Strongman's Latest Great Rivalry | Mitch Hooper vs Tom Stoltman
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 เม.ย. 2024
- The World's Strongest Man 2024 is just two weeks away, and many people consider the two most recent champions to be be this years heavy favourites.
We're taking a look at their careers so far, how they've faired against each other, and how they're likely to perform in the 2024 World's Strongest Man final.
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lol without Lozs vids, no one would know WSM is coming up.
What is Wsm?
That's how I kept up last year and will be doing the same this year lol it's crazy how Loz and Liz are doing so much for WSM (and strongman in general) while WSM doesn't provide enough accessibility for the fans who can't be there in person.
@@zcddrew Beginning to forget what it is too 🤣
True
I am afraid WSM is going to be a joke this year
Both are consistently improving and WSM is going to be a great battle! I hope both stay healthy, injury free and show us their best!
The fun part of this for me is that both of them are good people. Neither one is the “bad guy”, and both would be deserving of a win.
It really is a treat for the fans no matter which way it goes
Yeah it's nice that there is no villain, but I will say I think Tom is just more likeable. With his background and everything it's hard not to root for him.
@@aeis3007 I think it depends what you define likeable as. Tom is an incredible inspiration for anyone who is neurodiverse and he shows a whole new real of possibility. Might on the other hand is the academic and he seems to be more driven by using his fame as a platform to educate people on the benefits of strength training. Because I am an academic myself, I rootore for Mitch.
@@wbillich Do not call yourself an academic and in the same instance have that many mistakes in your comment. Unlike Tom and Mitch, the internet is not a kind place.
From the way they compete, to the way they handle themselves in the crowd, both have completely opposite styles. Seeing these two go head to head is the ultimate battle of titans.
I disagree. I've heard stories about Mitch putting on his 'nice guy' persona for the cameras. Apparently he was very disrespectful and immature with some of the other Strongman athletes and their girlfriends, and when you hear that some of the athletes don't respect him - in a sport that is known for having some of the most lovely, brotherly sportsmen - it suggests a lot about his character behind the scenes.
Pair that with several other things you can see from him - when he's been very disrespectful to his cameraman on a number of occasions which I've disliked - and when he's said winning means very little to him (something he later backtracked on when fans of the sport expressed disapproval) it all adds up.
Then he said he LOST his CPAP machine and blamed the Canadian healthcare system, having an absolute rant about how useless they are, before the other day revealing that he actually doesn't have a diagnosis for sleep apnea from a doctor... so WHY would they give free machines to people who haven't bothered getting a medical diagnosis?? He then did a whole video about how crap the healthcare system is and how they're allowing poor quality food chains to exist in the hospitals... like there are particularly healthy fast food chains that want to set up shop and pay rent in a hospital lol... It's very clear that his dislike of the healthcare system is politically motivated, potentially because he wants privatised healthcare? I don't know...
Then there's the look he gave to the crowd when beating the world record for the dinnie stones. That look of pure arrogance that said it was super easy etc... rather than one of celebration.
Then the other day he said he's basically making Ashley do all the 'motherly jobs' of looking after their baby at night so he can sleep and do his job of recovering. I don't know, I just can't see someone like Luke Stoltman telling Kushi that it's her responsibility to look after their baby, can you?
He's an insanely good athlete, I don't deny. I just don't think he's as nice as he portrays himself to be. I feel like his persona is purely about public relations and trying to make money from Lift Heavy Be Kind merchandise rather than actually being a good person.
If it was for the two of you, i would hardly know that WSM was just around the corner.
Just how WSM wants it, can't know anything until 7 months after it happens!
This is where Loz and Liz shine, very objective analysis. BTW, love the pup!
I mean absolutely no disrespect to anyone, but I believe that Tom would win more than Mitch if he was coached by Big Loz. So much of Tom's worst events seem to be around technique, and less so absolute strength...That analysis might be incorrect, but having a former world-level strongman as your coach must surely be beneficial, especially such a nice one as Big Loz.
I love Tom, and I hope he wins. He has a great name, I met him a few years ago. But I have a lot of respect for Mitch, I always watch his youtube videos. And tbh, all I want to see is the strongest men on the planet, do their absolute best, injury free.
An insane rivalry building up! Thanks for the stats and coverage!
At least you are giving WSM some hype
I wouldn't call this one a rivalry, but I enjoy watching Evan and Trey battle for that unofficial title of best American, now without Brian and Martins.
