I went to the Australian Sport and Fitness Expo this past weekend, and it was glaringly unimpressive. Conventional fitness and nutrition information still maintains precedence, and the culture reflects that. Thankfully, Derek Boyer was present. Derek is a long-time strongman competitor, powerlifter, Guinness World Record holder, and actor. He’s even dabbled in some sumo wrestling and won the 2011 Oceania Open Championship as well as a multi-national powerlifting champion. A few years ago he was on Australian Gladiators, and he’s undefeated in every Australia’s Strongest Man since 1997. He’s qualified for the World’s Strongest man 8 times with his first appearance in 1996. Derek is THE strongman authority in Australia.
He put on a demonstration by lifting a V8 engine and carrying it around (see video below). Unfortunately, the weakling Aussie goobers standing around didn’t have an appreciation for this feat.
I chatted with Derek a bit after the demonstration. Recently he hasn’t focused on powerlifting, yet he deadlifted 370kg. However, another Aussie guy (the name escapes me) deadlifted 372.5. Derek has vowed to not only crush this number, but to deadlift 400kg by the end of the year. If I recall correctly, he deadlifted 360 or 365 last week in his second pulling session, and the first session he did 330 or 340 for a triple. Not too shabby, eh?
It was refreshing to chat with Derek in a sea of CrossFit, bodybuilding, and supplements. If you’d like to read more about Derek, as well as watch some impressive videos, then visit www.DerekBoyer.com and check out www.BoywerWeightLoss.com for his weight loss program.
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Definitely glad I watched that video with sound. Derek’s sound effects kicked ass.
He cut his arm and hand up pretty bad doing that. He was dripping blood all over the place.
–Justin
Oh, and I suppose his ability to carry around a FUCKING V8 ENGINE was cool too…
Fuctional strength…
That’s pretty awesome!
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The 372.5kg deadlift would have been by George McLaren.
Justin,
The linky for Derek’s weight loss website has a type – should be boyerweightloss.com
*typo :P
I really hope they bring back Summer Heights high and give this guy a role on the show.
It is a sad statement that a beast like him would need to make his money with a weight-loss program. There should be plenty of market for a weight-GAIN program – unfortunately, as we saw in that video, strength is just not respected by the masses these days!
Lol I think everyone was too scared to clap
Damn, he pulled a 52 ton truck 100 feet. Jesus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NY5N5vgtUB4#!
@track – Agreed, but sadly Australia has a major overweight/obesity problem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_Australia
Also, Jim Steel has a good read today about an 84 year-old American coach. He still can do a bw snatch, bw press, double bw deadlift, and just be a kick-ass old dude.
http://basbarbell.blogspot.com/
I fucking love that guy.
Did you ask him about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=w3DiQKA30Mc#t=187s
Sousa what the fuck did I just watch.
@Gumbo – 52 metric tons. 57 American (real) tons.
Re: 52 ton truck pull
I lol’d at Canadian priest
The lack of respect is saddening
my grandma took a picture with him at this years WSM. lol.
Derek is damn impressive.
That video is highly entertaining. I would have cheered my ass off.
Another young Aussie to look out for is Gawain Johnstone, big fella who’s dominated the local powerlifting scene and is looking at getting into American football. YouTube that name and remember it good. The guy’s a beast.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gawain+johnstone
That Gawain Johnstone guy has the strength, but he is far from athletic it looks like. Watch the sprinting part of this video. No disrespect, but I don’t see him as an NFL caliber athlete.
First, I am a complete newb to strength training.
Not sure where to ask this but, My abs down the center feel crazy sore (muscle sore). Haven’t really experienced soreness like this. Front Squat 3×3 on Wed. Thursday ab center line sore. Friday still sore, but went for a back squat 5×5 PR only got 3, but matched my DL 1 RM PR afterwards. Today drove from MI to So. Indiana abs felt jacked down the center line.
Should I back off or is this normal soreness?