Mariusz Pudzianowski
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Mariusz Pudzianowski (IPA: mɑr.'juʃ puʒ.jɑ.'nɑv.ski) (born on February 7, 1977 in Biała Rawska, Poland) is a leading strongman competitor. He is sometimes known by the nicknames Pudzian, Dominator, Super Mariusz, and Duży Pyton (Big Python).
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[edit] Strongman career
Mariusz began training strength sports at age 13½, in December, 1990. He entered his first national bench press competition at age 16 and pressed 160 kg (353 lb). Two years later, Mariusz improved his performance to 205 kg (452 lb). Mariusz cites his key strength supplement as malted milk.
On May 1, 1999 Mariusz entered his first Strongman competition, which was held in Płock, Poland. He achieved his first major success at the international level in 2000 when he finished fourth in his first World's Strongest Man competition. He returned to win the WSM contest in 2002, and retained his title in 2003 by the largest margin ever achieved in the competition. In March, 2004 he also became the Strongman Super Series World Champion. He initially finished third in the WSM contest in 2004, but was later disqualified after testing positive for an illegal performance enhancer. He was forced to return his prize money, stripped of the IFSA points from the event, and received a one year ban from competition. Pudzianowski did not dispute his banned substance violation and waived his right to have his stool sample verified. He then returned to win the title for a third time in 2005.
In the 2006 World's Strongest Man contest he came second to the American Phil Pfister, the first American to win the championship since 1982. Pudzianowski led the competition until a nail-biting final event, where he was beaten marginally by Pfister to slip into second. Oddly enough, Pfister beat Pudzianowski in the Atlas Stones, to win the title. Even though Mariusz was leading the entire competition and in the beginning Phil Pfister was last and not even a threat to Mariusz , but then he came to beat Mariusz in the last events and beat the dominator (Mariusz) by three and a half points.
[edit] Background
Mariusz maintains his agility, conditioning, and general physical preparedness through other athletic endeavors. He is a practicioner of Kyokushin karate (fourth kyu), which he has been practicing since the age of 11. He was also a competitive boxer for seven years, three of which were spent in the Kosedowski League. Mariusz is a favorite in every strongman competition he enters, having been defeated only twice in Poland through 2002, with his worst placing being a respectable second.
Pudzianowski's father was also a large weightlifter and winner of the Polish weightlifting championship in his youth. When he saw his son's size and potential at a young age, he began to give him advice in weightlifting. This relationship continues today, as Mariusz has revealed that his father continues to coach him in his training.[1]
Unlike some strongmen, Mariusz retains a very low body fat percentage which helps him with his speed and endurance.
Following the example of bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, he intends to pursue acting after his strongman career.
[edit] Strongman world records
- The clock
- The parallel stairs (carrying 3 weights on the stairs)
- Lumberman's Walk (carrying 180 kg block)
- Tire Flip (8 turns)
- The Farmer's Walk with 125 kg in each hand
- Combined competition (embarking of sacks and run with an anvil)
- Car Deadlift
[edit] Profile
- Height 186 cm (6'1")
- Weight 132 kg (291 lb)
- BMI: 38.2
- Chest 148 cm (58 in)
- Nape 54 cm (21 in)
- Waist 92 cm (36 in)
- Thigh 80 cm (31 in)
- Arms 56 cm (22 in)
- Forearm 45 cm (18 in)
[edit] Personal bests
- Bench press - 616 lbs
- Squat - 836 lbs
- Deadlift - 924 lbs
- Clean - 462 lbs
[edit] Musical career
In 2005 Mariusz Pudzianowski formed a musical group called Pudzian Band, with himself as a singer. In 2006 the Pudzian band toured for the first time, and they recorded the song "Zdobyć świat". The other members of the group are Krystian Pudzianowski (Pudzian's brother) and Anna Brzozowska.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Routine: Mariusz Pudzianowski, world's strongest man." The Independent on Sunday. (London, England) March 21, 2004 p11
[edit] External links
| World's Strongest Man | ||
| Preceded by: Svend Karlsen |
First (2002) | Succeeded by: Himself |
| Preceded by: Himself |
First (2003) | Succeeded by: Himself |
| Preceded by: Vasyl Virastyuk |
First (2005) | Succeeded by: Himself |
