some of the most powerful men on the planet
00:29trying to win their places here on the Giants Live qualifying tour.
00:33And for today's action, we head now to London for the Strongman Classic.
00:37It features a stacked line-up of athletes
00:39and also a particularly special setting, the Royal Albert Hall.
00:52Radzi, it's time.
00:53Mark, I don't think I can do it.
00:59I've only got one take at this.
01:01You can do it. Come on.
01:03Roger that. Can't believe he's 59.
01:05Thanks, Big Tell.
01:07The Royal Albert Hall in 1867.
01:08It took four years and six million red bricks
01:12to create this architectural masterclass called the Royal Albert Hall.
01:16It was the dream of Prince Albert, but the dedication of Queen Victoria.
01:20And since Her Majesty,
01:22every single reigning monarch has attended a show here.
01:25Two Edwards, two Georges, a Charles and an Elizabeth.
01:29And as well they might, because adorning these walls,
01:31evidence of the pantheon of pop culture.
01:35Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Beyoncé.
01:39Eric Clapton performed here 200 times.
01:41Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Led Zeppelin, Luciano Pavarotti.
01:47Muhammad Ali even competed in an exhibition boxing bout here.
01:51Albert Einstein performed one of his lectures here.
01:55And Winston Churchill even orated his wartime speeches
01:59right in this very special place.
02:02And as for what happened in 1901,
02:04well, that was the first ever global bodybuilding competition
02:07with none other than Eugene Sandow.
02:10One of the judges that day was the author of Sherlock Holmes' Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
02:21Going up.
02:43Ground floor.
02:45Not awkward at all, but how about Giants Live?
02:52Well, that itself has left an indelible mark on an iconic structure.
02:57What a place this is.
02:59World records have been set courtesy of Giants Live.
03:02And how about the loudest noise ever recorded in its over 150-plus year history?
03:11Incredible.
03:12But how, I hear you ask.
03:13Well, that's courtesy of the passion of the strength, athletics fans.
03:18Because when special things happen, we get a special response.
03:22Don't believe me?
03:23Take a listen to this.
03:27Royal Albert Hall, welcome to the best fans in the world!
03:33I love Royal Albert Hall as a venue.
03:43I think it's most iconic.
03:56Like, it sort of embodies where we were in the past.
04:00But in the past, we were a circus show that was adjacent to the royal activities.
04:04And now, we're a legitimate sport being recognized that way in one of the most iconic venues in England.
04:13Getting the opportunity to compete at the Royal Albert Hall, it's just absolutely crazy.
04:16Like, this is the one.
04:17It's very humbling when I think about everybody that has been on the stage at the Royal Albert Hall, and now I can count myself amongst one of those great, great people in history.
04:28It's something that I hold very close to my heart.
04:30It makes me feel like all of the sacrifices were worth it.
04:38It's a laundry list.
04:42I mean, I've lost girlfriends.
04:45I've lost jobs.
04:46I've been homeless.
04:47I've lived in my car.
04:48But I continue to pursue this crazy dream of being a professional strongman anyway, and it's led me to the most prestigious coliseum-like theater in the entire world.
05:00I feel like I'm still a rising star.
05:09Obviously, I've had almost a dream year.
05:11It's been absolutely unbelievable.
05:13I've done things I never thought I would.
05:16Every show I'm coming to, I'm feeling stronger, faster.
05:19I mean, we're just getting better all the time, which is just what I want to keep doing for the next 15 years or so.
05:24Like, my mother was the one when I said in 2023 that I'm going to quit my pretty good job in finance to pursue a career of lifting rocks in my garage.
05:35I think it took a lot for her to sort of, I know she always believed in me and she gave me that, like, you do, like, you can always get back to that life.
05:43But I agree, like, you've got to go for it.
05:45And ever since I quit my job, that was, for me, the turning point.
05:50It meant I could really focus on it, and it just became my life and all-consuming.
05:53I think that the younger me would realize a little bit more that he is worth it and that he is enough and that there's an entire crowd waiting to cheer him on when he goes out there and does what he loves.
06:15I think that that would mean everything to the child version of me.
06:23Well, you can see just how much this event and this venue means to these men.
06:42My heart racing.
06:43But who else have we shoved on the minibus and driven to the Royal Albert Hall?
06:50I've seen him already.
06:52A very special guest here trying to break the Hercudys hold world record tonight, Mark Felix.
07:04Making his debut.
07:07The winner of the official Strongman Games last year, Nick Gardione.
07:10From South Africa, former rugby player, it's Jaco Schoenwinkel.
07:22And another South African, two-time Africa's Strongest Man, Rayne O'Neill.
07:29Mr. Ben!
07:30Did so well at Britain's Strongest Man recently, known as Big Ben, Ben Glascott.
07:39Two-time World's Strongest Man athlete, former collegiate football player, Spencer Remick.
07:45Reigning America's Strongest Man, a brilliant loglifter, Lucas Hatton.
07:55The 2023 Europe's Strongest Man came third in this event last year, handsome Pablo Cordiaca.
08:06We're so pleased this guy's back.
08:08Came third, Europe's Strongest Man, it's Kieloskovsky.
08:15There was a prize for the most surprising Strongman and most improved.
08:20That'd be this guy, Paddy Haynes.
08:22Pound for pound, arguably the Strongest Man in the world when it comes to pure, raw power, Trey Mitchell.
08:28He's won five Giants Live titles before the former WWE wrestler, Evan Singleton.
08:39And this guy, well, he's set world records in this amazing hall.
08:43The man to beat tonight, former World's Strongest Man, Mitchell Hooper.
08:53So those are your Strongmen, why not pick a favourite and have a tattoo done?
08:58And this is the first event, Danny, the Log Medley.
09:02120 kilos up to 180 kilos.
09:05Five logs, 60 seconds to press them all out.
