OSM North American Open Championships 2016Jun 27, 2016 by Paige Bayer
As Seen At Giants Live: Presses, Pulls, & Power
As Seen At Giants Live: Presses, Pulls, & Power
This weekend, the strongest men (and women) in North America showed up and threw down for the Giants Live: North American Open Championships. Here are the h
This weekend, the strongest men (and women) in North America showed up and threw down for the Giants Live: North American Open Championships. Here are the highlights from the two action-packed days.
If you didn't know Adam Derks before, you do now. He finished the weekend with the North American deadlift champion title by pulling 905 pounds. He was invited to compete Sunday as part of Giants Live, but declined the invite.
"I don't want to go into a WSM qualifier beat up from Saturday," he said. "I want to come in at 100%."
Saturday also featured the North American Log Championships. Sean Demarinis, Rob Kearney, and Brian Fletcher all tied for the heaviest log press of the day with 400-pound totals.
Ken Nowicki and Lucain Herrick also qualified for Giants Live on Sunday, but did not compete. Derks, Nowicki, and Herrick are now all qualified to compete at a a different Giants Live event of their choosing to earn a spot at WSM.
While a lot of focus was on the heavyweights fighting to earn Giants Live qualifier spots, the top three men in the 105kg, 90kg, and 80kg divisions earned spots at the 2016 World's Strongest Man™. The top three masters punched their ticket to World's Strongest Master, and the top three women punched theirs to World's Strongest Woman—see who made it.
Click here for the full recap of the North American Log and Deadlift Championships.
The heat and humidity were unforgiving, and even put veteran strongmen to the test. The top three places bounced around between competitors, but at the end of the day, Nick Best, Mark Felix, and Derek Devaughn secured their spots to the 2016 World's Strongest Man™ competition later this summer. Best is a six-time World’s Strongest Man™ Competitor, Mark Felix is a 10-time World’s Strongest Man™ competitor, and Derek Devaughn will make his rookie debut on the WSM stage.
Log Press Recap
Car Deadlift Recap
Super Yoke Recap
Medley Recap
Frame Carry Recap
Atlas Stones Recap
You can find all of the archived footage of the weekend here.
You can find official results from the weekend here.
The countdown is already running for the next throwdown! On July 9, Europe's Strongest Man and The World Deadlift Championships will be LIVE on FloElite. The event will feature Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson, Eddie "The Beast" Hall, Zydrunas "Big Z" Savickas, and more. Rumor has it that the 2015 World's Strongest Man Brian Shaw hopes to attend too. Cars flipped, logs pressed, kegs tossed, bars bent—catch all of the action LIVE on FloElite.com.
SATURDAY: Official Strongman Games
If you didn't know Adam Derks before, you do now. He finished the weekend with the North American deadlift champion title by pulling 905 pounds. He was invited to compete Sunday as part of Giants Live, but declined the invite.
"I don't want to go into a WSM qualifier beat up from Saturday," he said. "I want to come in at 100%."
Saturday also featured the North American Log Championships. Sean Demarinis, Rob Kearney, and Brian Fletcher all tied for the heaviest log press of the day with 400-pound totals.
Ken Nowicki and Lucain Herrick also qualified for Giants Live on Sunday, but did not compete. Derks, Nowicki, and Herrick are now all qualified to compete at a a different Giants Live event of their choosing to earn a spot at WSM.
While a lot of focus was on the heavyweights fighting to earn Giants Live qualifier spots, the top three men in the 105kg, 90kg, and 80kg divisions earned spots at the 2016 World's Strongest Man™. The top three masters punched their ticket to World's Strongest Master, and the top three women punched theirs to World's Strongest Woman—see who made it.
Click here for the full recap of the North American Log and Deadlift Championships.
SUNDAY: Giants Live North American Championships
The heat and humidity were unforgiving, and even put veteran strongmen to the test. The top three places bounced around between competitors, but at the end of the day, Nick Best, Mark Felix, and Derek Devaughn secured their spots to the 2016 World's Strongest Man™ competition later this summer. Best is a six-time World’s Strongest Man™ Competitor, Mark Felix is a 10-time World’s Strongest Man™ competitor, and Derek Devaughn will make his rookie debut on the WSM stage.
Log Press Recap
Car Deadlift Recap
Super Yoke Recap
Medley Recap
Frame Carry Recap
Atlas Stones Recap
You can find all of the archived footage of the weekend here.
You can find official results from the weekend here.
Don't forget Europe's Strongest Man
The countdown is already running for the next throwdown! On July 9, Europe's Strongest Man and The World Deadlift Championships will be LIVE on FloElite. The event will feature Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson, Eddie "The Beast" Hall, Zydrunas "Big Z" Savickas, and more. Rumor has it that the 2015 World's Strongest Man Brian Shaw hopes to attend too. Cars flipped, logs pressed, kegs tossed, bars bent—catch all of the action LIVE on FloElite.com.
