View Full Version : Derek Poundstone
robert da strongman
02-09-2009, 06:14 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Poundstone
anyone see him on the Wolrd's Strongest Man...
a true beast. he has a lot ahead in this sport.
wolverine565
02-09-2009, 07:49 PM
He will when worlds strongest man within the next couple years. Provided he stays focused and injury free.
once we can embed youtube videos I will put some up of the big man. He's got some pretty sik stuff on vid.
robert da strongman
02-09-2009, 08:25 PM
well at least post the links....
robert da strongman
02-09-2009, 09:24 PM
there is vids up now of him doing i believe a 450 stone.
there used to be one with a 500lber...
Viking
02-09-2009, 10:28 PM
Representing the LE boys!!
there is vids up now of him doing i believe a 450 stone.
there used to be one with a 500lber...555lbs "Viper" stone!
He shoulders a 405!
robert da strongman
02-10-2009, 12:35 PM
yeah that viper vid is gone from youtube
hm.
we are working on getting youtube vids to be embeded. once that happens I will get up some vids.
robert da strongman
02-10-2009, 04:46 PM
sweet
then i can post mine
robert da strongman
02-10-2009, 07:44 PM
http://www.slatershardware.com/_images//mini_Arnold_08_3_147.sized
Derek and I at the "Battle at the Barn" last month.
robert da strongman
02-10-2009, 09:09 PM
a monstah!!
as you say up there
Derek is right now "in season" His caloric intake is much higher especially since he is preparing for the Arnold. Right now he is taking in 6 and 8 thousand calories a day. I help Derek prepare his meals. Because he has a full time job it's harder to keep on it. Breakfast starts out with a protein shake and cereal. He tries to eat every 2-3 hours and never get to a "starving" point. During work he eats 2-3 lbs of chicken breast, a lb of cottage cheese, a few yogurts, 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or tuna along with fruit and snacks. Dinner/post training is a lb of chicken and or steak along with rice or pasta. Throughout the day Derek will supplement his diet with protein shakes. He is sponsored by MHP so he uses all their products. Derek also takes lots of multi vitamins, amino acids ect.
mon shoulders/cardio tues arms/cardio wed off thurs legs fri chest and back/cardio sat event training and sun off....he does a LOT of overhead pressing. Lot's of reps with his training and not all about maxing out. He also does cardio to keep up his endruance 12-20 min of intense cardio....
These were posted on youtube under Dereks GFs page. They are very cool about talking about and sharing exactly what he happens to be doing at the time.
robert da strongman
02-10-2009, 09:19 PM
damn!! thats a lot of food.
Viking
02-11-2009, 02:48 AM
I love that diet!!!
robert da strongman
02-11-2009, 10:05 AM
i am trying to stuff myself with 3000...
when I was down in NY for that event... he was eatin PB&J sandwiches every 1.5-2hrs or so. said he brought like 5 or 6 of them. I guess they travel well, easy to make, good mix of carbs from the bread (wheat i believe) and jelly and of course some calories from fat in the PB. I would say he is missing some pro... but look at him! I think he has that covered in many of his other meals/shakes throughout the day.
When my diet is over... I shall love PB&J :)
robert da strongman
02-11-2009, 10:39 AM
yeah we have to rely on carbs in strongman
i am trying keto, but taking in carbs before training.
also plan to load carbs before event training.
He's the future of strongman, provided he stays injury free of course.
Bacon Boy
02-11-2009, 12:21 PM
Beast of a man!
He's the future of strongman, provided he stays injury free of course.A beast even when injured! Took 2nd at the Arnold just weeks after tearing his pec. I saw him press a 400lbs axle overhead for a triple with a tweaked out oblique (which happened when he just missed a 430 single). Just silly!
I met Derek at a show in Ohio. He's a great guy and was answering any questions we had.
He also has a sick overhead, puting huge numbers up. It's funny because the OH use to be his weak event.
I asked him about how he brought it up since then... he said he started doing a lot of overhead work! Haha!!
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STRENGTH-TRAINING
02-13-2009, 06:04 AM
did anyone get the musclemag issue with him in their.
i f**** missed it.
yep, got it. you didn't miss too much though. Good article written by Ron Harris. Dosen't go into a TON of detail about any one thing but just kinda covers all the bases.
musclegoddess65
02-13-2009, 09:13 AM
tjoe THANKS for the videos! Poundstone is awesome..
would love to meet this guy in person...
no problem. he is very "normal" in person, regular down to earth kinda guy.
He has something going with the ladies. He knows how to pick them up off the street.
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musclegoddess65
02-13-2009, 09:23 AM
Damn lucky girl!! :)
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the yoke was pretty damn impressive!
Stones were cool as well. I like when people show the "misses" as it shows what really goes into making the beast. Everyone likes to see a PR or a perfect lift but that is only half of the story!
I met Derek at the Super Series at the Mohegan Sun last winter, when he came back and beat Marius on the stones. The place, being his home state and all, went fucking nuts. It was awesome. I was sitting next to his parents and it was a great sight to see.
Derek is the man. He was 305 with abs. then.
I met Derek at the Super Series at the Mohegan Sun last winter, when he came back and beat Marius on the stones. The place, being his home state and all, went fucking nuts. It was awesome. I was sitting next to his parents and it was a great sight to see.
Derek is the man. He was 305 with abs. then.I was at that one. Good times!
A week or 2 ago he was weighing in at 321 :eek:...getting ready to do some damage at the Arnold!
I was at that one. Good times!
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It's too bad they didn't do the Super Series this year. I was really looking forward to going again. :(
there will be a show there in may believe. it's not called the super series though. I will let you know when I find out more information on it.
there will be a show there in may believe. it's not called the super series though. I will let you know when I find out more information on it.
Right on! Keep me in the loop. ;)
Tjoe,
Great info / vid's on Big Derek Poundstone; seen him on WSM 2008; SO close to winning the title; interesting to read / see what goes into those monster feats of strength!!
Viking
02-16-2009, 05:37 PM
I may just want to move to connecticut to train....
Damn, he was so close on the stone.
Mohegan May 17th... not sure what time yet.
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mohegan may 17th... Not sure what time yet.
sweet. ;)
Chubb
02-20-2009, 05:30 AM
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LOL
It must be hard to look cool when the guy beside you is pressing the same weight you are squatting and making it look easy.:p
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Dereks last "heavy" training day before the Arnold.
Should be a GREAT show in Columbus!
Viking
02-21-2009, 04:49 PM
DAYYYUM!
I'm in the 600 range for that stuff so it's insane watching someone do 250+ more than you...
The big man will be on Heavy Muscle Radio on 3-2-09 Monday night 7pm!
Tune in!
robert da strongman
02-25-2009, 03:53 PM
Fuck yeah!!!!!!!
robert da strongman
02-25-2009, 04:42 PM
http://arnoldsportsfestival.com/2009/02/03/derek-poundstone/
airagee23
03-01-2009, 02:27 PM
Got to see him at the Metrx Worlds Strongest Man in Charleston WV last year. He should of won it. But he has a great future ahead of him. Actually the US as a whole is looking really good with Ortmayer and Ostlund too.
Got to see him at the Metrx Worlds Strongest Man in Charleston WV last year. He should of won it. But he has a great future ahead of him. Actually the US as a whole is looking really good with Ortmayer and Ostlund too.Agree witht hat whole statement.
Welcome to RXMuscle! Glad your first post was here in the PL/Strongman section. Feel free to introduce yourself (thread titled "From Parts Unknown") and let us know a bit about you. Hope you enjoy the site!
Joe
Youngguns
03-01-2009, 02:38 PM
"Pundstone"
"Braun"
lol!
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airagee23
03-01-2009, 07:24 PM
Wow thats very impressive. 555lb stone!!
Viking
03-01-2009, 10:20 PM
All I can say is wow...
realmccoy
03-03-2009, 08:04 PM
impressive
Awsome, got to love his determination to get that stone over.
Sandpig
03-08-2009, 08:04 AM
I don't know how often Derek comes on here, but I wanted to say that was an awesome display of power last night on those DB presses.
Where's the bow down icon? :cool:
He usually posts at Marunde-Muscle. As you can imagine he dosen't have a ton of time.
I will be updating this thread continuosly as he WINS the triple crown of Strongman (Arnold, Fortissimus and Worlds Strongest Man). Step 1 is done and Fortissimus training will begin shortly, I am sure!
Stay tuned for videos of Dereks Arnold performance...
Nic Brunicardi
03-08-2009, 11:31 AM
Yeah, he was awesome in that one arm db press!
Here's a bow down smiley...
http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-whacky084.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)
Nic Brunicardi
03-08-2009, 03:34 PM
GwIWBwA88HI
Thanks Bro!
That was rediculous.
Nic Brunicardi
03-08-2009, 03:53 PM
Thanks Bro!