09:08So far, we've seen Cordiaca take the lead with four in 32 seconds.
09:13No one has done all five yet.
09:17So next up in the Log Medley, a mighty pairing.
09:21Of T-Rex, Evan Singleton.
09:28Looking serene.
09:30Oh, not so much.
09:31Up against the return of the Terminator, Matthias Kielskowski.
09:36Kielskowski.
09:41Lucas Hatton, America's Strongest Man, giving him some encouragement.
09:44Great luck pressure himself, of course, Conor.
09:47Absolutely, yeah.
09:49Probably the favourite for this event, actually.
09:52And it's Kielskowski, who we saw at Europe's Strongest Man has overcome that triceps injury.
09:58It looks really strong now in the overhead press again.
10:02It's great the way he flicks it straight from his hips up overhead.
10:05That's the normal technique that Singleton's doing.
10:08And on to the fourth.
10:11Four and 32 seconds to beat.
10:13He's done that.
10:14Kielskowski takes the lead.
10:17Well, Kielskowski takes on the fifth.
10:19It's a solid work from Evan Singleton, but Kielskowski on the right-hand side.
10:26Wow.
10:29Oh, surely.
10:31He manages it, as does T-Rex.
10:34He was under pressure there.
10:35T-Rex was catching five in 45.25.
10:39There's our new leader.
10:42And five in 47.22 for Singleton.
10:45He'll be delighted with that.
10:46Look at the way he lifts these logs.
10:51Snatches it up, just rolls it up from the hips and keeps going.
10:55Saves him so much time.
10:57And the last one, well, he had to take it to his chest there.
11:02Impressive stuff.
11:03But there's the early leader then.
11:04But coming up at the Royal Albert Hall,
11:06there's more big dogs taking on big logs in our opening event,
11:10including the reigning champion.
11:12That's next on the Strongman Classic.
11:16Well, welcome back
11:27to the Royal Albert Hall
11:30as we continue.
11:32We can log medley.
11:34Trey Mitchell up next.
11:35Incredibly strong man.
11:37Former farmhand in Texas.
11:41Going up against, well,
11:42the reigning America's strongest man,
11:46Lucas Hatton.
11:48Fantastic at this event.
11:51He's about as tall as he is wide.
11:53He's really a unique shape.
11:55Lucas, look at the legs on him.
11:56This guy can just about press anything.
11:59Well, absolutely.
12:00Not so good at the hurdles, though,
12:04as he moves on to the second.
12:07Got his leg over eventually.
12:09There we go.
12:11Now then, Trey Mitchell.
12:13Just about matching, I think,
12:15for power here.
12:16Certainly can from the shoulders.
12:17Look at that.
12:18Number three flies up.
12:21Hatton looking really good, though.
12:22Ooh, tried to snatch it
12:24from the waist
12:24and nearly got caught.
12:25Well, it's 45 seconds to beat
12:27as laid down by Kieliszkowski
12:29and Hatton.
12:32I wouldn't bet against him.
12:35Easy.
12:37Mitchell might do it as well.
12:39He does.
12:41Well, that's fantastic
12:43from both Americans.
12:44Five in 43.22 for Trey Mitchell
12:46and five in 37.71 for Hatton.
12:49For Hatton, it's more
12:52of an Olympic movement.
12:53He's a bit more dynamic
12:54for Mitchell.
12:55It's just raw power and pressing.
12:59We'll remember
13:00the top three
13:02at the end of the title race
13:04automatically qualify
13:05for the World's Strongest Man finals.
13:08We've seen Hooper there.
13:11He took the overall title.
13:14Mighty Canadian.
13:15He can set his mind to anything.
13:19Really going head-to-head
13:21with Rayne O'Neill.
13:24Two-time Africa's Strongest Man
13:26and really one to watch.
13:29I mean, he's two-time Africa's Strongest Man.
13:30He's only been doing this sport
13:32two years.
13:33He's extraordinary.
13:35Goodness me.
13:37Wow.
13:40Hooper's just got to recover now.
13:41Just calm down.
13:43Get his heart rate down a little bit.
13:44That was a really bad start
13:46for the man who won here last year.
13:48He didn't just win.
13:49He actually broke two world records
13:51on the way to winning as well.
13:52So,
13:53I'm sure he can
13:54calm himself down here
13:56and
13:57start to catch up.
13:59Rayne O'Neill looks really great though.
14:01First time in a Giants live.
14:02Looks really solid.
14:04Oof.
14:06Did look really solid.
14:07Something wrong there
14:08with his right arm.
14:09And Mitchell did exactly
14:12what he needed to do.
14:13Just steady the ship.
14:16Now,
14:16can he get the fifth up?
14:17Looks like Nell is stuck
14:18on that fourth.
14:22And Hooper
14:22looks beaten.
14:25Has Nell got it?
14:27No.
14:28No.
14:30Nell managed to three
14:3121.44 seconds.
14:35Surprising.
14:36Surprising also with Hooper.
14:38Four.
14:3934.97.
14:40And that means
14:42that Lucas Hatton
14:43takes this event.
14:45This is a bad moment
14:46for Hooper,
14:47I think we can say.
14:47You can't teach that.
14:50Nor would you want to.
14:51But Lucas Hatton
14:52is with Razzie now.
14:54Lucas Hatton.
14:55It was almost like
14:56hurdling the log
14:57was the biggest obstacle.
14:58Lifting it wasn't an issue.
14:59Yeah,
15:00I'm six foot
15:01but I got a 30 inch inseam
15:02so
15:02these short legs
15:04it was about all I had
15:04to get over the logs.
15:05Almost bit it on the first one.
15:07But it held the pace.
15:08I knew Trey was right behind me.
15:09And I got it done.
15:11It was a close one
15:11but talking about your size
15:13statically
15:14for those at home
15:14statically
15:15you're one of the strongest men
15:16on earth period
15:17amongst these guys.
