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**chequita guevara** · May 13, 2005, 19:46

If Pekka isn't in it, who cares?

**DRoseDARs** · May 13, 2005, 19:55

I went to school with Magnus Samuelsson's sister-in-law right here in Reno. She's going to school in San Fransisco now. I miss her.

**KrazyHorse** · May 13, 2005, 20:12

Scandinavians, Russians, Finns, sometimes Turks always seem to excel at sports involving huge amounts of pure strength.

Wrestling, weightlifting and so forth are all dominated by Northern countries.

**Pekka** · May 13, 2005, 20:17

VetLegion, I don't know why.. northeners are usually well represented and they usually win it. Maybe it's just more popular in here. But it's really not that popular in here either.. I guess it's more popular than elsewhere then. There has been some traditions there so it's easier for people to start doing it since they have the right people to work with.. the initial success breeds more success type of thing.

Yeah and those dudes are CRAZY strong.

Actually one guy, Jouko Ahola, who won it pretty impressively in the late 90s is now doing movies, he is in the Kingdom of Heaven, the big strong dude, supposedly has some OK action scene. He was also in the invincible, supposedly a good movie and a good role.

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**Pekka** · May 13, 2005, 20:21

as you see, he looks normal, which is good. I hate those dudes who have these beast of guts and stuff hanging. I like it more when guys are showing pure strength and are in great shape, cardio as well, not just some 800 pound dude lifting what to him is a bucket of food.

as you see in this pic, he has crazy strength, pretty big muscles too but he's still in the range of a normal person, and not these bulldozer types who look like bulldogs.

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**Pekka** · May 13, 2005, 20:27

this is one of the great ones too.. magnus magnusson (?).. Swedish powerhouse... (I think, if not then from Norway).

What should be realized is, that even when these dudes look big and all that, they actually have horrible amount of strength, so yes they are extremely powerful in addition. And they have decent stamina, because the competition has different areas so it's not just one task they have to do.

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**Hueij** · May 13, 2005, 20:28

...weightlifting...are all dominated by Northern countries.

Bulgaria!

**KrazyHorse** · May 13, 2005, 20:29

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Russians

Same thing.

**Hueij** · May 13, 2005, 20:31

Originally posted by KrazyHorse

Same thing.

Don't say that to a Bulgarian, you might find yourself in trouble.

**Pekka** · May 13, 2005, 20:33

yeah in wrestling turks are pretty good and in strength competitions. It's just too nasty to wrestle with them because they are always so hairy. The worst is seeing Turkish and Greek wrestle with combined eyebrows of two.

**Hueij** · May 13, 2005, 20:36

Originally posted by Pekka
yeah in wrestling turks are pretty good and in strength competitions. It's just too nasty to wrestle with them because they are always so hairy. The worst is seeing Turkish and Greek wrestle with combined eyebrows of two.

So I take it you are not into oiled hairy men?

**Pekka** · May 13, 2005, 20:42

NO!

Yeah I forgot the oiled part.. and vaseline too. omg... I mean I don't complain for small stuff but that is just disgusting.

And then they grab that towel that's in their crotch or something, wonder how that smells..

**BlackCat** · May 13, 2005, 20:53

Originally posted by Pekka
this is one of the great ones too.. magnus magnusson (?).. Swedish powerhouse... (I think, if not then from Norway).

Nope, he is from Iceland.

**Pekka** · May 13, 2005, 21:02

Right..

sorry..

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