That was rediculous.
No problem!
Yeah, he was so superior in that last challenge.
anthony1992
03-08-2009, 04:24 PM
very impressive videos
Bulkdawg562
03-08-2009, 05:09 PM
Congrats to Poundstone
obviously not the largest guy that competed that night
but damn strong, only wish i could have seen the whole
strong man comp. will there be a webcast of it besides whats
posted on BB.com i've already seen that one
probably only clips of each individual competitor on youtube by their fans. I think they end up putting together a full DVD that you can purchase eventually.
that judge said it was no good? I thought in the strongman event hitching is allowed?
They said at first it was no good. Then they ruled it was good.
I don't know how often Derek comes on here, but I wanted to say that was an awesome display of power last night on those DB presses.
Where's the bow down icon? :cool:
He might start posting here because, Dave and John were at the strongman show talking to Derek. They stayed there and cheered him on when was doing the yolk.
Viking
03-08-2009, 08:17 PM
He might start posting here because, Dave and John were at the strongman show talking to Derek. They stayed there and cheered him on when was doing the yolk.
Just shows you the type of guys Dave and John are...
robert da strongman
03-08-2009, 09:44 PM
the db press was amazing!
i know what video i am watching before pressing tomorrow
italianmanMASS
03-08-2009, 10:21 PM
at the end of poundstones video of db press he almost fucked himself up bad....one foot on the platform one off...great video tho glad he didnt get hurt!!!!
GwIWBwA88HI
That was just fucking incredible.
I was going nuts watching him just destroy that DB.
BIG TIME CONGRATS to Derek!
Manavs
03-09-2009, 10:48 AM
GwIWBwA88HI
Just because a big fan of this guy... holy shit! that was AWESOME!!!!
Vid of Dereks interview should be up soon...
robert da strongman
03-09-2009, 01:21 PM
sweet!!
who isnt jacked from watching that?
TheSpirit
03-09-2009, 01:59 PM
Poundstone was bad@ss. I was there. He murdered that 545lb stone.
Poundstone was bad@ss. I was there. He murdered that 545lb stone.
529 at the Arnold
555 in the video on top of this page
robert da strongman
03-09-2009, 04:10 PM
from ironmind....
Columbus, Ohio - Derek Poundstone won the Arnold Strongman contest tonight.
Derek Poundstone decimated the field on the Circus Dumbbell, leapfrogging over Mikhail Koklyaev to claim the 2009 Arnold Strongman title. Randall J. Strossen photo.
Mikhail Koklyaev was second and Travis Ortmayer was third.
Poundstone came into the final event trailing Koklyaev by two points, so to win the contest, he would have to beat Koklyaev; and at least one other competitor would have to place between himself and the Russian strongman.
Poundstone left no doubt that he was playing for keeps as he banged out 15 reps, six more than the top performance up to that point. Koklyaev needed 10 reps to win, but he had to settle for 8, which dropped him from first to second place overall. Travis Ortmayer made 9 reps, moving him from a tie for fourth place to third place in the final overall standings.
http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/system/galleries/ironmind/derek-circus_lg.jpg
sweet!!
who isnt jacked from watching that?
I had to watch it again.
It's just fucking unreal. Derek is a absolute monster.
robert da strongman
03-09-2009, 04:39 PM
I had to watch it again.
It's just fucking unreal. Derek is a absolute monster.
yeah it is crazy...his attitude and energy!!
Sandpig
03-09-2009, 04:57 PM
Rob, that pic in your avi is awesome. I put it on my desk top!
Guys for sure I'm a BBer and not into strongman that much, but I'm still blown away by what I saw.
If he ever competes in Vegas, or nearby, someone let me know. I gotta see this guy in person.
robert da strongman
03-09-2009, 05:05 PM
Rob, that pic in your avi is awesome. I put it on my desk top!
Guys for sure I'm a BBer and not into strongman that much, but I'm still blown away by what I saw.
If he ever competes in Vegas, or nearby, someone let me know. I gotta see this guy in person.
thanks i need the inspiration
well hopefully Derek comes back on and lets us know what he is doing next.
robert da strongman
03-09-2009, 05:18 PM
if ya havent seen these...
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Sandpig
03-09-2009, 06:07 PM
We all know Dave is a big boy, but Derek makes him look small.
and keep in mind that Derek is usually the smallest competitor...
robert da strongman
03-10-2009, 12:53 PM
he was something like 318 at the arnold...some of those guys were near 400
italianmanMASS
03-10-2009, 02:07 PM
GwIWBwA88HI
AAS-wise...I'll have what he's havin!!!!!! lol
GameofInches
03-10-2009, 08:32 PM
Where is the RX Muscle Video interview with Derek and Dave P?
robert da strongman
03-11-2009, 07:14 PM
Where is the RX Muscle Video interview with Derek and Dave P?
wait no longer...
http://forums.rxmuscle.com/showthread.php?t=3350
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greuceanu
03-12-2009, 04:30 PM
Derek seems like a nice fellow.
toddbz
03-12-2009, 06:02 PM
That DB lift was just bad ass!!!
Don't know if I've ever seen someone switch arms before
greuceanu
03-12-2009, 06:16 PM
That DB lift was just bad ass!!!
Don't know if I've ever seen someone switch arms before
I've seen Brian Siders switch before.Was surprised he didn't this time.
italianmanMASS
03-13-2009, 02:07 AM
i want to see poundstone break andy bolton's deadlift record of 1003 lbs...most derek's ever pulled is 880 lbs....do you guys think he can do it?
i want to see poundstone break andy bolton's deadlift record of 1003 lbs...most derek's ever pulled is 880 lbs....do you guys think he can do it?IF he wanted to, I think it would be possible. That said, a WR deadlift dosen't make a better strongman.
3-4 guys pulled more than Derek at the Arnold but Derek brought home Loius Cyr. He wants to be the UNDISPUTED strongest man in the game (strongman game). That means winning the Arnold, Fortissimus AND WSM in 1 year. A huge feat for sure but if accomplished... :eek:
Also keep in mind Dereks past injuries... Docs said he would never train heaby again so 960+ tire deadlift at the Arnold is still pretty silly!
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italianmanMASS
03-13-2009, 06:58 PM
IF he wanted to, I think it would be possible. That said, a WR deadlift dosen't make a better strongman.
3-4 guys pulled more than Derek at the Arnold but Derek brought home Loius Cyr. He wants to be the UNDISPUTED strongest man in the game (strongman game). That means winning the Arnold, Fortissimus AND WSM in 1 year. A huge feat for sure but if accomplished... :eek:
Also keep in mind Dereks past injuries... Docs said he would never train heaby again so 960+ tire deadlift at the Arnold is still pretty silly!
wouldnt make him a worse strongman that's for sure...lol....he'll win that trip crown of strength championships now that mariuz is out of the circut...all the luck to him in the world...peace
robert da strongman
03-14-2009, 04:09 PM
i just dont see Derek being concerned with Andy. unless he became a strongman...
airagee23
03-14-2009, 04:36 PM
Those are some awesome videos.
Sandpig
03-15-2009, 07:55 AM
Just watched these other vids. Guy is awesome.
red barraca
03-15-2009, 11:35 AM
that fucking guy is a beast!
i want to see poundstone break andy bolton's deadlift record of 1003 lbs...most derek's ever pulled is 880 lbs....do you guys think he can do it?
I think if any of the strongman that would break his record, it would probably be Kevin Nee.
I think if any of the strongman that would break his record, it would probably be Kevin Nee.or Felix. however, I still think that most strongmen would rather be more "rounded" and wouldn't bother putting in the time to acheive that kind of pull. It would be hard to break that kind of record and still have enough time/energy/recuperation etc to still excel at stones/farmers/yoke/truck pulls etc.
A huge deadlift is great and will help many other lifts but to focus on beating Andys record would certainly detour other event efforts.
Viking
03-15-2009, 05:07 PM
"It's Poundstone you retard!"
ROFL!!!
Saw Derek last night.
He is down to about 304lbs or so after being sick for a while, but is already getting into training for Fortissimus.
He is not ignoring this board but he is on a few different forums and did NOT have his computer since the Arnold (just got it back).
robert da strongman
03-22-2009, 02:04 PM
good for derek!
Derek Poundstone
03-22-2009, 08:48 PM
First and foremost, thanks for all the kind comments guys. Its a real pleasure to read through the comments from the Arnold! The contest didn't quit start as I wanted but I was able to pull off a win after really F'ing the frame carry on day one and the stone on day two, I was expecting and needed a much better performance to guarantee a victory! In the end I was able to just pull off the win.
