All-American Strongman Challenge Explained
| Year: | 2012 |
| All-American Strongman Challenge |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Establishment: | 2005 |
| Format: | Multi-event competition |
| Month Played: | January |
| Current Champion: |  Mike Burke |
The All-American Strongman Challenge is a leading competition in strength athletics that takes place within the annual Californian FitExpo. Although North America has a number of prestigious strongman events determining the "Strongest Man in America", the "Strongest Man in Canada" and the "Strongest Man in North America", the All-American Strongman Challenge has added kudos because it is open to entrants from overseas with the potential to bring in leading international competitors as well. It is notable for the calibre of entrants it has attracted, with many World's Strongest Man finalists being represented.
FitExpo 2005
Dates: 19, 20 February 2005
Location: Pasadena (California)
Contest Report:[1] [2] [3]
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|
| 1. | | 36 |
| 2. | | 35,5 |
| 3. | | 32 |
| 4. | | 29 |
| 5. | | 28 |
| 6. | | 24,5 |
| 7. | | 20,5 |
| 8. | | 10,5 | |
FitExpo Strongman 2006
Dates: 17, 18, 19 February 2006
Location: Pasadena (California)
Report :[4] [5]
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|
| 1. | | 106 |
| 2. | | 104 |
| 3. | | 74 |
| 4. | | 72,5 |
| 5. | | 66,5 |
| 6. | | 65,5 |
| 7. | | 56 |
| 8. | | 54 |
| 9. | | 50,5 | |
All-American Strongman Challenge 2007
Dates: 20, 21, 22 February 2007[6]
Location: Pasadena (California)
Report :[7] [8]
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|
| 1. | | 129 |
| 2. | | 124 |
| 3. | | 108,5 |
| 4. | | 107 |
| 5. | | 96 |
| 6. | | 94 |
| 7. | | 83 |
| 8. | | 79 |
| 9. | Marshall White | 77 |
| 10. | | 77 | |
All-American Strongman Challenge 2008
Dates: 15, 16, 17 February 2008[9]
Location: Pasadena (California)
Report :[10] [11]
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|
| 1. | | 87,5 |
| 2. | | 76,5 |
| 3. | | 72 |
| 4. | | 62,5 |
| 5. | | 60 |
| 6. | Marshall White | 57,5 |
| 7. | | 57 |
| 8. | | 56 |
| 9. | | 52 |
| 10. | | 36 | |
All-American Strongman Challenge 2009
Dates: 24, 25 January 2009[12]
Location: Los Angeles
Report :[13] [14]
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|
| 1. | | 43.5 |
| 2. | | 38 |
| 3. | | 35 |
| 4. | Marshall White | 31.5 |
| 5. | | (withdrew)28 |
| 6. | | 26.5 | |
All-American Strongman Challenge 2010
Dates: 23, 24 January 2010[15]
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles (California) Sponsor:Gaspari NutritionReport :[15] The All-American Strongman Challenge, once again at the bodybuilding.com/Los Angeles FitExpo, was in 2010 a truly international field. Organised by Odd Haugen, the event drew its largest crowd ever. In addition to the title and prize money, the winner was guaranteed an invitation to the Arnold Strongman Classic contest, as well as one to the Mohegan Sun Grand Prix.
Results
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|
| 1. | | 70 |
| 2. | | 64 |
| 3. | | 59 |
| 4. | | 56.0 |
| 5. | | 53.5 |
| 6. | | 50.0 |
| 7. | Marshall White | 49.5 |
| 8. | | 42.0 |
| 9. | | 41.5 |
| 10. | | 39.5 |
| 11. | | 36 |
| 12. | | 26 |
| 13. | | 22 |
| 14. | | 15 | |
All-American Strongman Challenge 2011
Dates: 29, 30 January 2011[16] Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles (California) Sponsor:Gaspari NutritionThe All-American Strongman Challenge was once again hosted by Odd Haugen at the bodybuilding.com/Los Angeles FitExpo. The event included a separate grip contest titled "Vice Grip Viking Challenge" which was won by Mark Felix along with $2,500 in prize money.[17] The top 2 finishers of the strongman contest were guaranteed invitations to the Arnold Strongman Classic contest.[16]
Results
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|
| 1. | | 125.5 |
| 2. | | 115.5 |
| 3. | | 102 |
| 4. | | 101.5 |
| 5. | Marshall White | 100 |
| 6. | | 99 |
| 7. | | 88 |
| 8. | | 84.5 |
| 9. | | 75.5 |
| 10. | | 74 | |
Vice Grip Viking Challenge Results
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|
| 1. | | 43 $2,500 prize money |
| 2. | | 40 $1,500 prize money |
| 3. | | 36 $1,000 prize money |
| 4. | | 35 |
| 5. | | 20.5 |
| 6. | | 8.5 |
| 7. | | 4 | |
All-American Strongman Challenge 2012
Dates: 28, 29 January 2012[18]
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles (California)
Sponsor:Met-Rx
The 2012 All-American Strongman Challenge was hosted by Odd Haugen at the Bodybuilding.com/Los Angeles FitExpo. The separate grip contest titled "Vice Grip Viking Challenge" returned for its second year, with Mark Felix retaining his title, along with $1,000 in prize money.[19]
Results
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|
| 1. | | 47 |
| 2. | | 44.5 |
| 3. | | 35.5 |
| 4. | | 34.5 |
| 5. | | 32 |
| 6. | | 28.5 |
| 7. | | 19.5 |
| 8. | | 18.5 |
| 9. | | 7 | |
Vice Grip Viking Challenge Results
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|
| 1. | | 52.5 $1,000 prize money |
| 2. | | 49 $600 prize money |
| 3. | | 48 $400 prize money |
| 4. | | 40 |
| 5. | | 33.5 |
| 6. | | 29.5 |
| 7. | | 28 |
| 8. | | 26.5 |
| 8. | | 26.5 |
| 10. | | 26 |
| 11. | | 25 | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Brian_Schoonveld_Smashes_World_Record_in_the_IronMind_Apollons_Axle_at_the_FitExpo_Jesse_Marunde_is_in_the_Lead by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D., February 20, 2005 . January 14, 2010 . August 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810080155/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2005/Feb/Brian_Schoonveld_Smashes_World_Record_in_the_IronMind_Apollons_Axle_at_the_FitExpo_Jesse_Marunde_is_in_the_Lead.html . dead .