15:18Yeah
15:19and Trey
15:19I'm glad I was with him
15:21because he's really
15:21the only guy
15:22in that category
15:23especially pressing
15:24that can really push me.
15:25And I'm excited
15:26for future shows
15:27me and him
15:27are going to push
15:27on events like Log
15:28for years to come.
15:30I'm very excited for today.
15:31Thanks for your time.
15:34Lucas looking limber
15:35on the timber there.
15:36Six seconds faster
15:37than Trey Mitchell.
15:38Kieloskoski and Singleton
15:39the only other men
15:40to make all five lifts.
15:42Hooper down in seventh.
15:44Over to Radzi
15:44for event two.
15:47The Hercules hold.
15:49An iconic event
15:50in an iconic venue.
15:52It is the equivalent
15:53of a quarter of a ton
15:55in each hand.
15:57How these gentlemen
15:58do what they do
15:58is frankly preposterous.
16:00the world record
16:02goes back to 2020
16:03with one Mark Felix.
16:06What a feat that was.
16:08Could the record go
16:09again today?
16:11And where better
16:11for it to happen
16:12than the Royal Albert Hall,
16:14the Coliseum of Strength.
16:19Hercules hold.
16:21This is what it involves.
16:22250 kilos in each hand.
16:24The world record
16:25held by Mark Felix
16:26is 92.37 seconds.
16:31Well, anyone who gets
16:32over a minute
16:33is doing well.
16:34And so far,
16:35the top six
16:36are over one minute.
16:39But we still have
16:40some of the best to come.
16:41This man here,
16:44Mitchell Hooper,
16:46world's strongest man winner
16:47last year's
16:48Royal Albert Hall champion.
16:50Didn't have the best
16:51first event.
16:53Didn't have the best
16:54second event.
16:56Well, normally so good
16:57at this kind of thing.
16:58Just looked a little off.
17:02So, we move on
17:03with Paddy Haynes.
17:05The young Brit
17:07who has just
17:09incredible farmer boy
17:11grip strength.
17:13He'll be looking
17:13to bounce back
17:14after that opening event.
17:17Impressive,
17:18not his forte.
17:19But does have
17:20incredible grip strength.
17:25He looks pretty calm
17:26when you see the view
17:27he's looking out onto
17:28and all the people
17:29all around him
17:30at the Royal Albert Hall.
17:32He seems very chilled,
17:34but he'll be
17:34in a world of hurt
17:37right now
17:37as the lactic acid
17:38builds up
17:39at his forearms
17:40and his grip.
17:42Those handles
17:42start to pull
17:43out of his hands.
17:45The big shake
17:46will come on
17:46at some point,
17:47but right now
17:47holding firm.
17:50So, one minute
17:51ten to beat.
17:53A psychological game
17:54this, isn't it?
17:55We're going to dig deep.
17:57Find your happy place.
17:59This is very few
18:00people's happy place.
18:01It's starting to bite
18:04big time now.
18:04You can see he's shaking,
18:06he's moving around a bit,
18:07trying to just offload
18:08some of the pain
18:09onto other muscles
18:10in and around
18:10the shoulders and chest.
18:12I think he can beat
18:12one ten.
18:13No, he can't!
18:15Oh!
18:16Well, he wasn't far off
18:17and he's disappointed
18:18by that.
18:20Time stops
18:21when those pillars
18:22hit the ground.
18:24One minute and seven
18:24in the end.
18:25left hand went first.
18:33And of course,
18:34Mark Felix coming up soon
18:35here as a guest
18:36just for the Hercules
18:37hold, 59 years old.
18:43Evan Singleton
18:44just finds that
18:48grim determination
18:49so early on,
18:50squeezes his eyes shut.
18:55And he's one of these
18:56characters who can just
18:57go to a really,
18:58really dark place
19:00and find the determination
19:02to pull himself through.
19:04He's almost a little
19:05smile in his face
19:06of pleasure.
19:08That's the mentality
19:09you need for this
19:10kind of event.
19:11He's no stranger
19:12to blocking out pain.
19:18Breathing gently,
19:19just keeping the oxygen
19:21going in.
19:21He's past 30 seconds
19:23without a problem.
19:24He's got some
19:24enormous hands
19:25and they almost
19:25take up the whole
19:26handle there.
19:29Getting to a minute
19:30is extraordinarily hard.
19:35He just wants
19:36to let go
19:37but he won't.
19:451.10 still to beat.
19:48How close
19:48will Evan get to that?
19:50Will he blast
19:53past it?
19:54He shakes his head
19:55no, he's even
19:56trying to pull his arms
19:57in.
19:59Oh, he's just done it.
20:00Goodness me.
20:031.11
20:04So Evan Singleton
20:09wins that event.
20:11Yes indeed
20:11and now just the guest
20:13in this contest.
20:14Mark Felix to come.
20:16Evan Singleton
20:17did enough
20:18to beat the 1 minute
20:19and 10.
20:19By the time
20:20those pillars
20:21hit the floor
20:21he was the second
20:23clear and he takes
20:24event two.
20:28Evan, you know
20:29this venue
20:30extremely well.
20:30You've won here before.
20:32You've also pulled out
20:32injured here before.
20:33How good is it
20:34to be back
20:35performing as you are?
20:36Oh, it feels so good.
20:37It feels good
20:38to be able to put on
20:38all of the hard work
20:40and the sacrifices
20:40that I've went through
20:42on display
20:42for everybody here.
20:44This venue is amazing.
20:45This crowd is amazing.
20:46I want my title back.
20:48You're always intense
20:49but something tells me
20:50you're in a really
20:51good place.
20:52Yeah, yeah.
20:53A lot of things
20:54starting to really click
20:55in my personal life
20:56and my professional life.
