UK Strength Council

The United Kingdom Strength Council was founded by Glenn Ross, the famed strongman and also founder and promotor of the Irish Strength Association.[1] The UKSC, as it is commonly termed, was promoted by Bob Daglish's Elite Strongman Promotions until March 2010.

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Beginnings

Part of the reason for the foundation was that Glenn Ross is a champion of the idea that strongman is about lifting and moving heavy objects. He has been quoted as saying that strongmen should be more akin to strongman of old, "fighting for every step, not running."

Ross's philosophy is represented in the contests the UKSC organise. There is little running with weights or like events, but rather lifting heavier weights as the main test and then struggling forward with them. Ross has said that, in relation to competing with other recognised events, such as Britain's Strongest Man, "when there is competition, it is good for everyone: competition in strongman creates an opportunity for the athletes, the fans and the sponsors to end up with a better product, and the reality is a free-market situation anyway."[2]

"Big, strong men are like bears. As long as you keep feeding them honey, they will stay in their caves and stick with certain organizations, but when the honey pot runs out, they must go into the forest to look for more honey." - Glenn Ross[2]

Bob Daglish's Elite strongman promotions was inextricably associated with the UKSC until it was announced in March 2010 that "In view of recent events and also some personal differences, Elite Strongman Promotions are hereby separating all affiliations with Big G promotions, the UK Strength Council and the UK strongest man competition." Elite Strongman promotions continued to run a version of the England’s strongest man final, whilst a separate competition run by UKSC was also run in 2010.[3][4]

Competitions

The UKSC is famed for its blue ribbon event, UK's Strongest Man. There are also a number of regional and national qualifiers.

UK's Strongest Man

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location Promoter
2010[5] Glenn Ross Gary Gardener Rob Frampton Belfast UKSC (UK Strength Council)
2009[5] Jimmy Marku Glenn Ross Mark Westaby Belfast UKSC
2008[5] Glenn Ross David Warner Jimmy Marku Belfast UKSC
2007[5] Glenn Ross Jimmy Marku Simon Flint Belfast UKSC
2006[5] Glenn Ross Terry Hollands Jimmy Marku Belfast UKSC
2005[5] Terry Hollands Mark Lawson Simon Morton Belfast UKSC
2004[5] Glenn Ross Brian Irwin Carl Waitoa Carrickfergus UKSC
2003
Not Held
2002
Not Held
2001 Steve Brooks Richard Gosling Mick Gosling TBC Geoff Capes/Daily Star
2000 Richard Gosling Gary Meyern Adam Townsend TBC Geoff Capes/Daily Star
1999 Richard Gosling Gary Meyern Adrian Smith TBC Geoff Capes/Daily Star
1998 Adrian Smith Richard Gosling Dave Miles TBC Geoff Capes/Daily Star
1997 Adrian Smith Graham Mullins Bill Pittuck TBC Geoff Capes/Daily Star
1996 Graham Mullins Gary Meyern John O'Neil TBC Geoff Capes/Daily Star
1995 Dave Miles David Waters/ Graham Mullins TBC Geoff Capes/Daily Star
1994 Tommy Smith Bill Pittuck Lee Bowers TBC Geoff Capes/Daily Star
1993 Bill Pittuck TBC TBC TBC
1992 Adrian Smith Bill Pittuck TBC TBC

Championships by country

Country Titles
 England 11
 Northern Ireland 5
 Scotland 0
 Wales 0

Repeat champions

Champion Times
Glenn Ross 5
Adrian Smith 3
Richard Gosling 2

Regional and National qualifiers

See also

External links

References