- Web site: by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. . 2010-01-14 . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810091207/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2005/Feb/Schoonie_Wins_at_the_FitExpo.html . dead .
- Web site: 2005 marunde-muscle.com report on the Fit Expo 2005 February 2005 . 2010-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114182029/http://www.marunde-muscle.com/2005fitexpo.html . 2010-01-14 . dead .
- Web site: American Strongman Corporation, Fit Expo - Final Results, Feb 2006 . 2010-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071010110905/http://www.americanstrongman.org/competitions/results_detail.asp?ResultsID=28 . 2007-10-10 . dead .
- Web site: Travis_Ortmayer_Wins_FitExpo_Strongman by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. . 2010-01-14 . 2011-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111210230055/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2006/Feb/Travis_Ortmayer_Wins_FitExpo_Strongman.html . dead .
- Web site: MET-Rx_All-American_Strongman_Challenge_Event_Details by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. . 2010-01-14 . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810161812/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2007/Feb/MET-Rx_All-American_Strongman_Challenge_Event_Details.html . dead .
- http://www.americanstrongman.org/images/files/fit%20expo%20three.xls American Strongman Corporation, Fit Expo - Final Results 2007 (published in excel attachment), Feb 2007
- Web site: Karl_Gillingham_Wins_at_FitExpo by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. . 2010-01-14 . 2011-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111210175159/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2007/Feb/Karl_Gillingham_Wins_at_FitExpo.html . dead .
- Web site: US10000_x_Invitation_to_a_WSM_Qualifier by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. . 2010-01-14 . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810170105/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2008/Feb/US10000_x_Invitation_to_a_WSM_Qualifier.html . dead .
- http://www.americanstrongman.org/images/files/fit%20expo%20three_1.xls American Strongman Corporation, Fit Expo - Final Results 2008 (published in excel attachment), Feb 2008
- Web site: Travis_Ortmayer_Wins_Gaspari_Nutrition_All-American_Strongman_Challenge by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. . 2010-01-14 . 2011-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111210221456/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2008/Feb/Travis_Ortmayer_Wins_Gaspari_Nutrition_All-American_Strongman_Challenge.html . dead .
- Web site: The_FitExpo_Gaspari_Nutrition_All-American_Strongman_Challenge by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. . 2010-01-14 . 2013-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130316042146/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2009/Jan/The_FitExpo_Gaspari_Nutrition_All-American_Strongman_Challenge.html . dead .
- Web site: FitExpo_2009_Gaspari_Nutrition_All-American_Strongman_Challenge by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. . 2010-01-14 . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810090756/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2009/Jan/FitExpo_2009_Gaspari_Nutrition_All-American_Strongman_Challenge.html . dead .
- Web site: Brian_Shaw_Wins_at_the_FitExpo_He_xWas_Nothing_Short_of_Spectacular by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. . 2010-01-14 . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810072540/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2009/Jan/Brian_Shaw_Wins_at_the_FitExpo_He_xWas_Nothing_Short_of_Spectacularx.html . dead .
- Web site: 2010 Gaspari Nutrition All-American Strongman Challenge: Final Scores, by Randall J. Strossen of Ironmind . 2010-02-09 . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810132302/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2010/Jan/2010_Gaspari_Nutrition_All-American_Strongman_Challenge-Final_Scores.html . dead .
- http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Jan/Terry_Hollands_Wins_at_the_FitExpo_Strongman-Nick_Best_is_Second.html Terry Hollands Wins at the FitExpo Strongman . . . Nick Best is Second
- http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Jan/Grip_Contest_at_FitExpo_Crushes_The_Competition.html Grip Contest at FitExpo Crushes The Competition
- http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Jan/Strongman_Mike_Burke_Wins_at_the_LA_FitExpo.html Strongman Mike Burke Wins at the LA FitExpo
- http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Jan/Mark_Felix_Wins_the_Visegrip_Viking_Challenge.html Mark Felix Wins the Visegrip Viking Challenge
