So I realize that's on an Elephant Bar (or at least a makeshift version of it) but surely he'll be breaking Eddie's 500kg record sometime soon, right? Or at least he could, probably lots of negotiations to be done. I imagine they (the strongman promoters) would want to make a big event of it, and Thor would want to cash in as much as possible (don't blame him at all).
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 12:18 pm
by mettkeks
TimK wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 12:10 pm
So I realize that's on an Elephant Bar (or at least a makeshift version of it) but surely he'll be breaking Eddie's 500kg record sometime soon, right? Or at least he could, probably lots of negotiations to be done. I imagine they (the strongman promoters) would want to make a big event of it, and Thor would want to cash in as much as possible (don't blame him at all).
He did 473 before the Arnold last year, pulled it in competition as a second attempt and got 501 just off the floor. They've been hyping this for a while and Rogue Record-Breakers purse was 50.000 last year iirc.
TimK wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 12:10 pm
So I realize that's on an Elephant Bar (or at least a makeshift version of it) but surely he'll be breaking Eddie's 500kg record sometime soon, right? Or at least he could, probably lots of negotiations to be done. I imagine they (the strongman promoters) would want to make a big event of it, and Thor would want to cash in as much as possible (don't blame him at all).
He did 473 before the Arnold last year, pulled it in competition as a second attempt and got 501 just off the floor. They've been hyping this for a while and Rogue Record-Breakers purse was 50.000 last year iirc.
Right but the elephant bar is a different record, isn't it?
TimK wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 12:10 pm
So I realize that's on an Elephant Bar (or at least a makeshift version of it) but surely he'll be breaking Eddie's 500kg record sometime soon, right? Or at least he could, probably lots of negotiations to be done. I imagine they (the strongman promoters) would want to make a big event of it, and Thor would want to cash in as much as possible (don't blame him at all).
He did 473 before the Arnold last year, pulled it in competition as a second attempt and got 501 just off the floor. They've been hyping this for a while and Rogue Record-Breakers purse was 50.000 last year iirc.
Right but the elephant bar is a different record, isn't it?
Yup. No suit though. This Makarov guy is close.
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:06 am
by mouse
Ladies and gents THE GAUNTLET HAS BEEN THROWN DOWN
He's definitely in the ballpark for this... that was fast...
Kind of off topic, but I noticed him keeping thumbs over with his straps. Is that common? Is that why guys have their straps break? I’ve never even thought of holding the bar any way but how I would do it without straps.
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 2:32 am
by mouse
lehman906 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:15 pm
Kind of off topic, but I noticed him keeping thumbs over with his straps. Is that common? Is that why guys have their straps break? I’ve never even thought of holding the bar any way but how I would do it without straps.
With figure 8's? Yeah... I do the same thing... I can get my thumbs around with the 8's but it's not exactly comfortable. I don't think it contributes much if it all to strap failures, and I can't think of a time I've seen a pair of 8's break...
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:05 pm
by mettkeks
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:02 am
by LexAnderson
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that he's going to get 501. I think he could even go above 501 from the training videos that I've seen.
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 9:21 am
by LexAnderson
Watching the live feed now on Rogue's YouTube, they just finished weight the plates and are interviewing Magnus Ver Magusson currently before it kicks off.
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 9:27 am
by BigE
He looks promising. Way more fit than Eddie did.
What will Eddie talk about if Thor pulls it?
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 9:41 am
by LexAnderson
BigE wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2020 9:27 am
He looks promising. Way more fit than Eddie did.
What will Eddie talk about if Thor pulls it?
I think that he will congratulate him and be as political as he can, but will also probably make some comment about how it should have been done in a oomp.
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 9:46 am
by mettkeks
Whatever happens, this is incredibly fun to watch.
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 9:50 am
by bobmen10000
That was easy...
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 9:51 am
by mettkeks
That looked somewhat comfortable even with the hitch. Holy cow.
Re: Just Thor things
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 9:53 am
by BigE
Yep. He made that look easy. None of the drama like Eddie had following his lift. I find Eddie very entertaining, but imagine he’s raging right now. Hopefully, Thor goes for more in a few minutes, as he said he’s going to drop weight after today.