As of right now I'm just getting over the flu which lead to Bronchitis (sp). All in all I was just over 320 on day one of the Arnold but dropped down to a low of 304 yesterday!! My weight has been all over the place as today I was back up to my normal weight of 312. I was back at the gym wednesday after the Arnold doing some light upper body stuff. The only day I was really feeling weak was yesterday but I still almost managed a 404 lb log clean and press. My next comp will be at the Mohegan Sun Casino here in CT on May 17th. I'm already training for the comp even though the events haven't been picked yet. I plan to train hard till April 11th, then I'm off for a week on a cruise to the western caribbean, I did this last year at the same time and put on 15 lbs!! I still train on the board the boat, I stick to a version of my very high rep training and cardio since they dont have much weight. I get a few stares while working out but this modified training is very painful and refreshing. I'll follow the workout up with plenty of simple carbs (beer) to aid in the weight gain of course!! When I come back, hopefully at 330, I'll continue my regular brutal training and see how I want to dial in for Fortissimus. As of now I'm thinking I want to be around 320 like I was for the Arnold, I was very strong at that weight and my conditioning was still fine as demonstrated by the dumbbell clean and press. The Mohegan Sun contest will just be a tester for my conditioning at a BW of 320 since the contest usually has six events with very little rest in a single day. This will be a good gauge for Fortissimus!!
BTW Joe it was great seeing you yesterday, I hope you enjoyed the party!!
robert da strongman
03-22-2009, 08:53 PM
hope you are getting better!
keep us updated on the moheghan.
Thanks for the post Derek and yes, I had a great time and met some cool people. Very nice of Kristin to get that together for you and throw out the invite for us... hows her back from that db!?
rinse
03-25-2009, 02:27 PM
or Felix. however, I still think that most strongmen would rather be more "rounded" and wouldn't bother putting in the time to acheive that kind of pull. It would be hard to break that kind of record and still have enough time/energy/recuperation etc to still excel at stones/farmers/yoke/truck pulls etc.
A huge deadlift is great and will help many other lifts but to focus on beating Andys record would certainly detour other event efforts.
Benni M is the only one right now who has a chance at breaking andys record. Felix is like 100lbs behind same for Nee plus Nee used straps when he pulled 903. Also no hitching are allowed i powerlifting. I'm surprised you guys are even talking about it like 900 is close to 1000lbs in the deadlift.
But then again you have made some not so accurate statements on here before.
Benni M is the only one right now who has a chance at breaking andys record. Felix is like 100lbs behind same for Nee plus Nee used straps when he pulled 903. Also no hitching are allowed i powerlifting. I'm surprised you guys are even talking about it like 900 is close to 1000lbs in the deadlift.
But then again you have made some not so accurate statements on here before.
elaborate.
rinse
03-25-2009, 03:11 PM
Guys raw benching 700lbs when their shirted bench is 800lbs. Give me just ONE example of that.
As I see it you talk a lot about powerlifting but you don't seem to be up to touch with how it really is(at least not how it is now). Like Derek who I think is probably the most all round strongman today and quite possibly the best also. But to say that he could take Andys deadlift record is ignorant to say the least. Derek has dealifted 881 to my knowledge. That's 122lbs off Andys record and Derek used straps and hitched his lift. In my opinion it is safe to say that Derek is no where close to 1003lbs in the powerlifting deadlift. Maybe he could do it but it's more likely that he can't. At least don't talk about it like he could take if he just focused on it more. That's like saying that a world class powerlifter could win the Arnold strongman if he focused on it. Well maybe he could but that is disrespectful to the guys that ARE focusing on it and ARE winning the Arnold.
Derek has my full respect and I hope him all the luck in the world. Same with Andy and you why? Because they are both the best at what they do and it doesn't matter that IF somebody did something diffrent they would beat them because that person isn't doing that. Derek and Andy are.
Guys raw benching 700lbs when their shirted bench is 800lbs. Give me just ONE example of that.
As I see it you talk a lot about powerlifting but you don't seem to be up to touch with how it really is(at least not how it is now). Like Derek who I think is probably the most all round strongman today and quite possibly the best also. But to say that he could take Andys deadlift record is ignorant to say the least. Derek has dealifted 881 to my knowledge. That's 122lbs off Andys record and Derek used straps and hitched his lift. In my opinion it is safe to say that Derek is no where close to 1003lbs in the powerlifting deadlift. Maybe he could do it but it's more likely that he can't. At least don't talk about it like he could take if he just focused on it more. That's like saying that a world class powerlifter could win the Arnold strongman if he focused on it. Well maybe he could but that is disrespectful to the guys that ARE focusing on it and ARE winning the Arnold.
Derek has my full respect and I hope him all the luck in the world. Same with Andy and you why? Because they are both the best at what they do and it doesn't matter that IF somebody did something diffrent they would beat them because that person isn't doing that. Derek and Andy are.
red - I can admit when I am wrong and this would be one of those times. you are correct 5-600 would be more like it. We'll see how Vincent Dizenzo does this weekend. He had an 800 in a shirt and is doing an unequipped meet this weekend.
Blue - I do disagree here however. the two scenarios are not the same. and I do think if "anybody" had a shot at beating Andys record it would be one of the top strongmen. Deadlifting is extremely relevant to strongman in general. I know hitching and straps are allowed, but like I said "IF" someone were to concentrate on ONE lift and acheive it I think Derek would have a pretty good shot. Benni is obviously capable as well and quite honestly I would like to see him do it (I find his pulls extremely entertaining).
HOWEVER, I don't think it is at all like saying that a top PLer could win the Arnold Strongman. When speaking of the deadlift, it is fair to say that PLers and SM put in their time with pulling. BUT, the same can not be said for a PLer attempting strongman. PLers don't worry about conditioning (at least not in the same regard as most current strongmen), they typically do not care about overhead strength (not saying they don't do it at all, just not with the same priority as SM), they certainly do not care about a yoke walk or giant atlas stones.
BOLD - No disrespect to any athlete! I would love to acheive half of what these guys do! There is always a bunch of "coulda, woulda, shoulda" on internet boards... it's what makes them go. It's fun to speculate. Kinda like saying "How would Derek fair against Kaz?" You could argue that forever but no-one will ever really know. Fun to think about though...
robert da strongman
03-25-2009, 03:34 PM
benni magnusson(sp?) is probably the best crossover for a strongman/powerlifter. he has an amazing strict dead.
brian siders is a prime example of a powerlifter that does not have the conditioning to do strongman. he was gassed in the carry and load at WSM arnold he does well cuz it is heavy and static.
derek on the other hand is about the best all around strongman out there. proved it with his wsm performance, and his wins at fortissimus and the arnold. he surpasses marius in that marius never won the arnold and hesitates to compete in anything but the WSM.
rinse
03-25-2009, 03:44 PM
Yes I tend to agree that it's more likely that a strongman breaks Andys record than a powerlifter winning the Arnold. It's just the could do IF. But 881 hitched with straps is a looong way from 1003. The gap between 900 and 1000 is even bigger than 800 and 900. Over 100 men must have deadlifted over 800, 13-14 guys have pulled 900 and ONE have pulled 1000. And if strongmen focus a lot on deadlifting it is also safe to say that there wouldn't be a hugh diffrence(100lbs) if they focused on it a bit more.
Also I say a video of Terry Hollands pulling 420kg(925lbs) in training with really bad form. If he could improve his form just a little bit he can put up a rediculous number very soon.
rinse - also, please remember the context in which all these names and "what if" circumstances are in. Thread title "Derek Poundstone". Hence, why his name was brought up in the first place.
Since we are on the subject however, I have given more thought to Kevin N and Mark F... both have previously torn biceps as well. SO I suppose that would lower their probablity a bit as far as 1000+
On the same token, Derek suffered a back injury as well and was told he probably wouldn't lift heavy again... Go figure.
There are always "IFs" in any sport.
anyway, back to Poundstones thread :)
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Brandon Smith
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Poundstone appearances in CT
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I saw on a couple of other forums that MHP is sponsoring a couple of demo appearances by Derek in CT.
March 29th - 12-3pm at the Vitamin Shoppe in Farmington, CT
April 4 - 12-3pm at the GNC in Waterbury CT
Maybe Derek and/or Kristin can fill in some more details and confirm this. Just thought I'd throw it up here since it's this coming weekend and the next.
Thanks to Brandon from Marunde-Muscle for the info...
maybe some of you are close to CT??
Good to see you posting here Derek. Congrats on the Arnold and good luck at your next contest. I worked backstage at the Arnold and just wanted to say that Derek was one of the nicest and down to earth guys there.
Derek Poundstone
03-25-2009, 06:39 PM
Good to see you posting here Derek. Congrats on the Arnold and good luck at your next contest. I worked backstage at the Arnold and just wanted to say that Derek was one of the nicest and down to earth guys there.
Thanks Thad! Sometimes during a competition I can be a bit distant so I'm glad I came across as nice despite the fact the contest didn;t start the way I wanted and I was a bit stressed out.
