Allan Lister

Great North run 2011

2011-09-22T07:22:00.000-07:00

And finally i managed to complete the GRN, a great race but also one of the most challenging i have ever done, it was an 800 mile round trip, but well worth it. I ran in a time of 3hrs 18 mins, slower than i had hoped but still respectable at 20 stone.

There were 54 000 registered runners at the event, and took nearly 45 minutes to cross the starting line from where i started. Newcastle was a very warm and welcoming place, great to visit, and the race was even better to do!!!!

Depression

2011-08-25T23:31:00.000-07:00

Does anyone else understand depression, i'm a suffer and still don't understand its self destructive nature, im the victim of an addled mind, who cant control his emotions, how i act or even interact.

We see depression almost everyday and just band it off as just a silly thing, but it isn't, mine fully kicked in when i left the police, since then , i struggle with the ones i love, and the ones i don't, i sulk, cry, sit on my own for hours on end, and have tried to end it several times, but you still always feel alone, an outcast, persecuted, sad.

I now find it hard to go to the gym, no longer compete at either strongman or powerlifting, i run which again doesn't help. I'm hoping one day someone will understand and tell me something other than " man the fuck up " , cos it ain't that simple.

I have tried to lead a ( reasonably ) good life, helping people etc, but it seem God is punishing me for something, i hope i can control this beast inside before its too late. Before the destruction is final.

Pikie camps

2011-08-25T23:21:00.001-07:00

So the year is 2011, and we are still looking at cleansing all the members of the community that we don't approve of?? Is this true or are all gypos scum??? Do we honestly have the right to dishome hundreds of men women and children??? These are not small illegal camps they are almost villages, where people live.
After years in the police dealing with em, fighting with em and also seeing the better side I know you can't trust them, but this is peoples lives and homes, and splitting them up will just cause more problems for more communities.
These big camps are well run, generally clean and well maintained, this won't be the case if you put them back on the road.
One last word though, the " international " Community, amnesty international and all you other meddling idiots can just fuck off and leave the uks internal affairs alone, whether your black , White, paki or gay, your English, and it's about time we all told the Europeans and do gooders to do one !!!

Libya

2011-08-25T23:02:00.001-07:00

So another dictator has almost fallen, will Libya now fall into the same lawless, faction divided country as so many others have???
It seem to me that we as peace loving defenders of freedom have had far too much to do with it, we went from stopping Qaddafi forces bombing the innocent to actively assisting in the over throw, should we have done this???
I sincely hope now the people of Libya band together as one peaceful nation and enjoying there freedoms they have fought for???

2011-08-16T07:31:00.003-07:00

Thought I heard the missus say she wants anal sex.....Turns out she said annual

2011-08-16T07:31:00.001-07:00

If abortion is murder, does that make condoms kidnapping?

Four minutes

2011-08-13T08:35:00.001-07:00

Just watched four minutes, a truly inspiring film, well made and so dam British!!!!

This historic event took place on 6 May 1954 during a meet between British AAA and Oxford University at Iffley Road Track in Oxford. It was watched by about 3,000 spectators. With winds up to 25 miles per hour (40 km/h) prior to the event, Bannister had said twice that he favoured not running, to conserve his energy and efforts to break the 4-minute barrier; he would try again at another meet. However, the winds dropped just before the race was scheduled to begin, and Bannister did run. Two other runners, Brasher and Chataway, provided pacing while completing the race. Both went on to establish their own track careers. The race[1] was broadcast live by BBC Radio and commented on by Harold Abrahams, of Chariots of Fire fame.

The stadium announcer for the race was Norris McWhirter, who went on to co-publish and co-edit the Guinness Book of Records. He excited the crowd by delaying the announcement of the time Bannister ran as long as possible:[2]

"Ladies and gentlemen, here is the result of event 9, the one mile: 1st, No. 41, R.G. Bannister, Amateur Athletic Association and formerly of Exeter and Merton Colleges, Oxford, with a time which is a new meeting and track record, and which - subject to ratification - will be a new English Native, British National, All-Comers, European, British Empire and World Record. The time was 3..."
The roar of the crowd drowned out the rest of the announcement. Bannister's time was 3 min 59.4 sec.