Don't count out Thompson, Evans or Hatton for that claim tho
Evan is the new Robert Oberst, he’s a big talker but can’t back up his arrogance
@@janoycresva276 He definitely can and definitely has. He's won shows and beat all the top guys. Beat Hooper and Stoltman in the strongman classic last year...
@@janoycresva276he walks and talks like he’s still in the WWE. He needs to drop the pro wrestling persona.
I think Lucas Hatton is the future of American strongman
Hooper’s greatest strength is his ability to excel at everything. You don’t need to win every event. You just need to place well.
My only problem with WSM is that there isn’t a live feed streaming the event 😢
Would you really want to watch a live stream that’s 5 days long with only 2 or 3 events per day?
@@andrewsteer8860 I would
ASC did it like that
"The only man to "come" under 20 seconds" 💀 9:14
I can beat that time. Unfortunately. 😞
@@JamesMorgan-ne8qu I wish I could. I can't do it under 20 minutes.. A whole other problem that is. Wrinkly winky after that long.
It may or may not be an advantage 🤔
Came to comment this 😂
As a Scotsman I always root for Tom, but I don't see anyone beating Hooper for a long time.
Nah he just needs the mouse to help him get to anther level ..... hopefully
Will you be doing a group stage prediction for the sorting of groups when they announce all 30 athletes?
Great video! Carrying the wsm hype on your backs
Love videos like this when we get to see all of the strongman facts and figures and compare them. Thank you ❤
I just love what you guys bring to the Strength community! I'm very proud to be your friend ❤️ 😊
About Conans wheel. Tom has one at home now. Probably working his ass of :)
Love both of these lot and I’ll root for both of ‘em but if I have to choose it’s gotta be Tom for me. He just embodies strongman.
Really enjoy your "talking heads" videos. Good info, good knowledge, lovely vibe.
Come on Tom bring no.3 title back to Scotland 🏴💪🏻
I hope Tom wins again
Hey Loz, it would really cool if you could manage to get Mariusz on a podcast. I feel like there is still so much interest for him and so many good questions to ask him.
Seconded. Would be interesting to know why he was so good at everything except for when it got very heavy
Matt Ragg is the dark horse for me. If he makes the final he could really shake things up. Hope he’s a decent seed as well wouldn’t like to see him in a group with 2 other top guys
The two of you have great chemistry. I really enjoy your strongman videos.
My favorite out of the two is Tom
I am a fan of both athletes but my heart lies with Tom as im Scottish. However I dont believe Tom beats Hooper at WSM this year as much as I would like it. I think Hooper gets 1st or 2nd in every event where there might be some 3rd or even 4th places for Tom.
Such a rivalry. Can't wait to watch the live stream!😂
I agree WSM -Mitch or Tom outside bet Luke top 3
Tom is looking so good. Exciting match up
❤ Love this!😊
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Please dont get injured. You and Tom are the only ones keeping this wsm interesting.
🔥🔥🔥🔥 battle
Hoop dog your gonna maul tom two time back to back wsm lets go
@@boostedchicken001don’t think toms gonna let that happen
@@boostedchicken001love Mitch too but even if he did beat Tom again he would only be equalling what toms already done ie two time back to back. Can’t wait to see how it pans out.
Love the video...and always wanted to hear the last few mins of that outro song 😂
Not sure what happened there 😂
Very long outro today. I do like that music though. Very inspiring.
I love both these guys, impossible to root against either.
In other news, Loz! You ready for Devon vs Levan arm wrestling in a couple days!? I’m pumped
Super excited. Ppv has already been purchased 💪🏽
If Tom beats Hoop this year I'll call it a rivalry for sure. If Hoop wins, I think it's the era of Mitch Hooper. Either way I'm pumped.
Love the Blondie shirt btw and keeping the epic music going after the sign out.
Loz where did you get the Emporia Kansas EMS Shirt? That's not far from where I live. I'm excited for this WSM especially. The present is in great hands.
Tom has the strength to beat anyone at any individual event I believe, including Mitch. Problem for Tom is that Mitch is just so well rounded and consistent. Tom just needs to put it all together on the day and he's the world's strongest man.
Told you so...
This is gonna sound crazy because I don't think it even happened in the Brian Big Z era but I can genuinely see Tom and Mitch finishing top 2 in every event.
Tom's only weakness is Connans but he's got a full kit to practice on now and has dominated endurance events max carries wheel of pain in the past.