As far as the 1000 lb deadlift comments, to clear one thing up, I did 900 10 days out from the Arnold and yes I hitched the crap outta it!! BTW the issue of straps is not due to grip, the over under puts wayyyyy to much stress on my bis. At the Garden I hit 870 in a last man standing setup with no straps and very little hitch after pulling 850, 830, 815, 790 and I believe 750 to start. So that being said I feel if I deadlifted a little more often and got my body weight up, its possible in a year to get my deadlift up to the mid 900 range with a single ply (as I use) and no straps. Thats still a ways off from 1003 but I've been urged numerous times to see where I can get my deadlift in the off season. Problem is I will sacrafice so much of what makes me a great strongman, speed, conditioning and recovery to meerly see if I can even enter the realm of the super elite deadlifters. That being said, you wont see this happen. My deadlift numbers are at the top of my sport and I dont feel it nessisary to increase my strength in this area to much above where it is now. I'd rather take the time and energy and focus a little more on my OHP. I have been happy with where my OHP has gone but with the Fortissimus events out, and seeing the overhead medley with a 415 log as the last item to press, I'm going back to the drawing board yet again to reinvent myself. Seems I do this every year but I cant complain, its seems to work for me. Guess the old adage, everything works but nothing works for ever is true!!
robert da strongman
03-25-2009, 06:43 PM
thanks for the clarification Derek!
415 log?!
Very cool.
Best of luck at Fortissimus.
rinse
03-26-2009, 12:30 PM
Best of luck at Fortissimus and all the other competitions you will be doing this year.
One down two to go to get that "triple crown". I hope you make it.
Problem is I will sacrafice so much of what makes me a great strongman, speed, conditioning and recovery to meerly see if I can even enter the realm of the super elite deadlifters. That being said, you wont see this happen. My deadlift numbers are at the top of my sport and I dont feel it nessisary to increase my strength in this area to much above where it is now. I'd rather take the time and energy and focus a little more on my OHP. This is what I was trying to say. Thanks for the clarity Derek, and we look forward to your posts in your new Q&A thread!
From Kristin on Marunde-Muscle about his eating on the cruise where he hit a bodyweight of 330:
Here is a little run down on the poundstone eating schedule:
Pre Breakfast: 7 am I would get up at 6am to go workout so I made sure to order room service for Derek, so when I got up I would wake Derek and have him eat then go back to bed. He would eat a bowl of cereal, banana, yogurt, muffin and chocolate milk.
Breakfast: 9am Pancakes, eggs, bacon, Danish, 1/2 bagel, grits, bowl of fruit and chocolate milk.
Lunch: 11:30am Chicken or beef, potatoes, salad and anything else at the buffet! Followed by ice-cream
Snack: 2pm Chicken fingers and fries with a bowl of fruit
Pre Dinner: 4:30pm Cheeseburger and fries followed by ice-cream
Dinner: 8pm Appetizer, 2 entrees, dessert (Each night featured different apps and entrees)
Post Dinner: 11pm Pizza and ice-cream
HITstrongman
04-23-2009, 12:13 AM
Wow, that sounds like a very dense eating schedule. Pizza and ice cream is the best combo of all time. Cheeseburgers are also the food of the gods.
Bigbull1
04-23-2009, 11:44 AM
Is there anymore vids of derek that haven't been posted? They are damn good for motivation!
Bigbull1
04-23-2009, 11:44 AM
Good luck to you Derek!
Is there anymore vids of derek that haven't been posted? They are damn good for motivation!I think that is about it for the moment. I would check back after May 17th (Mohegan) as I am sure there will be some from that comp.
Also:
I heard rumor that RXmuscle will be going to film him training this Saturday!! That would be sweet and should be up shortly after. Stay tuned!
Bigbull1
04-23-2009, 02:33 PM
Hope so that would be great. I just read on md that marius has torn his bicep. Anyone else hear about that?
robert da strongman
04-23-2009, 03:05 PM
Hope so that would be great. I just read on md that marius has torn his bicep. Anyone else hear about that?
yeah that's some old stuff. posted up here somewhere too.
Thanks to Kristin once again for the constant updates. She posted this over at Marunde a little while ago... check it out!!
Hello Everyone,
I would like to share some videos of Derek training for the May 17th Worlds Strongest Man qualifier held at Mohegan Sun. I will use this same thread to keep updated videos and pictures until the competition. Today was the first day back training strongman events after taking 2 weeks off for vacation. Since Derek gained 15lbs and is now 325/330lbs he is trying to work on his conditioning. Derek will use this training time and the Mohegan competition to see how he wants to come in for Fortissimus. Right now his strength is great but his conditioning is down a bit. Last year at Fortissimus he came in lighter, so these next few weeks will be an indication of what weight he performs best at. I hope you enjoy the videos.
On a side note, I know there have been a lot of competitions going on around the country and many more coming up. I just want to say good luck to all of you competing at every level. This is a brutal sport and you all deserve the best of luck!
314lb Log for 7 reps. Derek was able to get 11 reps right before vacation!
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350lb Farmers per hand/ about 300ft
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473lb Stone over 51 in bar (this is the "420" stone used twice at Mohegan and once at Madison Square Garden that prior to today had never been loaded) The stone was really dirty and dusty and over the next few weeks Derek will be using these stones to get them ready for Mohegan.
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Monday April 27th Training
Derek was working on his overhead press. It was a very hot day in CT so he was sweating so much you could ring his shirt out, trust me he rung it out! This became a problem with the axle slipping down his chest once he was about to press. On the last set we took some athletic tape and wrapped it around the middle of the axle and put some chalk on it. It helped alot! BTW, this was Dereks 4th working set with the axle. He first did 385 for a single and two sets with 405 for a single before the last set which is the video below.
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There was a film crew there from crossroads magazine doing a story on Derek. It will be on MY tv 9 this saturday at 10:30 pm. It will be on youtube by Wednesday. I will be sure to post the link!
Derek usually takes today (Wednesday) off but he has an autograph signing in NYC this Friday at a GNC. He just updated me on his training...here is how it went!
"Hey luv, (had to put that in there!) had a great workout. Deadlifted 645 for an easy 10 reps then hit 700 for 9 and an easy single with 735. Doin cardio now then all done."
So I am waiting for him to get home, there's 2 steaks in the oven with french fries and ice cream for later!
Take care everyone!
Saturday May 2, 2009
2 Weeks out from Mohegan Sun
Today was a great training day for Derek. He started with the overhead press as usual and concentrated on working on his conditioning. His goal was to get more than 11 reps with the 315lb log, which he recently got a few weeks ago prior to vacation/15lb weight gain. In my opinion he had at least 2-3 more presses in him strength wise, he just ran out of gas!
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Derek also wanted to work on some frame carries. He did a lot of heavy picks just to get used to the weight. He started at 550, 650 and 750lbs picking each one up easily for a warm up. He added weight and picked 830lbs also with no problem. He then added a quarter to each corner of the frame, this got the frame up to 930lbs. The pick definitely felt heavier. He didn't get as far as we wanted while walking with it but this competition is not heavy like the Arnold and he was training about 200lbs more then the Mohegan weight.
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Finally Derek was toying with the idea of training the husefeld and then stones. His back was pretty tight after those reps with the log so I suggested he did huasefeld today and keep the conditioning going and do stones on Monday. He agreed so he ended with 2 sets of the husefeld. Each lap Derek did was approximately 62ft. His first set he was able to do 4 laps. After resting for 10 min or so he did his second set for 5 laps which is shown here:
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Big Derek posted this response over at Marunde...
I asked him about his current weight and conditioning.
His response:
I'm holding around 325 lbs, I quickly dip into the low 320's if I slack off at all! My conditioning is alright but it seems trying to find the right combination of strength and conditioing is a never ending battle. Now that my conditioning is just a little below where I'm used to, I really miss it but I love the extra strength. When I'm competing at 310 - 315 lbs like at 08 WSM, I miss the small amount of strength I lose! Now I have more then enough strength, the last rep on the log was still easy to press, I just felt like I was gonna DIE!! I'm happy with where I am right now and feel this is a good shape for me to be for Fortissimus.
robert da strongman
05-04-2009, 02:54 PM
good for him!
moheghan is coming up soon
Monday May 4, 2009
Less then 2 weeks to go till Mohegan. Derek went to training today and didn't feel very well. He had a very busy day today at work with some intense investigations. Because of this he was not able to eat as well and hardly drank any water. By the time he got to the gym he had a pounding headache. He worked through it and did some over head pressing. About 6 sets. His focus was to work on technique so he didn't go crazy heavy. He then did 3 sets of 30 reps with 65lb dumbbells. Each set there was no lockout making the entire set constant tension. He then went on to do some shrugs. Derek rotates working with a bar using straps and shrugging farmers implements without straps. He wanted to work on his grip while shrugging so he played with the farmers. He was able to do a set of 30/50/30 with 250lb farmers. Here is the 50 set:
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This completed Derek's training for today. He came home and felt like crap. I was a little worried! But after he ate the chicken parm dinner I made for him he felt much better. BTW Derek's weight is still holding strong at 325lbs
robert da strongman
05-14-2009, 04:01 PM
this weekend!!
wonder if there is a broadcast of it?
robert da strongman
05-14-2009, 05:40 PM
One Man Versus Two Buses: Can Derek Poundstone Do It? by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2009 IronMind
This Friday (May 15), Derek Poundstone will attempt to pull “two full-size coach buses at the same time,” in what is billed as a world record attempt by the Naugatuck police officer who doubles as one of the world’s top professional strongman.