50th anniversary of Bannister's four-minute mile, commemorated on a 2004 British fifty pence coin.
The claim that a 4-minute mile was once thought to be impossible by informed observers was and is a widely propagated myth created by sportswriters and debunked by Bannister himself in his memoir, The Four Minute Mile (1955). The reason the myth took hold was that four minutes was a nice round number which was slightly better (1.4 seconds) than the world record for nine years, longer than it probably otherwise would have been because of the effect of World War II in interrupting athletic progress in the combatant countries. The Swedish runners Gunder Hägg and Arne Andersson, in a series of head-to-head races in the period 1942–45, had already lowered the world mile record by 5 seconds to the pre-Bannister record. (See Mile run world record progression.) What is still impressive to knowledgeable track fans is that Bannister ran a four-minute mile on very low-mileage training by modern standards.

Just 46 days later on 21 June in Turku, Finland, Bannister's record was broken by his rival Landy with a time of 3 min 57.9 s, which the IAAF ratified as 3 min 58.0 s due to the rounding rules then in effect.

On 7 August, at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, B.C., Bannister, running for England, competed against Landy for the first time in a race billed as "The Miracle Mile". They were the only two men in the world to have broken the 4-minute barrier, with Landy still holding the world record. Landy led for most of the race, building a lead of 10 yards in the third lap (of four), but was overtaken on the last bend, and Bannister won in 3 min 58.8 s, with Landy 0.8 s behind in 3 min 59.6 s. Bannister and Landy have both pointed out that the crucial moment of the race was that at the moment when Bannister decided to try to pass Landy, Landy looked over his left shoulder to gauge Bannister's position and Bannister burst past him on the right, never relinquishing the lead. A larger-than-life bronze sculpture of the two men at this moment was created by Vancouver sculptor Jack Harman in 1967 from a photograph by Vancouver Sun photographer Charlie Warner and stood for many years at the entrance to Empire Stadium; after the stadium was demolished the sculpture was moved a short distance away to the Hastings and Renfrew entrance of the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) fairgrounds. Regarding this sculpture, Landy quipped that "While Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt for looking back, I am probably the only one ever turned into bronze for looking back."

Bannister went on that season to win the "metric mile", the 1,500 m, at the European Championships in Bern on 29 August, with a championship record in a time of 3 min 43.8 s. He then retired from athletics to concentrate on his work as a junior doctor and to pursue a career in neurology.

Great north run 2011

2011-08-12T02:17:00.001-07:00

GeoTagged, [N50.90651, E3.48206]

So the training for the gnr is well under way with only five weeks to go. I managed an eleven mile run last Sunday and am facing a very hilly five this Sunday. Everything hurts but were getting there. The photo shows what I will be running in as I'm raising money for charity!

2011-04-05T03:42:00.000-07:00

So, now after a few injuries , we are back training, the 6 months of training leading upto the bpc raw comp was wasted due to injury but now i'm ack stronger than ever, training for powerlifting will start in ernest next week so will the training for the great north run. I ran the Bournemouth ten K event on sunday, didnt come last and arrived at the finish in 1hour 34 minute, not fast but done.

Devonstrongman coming to an end?????

2009-11-06T11:22:00.000-08:00

As 2009 comes to the end , so is Devonstrongman.com , but just the websites. I will till be carrying on training, and competing and hopefully helping new guys coming though.

The training camp has now all but fully closed due to conditions, and all my training will be Gym based.

Keep visiting us here at ; http://devonstrongman.blogspot.com to follow my personal training for Powerlifting , strongman and Running.

Cullystrongman 2009 - Results

2009-09-06T09:09:00.001-07:00

Here is the FINAL LIST OF ATHLETES;

List of Competitors;

1. Kieran Clarke - Midlands - CONFIRMED
2. Chris Lowe - Midlands - CONFIRMED
3. James Vince- Custard Crew - CONFIRMED
4. Richie Allen - Wales - CONFIRMED
5. Graham Thompson - Wales - CONFIRMED - Did not attend
6. Marek Piewiszko - Devon - CONFIRMED
7. Radek Koszela - Devon - CONFIRMED - did not attend
8. Chris Morgan - Sugden - CONFIRMED
9. Aaron Myatt - Weymouth - CONFIRMED
10. Ross Stone - Wales - CONFIRMED
11. Jason Cater - PSMA - CONFIRMED
12. Sam Horne - Devon - CONFIRMED

Event 1 - LOG LIFT - rising weight, starting at 90kg on our giant 18" dia log. Scored - Max weight obtained, last man standing.

Event 2 - DEADLIFT - 240kg deadlift on Oly bar, ( will be truck tyres on bar and competitor stood on platform ). Scored - max no of reps in 90 Seconds.