Mitchs only weakness is the Atlas Stones but he's been training them hard behind the scenes and woth trey probably not back to 100% I could see him finishing 2nd to Tom
Hoping to get to meet them both I. Myrtle Beach at WSM.
Love these two ❤️ Matt Ragg might put a spanner in the works 💪
Pulling for Tom!
If Tom can avoid having 1 or 2 "bad" events this could be a great comp!
Liz you and your hair looking fab 😍
Go TOM. .team Stoltman forever
The long music outro is epic but you could have added some background images or videos to go with it
Maybe about tom and mitch
It's basically a sweetheart vs a smug, pride-filled, dickhead.
i never thought Tom was a dickhead? why do you think that?
Mitch is very technical and thinks about every single movement in an event
Both have immense strength, however Hooper has immense speed also.. this gives him the advantage in competitions like WSM due to the loading type events first… I’m hoping however Tom gets his third title..
I was waiting for a Marvel-style post-credits scene! :D
Stones for Tom and frame and yoke for Mitch. Exciting stuff.
We gotta take the conans as well Tom didn't do so well on it at WSM BUT he did come 4th behind Mitch at Glasgow
I like both athletes and what they stand for , very different, but I have to say I will always be rooting for Tom love his attitude and his ethos 🌶💪🏻
Mitch is the heavy favorite in my books, of the 6 events i'd say Tom wins the keg toss and stones, while the medley, axle conans and deadlift go to mitch
Hooper was slightly fortunate last year. Tom put the shield catty down. Miss calculated, kord also messed up. Hooper Could have easily come 3rd. Hoopers lockout on the press was very questionable.
Can’t wait to see the results. Anyone know if WSM is streaming anything this year? Or where to watch it ?
They cant stream it as they have a tv deal in place which means it’s always shown at a much later date when we already know the results which kind of sucks.
@@deanshields8031 thanks for the info. Really bummed. Not know the results when watching makes it way more exciting.
In the past they've streamed a results show on their TH-cam channel hosted by Terry Holland, and Eddie Hall tends to post recap videos from the athletes area on his channel after events or at the end of each day
Add Hafthor to the Mix. Strongestman on Earth👏👏🌶🌶👑🦀
Brian shaw is the strongest man on earth
one of mitch's recent vid's had him putting up 220kg on the OHP, questionable if he had it locked out but given how close that was i think he'll be pulling that at WSM for the axel... Tom's been training on variety, while true that can go either way I think Tom might pull it off.... regardless with Brian retired this rivalry is great and something needed in the sport, Trey and Evan are likely to hit in the top 5 as well
Mitch has an advantage in his experienced coach
With Martins, Mateusz and Oleksii all out with injury, I feel like this makes it a closer competition between these two as they could be 1st and 2nd on the majority of the events. I'm rooting for Hooper and think he has the edge over Tom as he'll lose the least amount of points over the 6 events.
love u2 and tom
Has Mitch had any injuries since he started, any strains, tears, etc? I can’t think of any. What does he do differently to prevent these?
Tom is actually slimming down, it's not long before the comp so we'll see how his conditioning is.
What evidence of slimming down have you seen?
im still waiting for Mitchell to devolve into an octopus or something he is not human ,i cannot think of anyone else who has had that resume after 2 years any other strongman would be happy to get that in their whole 8 plus year career
Lots of Mitch Hooper alt accounts on here lol. Or at least people who think they know the sport better than Loz. Mitch is terrific and a genetic freak but so is Tom. BOTH men are consistently improving. Tom's deadlifts and presses are miles better than they were even just a couple years ago. And he's still improving. He hasn't yet reached his peak. I don't think Mitch has either. THIS is why it's a rivalry. Both men still have a pretty big upside.
Personally I like Tom because I am also autistic and lift heavy weights. But you can't help but be in awe of what Mitch has done in such a short time.
And to the people who think 'it isn't even close', I think you're talking shit.
Genuine question here. If when it comes to deadlift sumo is banned as its classed and a different lift why is split jerking allowed in pressing events? You arent exactly pressing it you are throwing yourself under it. No hate genuine question
It's more about the 'end position' in Strongman. So, whether you jerk, push or strict press, you just need to get the weight from A to B and finish in a locked out position. When comparing a sumo to a conventional deadlift, the end position isn't the same.
Okay I'm pretty new to Strongman. What was "the incident" in 2021?
