Strongest Athletes in Sport

Paul is back this time with daughter Olivia to discuss some of the strongest athletes of all time and explore the world of the Strongest Man/Women competitions and their mind-blowing feats. Some of what will be discussed in this episode include:- A Lithuanian giant who is a legend in his sport and has set over 20 world records over an illustrious career of 25 years.- A well-known American fantasy drama series that features an Icelandic strongman- The 17 events that made up this year’s World Strongman championship- Strong men from ancient times e.g., Milo of Croton, Hercules- Criteria that determines the world’s strongest eg, Physical attributes, endurance and willpower- Sports known for their strength e.g., throwing events, NFL, powerlifting- Doctor Terry Todd, the guru of strength and Louis Uni, the first very strong athlete- Well-known weightlifters e.g., Dean Lukin, Naim Suleymanoglu.We have our Quiz and segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and Now as well as an interesting fact.Strongest Sportspeople Sources1. Kelly Clarkson ‘Stronger; what doesn’t kill you (official video), 14/11/20112. muscle and fitness.com ‘the 11 strongest humans to ever walk the earth’, by M&F Editor, n.d3. torokhtiy.com ‘who is the strongest man in history? top 10 athletes ranked’, sergiy osipchyk, 16/7/244. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Strongest_Woman5. mens journal.com zydrunas savickas transforms his body’, michael rodio, 30/5/20206. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones7. jefit.com ‘15 facts about muscle and strength you may not have known’, by michael wood, n.d8. university of north texas, college of liberal arts & social sciences, center for sport psychology and athlete mental health, ‘sport quotes’, 20259. future fit training.co.uk ‘100 powerful gym quotes to keep you motivated during workouts, 2024’, by futurefit, 202510. rogue fitness.com ‘zydrunas savickas’, n.d11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDydr%C5%ABnas_Savickas12. https://blog.lympo.io/Zydrunas-Savickas, 2/3/23 lympo athletes13. irishstrongman.com ‘zydrunas savickas, LIT, strongman and powerlifter, by irish strength association, 8/2/201514. x.com josh bryant@josh strength, 2/2/2515. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Todd16. https://x.com/joshstrength/status/188575914936936904517. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Taranenko18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Anderson_(weightlifter) 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Roberts_(strongwoman) 20. https://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/ 21. https://lympo.io/sunset22. ling-app.com ‘10+unique characteristics of lithuanian people to know’, by jefbeck eje, 4/4/23 23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania 24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Events25.. JR Videos ‘National anthem of Lithuania (English translation)’, 6/2/2017Intro music- Puncher by Abbynoise. Outro music- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks.