Conceptually badass. Practically stupid and dangerous.

@JHMninja89

3 жыл бұрын

I miss when strongman used to be less standardized. With whacky tests of strength, and replication of historical feats.

@wombatonsteroids

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I don't really want to see this event repeated again either. Just seems needlessly dangerous. I don't even think the "strongest" guy would win this, just whoever is more willing to put themselves at massive risk....

@ronnylarock13

3 жыл бұрын

Dont be such a snowflake. if you boil it down - 100% of all Strongman-events are "dangerous". But these are tough men, not soyboys.

@MichaelH3948

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronnylarock13 there are varying degrees of danger, fool. This event is unnecessarily dangerous. Maybe they can show how agile they are by attempting to catch bullets fired at them from a sniper rifle

@ronnylarock13

3 жыл бұрын

"there are varying degrees of danger, fool." At what percent of this "varying degree" is it acceptable to complete it? Atlas-stones overhead has been used in many many competitions before, but apparently this is the first time youve seen it.. So you scream "danger danger, please stop it" like a wuss. "Maybe they can show how agile they are by attempting to catch bullets fired at them from a sniper rifle" Dont see what that ridiculous comparison have to do with strongman.. Since strongman is not about agility but... wait for it... being strong.

Don't really like this event to be honest. Looks unnecessarily dangerous. It's a good concept, but man, if something goes wrong one of these guys could get seriously hurt. Not sure about this one so far.

@sean_mcnally

3 жыл бұрын

you just described strongman

@striker-mcgurk

3 жыл бұрын

@@sean_mcnally he did not - but he's right about this event stone over head

@CoDWiiPS3Gameplay

3 жыл бұрын

@@sean_mcnally strongman is inherently dangerous of course. But this is just unneeded risk since there are plenty of other press events which utilize grips thereby making the events safer. We saw in just this video two instances where the stone slipped and fell. What if it landed on an athlete's foot? Possible career altering injury. Just an unnecessary event.

@EmilBBechGrip

3 жыл бұрын

Especially when doing it for reps, on those last reps the chance of dropping it is so much higher.

@MichaelH3948

3 жыл бұрын

@@CoDWiiPS3Gameplay forget about their foot, that's a 100kg Atlas stone if it landed on their head it would crush their skull. Doesn't matter how strong you are, your head is just as vulnerable as anyone else's.

The kind of event that can literally kill you if you're not focused 100%

Horrid event, pls don’t do this again

@Tell_It_Right

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Someone is going to get seriously hurt sooner or later doing this event.

@djhenyo

3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't they use odd-shaped stones? This was a very stupid idea when they have plenty of replica boulders that would be much safer for pressing.

@xz9z29

3 жыл бұрын

@@djhenyo lol snowflake. anything that weighs 100 kilos dropping on your skull will kill you. wether that 100kg object be a cicrle stone, or a odd shaped stone. if anything the odd shaped stone would be worse because of the poor weight distribution.

@nolanhughes34

3 жыл бұрын

Xz 9z I think he’s saying that it would be easier to get a grip on an odd shaped boulder in order to press it overhead, not that it wouldn’t do as much damage if it were dropped on someone’s head

@djhenyo

3 жыл бұрын

@@nolanhughes34 Thank you! That's exactly what I meant. Pressing stones overhead has been done many times at strongman competitions, but doing it with a perfectly round and smooth atlas stone is suicidal due to grip issues.

I'm torn on this one. I get that strongman is inherently dangerous and that's what you sign up for. But this is a bit much. I prefer the natural stones with a decent grip for overhead lifts. Just my 2 pennies.

@kucuser

3 жыл бұрын

Nah mate this guys are too big to get hurt from 100kg stone.

@jordy2299

3 жыл бұрын

I did this exercise recently and it’s a lot of fun to do. I did get hurt though because it was my first time and I tried to place it on my head. Dangerous but fun.

@Mo-kl4fb

3 жыл бұрын

@@kucuser no one's head is too big to get hurt from 100kg

@kucuser

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mo-kl4fb I have seen Strongman getin hit by logs 50 kgs more and still shakin off like nothin happend.

Rename this event the "Cranium Crusher."

This event is dangerous and unnecessary. Lifters could drop it on their heads

@ronnylarock13

3 жыл бұрын

They could also drop a bar, natural stone, block etc on their heads...

