Top 10 most pumped up and tallest strongmen in the world
- Mariusz Pudzianowski is a record holder among strongmen.
- Hafthor Bjornson is a famous strongman and actor.
- Brian Shaw is the pride of America.
- Mikhail Koklyaev is a bright champion of great Russia.
- Zydrunas Savickas is a strong man on the planet.
- Vasily Virastyuk is a Ukrainian hero.
- Becca Swanson is a strong woman.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger is a bodybuilding star.
- Markus Ruhl is a determined strongman.
- Jay Cutler - Mr. Olympia.
Mariusz Pudzianowski - Polish Hercules
The great strongman was born in Poland and started playing sports at the age of 11. At 13, Mariusz left karate and took up powerlifting. For seven years, starting at the age of 15, he practiced boxing. The debut of one of the strongest, largest and tallest people on the planet came at the age of 16 years. He took part in the bench press competition, the Strongman competition, and won the world title 5 times. World record holder in several Strongman competitions.
He has merits in boxing and karate, plays rugby, tried his hand at MMA, and thanks to his popularity he immediately competed in the best MMA organization in Poland - KSW.
Today Mariusz weighs 132 kg with a height of 186 cm, chest volume is 148 cm. Among his personal records:
- deadlift 415 kg
- bench press 290 kg
- squat 379 kg
Hafthor Bjornson - the strongest man on the planet
Among the strongmen on the planet, Hafthor is the tallest, his height is 2 meters and 6 centimeters, and he also weighs a lot - 197.5 kg. This tall, strong and big man comes from Iceland; he inherited his considerable height. His grandfather is even taller - 207 cm, and his father - 203. The strongman’s appearance is impressive; he has huge, pumped up muscles, covered with numerous tattoos.
He started his career in basketball, which is not surprising given his high stature.
Due to an injury, I had to call it a day, Hafthor began training in the field of extreme strength training, and he managed to break several records. He is the largest Viking, he managed to accomplish the incredible - drag a huge log 10 meters long and weighing 650 kg 5 meters. This thousand-year record was broken in 2015. Bjornson managed to star in several films, including Game of Thrones.
Anthropometry
The man had impressive volumes. Just imagine, Greg’s bicep circumference was 65 centimeters! This is only 10 centimeters less than the circumference of a basketball! The rest of the muscles were also impressive, for example, the waist measured 114 centimeters, and the hip measured almost 90!
Brian Shaw is a legend among the planet's strongmen
He won the competition four times, becoming the strongest man in the world. Brian's deadlift numbers are impressive - 420 kg. His career began in 2005, when he took part in the Denver's Strongest Man competition as an amateur. Within a few months I began to participate on a par with professionals. The only person to lift 6 large atlas stones weighing 300-425 pounds. He won the champion title 4 times, becoming the strongest on the planet. With straps, Shaw's deadlift is 454 kg, without - 420, bench press with a weight of 283 kg, 2 reps.
He is already a legend in strongman circles; he still holds the record for a deadlift with tires weighing 508 kg, with straps it is 440. These are not all of Brian’s records; he lifts 374 kg in squats and 242 kg in the bench press. Won twice in the Arnold Classic competition. One of the most pumped up, tallest and biggest people on the planet is not going to stop there. His goal is new records in the field of strength sports.
Mikhail Koklyaev - strong tall heavyweight
Another of the strongest, most pumped up and tallest people on the planet, who has been involved in weightlifting since the age of 13, where he became the absolute record holder in the deadlift. He was the champion of Russia eight times, lifting a large barbell of 250 kg in the clean and jerk. Now he takes part in extreme strength sports, where he surprises fans and the whole world with strength records. In 2015, he moved and pulled a bus weighing several tons for several meters. He repeatedly won first place at the IFSA Grand Prix.
He participated in competitions in several strength sports, including weightlifting and powerlifting, where he is a master of sports. He holds the absolute record of the Russian Federation for deadlift, namely 417 kg. Mikhail is tall - 192 cm, weight 160 kg. Already at 16 I was able to fulfill the standard for a master of sports in weightlifting, at 24 - the standard for an international master of sports. This is truly the strongest, most pumped up strongman in the world and one of the tallest. He is a presenter and referee of extreme power competitions, a leader in powerlifting and bodybuilding competitions.
