America’s Strongest Man® will be featured at the 46th annual Mr. Olympia

by staff members

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

American Strongman Corporation (ASC) competition debuted at the Mr. Olympia Weekend this year with the spectacular event billed Olympia’s Strongest Man. The contest, presented by Maximum Human Performance (MHP), featured 10 of the top American Strongman athletes and witnessed an epic battle between Andy Vincent and Van Hatfield that came right down to the final whistle. “On the strength of the 2009 event, Mr. Olympia officials and ASC have agreed to showcase the biggest event on American Strongman calendar,” said ASC President Dione Wessels, “The Mr. Olympia is an iconic event. We feel that nothing less than America’s Strongest Man® belongs on such a prestigious platform.” A spokesperson from the Mr. Olympia said, “Our shared goal is to make this event the biggest in professional strongman.”

America’s Strongest Man® is a registered trademark of American Strongman Corporation (ASC), which is the sole governing and sanctioning body for the sport of professional strongman in the United States. Organized in 2004, ASC has promoted America’s Strongest Man® (ASM) for 5 years in cities such as Atlanta, Charlotte, and San Diego. The Mr. Olympia has been held in Las Vegas since 1999. “Competing at the Olympia this year was awesome. The fans were great,” said Olympia winner Andy Vincent, “ASM in Las Vegas as part of the Olympia will be totally out of control!”

America’s Strongest Man® has featured some of the highest profile athletes in professional strongman to include Derek Poundstone, Van Hatfield, Phil Pfister, Travis Ortmayer, Karl Gillingham, Odd Haugen and many others. ASM is based on a series of qualifying events and the 2010 format will be dubbed America’s Strongest Man® US Nationals Championship Qualifying Tour. There will be three qualifying events that will be open to all American Strongman heavyweight athletes. These three events will be followed by the US Nationals in Hot Springs, Arkansas on August 7 & 8, 2010. Athletes that qualify or have held the title of America’s Strongest Man® will be able to compete in the US Nationals in Hot Springs. The top twelve athletes from the US Nationals will move on to America’s Strongest Man® at the Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas on September 24 & 25, 2010.

The dates and locations of the three qualifying events will be released in the coming weeks. Fans of American Strongman will be able to follow the America’s Strongest Man® US Nationals Qualifying Tour in Flex and Muscle & Fitness magazines and on-line. There will also be a series of articles covering each event as well as special features on American Strongman athletes, strongman training and more. Please visit www.americanstrongman.com or www.mrolympia.com for more information.

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