Event 3 - CARRYING MEDLEY - Will be a mixture of beer barrels, Large blue barrels, and Fork truck tyre drag. Scored - distance over time.

Break For Lunch.

Event 4 - ARM OVER ARM VAN PULL - Vito sized van pulled up hill by rope, arm over arm. Scored - distance over time.

Event 5 - STONES / BARREL LOADING - 4 Items to be loaded onto platform. Scored - items loaded over time.

Everything went fantastically today, here the the final standings;

1st Marek Piewiszko - 47 pnts
2nd Ross Stone - 40 pnts
3rd James Vince - 37 pnts
4th Kieran Clarke - 34 pnts ( countback )
5th Chris Lowe - 34 pnts ( countback )
6th Richie Allen - 33 pnts
7th Jason Cater - 19 pnts
8th Chris Morgan - 15 pnts ( countback )
9th Aaron Myatt - 15 pnts ( countback )
10th Sam Horne - 13 pnts

Everyone put everything in to the comp, thanks to all who competed.

A BIG thank you goes to all the loaders , time keeper and Ref. Without you this comp would not of happened.

And a special thanks to;

P.J Glazing.
Cotleigh BreweryMike Hooper and all the rotary club.

The Day Before the Horror...............

2009-09-05T04:48:00.000-07:00

Guys, some of the Kit for the comps has been broken and all moved around the Yard, so today and tomorrow morning has and will be a challenge.

The venue looks great, we are in the same place as last year, its bloody wet, so events may change slightly, esp with the kit. Look for the Devon flags flying.
We have taken delivery of the Hoodie and t-shirts, they look like the dog bolloxs.
If you are a Competitor or loader, when going in , tell them you are involved in the strongman and you should get in free, BUT seeing only 1 person has paid so far, and the WHOLE event is for the NSPCC and Childline, I dont think paying for entry is a bad thing anyways.

Childline is a great charity, my kids spend hours on the phone to em.............................LOL

Finally, Thanks to MIKE HOOPER AND COTLEIGH BREWERY, if it was for them , you wouldnt be getting your comp.

Oh and of course me and Ads, ;-)

Cullystrongman 2009 Hoodies

2009-08-26T13:01:00.000-07:00

These are the Hoodies that all competitors will recieve, (the T-shirts and Trophies are being provided by a third party); All are one size of XXL;

Cullystrongman 2009 Events

2009-08-23T08:23:00.000-07:00

So here are the events for the 2009 Cullystrongman.

It will start at 11-00 am prompt.

Event 1 - LOG LIFT - rising weight, starting at 90kg on our giant 18" dia log. Scored - Max weight obtained, last man standing.

Event 2 - DEADLIFT - 240kg deadlift on Oly bar, ( will be truck tyres on bar and competitor stood on platform ). Scored - max no of reps in 90 Seconds.

Event 3 - CARRYING MEDLEY - Will be a mixture of beer barrels, Large blue barrels, and Fork truck tyre drag. Scored - distance over time.

Break For Lunch.

Event 4 - ARM OVER ARM VAN PULL - Vito sized van pulled up hill by rope, arm over arm. Scored - distance over time.

Event 5 - STONES / BARREL LOADING - 4 Items to be loaded onto platform. Scored - items loaded over time.

Presentation of Trophies.

Entries for Cullystrongman 2009 are now Closed!!!!!

2009-08-20T11:16:00.000-07:00

Yes guys, entries for the Cully 2009 are now closed. We will not except anymore entries past this date, and anyone not CONFIRMED have been taken off the Competition list.Here is the FINAL LIST OF ATHLETES;
1. Kieran Clarke - Midlands - CONFIRMED
2. Chris Lowe - Midlands - CONFIRMED
3. James Vince- Custard Crew - CONFIRMED
4. Richie Allen - Wales - CONFIRMED
5. Graham Thompson - Wales - CONFIRMED
6. Marek Piewiszko - Devon - CONFIRMED
7. Radek Koszela - Devon - CONFIRMED
8. Chris Morgan - Sugden - CONFIRMED
9. Aaron Myatt - Weymouth - CONFIRMED
10. Ross Stone - Wales - CONFIRMED
11. Jason Cater - PSMA - CONFIRMED
12. Sam Horne - Devon - CONFIRMED
Events will be announced by 23-00 on Sunday the 30th August.

