Thread: Travis Ortmayer Worlds Strongest Man Training 2009.

I stumbled across this - very cool, and by all reports Travis is a really nice bloke.

That's pretty cool.

Wonder what leads somebody to start training for that kind of thing?

I like his version of clean & press; dead lift with mixed grip to the belly, change grip then press overhead. Very intense.

Originally Posted by Tranquilo

I like his version of clean & press; dead lift with mixed grip to the belly, change grip then press overhead. Very intense.

Its called a 'continental clean', the axle is so much harder to clean so its easier to do it this way.

Yeah Travis is a cool guy, got to hang with him and the other guys for a bit when they were here in Australia in Dec.

Originally Posted by ForSparta

That's pretty cool.

Wonder what leads somebody to start training for that kind of thing?

Derek Poundstone knows why we do it....

Originally Posted by Derek Poundstone

We bleed. We scar our bodies. We maim ourselves. We're definitely very sick and twisted individuals, usually. We do it for the pure love of the sport. That's the only reason we do it

Tim

Hahaha yeah Dereks quote is about right. But strongman is like a drug. Once you try it, you cant stop wanting to do more of it!!