Monday May 5, 2008 - 8:33 PM

Jesse Marunde Memorial Invitational

Article by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.

Gigi Marunde highlighted the Jesse Marunde Memorial Invitational Strongman Contest with this special report for IronMind:
“The annual Sequim Strongman Contest took place as part of the local Irrigation Festival as it has for the past four years, but was renamed the Jesse Marunde Invitational Strongman Contest.

It goes without saying how deeply Jesse was missed. We were honored and comforted by the presence of some of the greatest strongman competitors of all time. Phil Pfister, Magnus Samuelsson, Karl Gillingham, Dave Ostlund, and Odd Haugen joined west coast pros Grant Higa, Matt Parkes, Corey St. Clair, and Marshall White, as well as one amateur competitor from Sequim, Breck Gault, who was Jesse's training partner. Sarge Allen organized the contest along with Callie Marunde, who emceed with Kevin Nee. Instead of a moment of silence, Callie told the crowd of 1000, '...silence was not Jesse's style. Please join me in a round of applause.' Everyone rose in a standing ovation. The youth pastor from Jesse's church, who was a personal friend of his, offered a prayer of blessing over the event and for our family, a prayer that was answered when the small city of Sequim was rocked by what many said was an exhibition of a lifetime, an experience they will never forget.

Phil Pfister brought the crowd to a roar when he pressed the 314-lb. axle and then the 342-lb. 'Man Log' for a new Sequim contest record. Phil was also the lone competitor to hoist Jesse’s 464-lb. stone, but it wasn’t enough to beat Marshall White for first place overall. Magnus came in third and Karl fourth.”

http://www.ironmind.com/ironcms/morenewsv6.php?id=2439#2439

Tuesday March 11, 2008 - 9:36 PM

GNC Grip Gauntlet Results

After stops at the Ironman FitExpo and the Arnold Classic, full results of all successful competitors at the GNC Grip Gauntlet are now compiled. Click here to see the results. Your next chance to join this exclusive list is September at the Mr. Olympia.

Monday March 10, 2008 - 10:03 PM

Arnold Photos are Up

Some photos from the Arnold are up in the gallery. Movies should be ready later this week. Click here to go to the page.

Wednesday February 27, 2008 - 6:52 AM

Arnold Classic

We are all off to Columbus tomorrow for the Arnold Classic. This year Brad will be competing on the main stage on Saturday for the International Deadlift Challenge sponsored by GNC. In addition Wade and Karl will be at the GNC booth for all three days running the grip Gauntlet. Make sure to stop by if you can to give it a try. We will be located near the front by the main stage in the auditorium. Should be a great event as always!

Saturday January 19, 2008 - 10:01 PM

Poundstone wins the Mohegan Sun!

Derek Poundstone just defeated Mariusz Pudzianowski at the Mohegan Sun strongman contest. Final results:

Athlete	Points
Poundstone	52
Pudzianowski	49
Hollands	48
Felix	48
Bergman	48
Gillingham	33

Unofficial Score Sheet

Photos from the event