2011 MET-Rx World’s Strongest Man: Finals Begin

by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2011

Wingate University—Everyone expected a hot battle for the title at the 2011 MET-Rx World’s Strongest Man contest and based on the first day of finals, that’s just what is being delivered.

Iceland’s Hafthor Julius Bjornsson is huge even by World’s Strongest Man standards and he put that horsepower to good use as he won the Truck Pull today. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.
Iceland’s Hafthor Julius Bjornsson is huge even by World’s Strongest Man standards and he put that horsepower to good use as he won the Truck Pull today.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.


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