20:58Things are going amazing
20:59and I couldn't ask
21:00for any better circumstance
21:01than to be out here.
21:02Go well today.
21:06Mark Felix then.
21:08He's back.
21:11Officially retired
21:12from Strongman
21:13but wanted to
21:14give this a crack.
21:17Almost 60 years old.
21:19That's right.
21:21He's an extraordinary
21:22human being, Mark.
21:23And when he broke
21:24that world record
21:25in 2020
21:25oof, there was a bit
21:27of a jerk there.
21:27He didn't have it
21:29particularly tight
21:30but then again
21:31it's Mark Felix.
21:32Look at the way
21:32he can wrap his fingers
21:33around the whole thing
21:34and lock it in.
21:35He's just got
21:36colossal hands.
21:39So his own
21:40world record stands
21:42at one minute
21:4432.
21:48I'll tell you what
21:49the way it jerked
21:50to the start there
21:51it looked a bit like
21:52it wasn't quite
21:53holding it tight enough
21:54but only Mark Felix
21:56can take that hit
21:57and not even
21:59bat an eyelid.
22:00I don't know what
22:01he's thinking about
22:02if he's thinking
22:03at all
22:04he's trying to
22:05block out the pain
22:06is he thinking
22:08I'm five years
22:10off my free bus
22:12pass
22:12I shouldn't
22:14be doing this
22:14this is a man
22:18who still works
22:18six days a week
22:19as a plasterer
22:21grit
22:22determination
22:23hard work
22:24but he's only
22:24just hit the minute
22:25he's starting to
22:26shake a little bit
22:26two thirds
22:29of the way there
22:30a lot of pressure
22:31on Mark Felix
22:32the crowd
22:33are desperate
22:33to see him
22:34do a world record
22:35he goes past
22:36Singleton
22:36he does
22:37now the eyes
22:40open
22:41he's looking
22:42to that right hand
22:43he's not happy
22:44with it
22:45oh
22:46well he came
22:51closer than
22:51anyone else did
22:52he was just
22:53about what
22:54eight
22:54nine seconds
22:55off it
22:55and let's see
22:57what shape
22:57he's in
22:58not bad
22:58is he
22:58one minute
23:0022.79
23:02an incredible
23:03result in
23:04anyone's book
23:05Mark Felix
23:08I know
23:09there'll be
23:09millions of
23:10people watching
23:11this
23:11who are saying
23:1259 years
23:13of age
23:14how
23:15how are you
23:16doing what
23:17you just did
23:17up there
23:18you know
23:19you gotta look
23:19up for yourself
23:20you have to
23:20keep training
23:21you just gotta
23:22keep moving
23:22you know
23:23I think the
23:24most important
23:24thing is
23:25you gotta listen
23:26to your body
23:26as well
23:27look after
23:27yourself
23:2760 years
23:29of age
23:29could you be
23:30back
23:31trying to break
23:31that world
23:32record again
23:32I will try
23:33and come back
23:33and do it
23:34again
23:34I will keep
23:35training
23:35but I would
23:36like to break
23:36the world
23:37record
23:37you know
23:38I could break
23:38it
23:38I know
23:39I could break
23:39it
23:39the great
23:40news is
23:40you're gonna
23:40be back
23:41Mark
23:41congratulations
23:41thank you
23:42quite the flex
23:43from Felix
23:44there
23:44turn up
23:45smash the times
23:46the world's
23:46best strongman
23:47by 11 seconds
23:48and say
23:49see you next year
23:50Evan Singleton
23:51the next best
23:51with Guardione
23:52third and
23:53Schoonwinkle
23:53beating Haynes
23:54by one tenth
23:55of a second
23:56which means
23:57overall
23:57Singleton
23:58takes a four point
23:59lead from
23:59Schoonwinkle
24:00with three men
24:01tied a point
24:02behind the
24:02South African
24:03and defending
24:04champion Hooper
24:04still down in
24:05seventh
24:06it's time
24:08to get serious
24:09at the
24:09Strongman Classic
24:10T-Rex
24:11is on top
24:12but there's
24:12an array
24:13of past
24:13champions
24:14and future
24:15greats
24:15ready to
24:16challenge him
24:16for the
24:17title
24:17the action
24:19continues
24:20at the
24:20Royal Albert
24:20Hall
24:21when we
24:21return
24:22on
24:22Giants
24:23Live
24:23welcome back
24:32to London
24:33it's the
24:34Strongman Classic
24:34at the
24:35Royal Albert
24:36Hall
24:36where the
24:37crowd are
24:37providing
24:37plenty of
24:38flex appeal
24:39of their
24:39own
24:40crikey
24:41with more
24:42bicep build-up
24:42Colin Bryce
24:43and Danny
24:44Wallace
24:44thank you
24:46James
24:46yes
24:47I am
24:47known
24:47for my
24:48biceps
24:48and it
24:49is the
24:49frame
24:49carry
24:49now
24:50360
24:51kilos
24:51it's
24:52like
24:52carrying
24:52a
24:53motorbike
24:53and
24:53sidecar
24:54so far
24:56no one
24:57has completed
24:58the 20-meter
24:59course
24:59Lucas
24:59Hatton
25:00has got
25:00closest
25:00with
25:0117
25:01and a
25:02quarter
25:02meters
25:03and next
25:06up
25:06the pairing
25:07of Trey
25:07Mitchell
25:08and
25:09Mateusz
25:09Kieliszkowski
25:10you're quiet
25:10Colin
25:11I just
25:12want to
25:12know
25:12what part
25:12of the
25:13world
25:13you're
25:13known
25:13for
25:13your
25:13biceps
25:14Danny
25:14as
25:16Kieliszkowski
25:17gets
25:17away
25:17here
25:17looking
25:19really
25:19strong
25:19my
25:20goodness
