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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cumbria's Strongest Man and Women show promises records and remarkable feats
The most powerful men and women in the county will take the stage in west Cumbria this weekend. The fourth annual Cumbria's Strongest Man and Woman show promises to see records broken and some remarkable feats of strength. The event on Saturday at Rivendell in Workington will involve top competitors from Cumbria and some from further afield. Those behind the 2025 show say an exciting day is in prospect. 'We've got an amazing line-up of competitors,' said Dave Straughton, one of the event's main organisers. 'I honestly think it'll be the best one we've ever had.' Competitors will take part in five events to test the formidable strength of the men and women involved. 'We've got the max deadlift, and we honestly think we'll see some Cumbria records get broken in that,' added Straughton. Top competitors on Saturday include, from left to right, last year's 105kg champion Connor Smith, open champion Karl Gorman, Molly Wagstaff and Daniel McNicholas (Image: Submitted) 'We've got an overhead medley, where they've got to press four implements overhead - an axle, a log, a monster one-arm dumbbell, and a natural stone block. 'The third event is the max throw – and the fourth event's really fun, because it's a mystery event. 'Outside of the promotional team, no-one knows what it is. And that'll get announced after event three, about 20 minutes before it starts. So, that will throw a cat amongst the pigeons. I absolutely cannot wait to see the faces of the athletes and the crowd when we announce what it is. 'And then we'll finish with the Cumberland Stones at the end, like we always do.' The competition will include an open class, a 105kg class and, for the second year, a female category. A number of national-level competitors will be stepping up. They will include Workington's Karl Gorman, who has twice been named Cumbria's Strongest Man and will compete in the 105kg class, and fellow west Cumbrian Dan McNicholas, who was the first winner of the title, and who has also qualified for England's Strongest Man as well as holding the county's deadlift record. He will be among the open class competitors. Connor Smith, who also trains in Workington and recently came second in Britain's Strongest Man at u90kg, will also compete – while the remarkable Mark Tonner, from Catterick, will also wow the crowd. The military veteran, who lost the use of an arm after a blast in Afghanistan, has won World Disabled Strongman titles. 'He's twice as strong as the average man with one arm,' Straughton said. 'He's a beast. 'He's got to have some specialised kit – such as, for the log press, a specialised one-armed log. 'As amazing as all the athletes are, I think Mark will probably steal the show.' A crowd of about 500 people is expected and there will be refreshments and a bar. 'It's a brilliant family day and the atmosphere is always great,' added Straughton. The action starts at 11am and is expected to run to 5pm. Tickets are still available via the Cumbrian Strongman Promotions Instagram page HERE, or on the door.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
World record bid expected at west Cumbria strongman show
A world record bid will be made when some of the strongest men in the world perform in west Cumbria this weekend. The Cumbrian Pro Invitational will see under-105kg stars in action in a major strongman show. And those behind Saturday's show are predicting that the world deadlift record could come under serious threat at the event. 'The line-up is absolutely stacked, and we're hoping that the world deadlift record in the 105kg class is going to get broken,' sad organiser Dave Straughton. 'The world record is currently 420 kilos, and one of the lads, Chris Otero from America, has just done 414kg in training. 'I honestly think he's going to break the world record here. That would be absolutely amazing.' The professional strongman show will see top competitors from the UK as well as a host of other countries competing. There will also be local interest with Workington's Karl Gorman, Cumbria's strongest man, competing. Others on the card include Polish powerhouse Przemyslaw Marcewski, Czech Republic's Vojtech Kucera and Latvia's Maris Krievelis, plus a host of competitors from England and Wales. They include Andrew Lumley, formerly the UK's strongest man at U105kg, Scott McGowan, one-time England's strongest man and Welsh champion Luke Williams. They will show off their strength in disciplines such as the max deadlift, log press at 150kg, farmers walk at 140-160kg, 1,000lb yoke run and natural stone load up to 400lb. Dave says the latest strongman show, which is held at CRL, Lillyhall, promises to be an event to remember. 'It's amazing that our little shows in Cumbria have got such a worldwide pull. 'People want to come and compete in our shows because they kook so good and the crowds are ahead of anywhere else – they're bigger, noisier and really passionate. 'We'll have a big crowd again on Saturday night.' Dave added that plenty of planning has gone into making the show a top-class event. 'We try and make it a strongman show – we don't just want it to be a strongman competition,' he added. 'A lot of them happen in car parks and things like that. I like to put mine in a proper venue, with a bar, and make a day of it. We try and make sure it looks good and visually appealing. 'We always have DJs and music. The set-up for this is going to be amazing. It's going to look like a pro strongman show.' The doors open at 2pm and the first event starts at 3pm. Some tickets are still available – visit Cumbrian Strongman Promotions or Cumbrian Invitational U105 on Instagram.