Address and Directions

2009-08-16T07:44:00.000-07:00

View Larger Map

BRIDWELL AVENUE, UFFCULME, DEVON EX15 3BU

2009-08-06T08:41:00.000-07:00

Cullystrongman 2009

2009-08-06T08:38:00.000-07:00

So the big comp is coming up we are struggling alittle with competitors, but as always, we'll get there, the hardest work is now done. So role on the comp. here is a quick view of the competitors so far;

Provisional list ;
#.Kelv Gardner - PSMA - OUT INJURED
1.Kieran Clarke - Midlands - CONFRIMED
2.Chris Lowe - Midlands - CONFIRMED
#.Si Cowdrey - Basement Gym - OUT
3.James " Tarquin" Vince- Custard Crew - CONFIRMED
4.Richie Allen - Wales - CONFIRMED
#.colin hawkins - basement gym - OUT
5.Kye Thomas - Whey House
6.Mike Betty - Whey House
7.Marek Piewiszko - Devon - CONFIRMED
8.Radek Koszela - Devon - CONFIRMED
9.Carl Sievewright - psma - POSS OUT
10.chris morgan - Sugden - CONFIRMED
11.Aaron Myatt - Weymouth - CONFIRMED

The cut off dates for entries is the 20th August 2009.

2009-08-06T08:32:00.000-07:00

Those great days in the gym eh????

Strongman London

2009-07-28T10:39:00.001-07:00

Look at this guys, a BIG comp in the uk.

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Don’t miss the first ever International Strongman Champions League in the UK!!!

The ISCL series finally makes its debut in London, becoming the biggest Strongest Man competition EVER HELD IN THE UK at the only venue big enough to contain the POWER, Wembley Arena!

SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST 2009, 17:00
WEMBLEY ARENA
All info is at www.strongmancllondon.co.uk

LIMITED ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY COST:

£20 - Adult
£10 - Child (17 & under)
£55 - Family (2 adults & 2 children)

BUY NOW AT (Tickets cost more on the day):
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Ticket Hotline: 0844 815 0815

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Combining the elite of Strongman with the biggest upcoming stars from all over the world with a world class sound & lighting show, the London leg of the Strongman Champions League promises to be the most spectacular in the series!

With thousands in attendance & over 83 million watching all over the world, the debut London ISCL is going to be like it's athletes, MASSIVE!

Watch the power emanate from 12 of the best Strongmen in the world!

Witness world strength records being broken live!

Support your country man in the ultimate show of the series as they attempt to clinch the title of STRONGMAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHAMPION 2009!

Have a powerful time at an event for all the family!

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FEATURING:
ZYDRUNAS SAVICKAS (Lithuania) -
Reigning ISCL & Lithuanian Champion, Holder of 19
Strength World Records & Lithuania 8-time Strongest Man

TERRY HOLLANDS (UK) -
World's Strongest Man 3-time Finalist & UK's Strongest Man 2007

ANDRUS MURUMETS (Estonia) -
ISCL 2009 Series Leader, World Record Holder & Estonia's
4-time Strongest Man

SLAWOMIR TOCZEK (Poland) -
Polish Strongman Cup 4-time Vice Champion

JUAN CARLOS HERREDIA (Spain) -
Spain 2-time Strongest Man & Current Spanish Champion

AGRIS KAZELNIKS (Latvia) - Latvia 2-time Strongest Man & Current Latvian Champion

SIMON SULAIMAN (Syria) -
Middle East 2-time Strongest Man & Current Middle East Champion

MARK FELIX (UK) -
Britain Strongest Man Vice-Champion 2007 & World Record Holder

GOLIER BRANISLAV (Slovakia) -
Slovakia 5-time Strongest Man & Current Slovakian Champion

JIMMY LAUREYS (Belgium) -
Belgium 2-time Strongest Man & Current Belgium Champion

OLEKSANDR LASHYN (Ukraine) - Ukraine's Strongest Man 2008

MARTIN WILDAUER (Austria) - Bavarian Stones World Record Holder

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VOTE for the winning athlete & WIN A 4 NIGHT 5* MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE SEA FOR TWO!!

For further details please visit www.strongmancllondon.co.uk

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Cully 2009 Entry Form;

2009-06-22T11:10:00.000-07:00

Entry Form

Cheques made out to " Devonstrongman"

and send to ;

devonstrongman
2 mead close
cullompton
Ex15 1rt

Cully 2009

2009-05-25T04:06:00.000-07:00

Cullystrongman 2009 is looking good for this year again, please watch the Cully blog for news and enterance forms.

