Strongman fans, it's time to start training your hands - not just for increased grip strength, but also because the 2008 MET-Rx World's Strongest Man broadcasts are drawing near and you want to be fully remote-ready when the curtain rises.


It was the first event in the finals of the 2008 MET-Rx World's Strongest Man contest and Mariusz Pudzianowski was about to put the pedal to the metal. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.

Leading up to this year's MET-Rx World's Strongest Man contest were four World's Strongest Man Super Series Grand Prix competitions, and here is their Channel 5 (UK) broadcast schedule:

Friday, November 28 - Mohegan Sun Grand Prix (USA) - 8 p.m.
Friday, December 5 - Madison Square Gardens Grand Prix (USA) - 8 p.m.
Friday, December 12 - Viking Power Challenge (Norway) - 8 p.m.
Friday, December 19 - Sweden Grand Prix (Sweden) - 8 p.m.

And with those preliminaries taken care of, here's the schedule for the 2008 MET-Rx World's Strongest Man contest.

On Channel 5 (UK):
Sunday, December 28 - Heat 1 - 8:00 p.m.
Monday, December 29 - Heat 2 - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 30 - Heat 3 - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 31 - Heat 4 - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 1 - Heat 5 - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, January 2 - Final - 8:00 p.m.

On ESPN 2 (USA):

Thursday, December 25
Show 1: 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Show 2: 7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Show 3: 8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Show 4: 8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Show 5: 9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Show 6: 9:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Show 7: 10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Show 8: 10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Show 9: 11:00 - 11:30 p.m.
Show 10: 11:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Show 11: 12:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.

ESPN (USA):

Sunday, December 28
Show 1: 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Show 2: 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Show 3: 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Show 4: 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Show 5: 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Show 6: 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Show 7: 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Show 8: 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Show 9: 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Show 10: 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Show 11: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Although these times were given to IronMind® directly by IMG, please double check local broadcast schedules - you won't want to miss any of these shows.