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2017 Arnold Strongman Classic
The 2017 IFBB Arnold Classic and Arnold Sports Festival are Presented by Classic Productions. Celebrating the 29th Anniversary of the IFBB Arnold Classic and the 11th Arnold Amateur Championships. March 2nd - 5th, 2017, Columbus, Ohio.
Held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and the Battelle Grand Ballroom. The Presenting Sponsors were Europa Sports Products and Optimum Nutrition and the Arnold Strongman Major Sponsor was Rogue.
The Arnold Strongman Classic had the first 4 events staged at the Expo stage, and the final exciting event, The Austrian Oak was held at the Battelle Grand Ballroom on Saturday night. Brian Shaw won his third Arnold Strongman Classic title in dominating fashion.
DVD CONTENTS:
Enjoy the full coverage of this incredible display of skill, power and strength. Split over two days, the competitors battled it out over five incredibly heavy and stressful events to see who would be the Arnold Strongman champion for 2017. This year is was BRIAN SHAW who came out on top in a convincing victory over Hafthor Bjornsson.
This DVD covers each of the 5 events which were as follows in this order:
1. The Bale Tote
2. The Timber Carry
3. The Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift
4. The Sandbag Throw
5. The Austrian Oak
EXTRA SCENES features the induction of LOU FERRIGNO and BILL KAZMAIER into the International Sports Hall of Fame. This event was co-hosted by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dr Robert Goldman.
RUNNING TIMES:
Pro Strongman Event: 125 mins
Extras - Sports Hall of Fame: 16 mins
Total Running Time: 141 mins
2017 ARNOLD STRONGMAN CLASSIC RESULTS
1. Brian Shaw – 47.5 – USA
2. Hafthor Bjornsson – 41.5 – Iceland
3. Jerry Pritchett – 39.5 – USA
4. Mateusz Kieliszkowski – 31 – Poland
5. Mikhail Shivlyakov – 29 – Russia
6. Vytautas Lalas – 25 – Lithuania
7. Dimitar Savatinov – 22.5 – Bulgaria
8. Martins Licis – 20.5 – USA
9. Zachary Hadge – 12.5 – USA
10. Krzysztof Radzikowski – 3 – Poland
THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF ARNOLD CLASSIC USA DVDs & DOWNLOADS.
More details on each of the 2017 Arnold Strongman Events:
1. The Bale Tote — Two different weight yokes. Starting weight 590kg/1300lb. Athletes to carry the yoke 4 meters/13 feet. If successful, the weight of the yoke will be increased to 1565 lb. The fastest time of the heaviest yoke will win.
2. The Timber Carry — 1140 pound (517kg) frame carry up a 35 foot incline. Straps allowed.
3. The Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift — One rep max, with three attempts for each competitor. (Jerry Pritchett subsequently broke the Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift World Record with a pull of 1,031 lb. to break Eddie Hall's record from last year.)
4. The Sandbag Throw - The newest event at the Arnold Strongman Classic was the Sandbag Weight Over the 15’ Bar Throw. Hafthor took the top spot with a 95 lb. toss, which he later bested in an unofficial record-settings throw of the 100 lb. bag.
5. The Austrian Oak — Floor to overhead log press for maximum repetitions. Athletes will have a choice between the heavy Oak – 430 lb. or the Feather Oak – 385 lb.
(You can find further details on every individual lift for each event HERE. Scroll to the bottom of the page.)
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2017 Arnold Classic Pro Men: Arnold Classic, Arnold 212, Men's Physique & Pro Wheelchair Set
This wonderful competition is recorded for posterity in a DVD of 5 HOURS, presenting the complete Prejudging and Finals of the Arnold Classic Pro Men, Pro 212, Pro Men’s Physique & Pro Wheelchair as well as the final event and awards for the Arnold Strongman Classic. The new Arnold Classic champion was CEDRIC McMILLAN who moved up from 2nd last year, new Pro Ahmad Ashkanani stormed to victory in the 212, Ryan Terry of the UK won the Pro Men’s Physique and inspirational Harold Kelley won the Pro Wheelchair. The 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient was Betty Weider.
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2017 ARNOLD CLASSIC (USA) PRO RESULTS - MEN, WOMEN & STRONGMAN.
2017 ARNOLD AMATEUR (USA) MEN'S RESULTS .
2017 ARNOLD AMATEUR (USA) WOMEN'S RESULTS.
Special thanks to photographers at the Arnold Classic Finals and Arnold Strongman Classic, Lou Ann Weisenstien of Slater's Strength and Stones and Jason Breeze for these wonderful strongman photos.