Al

New Train Site - Paignton - THE FRIDGE

2009-05-24T12:59:00.000-07:00

After many weeks of hard work Sam and Will have got the new Gym in the bay up and running. They are calling it the Fridge. They have all type of kit to use. Powerlifting, Strongman and grip also.

Good Luck Guys.

First Strongman Event Session.

2009-05-24T12:57:00.000-07:00

Today, myself and Adam made it back upto the pit, which is a total shithole at the moment, we trained for just over an hour and it felt great for a first event meet for 8 months, so roll on the Mighty Midlander.

London Marathon 2009......... thats it folks......

2009-04-28T10:08:00.000-07:00

So it seemed funny 12 months ago saying to Karen, " Lets do the marathon ", well now it doesn't at all, it was one of the best things i have ever done, we didnt get in the ballot ,so when they came out i thought that i'd got away with it, but REGAIN offered us two places as long as we raises some money, so we did.

I really did nothing, i just had to run, the bulk of the work was done by Karen, she organised , sorted travel , and a place to stay, and rasied most the of money.

My brother Paul, ran and kept me going, I honestly couldnt run 1 km when i started , without him ( who ran upto our 12 mile runs ) i dont know if i would of got as far as i did, he meant so much to me.

Saturday night came and so did the nerves , along with a double scotch to calm them, them came sunday morning and the doubts, I could hear everybody that said I couldnt do it saying it again in my head, we walked over to Blackheath, along with the other 36000 people, then we started, and it was good, the first 10 miles came and went easy enough, with all the wonderful londoners cheering us on and calling our names, upto mile 20 it was then walk - RUN, 21 ok, 22 ok, 23 OH FUCK, thats when it kicked in, down the tunnel, and out the other side, The crowds cheering more and more now, ( I'm a big lad , and not alot gets to me but the people brought real emotion ) , 24 came, 25 went, last mile,
#Someone shouted its only a Mile to go................
#i thought " YOU TWAT< ITS STILL A FUCKIN MILE LOL"
# he was only trying to help.....................
#LOL It didnt................
#Down the embankment.......................
#big ben ...................
#right turn ........................
#run that bit, turn right again.................
#absolutely shagged by now. .......................
#walk the last bit i think, oh whats this, its Peter Andre and Katie price , I looked at Kaz, " I'm fuckin having them", so we did and ran to the end. And we'd done it the end.

Now, I'm sat here, not able to walk as i have a HUGE blister on the ball of my left foot, and bruised the ball of my left, The shorts I wore have rubbed, so that my nuts and inner thighs have turned blue and bled everywhere. But I feel good.

Would I do it again??? too true, it was worth every moment.

The last word however goes to my ever patient and tollerant wife, who put so much in to this and into me, I would be nothing without her, she is the most amazing person I have ever met , Karen I love you so much. xxx

Cully Strongman 2009

2009-02-28T05:02:00.001-08:00

Right before i commit to doing this this year, are we going to have enough helpers, and Will everyone take on a task for the organisation of the comp????

1) Kit Prep
2) Organisation of Trophies
3) Organisation of Shirts ( leon already has designs)
4) Sponsorship
5) Set of of the Kit the day before and packing the kit up at the end of the day.( Hopefully everyone will help with this as its fucking hard work)

We will also need loaders , 1 ref - as I will act as head ref, and 2x scorers.

Anyone in, please pick your tasks and let me know asap.
Who's in,

London Marathon 2009.

2009-02-08T04:52:00.001-08:00

London Marathon 2009 - Al and Karen Lister.

So we are only about 76 Days away from the big day now, and everything is going well, we managed a 12 mile run last Sunday , and turned up at the Tiverton canal for a 13 miler today. However due to the big freeze it was not safe to carry on and retired to the gym's treadmill for a speed / hill session. A big thanks to everybody who has helped and supported us so far.

Esp the likes of Titlebash Tom, Mark Felix and Liz Yelling who donated so much for the cause. Without all of your help and support the fund raising couldn't happen.

The next few weeks are the big ones with the mileage going up and up, we are running at least 3 times a week, and will be running up to 20 miles before " M " day. Think of us , and keep your eyes out for us running past the cameras on the day.

But at the end of the day it's all about seeing one fat bloke running around London.

Upcoming Comps............