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Coming up for air after crossing the finish line at the 2008 World’s Strongest Man contest, where Derek Poundstone pulled a Hercules C-130 military transport plane. On Friday, at the Mohegan Sun, the world’s strongest cop is going to hook up to two full-sized motor coaches and give them a free ride. Randall J. Strossen photo.
Poundstone’s massive pull will be the beginning of a full weekend of top strongman action at the Mohegan Sun, leading up to Sunday’s Giants Live competition.Hailing from nearby Waterbury, Connecticut, Derek Poundstone lived up to his predictions when he beat then four-time World’s Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski for the Mohegan Sun crown, and this year he’s back, stronger than ever, although once again he faces some top challengers from across the USA and around the world.
Be there on Friday and watch Poundstone go for broke at 3:00 p.m. in the Mohegan Sun’s M parking lot (by the Thames Garage). Admission to this event and tickets are still available for Sunday’s Giants Live competition.
Damn! wish I could make it down there...
Sunday he competes at Mohegan Sun...
Friday he did a little promotional warm up :D
check it out!!
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robert da strongman
05-20-2009, 04:37 PM
article about Derek and pics
http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2009/05/20/sports/doc4a137b3c2153f699243499.txt
http://www.rep-am.com/galleries/051709-BZ/
Mohegan Sun write-up
This year’s edition of the Mohegan Sun competition started out a bit more hectic for me. Once I found out the events, I jumped right into training for the comp the moment I got back from my cruise in the April. I knew wheat I needed to work on and with the added bodyweight of the cruise, I was going to try and compete at the same weight I came into the Arnold at but with a bit better conditioning. This would be a good tester for Fortissimus and a chance for my friends and family to come watch me do what I love to do, compete in Strongman. Upon the release of the line-up, I was quite confident this would be a stacked field. Everyone was training hard and most of the guys were going off to Fortissimus next month so this would be a good gauge for all of us.
My training before Mohegan started out as usual as I quickly noticed how many of my friends and acquaintances would stop me at work, out to eat and while at the gym telling me that they would be attending the competition. This started to put a lot of weight on my shoulders! Its one thing to lose in a random state or country but to lose in your own back yard in front of the home town crowd, that would suck!! I started training 3 hours a day five days a week to be sure as the competition was underway, I would be more than ready. I’ve never pushed myself through as much pain as I did over the 5 weeks leading up to the competition. I focused on the mental portion of my training and this quickly became not a tester for Fortissimus but a desire to leave no question in my mind that I can be the best in the world and win the Triple Crown. There were some bumps in the road but there always is!
A few days before the competition was scheduled to start, Colin asked me about doing a bus pull. I was apprehensive but knowing how the Mohegan Sun promotes events, I knew this would be a good way to get the sport and the competition some good press. We didn’t know if it would be possible and my biggest concern was how this would affect my performance at the main event just two days later.
A I arrived at the Thames Garage located on the eastern portion of the property, I could see the two busses chained together along with several members of the busses maintenance crew, a ton of press and a few passerby’s that were all willing to help me get set-up. With one practice pull underway, the buses had a very difficult start but once underway, this would be no problem. Because I brought 110’ of my 2” manila rope, Colin and I decided to not just pull the bus 20’ or so, but put out a big number that would give us a distance and time to beat if anyone in the future were to attempt a double bus pull. As they re-set the busses, I had some spaghetti left over from the prior night as a few of the news stations got in some interviews with Colin and myself. When all the news crews were accounted for, the pull began. The start was brutal, just like the coal truck in WSM last year, and once underway I felt good. About 60 or 70’ in, the pull got difficult. Not due to any outside influences but I remember why pulling Heavy vehicle’s sucks so bad, every muscle in my body was pumped and I could hardly grasp the rope anymore. I finished weak but it made for good press. I made it on the front page of the local Norwich newspaper and into the sports section of several papers around the state. I also got a chance to head to Bristol, CT after the pull and do a bit on ESPN’s Sport Center where they aired my pull. Again, this was great PR for the sport and I’m very glad I agreed to do this! YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. _ Sportscenter (they screwed up saying I’m ASM and that the competition was Friday!!) YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. - local story
On to the show!
After spending a night at Mohegan Sun rekindling friendships with guys I just see during competition time, I was prepared for the main event.
The Timber Carry – This was a brutal event when you think about carrying 825 lbs 100’ in your hands with a turn at 50’ but the nature of timbers made the balance and grip very difficult. This is the nature of carrying timbers rather then a weighted frame with the weights on either end. I was happy with my performance as I gave it my all. I didn’t have so much as another few feet left in my grip!! The standout performances were Brian Shaw and Travis O! Shaw seemed to have a bad pick as the front of the apparatus dipped to the point of nearly touching the ground for the first 50’, then on the way back it was the opposite as the back end was nearly dragging. This is a testament to the powerful grip Shaw has!! Travis seemed to get a better pick but the frame never settled in for any athlete. Travis was a bit slower on the turn then Shaw and also made the return 50’ without a drop (if my memory serves me correctly).
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Appolons Axle, Last Man Standing – I had been training this event paying much attention to the minute details. Athletes were able to skip lifts and jump in when they so desired. In training I had my warm-ups down to a science as I was planning to warm up to 345 lbs with the warm-up axle then jump in around 400 – 405 as my first attempt. I anticipated on going over the 430lb mark in the event but as with all things, crap happens. Going last on the frame afforded me little time to warm-up on the axle. All athletes were called over to the area by the axle within five minutes of the end of the frame carry. I was able to get a quick warm-up with 160 and 250 before I was getting yelled at to join the rest of the athletes. I figured I’d have take the first few lifts to warm up properly then skip a lift of two under 400 lbs. After competing the first attempt of 350 lbs, I could tell I was not quite warmed up enough, as it felt heavy. The next weight chosen was around 370 lbs, a bigger jump then I thought they’d take. I chose to do this lift as well, I was felling better about the weight as the usual cold ache in my shoulders was going away. Next weight was chosen at 390 lbs as Colin explained the judges would then decide on the weight of further rounds. Not wanting to skip a weight and suffer if the judges chose a weight over 410, I decided to go with 390 as well. I was happy with the lift as very few athletes were remaining. We were only getting a few minutes rest between the lifts at this point. By the time 409 came, only three athletes got the weight, Travis, Johannes and myself. The next weight was chosen at 414, which I felt was an easy jump, I was hopping for around 420 lbs. Johannes passed on the weight as Travis was up. He cleaned the weight easily into a great rack position (I gotta learn how to do this!!) and he pushed the weight overhead using his entire body. Travis got within inches of a lockout but couldn’t stick it. On my turn I was feeling very comfortable, I’ve repped 4 lbs lighter in training! The hardest part for me is getting the weight to a comfortable position at shoulder level. The weight kind of hovers above my shoulders as I have it racked pushing into my neck. I’ve spent a lot of time improving my leg drive for this moment. The push press was easy, I was good for quite a bit more weight!! I held the lockout and turned to section 18, where Kristin reserved seats for friends, family and MM guests. The place erupted as I held the weight overhead! This crowd was even louder then the Fortissimus crowd when I loaded the 517, gotta love the hometown crowd!!