@ryanwatterson4038

3 жыл бұрын

Broken neck risk

@Milan_M95

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronnylarock13 you can wrap your hands around a bar, put straps on it, not the case with round stones same goes for natural stones. Sandbags would be much safer

@ronnylarock13

3 жыл бұрын

Strongman isnt , and has never been (thank God) about "safety"... Putting on straps removes grip-strength. Sandbag-pressing overhead is a different event using different muscles.... The event of pressing Atlas-stones over head is probably older than you.

@Kasper-xe4iw

3 жыл бұрын

@@Milan_M95 nice part about pressing heavy weight on a bar wearing straps is that if you fall back the tendons in your elbows will snap. worst that can happen here is honestly just crushing a toe or two when it falls

Imagine slipping while you’re holding it up

I agree with the other comments. Too dangerous. Stick to a natural stone press where there are edges to grip. Or a block press which is slightly more regular and safe.

At least give the guys helmets

Also an event at the World's Strongest Head competition.

I hope they don't bring this again. This is stupid. There are safer ways to show strength.

Stupid event gonna cause a serious accident

@ronnylarock13

3 жыл бұрын

What strongman-events arent "stupid" and cant cause accidents?

@joe44523579875

3 жыл бұрын

Ronny Nilsen this one is clearly taking the piss though even for strongman

@stevendavies417

3 жыл бұрын

You can't eradicate risk of injury from any sport but you can have common sense. Holding a greasy atlas stone with no grip points above your head is asking for trouble.

Please don't do this event again, don't really want to see one of our strongmen wobbling around with brain damage.

Rest of the world - health and safety gone mad Strongman event creator -"hold my beer"

Makes me ill watching these guys risk their lives like this.

@jakemorrison8507

3 жыл бұрын

For a pittance as well cos they do stupid shit like televise it months after. Needs sorting out

Incredibly dangerous concept

"No one's ever seen this kind of event before" loughs from Dennis Kohlruss and any other german strongman😂

This even better be removed after reading all the comments from the fans

I do strongman, and I had never done this until 2 days ago. This is extremely hard. Watching this might not be entertaining but after doing it, it’s definitely one of my favorite exercises. Then again, I’m just an amateur.

@mr.starly2423

2 жыл бұрын

If it’s something heavy then please wear a hard hat. Those guys should have wear a hard hat as well. Looks super risky.

Looks like a health hazard

This event is downright dangerous, the person who thought this up is a crazy fool who doesn't take the safety of the athletes seriously. It should be banned before someone gets seriously hurt..

NEVER run this event again..

I got an idea, now make an event where you throw the heaviest weight you can at the other person's skull, it'll be epic

This looks dangerous

In a fatigued state, this could go wrong on sooo many levels.

The WSM trophy came up with this event

Pretty dangerous event tbh. Don’t wanna see unnecessary career ending injuries.

@MichaelH3948

3 жыл бұрын

**life ending injuries

@andrewkensett5863

3 жыл бұрын

MemeMaster420 ikr it’s crazy. Surprised the strongmen went through with it.

3:00 This event is pretty insane.

Would be cool to see this for max weight. Magnus Samuelsson pressed a 140kg atlas stone overhead in his "World's Strongest Arms" film.

Watching this, I feel like a concerned parent watching my child run with scissors

Wow. I remember when I could military press 150lbs and thought I was strong lol. On a side note: this seems like a dangerous event. They might want to get rid of this cause someone is deff. going to get hurt sooner or later.

It looks cool seeing giants pick up stones, but the top of the head can crack easily if this slips from their hands. They shouldn't do this again. Otherwise some of these guys could go home with a hairline fracture and die of a blood clot when they go home, if it slips and doesn't kill them.

Why is this an event again? It is too life threatening and has a high risk of causing severe brain injury.

Think every commentator is in agreement 😂 not sure they will carry this on

never do that event again, most events are dangerous enough with the risk being a torn muscle or ruptured tendon, this goes wrong and you kill a man

i don't like this event...looks very uncomfortable and dangerous

Strongman events have been trial and errors , those natural rock lifts in a cave were safe until , the stone rests on your head 😂

Stupid killer event

Outrageous! Love it!

These are the real Skull Crushers 3:32 - Nearly catastrophic

One slip could crush the skull or snap the neck. Way too risky..!!