2009-01-15T11:08:00.000-08:00

The Guys from Devonstrongman will be competing in Numerous events this year;

Will "TAT70" Newland - Englands Strongestman Under 105kg

Tim Jewwit - IWOA strongman

James Vince - Sugden Strongman

James also ties the Knot this year to Lisa, so lets get behinds all the boys for there efforts.

Hopefully I will be back after the Marathon to compete at The Team strongman in August again.

Al

How they have changed........

2009-01-15T10:51:00.000-08:00

I uploaded some old photo's that lived on the old website to my face book the other day, these photos were from past strongman comps that I either ran, took part in or helped at.
As I loaded them I couldn't believe the work that some the guys have put in to get to where they are today, It just proves to me the effort these fantastic blokes have to commit to make their gains. All I can say is that these boys are an inspiration to us all. Strongman is truly a way of life not just something you can play at.
Even down to our own boys like Will Newland, and Timmy Jewwit who commit fully to this strange way of life we lead, they eat , sleep and shit the sport. The big guns are the people that get the national press, but, for me Fellas Like Will and Tim make the sport what it is today.
I'd also like to make mention of one special bloke , who has for years work behind the scenes, Tom " the Viking " Jones. I had the pleasure of chatting with him the other night, and realised just how much he is missed in the sport.

Fresh blood!.......

2009-01-13T12:37:00.000-08:00

In a bid to help Al, he has asked me to help contribute to the blog and keep it running..... =)

Therefore, my first post is to say a warm hello to everyone! For those not familiar, I'm one of the most recent lambs to the Hellpit slaughter, aka Chris.

From the outset, I'm out to do my level best to help with promotions, equipment, raising awareness, sponsorship and so on... (Not that I'm trying to take al's limelight, for the immense amount of hard work he has done here, just to help things along...)
Failing that, I'll be the one who hollers the loudest at events, takes the most pictures and so on.
Any ideas or questions, please add them!

Devonstrongman has changed............

2008-12-29T08:03:00.001-08:00

Due to rising costs, the main Devonstrongman website has been cancelled, and from now the Blog will take its place, as much as it's a sad day for me to see my baby go, it now means that we can get others to write to the blog also.

The training camp is also changing for the fore-seeable future, we will be sharing the training with TATS training camp in Torbay, meaning there will be less travelling for him and giving me every other week off of having to open the Pit up.

Any photos that need uploading can be uploaded to the Devonstrongman Strongman Hellpit Facebook site.

Please show all the support that we need in these changing times.

Titlebash Sunday...............

2008-11-08T12:34:00.000-08:00

This Sunday will see Tom from Titlebash visiting the hellpit, we will be trying for a number of events and titles, so think of the boys sweating blood after 1pm this Sunday.

Devon's Strongestman 2008

2008-10-18T05:14:00.000-07:00

We have had to cancel this due to sickness and injury, so we will be holding a more informal comp for the title during Xmas week with no fee, will will also be selling off the 9 Devon's Strongestman 2008 t-shirts , in white size xxxl , for charity as we need to gain some of the cash, for the bargain price of £11-00. Memebers of DSM get first call, email or pm me , anyone not able to collect will have a small P+p charge.

Al

Fundraising for the Marathon so far.........

2008-10-03T05:26:00.000-07:00

We are the Warriors of stone and Steel, when things go bump we bump back.

2008-09-20T12:24:00.001-07:00

Whey Power Challenge 2008

2008-09-16T10:44:00.000-07:00

Whey Power Challenge 2008
Promoter - Nick McKinless
Venue - Whey Consortium HQ, Hopewell St, Gloucester
Date - Saturday 20th December 2008
Start - 11am

EVENTS

OVERHEAD from the floor - Anystyle (clean and jerk, push press, continental, saxon etc). Any lift (barebell, axle, log, inch etc). Belts, wrists wraps, knees, elbows allowed.

SQUAT - Any style (front, back, power). BELOW parallel. Any gear.

CURL - EZ Curl or Straight Olympic bar. Strict against the wall (back, head and butt against wall, feet 6-12" away). Wrist wraps and belts. NO ELBOW WRAPS OR SUPPORTS.

BENCH - NO SHIRTS. Pause at chest and wait for signal. Wrist wraps ok, NO ELBOW WRAPS OR SUPPORTS. VULCAN GRIPPER - As per David Horne's rules (please see David Horne's website World of Grip. 3 attempts. You choose whether you are using the Credit Card set or the 20mm block.

DEADLIFT - Any gear. NO HITCHING. NO RESTING ON THE KNEES. Full lockout.