Tom made a mistake on stones at a gl show. Rarely happens to Tom on stones though
He dropped the 4th stone and it rolled into the last one and sent that rolling away as well. Same thing happened to Evan singleton at the exact same moment
@@johnyoung5413 NGL it was one of the most incredible double-freak accidents in strongman history lol.
I don't understand why they don't televise or live stream world's strongest man as it happens. I think by doing this it would put more eyes on the strongman world and help to make it more popular surprisingly many people don't even know it exists especially in the United States. I also did not like last years last minute ditch effort to air up the tires on the bus pull everyone made it to the finish line at a reasonably
fast pace what does that tell you it was too easy.
Because the WSM event owners are stuck 15 years in the past
Mitchell Hooper will win WSM unless he is injured. His conditioning is second to none, with great cardio and super strong for his weight
What's with the outro?
At one point it was going to Mitch v Wide Pavlo but I think Tom V Mitch is better rivalry match up
Mitch Hooper is the youngest of all the top competitors and has the least amount of training time in.....meaning...he is still getting stronger every year by leaps and bounds....the future is very bright for him, if he can remain injury free. And when Mitch wins the WSM again this year, plus both Arnolds this year and then the shaw classic ;later, there can be no wining anymore about WHO is the strongest. Cant wait!
Some peak early, some peak late. Some need time and some don't. I still believe that Tom will win WSM most amount of times. If not this year, he just keeps improving
@@knsema2As long as Mitch is still competing, he will win more than Tom
@@simondean5227 I agree that mitch seems to do strongman smarter than most, including Tom. He is always on par with ways to optimise himself in regards to the events and regulations..
Technically, he's been lifting for as long as anyone else. Just new to competitive strongman.
Absolutely not leaps and bounds being made. Improvements, yes.
I asked this question before. What as Mitch’s coach do you think of Tom calling effectively Mitch out?
What do you mean by calling him out? What did he say?
Just at europes he said hes hungry and hes coming 👀 and Luke specifically mentioned him and said he needs to be ready @oktaviu8668
@@oktaviu8668 at europes Tom stated he was missing a trophy the one won by Mitch. To me that’s a call out between 2 of the best strongest men of this generation
Big difference in Tom’s strength this year to last year. Should be a much closer battle.
Same for Mitch tho. As we saw in the Arnolds.
Mitch won the Arnold Classic by 10.5 points, dont understand all the hype about Tom to be honest.
@@thomasrosendahl2783 I agree it's a shame that Tom doesn't put in the same effort on other shows as he does worlds. But I think at this year's worlds he'll be putting his all in.
@@daviesugo7641 yes Mitch has got stronger too
@@thomasrosendahl2783 Totally with you man. I don't get the hype about a man who's been top 2 at WSM for the past four years... and who has podiumed on literally all major shows, one of which included zero-ing the first event but still getting on the podium after winning half the events in the comp.
Mitch is a fantastic all rounder, insane static strength, a great mover and excrement at stones, he is excellent at deadlifting, pressing and yoke so all his bases are covered. Tom is certainly weaker in relation to static strength, especially the deadlift, however he is completely dominant in stone events, basically unbeatable
Either way I’m looking forward to seeing them go head to head and seeing who comes out on top. My money personally (even as a Brit) is on hopper, I think he just a stronger all rounder
And Tom makes a lot of mistakes, his self worth goes out the window alongside all his abilities. Mitch can bounce back from an early mistake without breaking a sweat.
The keg is only 15kg?
Liz, from 19:47 it's just a black screen and music, not sure if that's meant to be like it (or if it's just me, Altho it was same on phone and iPad)
Yeah, I have NO idea what's happened there 🥴the video and music should end completely at 20:10 but for some reason the whole song is playing out!
I’m rocking the music all good
9:16 he was the only man to come in under 90 seconds
Gotta look out for Hafthor too, still winning deadlift portions of the events easily
He doesn't compete at wsm
I'm not sure Tom will even podium this year. This is Luke's year. He is a man on a mission and looks better than ever.
Voting for Stoltman : )
Tom needs a big win against him. Hard to call. Mitch the current man. Tom looking like he’s absolutely bursting to go. Ooft!
When Tom bombs he REALLY bombs, with the events where he is not fully confident. While Mitch is a machine, he does not get nervous or lose focus. I can see several Athletes edging out Tom to be honest.
