5.24.2012

Blog|Events

What Happened At The Old Time Strongman Picnic

Heavy Lifting and Heavy Eating Made A Great Picnic

Pig Roast

Eric Todd 905 Open (Absolute) World Record 905 pound Neck Lift bdwt. 252 lbs

Eric Todd 2075 pound Hip Lift

Jeff “Chain Breaker” Bankens exploding a hot water bottle

Jeff “Chain Breaker” Bankens tears a few license plates

Last year Andrew Durniat broke the World Record by doing a 519 one arm deadlift

This year Andrew Durniat broke another World Record…he accomplished a 1-arm left handed barbell snatch with 166 pounds.. at a bdwt. of 233 pounds

If you need transportation to the picnic next year call Rogers Athletics. They will be glad to let you pull their truck to get there.

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