It will be a rising bar for ALL lifts.
I will send out applications via e-mail in the next few weeks which will have the list of events and if you are attending the meal afterwards.
I will get a price for this ASAP.
Bring your cameras and be prepared for some BIG LIFTING!

Nick

Marius Pudzianowski retires????

2008-09-16T09:04:00.000-07:00

It has been reported from the Website of Marius Pudzianowski that he has announced his retirement after winning his 5th WSM title. A well earn rest but sorely missed.

Strongest man.......................

2008-09-15T04:10:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to Scott Reid for winning the title of Britain's U105 Strongest man on Saturday.....................................................

And to the great Marius Pudzianowski.............. 5 ... yes 5 times winner of the Worlds Strongestman title , this year WSM was the closest ever with everyone giving it everything. But in the end the Pudz came though again. Well Done Marius.

Training at the Hellpit.

2008-09-14T11:01:00.001-07:00

We have now decided to open the Pit an hour earlier from this week , this means training will now be from 13-00 till 16-30.
( With the exception of Sunday the 28th when there will be no training. )

Also Kaz managed her race today in a wonderful time of 55mins 10 seconds which brought her in 45th out of 175, and 11th in her age class. Well done Kaz.

Cullystrongman 2008 - Results

2008-09-07T09:37:00.000-07:00

Here are the results of today, I would like to say a big thank you to all the guys who took and and esp the guys who Judged and loaded, esp Timmy who got shouted at , sorry bud.

1st - Kelvin Gardner
2nd - Harry Shalaei
3rd - Mark Piewiszko
4th - Kieran Clarke
5th - Richie Allen
6th - Munya Chigwada
7th - Matt Weir8th - Mike Betty
9th - James Vince ( pussy - report to Allan could do better )
10th - Carl Careny
11th - Kye Thomas ( heavy comp for the lad , well done impressive )

Event 1 - Overhead Medley
This was harder than it sounded with noone getting the 125kg axle

Event 2 - Washing Machine Race
Funny as anything when the machines exploded as they were dropped, but a good event that anyone watched could relate too

Event 3 - Deadlift
Everyone got there weights wrong on this one, the guys could of gone much heavier

Event 4 - Medley
The judging got a little messed up here, but the be honest didnt effect the overall results, was harder than it looked, with a 100kg churn and blue barrel for 15m then 5 flips of our tyre.

Event 5 - Altas Stones.
As the labels says. Was good and tough enough for all.

This comp will be featured on ITV at 6-00 on Monday, in the Express and Echo , and Mid Devon Gazette.

Cullystrongman is set up.

2008-09-06T10:44:00.001-07:00

So myself, Fat Adam, Timmy the C##t and Viking Tom, delivered all the kit to Bridwell today from about 11-00 am onwards, it Pissed down with rain all the time we were there, but the ground is in fair order for the comp. There are equestrian events, a dog show, all forms of country shit, pie stalls, classic car displays and other stuff there.

Cully will be full on. Good luck to all the boys competeing, and remember us poor buggers that have to arrange, ref and load.

The enterance for the public and competitors is marked off the B3181 from J27 M5, will cost £3-50 to get in.

Cullystrongman 2008 ( if its wet )

2008-09-01T09:51:00.000-07:00

Guys, if the weather stays as it is here, and rains all week , then the event will change location to Padbrook Park Hotel in Cullompton. This is only if the weather is against us.

Cullystrongman 2008 Events and Info.

2008-08-31T11:42:00.000-07:00

These are the List of events for next week, however if the weather stays as it is, and the rotary club can't put us on hard standing, then we will be looking to change the venue, keep watching the DSM blog , forum or facebook page for more infomation and changes, the events WILL NOT change however;

Event 1;

Overhead Medley - IFSA spec log- 80kg , 14" log- 95kg , 17" log - 110kg , Axle - 125kg ( timed event ) - 1 man at a time

Event 2;

18" Axle deadlift - Starting weight 210kg, powerlifting rules, raising bar, 3 lifts, join the lifts when you are ready. - 1 man at a time

Event 3;

Washing Machine Carry- 65kg machine to be carryed to the front , for time / distance. 2- men at a time.

Event 4;

Medley- 90ish kg Blue barrel carry 10m - 100kg Churn Carry 10m - 300kg tyre flip x 5 flips. Timed . 1 man at a time.

Event 5;

Stones. stones upto about 160kg.

At present events are on grass.