25:20me
25:20I
25:21think
25:21we're
25:21going
25:21to have
25:21a
25:21finisher
25:22here
25:22my
25:24gosh
25:24it was
25:25over
25:25before
25:25it
25:25began
25:26he nearly
25:27took
25:27the
25:27stage
25:28out
25:2811.09
25:30seconds
25:31for the
25:31Terminator
25:32Kieliszkowski
25:32and Trey
25:34and Trey
25:34Mitchell
25:34shows
25:35how
25:35hard
25:35it
25:35is
25:35he
25:36didn't
25:36get
25:36it
25:36off
25:36the
25:36line
25:36you
25:37kidding
25:37me
25:38goodness
25:39me
25:39he's back
25:43with a
25:43bang
25:43no kidding
25:45the
25:47the
25:47canadian
25:47mitchell
25:48hooper
25:48hooper
25:48hooper
25:48then
25:48against
25:49south africa's
25:51reino
25:51nel
25:51this could
25:53be a
25:53quick one
25:53that's
25:54for sure
25:54hooper's
25:55brilliant
25:55at this
25:56but
25:57nel's
25:57pretty
25:57quick
25:58as
25:58well
25:58oh
25:58i think
25:59he's
25:59gonna
25:59pip
26:00him
26:00oh
26:01wow
26:02incredibly
26:03fast
26:03nel's
26:04over
26:04the
26:04line
26:058.59
26:06seconds
26:07is that
26:07a
26:08world
26:08record
26:08yeah
26:09it's
26:09quicker
26:09than
26:09Kieliszkowski
26:10but he
26:10slid
26:11over
26:11the line
26:11well
26:12at least
26:12when he
26:13tripped
26:13it's a
26:14slid
26:14but at least
26:14a meter
26:15and a
26:15half
26:15there
26:16let's
26:16have a
26:16look
26:16at this
26:17again
26:17does he
26:18give it
26:19a bit
26:19of a
26:19push
26:19yes
26:21he kind
26:22of leans
26:22against
26:22the
26:23front
26:23he's
26:23been
26:23given
26:24a
26:24two
26:24second
26:24penalty
26:2510.59
26:26then
26:26for
26:27now
26:27reino
26:28let's
26:28first of
26:28all
26:29talk
26:29about
26:29the
26:29positive
26:29there
26:30that
26:31was
26:31unbelievably
26:32quick
26:33all the
26:33way
26:34across
26:34the
26:34line
26:34were
26:35you
26:35happy
26:35until
26:36you
26:36found
26:36out
26:36the
26:36result
26:41there
26:42might
26:42be
26:42some
26:42backlash
26:43two
26:43seconds
26:43is
26:43a
26:43lot
26:43let's
26:44hope
26:45it's
26:45enough
26:45but
26:46still
26:47I'm
26:47in
26:47the
26:47lead
26:47so
26:47let's
26:48just
26:48stay
26:48positive
26:48for
26:49now
26:49and
26:49what
26:50it
26:50does
26:50go to
26:50show
26:51is
26:51dynamically
26:52you're
26:53one
26:53of
26:53the
26:53fastest
26:53strongmen
26:54in
26:54the
26:54world
26:54yeah
26:55this
26:56is
26:56an
26:56event
26:56that
26:56I
27:11appreciated
27:12the
27:14penultimate
27:15pair
27:15Paddy
27:15Haynes
27:16and
27:17Jako
27:17Schoonwinkel
27:18Schoonwinkel
27:22on the
27:22far
27:22side
27:23also
27:23from
27:24South
27:24Africa
27:24Paddy
27:25Haynes
27:25closest
27:26to
27:26us
27:26360
27:27kilos
27:28no
27:28problem
27:29for
27:29Paddy
27:29Haynes
27:29he's
27:30charging
27:30down
27:30here
27:31incredibly
27:32close
27:33impossible
27:34to
27:34call
27:35from
27:35where
27:35I'm
27:35seeing
27:359.61
27:37for
27:37Jako
27:37Schoonwinkel
27:389.66
27:39for
27:40Paddy
27:40Haynes
27:41oh
27:41wow
27:42just
27:43a few
27:43hundredths
27:44of a
27:44second
27:44in it
27:45and
27:45Schoonwinkel
27:45I think
27:46it's a
27:46fair
27:47result
27:47well
27:48both
27:48men
27:48it
27:48with
27:48Radzi
27:49now
27:49two
27:52men
27:52that
27:52have
27:53provided
27:53unbelievable
27:54competition
27:55so far
27:56Paddy
27:56and
27:56Jako
27:56Paddy
27:57I'll
27:57come
27:57to
27:57yourself
27:58first
27:58I
27:59reckon
27:59there
27:59was
27:59no
27:59more
27:59than
28:00a
28:00moustache
28:00in
28:00that
28:01one
28:01it
28:01was
28:01very
28:01close
28:02I
28:02should
28:02have
28:02lunged
28:03with
28:03the
28:03moustache
28:03shouldn't
28:03I
28:04have
28:04gone
28:04for
28:04it
28:04but
28:04what
28:05a
28:05race
28:05it's
28:06the
28:06best
28:06thing
28:06you
28:07could
28:07ask
28:07for
28:07it's
28:08such
28:08a
28:08buzz
28:08going
28:08against
28:09someone
28:09as
28:09good
28:09as
28:09Jako
28:10as
28:10well
28:10and
28:11just
28:11having
28:11a
28:11head
28:12to
28:12head
28:12like
28:12that
28:12makes
28:12you
28:12better
28:13absolutely
28:14right
28:14well
28:14get
28:14you
28:15go
28:15and
28:15get
28:15ready
28:15thank
28:15you
28:15very
28:16much
28:16and
28:17Jako
28:17it
28:18was
28:18gun
28:18to
28:18tape
28:19so
28:19so
28:19exciting
28:20coming
28:21to
28:21the
28:21UK
28:21and
28:21performing
28:22like
28:22that
28:22when
28:23it
28:23counts
28:23something
28:24I
28:25only
28:25dreamed
28:25of
28:26it's
28:26incredible
28:26to be
28:26here
28:27representing
28:28South
28:28Africa
28:28it's
28:29wonderful
28:30and
28:31you're
28:31performing
28:31wonderfully
28:32is it
28:33going to be
28:33enough
28:33to get
28:33you
28:34on the
28:34podium
28:34I'm
28:35going to
28:36give it
28:36my
28:36all
28:36and
28:37I
28:40sure
28:40hope
28:40so
28:40we
28:41can't
28:41wait
28:41to
28:41see
28:41it
28:42go
28:42well
28:42today
28:42the
28:44final
28:44pair
28:45America's
28:46Nick
28:46Guardian
28:47against
28:47America's
28:48Evan
28:48Singleton
28:49Singleton
