Svend Karlsen: "My Training Has Just Started . . ."
by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2002
Defending World's Strongest Man winner Svend Karlsen is starting his final preparation for this year's contest.
"My training has just started today for my build up for the WSM, and I am really looking forward to it," Karlsen told IronMind today.
"I have the full five weeks to be home and get ready, and I know I will be hard to beat. I know that there are others . . . Magnus . . . Janne . . . Hugo and Mariusz. I think it will be between us five! I can't do anything about them, the only thing I can do is come in my best and I will!"
Voicing his approval of this year's contest plans, Karlsen said, "I like the events: both squat and deadlift; the only thing that is missing is an overhead!"