Training strategy
The athlete was guided by a slightly different training system than most of his “colleagues”. His workouts consisted of a large number of exercises for each muscle group, and the number of repetitions ranged from 18-22. But these workouts were part of the preparation, which also included strength days. It was during these days that the bodybuilder worked with extreme weights according to the powerlifting training scheme. By the way, both strength training and high-repetition training were performed in an intensive mode. In strength training, a small number of sets and repetitions were used, but in high-repetition training, he had to perform 5-6 sets of each exercise.
Moreover, if other massive bodybuilders working out according to a similar scheme practiced performing with full amplitude, including Yats, then Kovacs believed that it was necessary to work in a limited range of movements, that is, with short movements. As a result, it was decided to review the workouts and perform them in full amplitude. Kovacs worked the same way during both bulking and cutting periods, without changing the load or training regimen.
Zydrunas Savickas - pumped up and strong record holder
This pumped-up and tall strongman, nicknamed Big Z, was able to outperform even the most outstanding strongmen. The Lithuanian athlete managed to become the holder of the title of the strongest on the planet 4 times. Even more impressive is his 8 wins at the Arnold Classic. Zydrunas is the only one who was able to win every major strength competition. The big athlete is 190 cm tall and weighs 180 kg. All achievements were included in the Guinness Book of Records.
Savickas was born in Lithuania, and from a young age he was fond of strength sports. His first record in his homeland was achieved in barbell squats. He was able to lift 400 kg and 1000 kg in powerlifting. Another amazing personal record of this pumped up and tall hero is throwing a load weighing 250 kg with one hand to a height of 5.2 m.
The big strongman went down in history, where he is known as the strongest strongman. I came to powerlifting in my early youth, inspired by the strength competitions I watched on TV. I was able to achieve all my successes only thanks to persistent, daily training. Even a serious injury could not break the big Z. He managed to pull himself together and after a while he again set several records, of which Zydrunas has as many as 40!
Vasily Virastyuk is a strong man in every sense
Vasily was born in Ukraine, where he is a real folk hero, acts in films and continues to engage in strength sports. He won the title of the strongest man in the world and repeatedly became the world champion in all-around strength. Virastyuk became acquainted with athletics and shot put at the age of 10 thanks to his older brother Roman, who became the champion of Ukraine in shot put 17 times.
Vasily overcame all his obstacles in competitions without difficulty, but he had two tragedies in his life: his first wife died, the second had an accident, but survived. The athlete was able to survive the difficulties of life, he is truly strong in every sense. The tallest and most muscular man always sets the right example for his sons, instilling in them the qualities of a true strongman. In addition to sports, he appears in commercials, television shows, and films.
Among all Virastyuk’s records, several were included in the Guinness Book of Records. He was able to do the incredible in a minute: he lifted and installed 4 ice cubes, each of which weighed 150 kg, onto pedestals 130 cm high. Before Vasily, no one had worked with ice in strength sports. Another great achievement was pulling several trams with a total weight of 101.5 tons. Seven cars weighing 11 tons were pulled over 25 meters, and in a minute I pulled a couple of 10 cars weighing 16.5 tons each over a distance of 18.5 m. With a great height of 191 cm his weight is 138 kg, chest volume is 146 cm.
Sergio Oliva
In 1967, the Cuban supplanted Larry Scott on the pedestal of Mr. Olympia. The bodybuilder repeated his success in 1968 and 1969. During his third triumph, the bodybuilder beat debutant Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In his youth, Oliva was involved in weightlifting and was a member of the Cuban national team. Sergio dreamed of leaving the country and in 1961 the athlete settled in Miami, USA. The bodybuilder spent his free time in the gym. The classes required money, so Oliva took on any job and for some time repaired televisions. Sergio served in the police for 25 years and retired with the rank of officer.
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In 1986, Oliva experienced a family scandal. A bodybuilder's wife shot her husband five times. One bullet hit the athlete's stomach. The bodybuilder’s wife claimed that she was defending herself, and Oliva called the situation an accident. Sergio died in 2012 from kidney failure at the age of 71.
Anthropometric data of Sergio Oliva:
- height - 175.26 cm;
- weight - 108.8 kg;
- chest - 147.32 cm;
- biceps - 54 cm;
- forearm - 39.5 cm;
- waist - 71.12 cm;
- hip - 73.66 cm;
- calves - 47 cm.
Becca Swanson is the most pumped up and strongest woman on the planet
Among the strongest and most pumped up people in the world there is also a woman who managed to win many awards in the field of powerlifting. To this day, she is the only representative of the fair sex who was able to squat a weight of 387 kg. In the deadlift she lifts 310 kg, in the bench press 270. Even many men will envy such achievements.