Competitors;

1 ) Phil Pitman - Wales - INJURED
2 ) Kye Thomas - Bristol
3 ) Steve Mottram - Swindon -INJURED
4 ) Richie Allen - Wales
5 ) Kelv Gardner - PMSA
6 ) James Vince - Devon
7 ) Harry Shahlaei - Gloucester
8 ) Tony Jones - Midlands
9 ) Mike Betty - Gloucester
10 ) Kieran Clarke aka bhamstaff
11 ) Matt Weir - PSMA
12 ) Munya Chigwada - PSMA
13) Polish Mark - Paignton
14) Polish Marks Mate.

Cully 2008 events.

2008-08-31T03:26:00.000-07:00

The events for cully 08 will be anounced tonight, lets hope for fine weather, the events will be on grass so a pair od football boots maybe an idea.

Mighty Midlander 2008 - Our write up and results

2008-08-25T10:11:00.000-07:00

RESULTS:

ALEX CURLETTO - 1st

MARK WESTABY - 2nd

GARY GARDNER - 3rd

ROB MACKINTOSH - 4th

SCOTT EATON - 5th

RICHARD HUDSON - 6th

JAMES VINCE - 7th ("Man of the Match")

AL LISTER - 8th

MARK HILL - 9th

The guys we were up against were some of the top guys again, the first event was medley, I completed this ok, went firat and on me own,
120kg farmers then 350 kg tyre flip; real killer- i finished ok and vinny ran out of time with one flip to go.

over head barrel lift - 90k, 100k, 120k , 140k
both me and vin got the 100kg barrels up but the size and weight of the 120 and 140k just beat us.

Deadlift 280kg - thick bar from floor no straps;

We both failed with, i got the bar up to my thighs but grip just failed each time , vin had the bar a couple of inches off the floor but deadlifting not being his best event and the grip being a pain failed also.

Dinner;

Axe hold 20kg;

I went first, managed about 35 seconds, but was holding the buggers for ages while they explained the rules, Vinny won this event hands down over everyone else.

Stones, 140k , 150k, 170k, 200k

Very hard, we both got the first two up, but they were Just too fukin heavy.

Truck pull;

I went first , completed the course in 27 seconds, but of course , everyone has a target then, Vin managed 24s which put him into second place.

Devon boys go North ..........

2008-08-19T11:25:00.000-07:00

Sunday will see Vinny and myself going to Dudley to compete in the Mighty Midlander, The events are as follows;

1.) MEDLEY - FARMERS WALK (120 kg) AND TYRE FLIP (350 kg) - Two men at a time, timed and measured, ninety seconds

2.) PRESS THE BARRELS X 4 - 90 kg , 100 kg, 130 kg, 140 kg - Also timed, ninety seconds

3.) DEAD LIFT - 300 kg, wide bar, for reps

(BREAK FOR LUNCH)

4.) AXE HOLD - Both arms stretched out fully to the side, 20 kg each axe, timed

5.) ATLAS STONES - 140 kg, 150 kg, 160 kg, 170 kg, 180 kg

6.) TRUCK PULL - 8 WHEELER TRUCK, 25 metre course, timed and measured

(TROPHY CEREMONY)

Wish us luck, we may need it !!!!!!!!

Thank you to A Well Known Worlds Strongestman Contenter.

2008-08-15T01:54:00.000-07:00

A well known Contender from the Worlds Strongest man is going to provide us with some signed kit to be sold on ebay for our London Marathon Charity. Get what a gent , thank you and your wife for that.

Londons Marathon

2008-08-12T11:45:00.001-07:00

Your Chance to see a man dressed as a hippo run past a Hippo dressed as a Man.

London Marathon 2009.

2008-08-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

As many of you will know me, you'll know i'm about 20 stone and been involved in powerlifting and Strongman for a good few years now, well in April of next year i am going to run the London Marathon for a Charity called " Regain ". To make this worth while I need to make as much money for them as Possible so PLEASE sponsor me and my wife to do this.

http://www.justgiving.com/karenlister1

Team Strongman 2008

2008-08-12T09:26:00.000-07:00

Well the Devon Boys did themselves proud again at the UK team Strongman Comp in August, being the only Original under and over 105 kg team, Allan and Will Surpassed there efforts of last year , And Vinny with Kelv from the PSMA , put in a huge performance in Vinny's first open Comp.

Welcome to the Devonstrongman Blog Page.

2008-04-16T22:35:00.000-07:00

Here's the start of our blog, hopefully it will be updated as Often as Possible.