Husafeldt Carry – My training for this is a very interesting story that my training partners know all to well but I feel compelled to share if with you guys and gals. To carry a Husafeldt for max distance just plain sucks. I dread this event every week in training and have spent the majority of my five years as a pro avoiding training the event. So far I’ve been fortunate to do decent in the carry in the past but I knew this was a weakness I needed to improve. When I first started training the Husafeldt, one of my training partners, Iron Mike, who is 41 years young and tops the scales at a svelte 200 lbs at 6’ tall. I’ve seen Mike messing around with the stone while the rest of us have been training but never paid any mind until I started training with it. My first couple of weeks, Mike equaled my distances!! WTF!!! I started to push myself harder and harder as Mike was always litteraly a few steps behind. Recently Mike carried the Husafeldt 250’ when my prior PR was around 320 or so. I was pissed, how could a 200 lb guy consistently keep up with me?? I was worried I was gonna get smoked in this event so I pushed myself harder and harder until a week out completed 450’!! Take that Mike!! Mike then carried the stone 300’, WTF, this was close to my PR a week prior! To add insult to injury, Mike had already done at least a half dozen sets with the stone picking half the sets up off the ground. I discussed this with a few guys in training and the general census is that Mike if a FREAK when it comes to carrying crap! In this competition, I’m confident Mike would have been good for a top three finish! This is the reason I train the way I do, there’s always someone training somewhere that is training harder then you!! Back to the event, I was last to go and knew exactly what distance I had to beat, just a few steps over 5 laps. I carried the stone about 10’ further and dropped it, training with Mike helped and more importantly, Mike is a freak!!
Car Deadlift for Reps – This is another event I trained for months. Since the week after Arnold, I started to try and perfect my form. I deadlifted cars with and without a suit and deadlifted Subaru’s, Honda’s and even attempted my buddies Crown Vic state police car. I nearly bent my car deadlift frame on the cop car BTW!!! I was comfortable with this event. The reps to beat before I went up last was 17 reps. When my turn came up and I started ripping the car off the floor, I quickly realized this was much lighter then I had trained for. As I approached the 17 mark, I could hear someone yell “Do 20”, I did 18 then finished off with a two more. On one of the vids Kristin posted reads a comment, “cardio with a car”. This is exactly what this is. Having deadlifted my car, I urged Colin and the casino to use a Honda Accord Coupe as I have, it’s the perfect weight and short wheelbase to the back end gets some real air underneath! The casino has a deal with a local dealership so they had to use a Toyota. Here’s my Accord DL BTW - YouTube - Poundstone Deadlifts his Honda Accord for reps the weight would have been much better!!!
The Log Clean and Press for Reps – There’s not much I can say here, this has been one of my best events for years now so again I was very confident. I’ve been perfecting my technique for several years now and have it down to a science. Going up last again against LPJ, I knew he was capable of a good number. All I would have to do is quickly jump ahead of him in reps then set the cruise control. As LPJ hit his 7th rep, I got word from the judges I was at 8. I already had the log in my lap so I figured instead of dropping it, I might as well press one more out for 9 reps. The crowd once again was loving it and at this point I had won the contest with the stones left! This was the same thing that happened in 2007 ASM and it feels good to go back to the drawing board, develop some new ideas about training and have it pay off.
Stones – This was an insanely heavy stone series and with decently high platforms. The first box was 68” with the last one at a more reasonable 44” for the 475 lb monster. Going into this event, I was just planning on pacing myself and loading that damned 475 in a series. I’ve loaded it in the gym 51” but I wanted to get it in a series! Travis and I were up and I was a bit scared after seeing the close call with Terry and Brian, both whom threw the stone on the box and had it roll onto the next guys box (more on this later). I was a bit more methodical and carefully loaded each stone. By the time I got the last one, I was tacky less as I tried to grasp and load it. NOPE, couldn’t get it high enough. Travis finished the stones quickly and with almost no tacky BTW. A great performance by Travis on the stones and what has to be the heaviest stone series ever completed!!
Now onto the boxes, a close friend of mine built the boxes and he did a great job and his only knowledge of the sport is through watching me! After the boxes were done, we decided to put a thin rubber mat up top to save the plywood top from the beating it would soon get. That mat essentially made the lip a bit shorter. What compounded this is that the boxes were meant to be set up WSM style, in a V with the athletes’ backs facing each other. The two last minute decisions was the cause of this and no one is to blame. With one guy building the boxes, one guy setting them up and one guy calling the shots, it’s near impossible to prevent all F’ups. LPJ is also a good friend of mine so I was freaking out when I saw this as well. This sport is very dangerous and a slip up like that would end this sport!! I don’t think it’s too much to ask an athlete to control a stone, on a box. In all weightlifting/ powerlifting competitions, an athlete must show “control” over the weight, not just reach lookout and dump it. That being said, Brian and Terry are such strong SOB’s they and a select few are the only ones who could fling a 350lb stone onto a 56” box and almost to the other side as Brian did or in Terry’s case simply toss a 285 lb stone over a 68” box. The setup was fine for its original intention the builder built it for. Changing things around seemed innocent but crap happens and again thank god no one got hurt!!
In conclusion, there is a lot of behind the scenes help I get from mf g/f Kristin, the CT Strength training crew and the guys at work to keep me going on a day-to-day basis. Little things like Kristin preparing a good portion of my food and always forcing me to eat in addition to the CT Strength guys who always expect big things out of me and the guys at work who work my shift for me when I’m out competing. I have a great support network and there are literally hundreds of people out there that help me in some way shape and form. I appreciate the positive and sometimes negative words from this forum in addition to the responses I get on here, facebook, youtube, etc…. that help inspire me and fuel my workouts!!
880 yoke 100ft. in apx 15 sec.
preparing for Fortissimus!
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GameofInches
06-03-2009, 08:32 PM
Where is the video that RXMuscle was suppose to have done with Derek at the gym he trains at?
Where is the video that RXMuscle was suppose to have done with Derek at the gym he trains at?
You should pm Dave that same question!
robert da strongman
06-16-2009, 05:24 PM
It’s Done: Welcome The Cyr/Poundstone 1883 Stone
by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2009 IronMind
When Fortissimus was conceived by Paul Ohl, one of its key features was its ties to the past - particularly important since Quebec is known as “the cradle of strong men” and Paul Ohl is doubtless the world’s leading authority on Quebec’s strongest son, Louis Cyr.
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The Cyr/Poundstone 1883 Stone. Photo by Nancy Labreque/courtesy of Fortissimus World Strength.
Last year, the battle for the inaugural Fortissimus title seemed to have been won by the mighty Zydrunas Savickas, but Derek Poundstone was yet to bat. Poundstone did what was necessary to wrest the title from Zydrunas Savickas and how fitting that this was done not just on the last stone of the last event, but even better: this was the stone named in honor of Louis Cyr.
For the rest of the story, please read this statement from Fortissimus World Strength, prepared exclusively for IronMind.
THE CYR/POUNDSTONE 1883 STONE AS THE FINAL TEST OF FORTISSIMUS 2009
by Fortissimus World Strength
Louis Cyr was 19 when he lifted the never yet moved boulder. It happened on the third Sunday of May, 1883, in the backyard of the Suffolk Mills Factory, in Lowell , Massachusetts. From the ground to the shoulder before a gathering of hundreds.
The stone was then moved by six men and weighed in at Olivier Gaudette’s general store. It was recorded at 517 lb. Returned to its original spot, it disappeared in 1903.
One hundred twenty-five years later, at Fortissimus 2008, Derek Poundstone hoisted the Louis Cyr’s stone replica on a 30-inch podium. T he only competitor amongst a field of 13 world-class strength athletes to achieve the lift.
In fact, the stone weighed 530 lb., as reported by Marc Lauzon, Fortissimus 2009’s supervisor, after the official weighing of the competition’s implements, on May 30, 2009.
With the result that the stone has since been engraved with Derek Poundstone’s name on it, along with Louis Cyr’s. Also engraved was the date of Pounstone’s achievement: June 29, 2008.
“The stone will now be a part of strength’s hall of fame, said Paul Ohl, president of Fortissimus 2009. And the best strongmen in the world will have something to aim at.”
The Cyr/Poundstone Stone will be the very last lift at Fortissimus 2009. And it may very well decide of the winner once again.
http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2009/Jun/It_Is_Done_The_Cyr_Poundstone_1883_Stone.html
lilfella
06-17-2009, 01:16 PM
nice post. great story
marcusmucheck
06-18-2009, 09:02 PM
Wtf is that!?!
that is the stone he loaded last year to win Fortissimus!! Only athlete to get it!
BEAST MODE
06-19-2009, 01:37 PM
Is there video of him loading it anywhere?
http://www.fortissimus.ca/pages/index_e.aspx?CategoryID=190
In the beginning of the year, Kristin asked me as seemingly innocent question that turned into one of the most fulfilling things I've ever had the pleasure of doing. Kristin asked me if I was willing to pull a school bus filled with kids from her middle school for charity, specifically the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Without hesitation I said yes and over the ensuing months Kristin spend what little extra time she had planning the event. The end result, I pulled a 32,000 lb school bus 100 feet with 45 screaming 5th, 6th and 8th graders loaded aboard and the total money raised was a whooping $12,241.34 for the JDRF. This happened to be the biggest donation JDRF has ever received on behalf of a school.