28:51on the
28:51far
28:51side
28:52Guardian
28:52closest
28:53to
28:53us
28:53and
28:54wow
28:55Singleton
28:56great start
28:57even better
28:58in the
28:58middle
28:58section
28:59and
28:59over
28:59the
28:59line
29:00very
29:00fast
29:01from
29:01Evan
29:01Singleton
29:029.13
29:04I was
29:06going to
29:06say
29:06it's
29:06the
29:06fastest
29:06yet
29:07then
29:07again
29:07Ray
29:07O'Nell
29:08had
29:08that
29:08penalty
29:08but
29:09I
29:10think
29:10he's
29:10number
29:10one
29:11here
29:11Singleton
29:11that's
29:13a
29:13friendly
29:14gesture
29:14he's
29:16here
29:16for
29:17the
29:17win
29:17is
29:17he
29:17happy
29:18it's
29:18so
29:18hard
29:18to
29:18tell
29:19but
29:19he's
29:20won
29:20two
29:20events
29:21so
29:31T-Rex
29:32on top
29:32again
29:33with just
29:33half a
29:34second
29:34separating
29:35Evan
29:35Schoonwinkel
29:36and Haynes
29:37Ray
29:38cursing
29:38his
29:38luck
29:39his
29:39two
29:39second
29:40penalty
29:40moving
29:40him
29:41down
29:41to
29:41fifth
29:42with
29:44two
29:44events
29:44left
29:44to go
29:45Singleton's
29:45lead is
29:46now a
29:46mighty
29:46five
29:47points
29:47over
29:47Schoonwinkel
29:48Gwardion
29:48third
29:49but
29:49facing
29:49a
29:50battle
29:50for
29:50the
29:50podium
29:50with
29:51Kieloskovsky
29:51and Haynes
29:52over to
29:53Colin
29:53and Danny
29:54for the
29:54penultimate
29:54event
29:55the
29:57axle
29:57deadlift
29:58next
29:58350
30:00kilos
30:01how many
30:02times
30:02can you
30:02lift it
30:02in 60
30:03seconds
30:04how many
30:05Danny
30:05close to
30:07zero
30:07close
30:10but Mitchell
30:11Hooper
30:11has managed
30:11seven
30:12and that's
30:14what our
30:14next strong
30:15men have
30:15to beat
30:16close to
30:19zero
30:20I didn't
30:21say zero
30:22point zero
30:23so Trey
30:25Mitchell
30:25going it
30:25alone
30:26yes he was
30:28last
30:28in the
30:29previous
30:29event
30:30so
30:30has to
30:31go on
30:32his own
30:32here
30:32and I
30:33think we're
30:33going to
30:34see a
30:34little bit
30:34of a
30:34contrast
30:35the
30:35event
30:36the
30:36moving
30:36event
30:37where he
30:37could barely
30:37fit into
30:38that
30:38frame
30:39this is
30:40where he'll
30:40come to
30:41his fore
30:41static
30:42lifting
30:42he's a
30:43monster
30:44he's like
30:44a
30:44forklift
30:44truck
30:45yes he
30:47can just
30:48keep going
30:49can't he
30:49just grind
30:50them out
30:50yes
30:5230
30:52seconds
30:52to keep
30:53grinding
30:53as well
30:54on to
30:55seven
30:55he's
30:57equaled
30:58Mitchell
30:58Hooper
30:58and now
30:59he has
31:00bettered
31:00Mitchell
31:01Hooper
31:0120 seconds
31:04left
31:04this is
31:07such a
31:07horrible bar
31:08to lift
31:08on
31:08it's
31:08so
31:09thick
31:09there's
31:10no
31:10giving it
31:11there's
31:11no
31:11whip
31:11he's
31:12done
31:12nine
31:12can
31:13he
31:13do
31:13ten
31:14my
31:16goodness
31:17me
31:17we're
31:17into
31:17double
31:18figures
31:18and
31:19he's
31:19not
31:20even
31:20wearing
31:20a
31:20suit
31:20that's
31:21extraordinary
31:22lifting
31:22it really
31:23is
31:2310 reps
31:25for
31:26Trey
31:26Mitchell
31:27fantastic
31:28result
31:29the deadlift
31:32suit just
31:32keeps you
31:32so tight
31:33and gives
31:33you so
31:34much
31:34in terms
31:34of
31:35compression
31:35and lift
31:35but he
31:36chooses
31:37not to
31:37use
31:37it
31:37that's
31:38an
31:38immense
31:39amount
31:39of
31:40lifting
31:40he's
31:40done
31:40there
31:40so
31:43Nick
31:44guardian
31:44and
31:45paddy
31:46haynes
31:46paddy
31:51haynes
31:51closest
31:51to us
31:51guardian
31:52on the
31:52far
31:53side
31:53as
31:54guardian
31:54he gets
31:55away
31:55quicker
31:56he's
31:56a great
31:57all-rounder
31:57but
31:57haynes
31:58this is
31:59his
31:59forte
31:59he's
32:00a
32:00tremendous
32:00deadlifter
32:01i expect
32:02to see
32:03him up
32:03close
32:03to
32:03hooper
32:04anyway
32:04around
32:04the
32:05seven
32:05rep
32:05mark
32:05maybe
32:06a
32:06little
32:06bit
32:06more
32:06even
32:07haynes
32:09manages
32:10five
32:12straight
32:12on
32:12to
32:13six
32:13straight
32:16on
32:16to
32:16seven
32:16this is
32:18to go
32:19ahead
32:19hooper
32:19could
32:23he
32:23put
32:23Mitchell's
32:2410
32:25under
32:25pressure
32:25surely
32:26not
32:26no
32:26he's
32:27struggling
32:27to get
32:28the
32:28knife
32:28but
32:28i think
32:28he's
32:29got
32:29it
32:29guardian
32:30getting
32:31dave
32:31warner's
32:32help
32:32there
32:3215
32:34seconds
32:35to
32:35go
32:35he
32:36didn't
32:37get
32:37the
32:37knife
32:37they
32:37didn't
32:38give
32:38it
32:38to
32:38him
32:38didn't
32:39lock
32:40it
32:40out
32:40it
32:40was
32:40a
32:41real
32:41battle
32:41and
32:42they're
32:42both
32:42spent
32:43yes
32:44guardia
32:44only struggling
32:45towards the
32:46end
32:46there
32:46paddy
32:48haynes
32:48he had
32:49that
32:49rhythm
32:49didn't
32:49he
32:50that's
32:51a
32:51fair
32:51call
32:52he's
32:52just
32:52not
32:53fully
32:53locked
32:53out
32:54has
32:54he
32:54jaco
32:58schoonwinkel
