28/04/2026
Scotlands Strongest Man Qualifier 2026
What a day and an experience for for me in my first qualifier!
Although I never qualified I achieved all my goals going into the comp and learned loads in doing so.
Event 1: overhead press which due to injuries skipped.
Event 2: 315kgs deadlift for reps - 3 reps achieved which was my target and a huge pb at weight.
Event 3: 380kg Yoke into 130kg per hand farmers - Event completed with one drop of the farmers. My goal was to complete the Event and I did so in a time of 28s.
Event 4: 145kg Keg, 120kgs Sandbag and 82kg tyre Loaded on to an 100kgs+ Sledge and drag. This was horrendous. My goal was to complete it and I achieved this.
Event 5: Stones 120kgs to 180kgs. I was going to skip this Event after drag took it out of me but I was persuaded just to do the 1st stone. I decided at the time to do the 2nd as well. A more experienced me would have considered the split times and put more effort in but we live and learn.
Overall I finished 30th on the day but left with my head held high.
A huge thanks to and for organising and running a great event and totally the loaders and helpers.
Another huge thats to everyone from .sc who were down supporting and helped me with my suit, tips and advice throughout the day. It was so appreciated.
On to next year now where I'll be going all out to qualify.
Training out of .sc and
Suit, belt and Straps:
Sleeves:
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