Here's how she did it. Kristin had the great idea to have her students in the middle school where she teaches sell the little paper shoes you normally see at grocery stores. For those that don’t know, a person will make a donation and they get a little JDRF paper shoe that they write their name and the amount of their donation on. The two classes that earn the most money will get a chance to ride the bus that I will pull. In addition to two top performers from each grade will also get a chance to ride the bus. The idea worked and Kristin hammered out all the little details and coordinated the whole event, which included local media. In the end the event went off with out hitch, well except the bus being too light and me nearly sprinting with it!! Despite what the mainstream media has termed a “recession”, these student’s family and friends donated huge amounts of money. One student alone had a donor write a check for $500. In the spirit of the event, Gerard Dente of MHP matched a $500 donation I made to the event as well. The students at the middle school and Kristin showed what determination could do when you have a common goal in mind. This charity is near and dear to both Kristin and I. Kristin’s brother, Robert, is a type 1 diabetic and was diagnosed in 2004, my mother is a type 2 diabetic and a very close friend of mind, Rebecca, is a victim of Juvenile onset type 1 diabetes and at 25 years old has spend the majority of this year in various hospitals and several recent months in a coma due to complications from her diabetes.
I’m posting this up not to garner attention for myself, but to point out what some middle school students and a teacher can accomplish when they are passionate about something. I see several strongman competitions each year that are held on behalf of a charity. This is what this sport is about and I hope this trend continues.
The local Fox affiliate covered the event as well. Here's the link to the video http://www.fox61.com/video/?autoStar...clipId=3886676
we need more of that in this sport!!
Look at the red sox... they do more charity stuff than you can even keep track of! This type of thing would go a long way in our little sport!
Props to Derek and Kristin!!
lilfella
06-22-2009, 04:49 PM
How can you not like this guy. He will continue to be a great face for the sport.
Place the strongest men in the world!
DIANE GENDRON
Sports News - Published June 21 2009 at 09:00
The 14 strongest athletes of the world are gradually arriving in Montmagny for the second edition of Fortissimus, an event unique in the world.
The first contestant, Australian Derek Boyer, arrived since Monday, after 44 hours. The largest part of the quota was to follow on Wednesday 24 June "Athletes must be arrived at least 48 hours before the start of Saturday events, history to recover from the jetlag," said Paul Ohl, president of the competition.
Loans
The final preparations are well underway for the presentation of the competition, 27 and 28 June at the Expodrom Boulet. The combat zone will be placed in order to be as close as possible to the audience. Two giant screens will also admire the performance of these athletes.
The decathlon consists of six events all enhanced compared to last year and four new ones. In all, the tonnage is 16 426 pounds. "This is unprecedented," insists Paul Ohl.
Moreover, this extreme sport is not associated with violence or verbal aggression. These powerful and committed athletes are recognized as models and even heroes in their country, "says Ohl.
Who will win?
Who will win this historic meeting? Paul Ohl, we can expect a duel between the winner of last year, the American Derek Poundstone and the Lithuanian Zydrunas Savickas. In his view, the fight will be for third place on the podium.
For its part, the Canadian champion, Louis-Philippe Jean, 4th last year, will return to ensure next year. The other participant Quebecers, Christian Savoie, also try to carve out a place among the best.
Sex hard
An exhibition dedicated to the force will be available free in the old fire station in the city of Montmagny. Presented from 19 June to 6 September, the exhibition sheds light on the fascinating world of strong men and the lives of athletes who will compete to win the title worthy successor of Louis Cyr.
Some of them vids, wow, just wow...
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robert da strongman
06-30-2009, 11:34 AM
ok gotta watch those!
oh and if anyone still is wondering Derek has a training vid from MHP on that other site....
Sandpig
06-30-2009, 01:03 PM
I've never seen that stair event before. My back got saw just watching it.
Dan Rek
07-08-2009, 11:39 PM
The really cool thing Is that I was using and training with all the equipment that's in the videos of him trainin, it's kind of like a reality check
Makes me want to do it again even more
Dan Rek
07-09-2009, 12:46 PM
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thats some sick shit, just shows you the forearm strength that you get from doing strongman stuff
toddbz
07-09-2009, 03:32 PM
That' one way to do the dishes
"Honey did you wash that pan?"
"Ummm yes dear"
robert da strongman
07-13-2009, 10:27 AM
HEAVY MUSCLE RADIO: Mon (07/13/09) 7pm EST- Derek Poundstone, Jon Lindsay, and Bill - RX Muscle Forums
guess whos on HMR tonight?
robert da strongman
07-13-2009, 12:42 PM
bump this!!
listen tonight
some new vids of Derek gettin ready for WSM '09
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Dan Rek
07-13-2009, 04:21 PM
very cool!
yeah I officially want to bend a frying pan now, haha
robert da strongman
07-13-2009, 04:26 PM
very cool!
yeah I officially want to bend a frying pan now, haha
walmart....10bucks for 3. good way to start rolling.
Sandpig
07-13-2009, 04:36 PM
Fuck, I got tired watching him flip that freakin tire. :eek:
boy, sure wish I was a bit stronger. :p
fuck, i got tired watching him flip that freakin tire. :eek:
Boy, sure wish i was a bit stronger. :pdo it!!
Sandpig
07-14-2009, 07:23 AM
do it!!
You know Joe, obviously I was much stronger twenty years ago, without even being on a strength program. Problem is, I have no idea how to train for strength.
What confuses me when I look at a strength routineis, if you are not pushing sets to failure' which I believe is the way to do it, then how do you know when you are ready to increase the weight?
robert da strongman
07-14-2009, 11:12 AM
You know Joe, obviously I was much stronger twenty years ago, without even being on a strength program. Problem is, I have no idea how to train for strength.
What confuses me when I look at a strength routineis, if you are not pushing sets to failure' which I believe is the way to do it, then how do you know when you are ready to increase the weight?
5 sets 5 reps is pretty simple start. when you get all 5 sets and reps clean add weight.
another good start is super squats.
You know Joe, obviously I was much stronger twenty years ago, without even being on a strength program. Problem is, I have no idea how to train for strength.
What confuses me when I look at a strength routineis, if you are not pushing sets to failure' which I believe is the way to do it, then how do you know when you are ready to increase the weight?once you've been ding it for a while... you know when to bump up the weight. and yes, strength athletes rarely train to failure. I know I almost never do!
toddbz
07-17-2009, 01:01 PM
Is he putting his hands in the holes of the plates? That's a new one to me.
BrotherIron
07-17-2009, 01:16 PM
You know Joe, obviously I was much stronger twenty years ago, without even being on a strength program. Problem is, I have no idea how to train for strength.
What confuses me when I look at a strength routineis, if you are not pushing sets to failure' which I believe is the way to do it, then how do you know when you are ready to increase the weight?
Most people use a scientific approach to lifting. It's been proven that lifting maximal weights for more than 3 weeks causes you to regress and not make progress (CNS overload). So to combat this many people, myself included, use the conjugate method which the Russians developed back in the 70's. This allows lifters to make continual progress without fear of overtraining.
Even the oh so famous Westside Barbell Training methods were created from the Russian and Bulgarian Weightlifting Training Methodologies.
Is he putting his hands in the holes of the plates? That's a new one to me.From Derek in response to the same question on Marunde Muscle and youtube:
As far as the bar, I cant get my hands on the bar when I use a 7' bar. I'm gonna need to get an 8 or 9 footer if I go any heavier, I have no bar control grabbing the first plate like that. Plus I cant use the spotting bars, they'll crush my arms if I happen to fail and drop the weight on them!! BTW, I use a 10 lb plate between the first and second 45 on each side as a spacer.
toddbz
07-17-2009, 06:11 PM
From Derek in response to the same question on Marunde Muscle and youtube:
As far as the bar, I cant get my hands on the bar when I use a 7' bar. I'm gonna need to get an 8 or 9 footer if I go any heavier, I have no bar control grabbing the first plate like that. Plus I cant use the spotting bars, they'll crush my arms if I happen to fail and drop the weight on them!! BTW, I use a 10 lb plate between the first and second 45 on each side as a spacer.
Ahhh. That kind of sucks though. suppose a pretty good way to improvise.
Overall after day 1
1. Derek. 64
2. Travis 52.5
3. Andy. 50.5
4. Marshall. 46
5. Carl. 45
6. Brad. 42.5
7. Van. 41
8. Tamas. 38
9. Scott. 35.5
10.Rob. 33
11.Warrick. 31.5
12 john. 27.5
13.Nick. 25
13 matt. 25
13 david. 25
14 jason. 12
15.Matt W 6
Looks like the training (and not getting sick) paid off! He pressed the 400 log and took 1st in all but the stone for height on day 1. Not too shabby!
DP is running away with this.