We are watching the rise of an all time great in Mitch Hooper. Hard to see anyone beating him.
With all the injuries lately and now sadly no novikov I see it as definitely between Mitch and Tom. Only person I see challenging them is Evan at the moment
As long as the stone off exists in the heats and the atlas stones is the final event, Tom will have a slight edge over anyone at WSM. He can half ass the heats and beat second place in the stone off and he can overcome a 2 point deficit against anyone in the final event. Not his fault, obviously, and the stone events in WSM predate his appearances there, but that's how it is. One more reason I wish WSM would change literally anything about their format.
Wasn't Hooper a finalist for Strongest man on Earth/Shaw Classic?
This is such a tough call, the likes of Mat Ragg could get in between them on say the conans wheel and deadlift for reps. I agree the conans wheel is Tom’s weakest event. It’s the one event where being tall and heavy goes against you. I’ve always said that I believe brute strength Tom is stronger. However, Mitch uses his brain better and that could be the difference between the 2. Whoever goes out last on each event has the knowledge of what they need to do to win. The first event is likely to be Mitch’s to lose, Tom is fast and we saw that at the giants live, but after seeing Mitch this year at the Arnold’s, his speed is phenomenal. What it does is give Mitch the advantage to know what he has to do to beat Tom on the next event. That said I think Tom could out lift Mitch on max axle, Toms pressing is better and improving. Keg toss is anyone’s guess, but again I think it will be determined by who comes out after the other, so knowing what they have to do to win. Conans as already stated, Hummer tyre lift for reps could see them head to head. If they are level on points or Tom has a points advantage then Tom needs to stick with Mitch or at least place immediately behind him. Going into the stones Mitch needs a 3 point cushion and to lift that last stone. After the other 5 events this could be Mitch’s Achilles’ heel. I believe it’s the heavy stones with the last being 210k, Mitch might not lift that last stone (he may not have to if Tom falls behind after the Conans but if they are fighting for first and second then it’s Tom’s. Tom will not be beaten on stones (outside of injury or a major mistake). All that said and with the Mitch’s current form, podiuming in every competition (winning most of them) I think he might just win it. My heart says Tom (what he has achieved with Autism and how he’s turned it into his super power is incredible) my head says Mitch (his explosive strength, unwavering determination and incredible power to weight ratio) either way I can’t wait to watch it along with you guys and may the best man win.👍🇬🇧
Are we sure this isn't just a big flexing competition between Mitch and Tom? 💪😂
Gonna be a GREAT SHOW!
Hopefully they both make it to the end healthy.
Tom could really improve on his conans wheel by staying away from the heavy carbs the day before - so he doesn't have gas-gut.
Who's in 3rd.? I hope Trey..so he can feel some relief after the Achilles accident.. realize it ain't over.😉
And finally.... WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MUSIC! at the end. I love it!👍🏻
As a Scotsman, I obviously desperately want Tom to win, but I just cannot see Mitch being beat, he just never seems to have a weakness.
It's going to be a great competition this year and I'm hoping Thor comes back to worlds next year and that be help of a great competition to 💪💪
Untill the day comes it's anybody's comp to win,nerves injury anything could happen
Quite honestly I think this is a close win for Mitch given the events and the fact that Novikov and Mateusz are out. The podium would be Hooper, Stoltman and Singleton.
Keg toss for max height is a stupid event for strongman. Can be won and lost by the skill/trajectory of the keg toss rather than strength. Fun to watch but can be an event that splits the points and would be unfair if that decided who wins overall.
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It would have been nice to see the stones comparison as I see this as a huge weakness for Mitch
Mitch was second to Tom on stones in the final of WSM last year
And 3rd at the shaw classic behind Tom and Brian: hardly a huge weakness. He did have a bad performance in a giants live but he's definitely not a bad stone lifter. But Tom is the best when it comes to stones.
@@BigLozOfficial thank you for the reply(s)
I seam to remember a couple of occasions when Mitch hasn’t finished the stones, if that happens again it is a weakness, obviously splitting hairs a little but i just though it was brushed over a little.
@@BigLozOfficial I was really happy you highlighted Toms yoke into frame in his first WSM win as for me it dispels the myth that Tom has poor grip
Do you think Mitch’s form on the axle belongs in strongman? Kind of takes away from the pure shoulder strength???
Anything on this?
I may have a bit of a different perspective of Hooper now than I did before but it’s not much of a rivalry between him & Stoltman when he’s completely dominated him at the Arnold both times & beat him at WSM. It’s not even close.
