Atlantic Giant '99: Day 1...

1999-05-15 12:10:00

The first day of IFSA's Atlantic Giant '99 strongman competition ended with Finland's Jouko Ahola in first place with 27 points. Hometown hero and contest organizer/promoter Regin Vagadal (Faroe Islands) is in second place with 26 points, and the '98 "World's Strongest Man" winner, Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) is in third place with 23 points. Vagadal won today's loading event, Ahola won the deadlift, Samuelsson won the Husafell stone, as well as the weight carry. The contest concludes tomorrow.

IronMind: Tools of the Trade for Serious Strength Athletes . . . home of Captains of Crush Grippers, MILO, SUPER SQUATS, Just Protein, the Rolling Thunder, Mastery of Hand Strength . . .

Check out our Resource Pages for more information on grip training; Olympic-style weightlifting and weight training; and strongman and World's Strongest Man.

Captains of Crush® Hand Grippers

The gold standard of grippers.

The fastest route to the strongest grip.

MILO®: Strength

Universal power broker

We deal in kilos and meters, pounds and feet.

Strong-Enough™ Lifting Straps

Proven daily by the world's strongest men.

If you're not using IronMind lifting straps, you're not lifting as much as you could be.

Expand-Your-Hand Bands

Say goodbye to tennis elbow

Prevent, eliminate or reduce tennis elbow and associated pains. Simple, fun and effective.

© 2021 IronMind Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission. IronMind®, Captains of Crush®, CoC®, MILO®, Just Protein®, Crushed-to-Dust!®, and Rolling Thunder® are registered trademarks of IronMind. Prices and specifications for products may change at any time; please check with us if you have any questions.