The thumbnail says it all 😂

Is the full event streamed on any channels? I can only find clips

Atleast somehow have handles built into these stones, one slip and somebody ends up dead with a crushed skull or serious brain injury.

There seems to be favouritism towards Luke Richardson, they quickly snuck him an extra rep with little to no deliberation. the fact he is so close to the organisers of the events is surely a huge advantage

Its not about how many reps they will get , It’s about if they will survive before the whistle.

While it looks cool it’s a very dangerous event. Not sure about it.

This is insane it freaks me out some one is gonna get really hurt the grip on that rock is shit its round all the way round not for grabbing this is pure madness

R.I.P Aaron Page

should have done it with flatter stones like 1983 WSM, that was awesome

I would not allow this event in competition. Very dangerous and should not be an event in my opinion.

everyone was hoping we wouldnt see this event again after the arnolds and yet here it is... wow. kind of hard to believe Eddie Hall would actually endorse this event...

This event was a part of Trial by Stone at 2020 Arnold's but the stone didn't have to be pressed over head rather than just above the level of head. It's much safer that way.

Too dangerous....

Helmets should be mandatory for this kind of event. Very dangerous.

The real skullcrusher.

guys... there has definitely been worse events than this. Remember when 'steel rod bending', arm wrestling and 'brick running' was a thing?

Everyone - Never stand under a suspended load. Strongmen everywhere - let's lift this shit overhead for reps...

The press or death event

If that slips out your fingers and onto your head , goodbye career

Badass, but in the long run ridiculous!!

This looks almost the same as the stone press at the Arnold Strongman Classic 2020.

Bs to put these men through an event like that

Hard to beat the log press!

These dudes don't even get paid big bucks to warrant risking themselves like that

Hard to beat the log press and atlas stones, doesn't look like combining them is the answer.

"No one's ever seen this kind of event before", wasn't it a thing in the 80s? It's also been a bit of a fad among strongmen for at least a year.

@aidansalerno4895

3 жыл бұрын

It was even in the Arnold's this year

Awesome, i saw mateusz do this in training

nice job Toots

Was just waiting on someone's head to get crushed

Its really one of the hardest brutalest event ive ever scene but its dangerous cz no handlee to catchh

How to get killed fast.

with every rep energy goes down and it becomes dangerous but that's what strongmen do

Superb! Love this event, a combination between The Log Press & The Atlas Stones 💪🏽

Looks dangerous as hell

Stupid unsafe event if you ask me.. think of the athletes safety before anything else

Looks cool and all but the description of the vid describes well why it's a bad idea

Call it what it is the skull crushing event

it seems like they are holding the stone on the side where it can more easily slip. I would think they would have better grip getting their hands more so underneath the stone

I'm assuming they got the idea from the Arnold Strongman Classic 2020, however those stones were not perfectly round Atlas Stones. Those stones were smaller & had a somewhat flat bottom so they could rest firmly on the top of the chest & it helped with the press as well. While the idea of this event was good, I can't see it being an event that'll stick around. At the very least, the stones require a somewhat flat bottom so the athletes can get a firm grip when pressing overhead.

I bet you never see this event again

When a serious injury occurs then it will be scrapped until then grab some popcorn

Once you've paralysed one of your competitors you'll come to realise how insanely stupid this is.

Why they dont wear Helmet? it will protect their head from falling stone.

*_GREAT_*

They need better grips but this is awesome

Bilton did not lock out that 4rth rep!

I like the idea of a stone press, but not with an Atlas Stone. This is much too dangerous.

Im agreeing with the majority in this post, over the head press is dangerous with stones for the athletes. I've seen stones pressed at more of an angle above the chest really, much safer.

Stupid event..what if they slip and drop onto their head..surely you guys should be held responsible if it kills or seriously injure ‘s someone..

@gonzothegreat1317

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I want to know the name of the guy who came up with this. He should be held accountable.

Cool event !

This is too dangerous.

Damn this is a little too dangerous I think

I'm so nervous.

*one of the stupidest and most dangerous strongman events ever!

Bring back natural stone lift like WSM 1990

Stone pressing is great IF it's a natural stone that you can get your hands underneath to press but pressing Atlas stones is just stupid

@gonzothegreat1317

3 жыл бұрын

I would really like to know who invented it. That guy is an idiot. And knowing his name, in case something goes wrong would be a good thing.

Son muy poderosos

Really bad event. Too dangerous