32:58and
32:59evan
32:59singleton
32:59are
33:00our
33:00final
33:00pair
33:01singleton
33:03has
33:04been
33:04having
33:04a
33:04blast
33:04here
33:05feel
33:10the
33:10shake
33:10on the
33:11floor
33:11as
33:11these
33:11guys
33:12drop
33:12this
33:12ancient
33:15building
33:16being
33:16shaken
33:17to its
33:17core
33:17by
33:18these
33:18giants
33:19both
33:19on
33:19four
33:20now
33:20on
33:20five
33:21he's not
33:27the prettiest
33:27deadlifter
33:28at schoonwinkel
33:29talking technique
33:30here
33:30he really
33:31bullies and
33:32attacks the
33:32weight
33:33still looking
33:36aggressive
33:36after six
33:37he wants
33:37another
33:38both
33:39both men
33:39trying to
33:39work out
33:40what the
33:40others
33:40going to
33:40do
33:41schoonwinkel
33:41has decided
33:42enough's
33:42enough
33:42but
33:43singleton
33:43one of
33:45at least
33:45equal
33:45hooper
33:46can he lock
33:48in
33:49he gives
33:50the referee
33:50the look
33:51like
33:51come on
33:51well that's
33:54seven for
33:55singleton
33:55six for
33:57schoonwinkel
33:58he wasn't
34:00giving up on
34:00that one
34:01no way
34:02again it's
34:03almost a face
34:03of pleasure
34:04with singleton
34:05he just
34:05loves it
34:06seven reps
34:10sees t-rex
34:10take third
34:11this time
34:12alongside
34:12mitchell hooper
34:13paddy haynes
34:14in second
34:14but taking the
34:15win with a
34:16mighty ten
34:16reps
34:17the big
34:17thicket
34:18trey mitchell
34:18he's with
34:19radsey
34:19trey mitchell
34:21that was
34:22absolutely
34:23phenomenal
34:23but a question
34:24usually you have
34:25the one rep
34:26max as your
34:26eddie halls
34:27then you have
34:28guys who are
34:28good for reps
34:29mark felix
34:30adam bishop
34:30you're both
34:31how are you
34:32doing that
34:32oh it's just
34:33practice so
34:34you know
34:35like i'll do
34:36one week
34:36where it's
34:37light for reps
34:38and the next
34:39week i'm
34:39pushing for
34:40the heavier
34:41weights
34:41so it's like
34:42basically trying
34:43to push
34:44both at the
34:44same time
34:45and building
34:45that base
34:46and then
34:47peaking for
34:47whichever
34:48competition
34:48i need
34:49the max
34:49you know
34:50i'll push
34:50that
34:50and then
34:51you know
34:52for competitions
34:52like giants
34:53live
34:53where it's
34:54more repetitions
34:54like i'll push
34:55the sets
34:56of reps
34:57good to talk
34:57to you trey
34:58thanks for your
34:58time
34:58yeah no problem
34:59trey moves up
35:01then to sixth
35:02place overall
35:02mitchell hooper
35:03to fifth
35:04while paddy
35:05haynes climbs
35:06into the podium
35:06positions
35:07but up top
35:08t-rex still
35:09dominates
35:09seven and a half
35:10points clear
35:11now
35:11is he on course
35:14is he on course
35:14for a sixth
35:15giants live
35:16title
35:16standing between
35:17singleton
35:18and another
35:18honour
35:19are the stones
35:20and some of the
35:21best stone
35:21lifters on the
35:22planet
35:23our strongman
35:24classic finale
35:25when we return
35:26welcome back to
35:35london
35:35it's been capital
35:37punishment for our
35:37strongmen so far at the
35:39royal albert hall
35:40a day that's pushed
35:41them to their limits
35:42now for the finale
35:43of the strongman
35:44classic
35:45with just the
35:47castle stones to go
35:48evan singleton
35:49has a commanding lead
35:50but with t-rex
35:51you never know
35:52skoonwinkel is second
35:53paddy haynes is third
35:55but facing a real
35:56challenge for the
35:57podium from the
35:57men behind him
35:58both hooper and
35:59mitchell are
36:00exceptional stone
36:01lifters
36:01let's hear now
36:02from paddy
36:03with radsey
36:04paddy haynes
36:06who knew
36:07that you were
36:07that good
36:08at the deadlift
36:09that was superb
36:10what has happened
36:11to you in the
36:11last 12 months
36:12yeah it's been
36:13been a real wild
36:14journey to be honest
36:14i think since europe's
36:15getting on that podium
36:16against such a strong
36:17lineup like my
36:18confidence has just
36:19skyrocketed since that
36:20um and yeah just
36:22just believing that i
36:23can actually do stuff
36:24and i belong here as
36:25opposed to having
36:26imposter syndrome and
36:26thinking how the hell
36:27have i done this
36:28it's like i know i can
36:29hold my own on most
36:30events now and it's
36:31just just living the
36:32dream
36:32you're more than
36:33holding your own
36:34you're very much
36:34flying the flag for
36:35england it does feel
36:37like a little bit of a
36:38changing almost of the
36:39guard in that the
36:40veterans that's one thing
36:41but the stars are really
36:43shining now with the
36:44youngsters like yourself
36:45yeah absolutely the new
36:46waves coming through i
36:47think that's very
36:48unavoidable now i think
36:49we're pretty much here
36:50and there are so many
36:51good athletes now in
36:52england and yeah i think
36:54i'm sort of leaving the
36:55charge now which is
36:56really really cool
