Vyututas Lalas won the Arnold Strongman Classic 2013 with an outstanding performance. The final results and event breakdowns are below.
Final Standings
- Vytautas Lalas – 35
- Brian Shaw – 34.5
- Mikhail Koklyaev – 30
- Krzysztof Radzikowski – 26
- Mike Burke – 21.5
- Mark Felix – 20.5
- Jerry Pritchett – 18.5
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson – 17
- Derek Poundstone – 11
- Adam Scherr – 1
Austrian Oak
- Krzysztof Radzikowski
- Mikhail Koklyaev
- Vytautas Lalas
- Brian Shaw
- Derek Poundstone
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
- Jerry Pritchett
- Mike Burke
- Mark Felix
- Adam Scherr
Radzikowski was a sight to behold with two good reps of the 204kg log with a very close third! Check out the video:
Manhood Stones
- Brian Shaw – 3 reps of 244kg stone
- Mikhail Koklyaev – 1 rep of 244kg stone
- Vytautas Lalas – 1 rep of 244kg stone
- Mike Burke – 5 reps of 204kg stone
- Mark Felix – 4 reps of 204kg stone
- Jerry Pritchett – 4 reps of 204kg stone
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson – 3 reps of 204kg stone
- Krzysztof Radzikowski – 3 reps of 204kg stone
- Derek Poundstone – injured bicep
- Adam Scherr – 0 reps
Shaw took the world record with an impressive 3 reps of the 244kg atlas stone:
Hummer Tire Deadlift
- Mark Felix – 509kg (511.5kg unofficially outside of competition)
- Brian Shaw – 509kg (Joint First)
- Vytautas Lalas – 506.5kg
- Jerry Pritchett – 482kg
- Krzysztof Radzikowski – 466kg
- Mikhail Koklyaev – 441kg
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson – 436kg
- Mike Burke – 426kg
- Derek Poundstone – Withdrew
- Adam Scherr – Withdrew
Another world record by Mark Felix this time at nearly 50 years of age – what a back!
Circus Dumbbell (120kg)
- Vytautas Lalas – 5 reps
- Brian Shaw – 3 reps
- Mikhail Koklyaev – 3 reps (Joint 2nd)
- Mike Burke – 3 reps (Joint 2nd)
- Krzysztof Radzikowski – 2 reps
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson – 1 reps
- Mark Felix – 0 reps
- Jerry Pritchett – 0 reps (Joint last)
- Derek Poundstone – 0 reps (Joint last)
- Adam Scherr – Withdrew
The internet has been rife with negativity surrounding the ‘excessive’ weights in this years Arnold’s and the so called inevitable injuries. It’s certainly a shame that the likes of Poundstone were injured early on and didn’t get a chance to shine on their preferred events. With Strongman competitions getting heavier and heavier and the athletes pushing themselves harder than ever before its no surprise that we’ll see more injuries – perhaps Big Z had the right idea in skipping out the Arnolds this year to save himself for the World’s Strongest Man.
RX Muscle have a great post-win interview with Lalas that’s well worth a watch and can be found here.
