2017: Eddie Hall | Kazmaier considers his most important contributions to public life to be his work as a motivational speaker for 3D Sports Tech, addressing school and YMCA groups. Those guys didn't get huge eating like a bird. 1979: Don Reinhoudt | William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953) is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. [8], The world record bench press in early 1979 was 612 lbs, held by Lars Hedlund. He is the youngest child of William Bartholomew and Florence Louise Steinhoff Kazmaier. 2013: Brian Shaw | 1) Bench Press, competition style and grip. Louis Cyr Dumbbell Front Raise and Hold-(Louis Cyr-131 lbs. [15] During the 1980s, he had wrestled for promotions such as Stampede Wrestling in Canada and Continental Championship Wrestling in America.

In 1978, Kazmaier won the American powerlifting championship and the IPF world powerlifting … In the following years, he dominated the competitions in 1980, 1981, and 1982, winning all by a large margin. Bill Kazmaier. He came in fourth, directly behind Jón Páll Sigmarsson. So how did he do it? We have created a browser extension. 2006: Phil Pfister | The runner-up in the competition, Lars Hedlund, was over 28 points behind. Kazmaier continued to compete in lesser known strongman tournaments, such as the Scottish Power Challenge and the Le Defi Mark Ten International. At the 1991 Starrcade Battlebowl: The Lethal Lottery, Kazmaier and his partner Jushin "Thunder" Liger defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Mike Graham in Norfolk, Virginia. "I can and I will" is the message he conveys to inspire young people to lead healthier and more productive lives. The Bench Press, Part Two - Bill Kazmaier Doug Hepburn.

1988: Jón Páll Sigmarsson |

1980: Bill Kazmaier |

Bill Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953 in Burlington, Wisconsin) is an American former powerlifter, strongman and professional wrestler. In 1979 World's Strongest Man, he came in third after leading throughout much of the competition and beating powerlifting icon Don Reinhoudt in the car lift by deadlifting a 2555 lbs car. He was a world Champion Power Lifter, World Champion Strongman, and American Professional Wrestler. 1978: Bruce Wilhelm | [4] He repeated the success in 1983 by first winning the United States Powerlifting Federation (USPF) National Powerlifting Championships in July and later the IPF World Championship in November for a second time. He had a severe pectoral injury, from which he never recovered completely, [8] and shortly before the IPF Championships, had torn his hip flexors in the squat. During the 1970s and 1980s, he set numerous powerlifting and strongman world records, and won two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships and three World's Strongest Man titles. During Kazmaier's title defense at the 1981 World's Strongest Man he won the squat event with 969 lbs (440 kg) (on a smith machine) for a world record, just after tearing his pectoralis major muscle while bending cold rolled steel bars in the bar bend event before. 1) Lying Triceps Push (inclusive of two warmup sets). Kazmaier then struggled to earn a living as an oil rigger, a bouncer, and a lumberjack. [10] He was the first man to win the WSM title three times and remains one of only two men ever to win it three times in a row. [4] [8] From 1981 onwards Kazmaier's career was affected by multiple muscle tears and injuries, preventing him from setting the bar even higher. [7] Both served as a place for him to train and as headquarters for DynaKaz Inc., Kazmaier's own exercise equipment import-export company,[6] which markets fitness products worldwide.[7]. Dezember 1953 in Burlington, Wisconsin) ist ein US-amerikanischer Powerlifter, World Champion Strongman und Profi-Wrestler. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? (907) 277-3421, 5701 Lake Otis Parkway Suite 100 Anchorage , AK 99507. Performance Metric – .967 [American – .970 International – .966], World Strongman Challenge – 3rd place (1988), World Muscle Power Championships – winner (1988), World Muscle Power Championships – 3rd place (1985), These are just a few of his accomplishments in his life:[19] Second, shortly before the IPF Championships, he tore his hip flexors in the squat. Bill travels across “the Last Frontier”, Alaska as a motivational speaker where he is able to share his personal philosophy of “Conceive, Believe and Achieve.” He travels to many communities to share his knowledge and experience on numerous aspects of Health and Wellness. At the 1991 Starrcade Battlebowl: The Lethal Lottery, Kazmaier and his partner Jushin "Thunder" Liger defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Mike Graham in Norfolk, Virginia.

Although he threw the weight at least 3 feet higher than the bar, he failed to get the direction right. Kazmaier then opened, and continues to operate, S.W.A.T.

[7], In 1974 Kazmaier had a "spiritual awakening" after reading a Bible verse in Psalms 40 while at the Madison YMCA. "[8][16] He lives in Auburn, Alabama and has a son, Eric. [13] [14]. He received several shots at Lex Luger's WCW World Heavyweight Championship but failed to win the title. He first began in strength sports by competing as a junior powerlifter representing Iceland in 1983. [10] Kazmaier was the first man to press the "unliftable" Thomas Inch dumbbell* and became only the fifth person to lift it above the knee, setting this record on October 13, 1990. He had one brother, two sisters, and a half brother. Oders Dell Wilson Jr. was an American world champion powerlifter and world champion strongman competitor.

[7] The gym closed in 2005. A notable performance in this WSM was his 1055 lbs silver dollar deadlift. [4][8] From 1981 onwards Kazmaier's career was affected by multiple muscle tears and injuries, preventing him from setting the bar even higher. Inspired by Jim Thorpe, Kazmaier sought to transfer his talents to other sports, trying out for the NFL's Green Bay Packers in 1981 and also participating in World Championship Wrestling. 1989: Jamie Reeves | Kazmaier moved the world record stepwise up from 617.3 lbs in July, 1979 to 622.8 lbs in November 1979 to 633.8 lbs in May, 1980 and finally to 661.4 lbs at the USPF West Georgia Open Powerlifting Championships, held in Columbus, Georgia on January 31, 1981. He sniffed and got an eye opening burst of ehilaration. [7], At the 1978 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Championships in Los Angeles, California, Kazmaier squatted 782 lbs, bench pressed 534 lbs, and deadlifted 804 lbs in the 275-pound weight class, which immediately placed him in the top rank in his first national powerlifting appearance. William Kazmaier was a renowned Strongman during the 1970s and 1980s. [7] In this competition, Kazmaier officially became the first human to bench press 300 kg (661.4 lbs)[6] (raw) in an IPF-sanctioned meet* and recorded his lifetime best three-lift-total of 2425 lbs (1100 kg),[4][9] a powerlifting world record that remained unsurpassed for more than a decade. Kazmaier, Green Bay Packers Training Camp in 1981. ✪ 1983 IPF World Powerlifting Championships part 1/2, ✪ 1983 IPF World Powerlifting Championships part 2/2. Having considered in detail the underlying training philosophies, the techniques, and the assistance exercises concerned with bench pressing, it is now time to lay them out in a detailed program. He screamed, stompped his feet and attacked the bar! 6) Tennis Backhand Cable Extension. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 25.