From everything Ive seen since last year's wsm I think Mitch is stronger across most events bar stones
@robinlove6981 But even at stones he'll be close enough to barely lose any points. Doesn't matter how dominant Tom is at stones if Mitch can beat everybody else.
@@robinlove6981 We see how in the 2023 Arnold last year which was his worst performance there, he still managed to win the whole competition on his first attempt without winning a single event. But this year in 2024, he won 3 out of 5 events in the timber carry & not only won the event while beating the record holder Mateusz Kieliszkowski but he almost set a new world record in it. Same with the Apollon’s Wheels, he not only won the event but also set a new world record with 5 reps beating the previous record of 4 reps held by the great Zydrunas Savickas. Not even including how he won & also set a new world record in the Dinnie Stone walk. So 2 world records in the same contest he set, that’s unbelievable, he has the potential to be the 3rd man to ever win WSM 3 years in a row back to back along with Bill Kazmaier & Magnus ver Magnusson. And again, I don’t think he’s a very good person, he’s kind of vulgar & has an illegitimate daughter since his now wife got pregnant before they were even married, but let’s not kid ourselves & say that there’s a “rivalry” between him & Stoltman when it’s not even close, he beat Stoltman at the 2023 Arnold by 17 points & by 13.5 points this year at the 2024 Arnold. Not to mention won the 2023 WSM by 4 points.
@@robinlove6981 But look at how he improved his timber carry from last year 2023 to this year 2024, he went from barely finishing with many drops in 2023 to almost beating the current world record with no drops at all in 2024, he’ll improve on his stones also very soon. I think he’ll be the 3rd man to win WSM 3 years in a row back to back along with Kazmaier & ver Magnusson. He looks to be in contention to be the next to win 5 WSM times if not more & set every world record. And again, this is coming from someone who doesn’t particularly like Mitchell Hooper as a person, he’s a fake nice guy with a vulgar personality plus he’s the father of an illegitimate daughter, not a very good person but that’s just a fact that he’s already one of the best to ever do this in just 2 years of competing & could become the best ever.
@@janoycresva276You left Mitchell Hooper's pants unzipped after you were done with him then said that you don't like him as a person. Might as well spit on when you're leaving while you're at it.
My predictions:
Event 1 - Frame into Yolk
No one is beating Mitch here. His 2nd place at ASC UK was only because he missed the final dumbbell, but he was the fastest in the yolk by far, and combining two moving events, both of which no one at this year's WSM has come close to Mitch on... it's Mitch's event. Tom is going to have to beat Evan, which is totally possible mostly because of the frame carry, but if Evan can hang on to the frame, I think Evan may beat Tom here... it'll be close for sure.
1. Mitch
2. Maybe Tom
Event 2 - Axle Press for Max
Tom's overhead, like his deadlift, has been getting pretty darn good. I think he'll take 2nd. I'm thinking Mitch goes for record, but we already know Mitch is probably good for at least 205kg even tired and I don't think Tom is. I think Tom is good for 200kg at most.
1. Mitch
2. Tom
Event 3 - Keg Toss
This is where I think Mitch is kind of lucky that he doesn't have the likes of Thor or Brian to contend with. Out of everyone going to WSM, Tom is really the only amazing thrower, but Mitch has been working very hard and improving.
1. Tom
2. Mitch
Event 4 - Conan's
This is where I think Tom begins to drops points. Mitch has the advantage of going out last here so he'll know exactly what he has to do and you know Mitch, when he has a target to hit, he's VERY good at making sure he hits it.
1. Mitch
2. Maybe Tom
Event 5 - Deadlift for Reps
This is another one where I think Tom may lose some points possibly. Mitch has way more work capacity and is a better deadlifter from the floor than Tom. Mitch definitely takes the win, but depending on the shape Tom is in, he may drop some points.
1. Mitch
2. Maybe Tom
Event 6 - Stones
Yea, we all know this is Tom's event. Mitch has finished these stones before and the points will be pretty close. So there is the possibility that if Tom can at least finish 2nd in the above two events that he can take the title from Mitch here if Mitch is too slow in the stone. But again... Mitch will know exactly what he needs to do and he's very good at making it happen.
1. Tom
2. Maybe Mitch
Most likely winner, Mitch. But if Tom can hold onto 2nd in his two weaker events, he has a chance from stones.
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