36:56and just finally if you did
36:58shave off the tash does all
36:59the strength go i don't want
37:01to risk it i mean do you
37:02this is never going anywhere
37:04i can't grow on me
37:05so the castle stones the
37:09climax of this competition
37:10they get heavier and heavier
37:12up to 200 kilos how many
37:14can you lift and place in 60
37:17seconds here's who's gone so
37:19far only mitchell hooper so
37:21far has failed to get all five
37:23but rayne o'nell has done it
37:25fastest 24.46 to bit
37:31big moment then for paddy haynes
37:34as he takes on the official
37:36strongman games champion nick
37:38gardione when you think paddy
37:41after the log was down the
37:42bottom of the pile and he's
37:44clawed his way back up to a
37:46shot at the podium this is a
37:48massive moment for him oh my
37:51goodness me gardione messes up
37:52the first one haynes is flying
37:55on the right hand side for
37:56great britain here we go
37:57number four look how fast he's
38:00going as well 24.46 to beat
38:02he could win the stones goodness
38:06mess me certainly take the lead
38:08look at that well five in 22.88
38:12seconds that's very fast from
38:13the brit paddy haynes lending
38:16his encouragement now to nick
38:18gardione
38:19these stones are quite slippy and
38:23he just goofed up on the first
38:24platform and it slipped off that
38:27will have cost him not just time
38:28but energy
38:29he's struggling to get under
38:32this stone
38:33slipping in his hips there
38:39oh goodness me
38:43hopefully he hasn't uh smashed his
38:46face off that and uh well done
38:48paddy haynes for taking the lead
38:50just one pair to go i think that's
38:54cemented him on this podium
38:55i think so
38:57so our final pairing
39:01jaco schoonwinkel
39:02evan singleton
39:04i suppose we all have different
39:10ways of getting ourselves psyched up
39:13that's not one i choose
39:13it's not one we'd recommend
39:15now it's uh yeah what can you say singleton
39:21is just a force of nature my goodness me
39:25the blood is flowing now as he pops the third one up and i'm not sure it's helped him as
39:30jaco schoonwinkel goes for four schoonwinkel will make it onto the podium as well
39:35he won't be as quick as haynes but i think he's taken the silver all the same now then if singleton really screws up here could he lose his lead
39:46i think the whole head butting the plinth and bleeding profusely idea was on reflection of the stake
39:55no kidding and i think he's realizing that now as well
39:59well i think he's done four quicker than guardian and hooper quite that
40:04what that turns out to be in terms of points because he's done
40:08he hasn't done all five oh my goodness me has he grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory
40:13well that's the question has he done enough or did he throw it all away
40:18in a moment of madness
40:20oh my goodness me he's saying please please
40:25oh he's done it
40:26goodness me
40:27well it was a moment of madness
40:30it could have cost him much more
40:32and paddy haynes
40:35absolutely delighted
40:38they've met it's fine
40:40terrific result then for paddy haynes who beats the superstar south african
40:47nail into second but down in ninth singleton luckily beats three other men
40:52evan singleton moments before you go onto the podium and people at home don't necessarily know
41:00the journey that you've gone through what would the evan singleton now say to nine-year-old evan
41:07singleton growing up i know it's hard i know it seems like nobody cares that you matter you are good
41:14enough and you will be one of the best in the entire world just keep working and don't give
41:19up and what does that mean to you to know that you are now one of the best everything this is i've
41:24dedicated my entire life to this title i will win world's strongest man i will go down in history
41:30as one of the best americans and best strong man that has ever graced this planet evan well said
41:36congratulations you've done it mate thank you well it's hard to argue with him
41:42evan singleton then wins the strongman classic 2025
41:49you've got to ask what's next
41:53i think anything's possible for this man and what a podium schoonwinkel paddy haynes and this man on top
42:01the american evan singleton winner again at the royal albert hall
42:10which means well there's just one thing left to do colin i'd be honored if you would say the magic word
42:16you've got to do it montage time that's two words
42:30you
42:36you
42:40and the competition rolls on tomorrow at seven it's team peter versus team julian as the festivities get
43:09competitive all in the name of charity of course the yorkshire bet a christmas gift of the giving
43:15is brand new at eight and the most famous yorkshire vet of them all all creatures star nicholas ralph stars
43:20in cannon hall for christmas on the farm at nine next christmas in the dales with reuben owen
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