Not to be overlooked, our thanks to the Arnold Strongman Classic Officials: The Arnold Strongman Classic is directed by Terry Todd, Jan Todd, and Steve Slater.
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The 2017 IFBB Arnold Classic & Arnold Sports Festival are Presented by Classic Productions.
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This Event is Officially Sanctioned by the IFBB Professional League.
International President
Rafael Santonja-Gomez
Chairman
Jim Manion
Event Promoters
Jim Lorimer
Bob Lorimer
Classic Productions
Meet Director
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Amateur Contests
Bob Lorimer
Mike Davies
Expo & Events Coordinator
Paul Nagle
Expo & Events Director
Kathy Nagle
Director of Communications
Brent LaLonde
Strongman Contest
Dr. Terry Todd
Steve Slater
Strongman Stage Announcers
Bill Kazmaier
Mark Henry
Public Relations
Lorz Communications
Masters of Ceremony
Lonnie Teper
Clint Richards
Head Judge
Steve Weinberger
Photography for Pro DVDs
Jason Breeze jasonbreeze.com
Video footage
LIVE! TECHNOLOGIES
Columbus, Ohio
www.reallivepros.com
The Arnold Amateur
Masters of Ceremony
Shawn Ray
Natalie Calland
Head Judges
Gary Udit
Armando Marquez
On Stage Expeditors
Frank Thomas
Rick Bayardi
Sam Wilder
Back Stage Expeditors
Cory Elzey
Evette Cano
Photographer for Amateurs
Carl Wade
2017 Arnold Sports Festival Crew List
Event Producer
Shawn Loevenguth
Assistant Event Producer
Alyssa Messner
Carrie Chew
Stage Managers
Ashley Harbison
Beth Siracuse
Michelle Blank
FOH Audio Engineer
Steve Jones
Audio Engineer
Kevin Brown
FOH Lighting Technician
Michael Hesmond
Lighting Technician
Josh Bowers
Video Director
Michael Dickson
Tape Operator
Ian Martin
Camera Operators
Ron Caruso
Eric Obert
Jim Miller
Head Carpenter
Dave Steinmetz
Carpenters
Rick Scholz
Bill Cecil
Head Rigger
Steve Quinn
Set Design
Jocelyn McDaniel
Expo Stage
Site Supervisor
Doug Maynard
Audio Technician
Gus Caulk
Lighting Technician
Patrick Fitzgibbons
Video Director
Stewart Williams
Camera Operators
Dave Love
Matt Gault
ENG Team
Jerman Abney
Grant Lawhorn
Tyler Chapman
Kelsey Reef
Jared Zajac
Jon Ebright
Jeff Martin
Ledion Isufaj
Catherine Quamme
Alexandria Ferst
General Technician
Patrick Hinson
Schehera McKissack
Arnold Sports Festival Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
Europa Sports
Optimum Nutrition
Diamond Sponsors
Rogue Fitness - Presenting Sponsor of the Strongman
Midway Labs USA
Gold Sponsors
Animal
BSN
JAN TANA
MHP
Muscle & Fitness Magazine
Ultimate Nutrition
Silver Sponsors
ALLMAX
American Electric Power
Bana Sports
Blackstone Labs
Blender Bottle
Body Fortress
Complete Nutrition
Cytosport
EAS Abbott Nutrition
GAT
Gold's Gym
Laura's Lean Beef
Monster Energy/Muscle Monster
Muscle Egg
Nutrex
OhYEAH! Nutrition
Performix
Quest Nutrition
Ricart
Rivalus
Rule One Proteins
SBD Apparel USA Distributor
Sweet Sweat by Sports Research
VPX Sports
Bronze Sponsors
Athletic Elite 10
BPI Sports
Bodybuilding.com
Carnosyn
Concept2 CTS Inc.
Dymatize
iSatori, Inc.
Jaybird
Magnum Nutraceuticals
MRI Performance
MuscleSport
Mutant
Nationwide Realty
N.V.E. Pharmaceuticals
ProMera Sports
Sling Shot
Tianqi Shaker Bottle
GMV would like to thank:
Bob Lorimer
Brent LaLonde
Shawn Loevenguth
Jason Breeze
Matt Lorz
Jerman Abney
Carrie Chew
Carl Wade
Editing
Wayne Gallasch
Ollie Parke
Authoring & Cover Design
Ollie Parke
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