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2nd day
Truck Pull
The only athletes to finish
1. Travis. 35.62
2. Andy. 47.07
3. Derek. 48.44
Deadlift is next. They are deadlifting a GMC canyon pick up truck instead of a car
2nd event day 2. Truck deadlift. 60 second
1. Derek. 18
2. Van. 14
2. Travis 14
3. David. 13
4. Brad. 11
4. Carl. 11
5. Matt. 10
6. John. 8
7. Rob. 6
8. Marshall. 3
9. Tamas. 1
10 Nick. 1
Rest of athletes 0
Next. 330 axle
Axle
1. Andy 10 reps
2. Derek. 9
3. Travis 8
4. Van. 7
4. Scott 7
Stones next
Overall before stones
1 derek 112 pts
2 travis 100
3 van. 84
4 andy 83.5
5 brad 77.5
6 marshall. 73.5
7 carl. 69
8. David 63.5
9. Tamas 61
10 john 55
Thanks again to Kristin for the updates!
2009 Americas Strongest Man... DEREK POUNDSTONE!!
robert da strongman
07-27-2009, 04:24 PM
congrats Derek!
bluto
07-30-2009, 02:41 PM
His pressing abilities and lockout power remind me of watching early WSM and the great Kazmaier. I hope D. Poundstone stays healthy and decimates his comp at the WSM, especially Pudianowski. He had him beat last year................ Pudianowski got lucky and received a gift when Derek fumbled the last stone a little. Every aspect of the hardcore iron game is an inspiration. Congrats, D.P. .
Viking
07-31-2009, 02:36 AM
Dont forget to read in the latest edition of FLEX the whole section for Derek!! I picked it up the first day it hit the shelves and read it 3 times that day haha...
bluto
08-01-2009, 02:02 PM
I finally manned up and tried the "Poundstone chicken elixir." Dude, that shit is ingenious! No more trying to choke down dry chicken. I plan to try every meat and fish like that now. I highly suggest his suggestion lol.
lilfella
08-01-2009, 02:08 PM
I dont know about fish that way but the chicken is good.
bluto
08-01-2009, 02:22 PM
It is a huge solution to a problem for me in that I have an entire freezer full of chicken, and after years of force feeding, I just can't choke it down anymore. I did not think I could stomach it, but figured what the hell...............and was surprised. Since I am in the same place with tuna, I figured a similar concoction would work. If not water, maybe a V8 or something with it. :)
robert da strongman
08-01-2009, 02:23 PM
seasonings?
it might be worth a try.
lilfella
08-01-2009, 02:50 PM
yeah i spice the chicken and drink it warm so it's like chicken noodle soup.
hell hath no fury like a man who let a stone slip in 2008...
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HOLY SHIT!!!
davidyes
08-13-2009, 10:07 PM
Pssh, only 750...
Haha, that was intense!
toddbz
08-14-2009, 02:12 PM
Someone is hungry for victory!
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lilfella
08-25-2009, 07:31 PM
Training like a mad man. 750x10 is insane!
toddbz
08-27-2009, 05:15 PM
Oh come on!
Show off ;P
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WSM 2009??
toddbz
09-11-2009, 01:35 PM
What the hell? Is that pipe full of concrete!?
don't think so... but they are HEAVY!!
toddbz
09-14-2009, 05:02 PM
don't think so... but they are HEAVY!!
Look at the top of it when it comes down. There's something that sure looks like broken bits of concrete coming out. Cause the pad it's landing on was clean before it hit.
If so that's freakin nuts!
I do know that his Finger is heavier than the HEAVIEST one at WSM!
toddbz
09-16-2009, 01:48 PM
I do know that his Finger is heavier than the HEAVIEST one at WSM!
Well of course it is lol
When he sat there holding it for a bit with one arm was pretty nuts
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Time to get it on... WSM style!!
toddbz
09-21-2009, 03:38 PM
So does Derek have just a ton of support from his community or what? I mean how else does someone get to pull a fire truck down the street in the middle of the day?
Yep. He gets mad support! He also purchased all of Mohegan Suns strongman equipment when they switched over from "Super Series" to "Giants Live".
toddbz
09-21-2009, 03:46 PM
Yep. He gets mad support! He also purchased all of Mohegan Suns strongman equipment when they switched over from "Super Series" to "Giants Live".
Yeah whenever I watch his vids there seems to be just a ton of people out there in a bunch of them. That's Rocky stuff right there.
So here's another question since I'm not in the fitness industry. Why do gyms switch over all of their equipment like that? I mean holy crap isn't that super spendy?
We got rid of the red stuff to buy new blue stuff lol
It was a name change thing. Dereks gym has all "normal" equipment he bought all the strongman stuff on his own. I believe some other guys chip in and get new equipment from time to time as well. They have a huge group that tries to train together when they can. Saturday mornings are BIG. Sometimes it's 20 guys or so!
I wish more guys at our place were interested and would help buy some stuff... there is only about 4 of us... :(
toddbz
09-21-2009, 05:59 PM
It was a name change thing. Dereks gym has all "normal" equipment he bought all the strongman stuff on his own. I believe some other guys chip in and get new equipment from time to time as well. They have a huge group that tries to train together when they can. Saturday mornings are BIG. Sometimes it's 20 guys or so!
I wish more guys at our place were interested and would help buy some stuff... there is only about 4 of us... :(
We have a pretty good following on Saturday mornings right now. Even some Oly stuff goes on, but mostly SM training. Stones are the big ticket item most days. We just rotate people in and out since we have a few racks to put them on. Very unique for a Nor Cal gym
smj091977
09-22-2009, 12:00 PM
So does Derek have just a ton of support from his community or what? I mean how else does someone get to pull a fire truck down the street in the middle of the day?
Not sure about the bigger cities and what not, but in small towns, the Fire dept/Ambulance and Police dept generally get along well. Our local police dept and fire dept/Ambulance went in on a bunch of equipment and put it in the firehouse. I am sure if I asked, even though I am county(corrections), I could get a few guys to let me pull a fire truck. We all know each other and as our Fire dept is also a volunteer dept, there is bleed over. Some of us are volunteer Fire, some of them are auxiliary or part time cops or dispatchers.
toddbz
09-22-2009, 01:21 PM
Not sure about the bigger cities and what not, but in small towns, the Fire dept/Ambulance and Police dept generally get along well. Our local police dept and fire dept/Ambulance went in on a bunch of equipment and put it in the firehouse. I am sure if I asked, even though I am county(corrections), I could get a few guys to let me pull a fire truck. We all know each other and as our Fire dept is also a volunteer dept, there is bleed over. Some of us are volunteer Fire, some of them are auxiliary or part time cops or dispatchers.
That's cool!
In Sacramento they'd taze your ass for even asking lol
lilfella
09-22-2009, 03:20 PM
That's cool!
In Sacramento they'd taze your ass for even asking lol
Fire dept. guys are usually cool, but I would be expecting a taze or some pepperspray from the cops here 2.
I have a cunstruction buddy that can get me a BIG tri-axle whenever I need one :) and there just happens to be a fire station directly across the street from our gym too :)
As for POUNDSTONE:
He left this afternoon for Malta!!
Game time!!
smj091977
09-22-2009, 04:17 PM
Awesome!! Too bad we have to wait until New Years to see it
toddbz
09-22-2009, 06:12 PM
Fire dept. guys are usually cool, but I would be expecting a taze or some pepperspray from the cops here 2.
Pretty much what I've found as well.
Course now I have a good freind that is a Capt. at the academy and we can use the obstacle course when we ask. That's pretty cool
I have a cunstruction buddy that can get me a BIG tri-axle whenever I need one :) and there just happens to be a fire station directly across the street from our gym too :)
As for POUNDSTONE:
He left this afternoon for Malta!!
Game time!!
I'll have to remember that the next time I need to pull a earth mover lol
Take it to em Derek!!
lilfella
09-22-2009, 06:23 PM
Has WSM done anything else besides the new website? I think that the new surge in American competitors could bring in more fans, money, etc. More promotion would be great. Oh yeah and Derek will win this year!
The WSM needs to do MUCH more to promote strongman in general! That shit should be televised no more than a week after the event. I only give it a week because I know it is a multi day process. The day the events are done that footage should be in the hands of an editing crew.
They could easily run through all the qualifying groups and show all of the finals in a 3 hour spot.
lilfella
09-22-2009, 06:57 PM
I have heard many times people say they would watch it if they knew when it was on.
artificialaspirations
09-22-2009, 10:19 PM
anyone know what network...I'm setting my tivo so i don't miss. It will be on new years eve?
smj091977
09-23-2009, 08:06 AM
ESPN2 or ESPN usually. They play mini marathons around new years. then other times throughout the year. A lot of the time they play a heat when they need to fill a 30 minute spot or late at night. If your Cable/Sat box has a search function, you can find it easier than searching the guide.
Cressler
09-23-2009, 10:16 AM
YouTube - Derek Poundstone Atlas Stones 19.31 seconds
Derek and the atlas stones
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