Her career in bodybuilding started in 1996, after which Becca began taking part in various international competitions, becoming the strongest woman on the planet. Becky's external data is amazing for a female; with a height of 178 cm, she weighs 110 kg, her shoulder length is 140 cm, and her biceps girth is 46. Today, Swanson is 45 years old and continues her career in sports. In the professional league, WFW has been in the top three for a long time, and has been among the ten most powerful people in the world for a long time.
Arnold Schwarzenegger - the most famous muscular man
Bodybuilder Arnold is known throughout the world for his hard training in bodybuilding. Strong, big and pumped up - that's all about him. His weight, with a height of 188 cm, was 115 kg during his active sports career. Thanks to him, playing sports and leading a healthy lifestyle became popular in the world; for millions of teenagers, Arnold was and remains a shining example of what can be achieved in bodybuilding.
Already at 19, he won the Mr. Europe competition, then became the winner of Mr. Universe 5 times, and won the Mr. Olympia 7 times. Later he himself became the organizer of the competition, which he named after himself “Arnold Classic”. It takes place every year in the USA. Schwarzenegger has starred in a large number of films, the most iconic among them being The Terminator. He has been awarded a number of awards in cinema.
Lou Ferrigno
A bodybuilder with a difficult fate. Many famous bodybuilders did not predict professional success for him. But Lou, who ranks fourth among the world's biggest bodybuilders, persistently pursued his goal and achieved success: he became Mr. Universe. As a child, he suffered from an acute form of otitis media, which could have caused him to lose his hearing. Ferrigno, who weighs 125 kg, is 197 cm tall and has biceps of 58 cm, is not only a bodybuilder, but also an actor and trainer.
Markus Ruhl - a strong and big German beast
A professional bodybuilder from Germany is simply amazing in appearance. His huge biceps impress anyone. In 2009, he won the competition “The Most Pumped Man in the World” and won the title “The Biggest Shoulders in the History of Bodybuilding.” Marcus achieved all his achievements through hard work; he began training at the age of 19, after he was injured and could no longer play football. Although this age is considered late for starting a bodybuilding career, he took up this sport on the recommendation of a doctor. I had to endure a lot of disappointments and traumas, but that didn’t stop me.
And today Marcus continues training, remains at the top of the Olympus of bodybuilding, participates in prestigious competitions and competitions. With a relatively tall height of 177 cm, he weighs 128 kg during competitions, and during rest he allows himself to gain weight up to 130-140 kg.
Largest natural biceps
Greg Kovacs at the peak of his career had biceps of 65 cm. Before joining bodybuilding, the Canadian had a choice - to play football or hockey. But the interest in bodybuilding was stronger, so at the age of 20 the young man made his debut in a pitching competition. The first performance was unsuccessful: the 130-kilogram Kovacs lost to a guy who weighed 85 kg. Greg was inferior in definition and posed awkwardly on stage.
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Kovacs won the Canadian national championship and competed in the Night of Champions and Arnold Classic competitions. The athlete’s life was cut short at the age of 44 in 2013.
In the 1990s, a native of Nigeria, Victor Richards, showed promise. The athlete was called the greatest bodybuilder in history. Victor, with a height of 175 cm, weighed 135 kg, which was considered unusual in the late 1980s. The volume of the Nigerian's biceps, which he pumped naturally, was 64 cm. Body industry officials expected Richards to become a new sports star. But Victor did not realize his potential, remaining a “gray horse”.
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Jay Cutler - talented bodybuilder
Since childhood, this guy knows what physical hard work is. He worked with his father at a construction site, which was the beginning of his path to a pumped-up body. As a schoolboy I played American football. Already at 20 he became the winner of the NPC Iron Body Invitation competition. Two years later he became the first at the “Night of Champions” tournament, they paid attention to him, Cutler began training with professional bodybuilders.
In 2006, he managed to take the place of Roni Coleman, an eight-time winner of Mr. Olympia. From 1998 to 2013, he took part in bodybuilding competitions as a professional 32 times, of which he became first in 15 and second in 11. Now Cutler is the only athlete who was able to regain the Olympia title after a defeat.
Phil Heath
This is a representative of stocky bodybuilders and, as is often the case with guys of small and medium height, the owner of broad shoulders. His deltoids are voluminous and round. Their shape compares favorably with some bodybuilders, such as Schwarzenegger. Phil has spherical deltoids, while Arnie has sloping shoulders, which visually makes them much smaller. I would like to note that even in his school years, when he played basketball, his shoulders were rounded. Genetically, he was already predisposed to having massive round deltas.
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