What the 10 most powerful people on the planet look like

In fairy tales, heroes always fought against evil and rescued beautiful girls. Time passed, and superheroes began to answer for the preservation of the world. It seems that only a character from the film can easily bend a nail or lift a heavy stone with one hand, but this is not at all the case.

Bogatyrs and superheroes live among us: they constantly set new world records and work hard on themselves. We have collected 10 athletes from all over the world who are rightfully considered the strongest people on this planet.

1. Sajat Garibi

By the age of 28, Iranian weightlifter Sajat Gharibi had become famous all over the world. Loyal fans nicknamed him the Iranian Hulk, and this is not surprising: Sajat weighs as much as 180 kg with a height of 188 cm.He participates in powerlifting and bodybuilding competitions, and almost 500 thousand people follow his life on Instagram.

In most of the pictures, the athlete flexes his muscles and shows off his broad shoulders. Thanks to his athletic build, he truly resembles a character from a superhero movie. On account of Garibi, there is even a participation in the film of the Iranian director Mustafa Hashemzekhi.

2. Brian Shaw

American Brian Shaw won the World Strongest Man tournament 4 times. From his youth, he was different from his peers: by the time he graduated from school, Brian’s height reached 2 m, and his weight was about 110 kg. Now Shaw has become 90 kg heavier – an athlete consumes about 12 thousand kcal daily. He combines the image of a pumped-up athlete with the life of an exemplary family man. Brian is happily married and has two children. A caring father from an early age instills in them a love of sports and tries to take them with him to training.

3. Rebecca Swenson

It’s not just men who can be successful in powerlifting. Rebecca Swenson is a prime example of this. She has more than one world record behind her, and she was also awarded the title of the most powerful woman on the planet. Just imagine: Svenson was able to lift a weight of about 400 kg! Rebecca proudly showcases her body on Instagram, and followers tirelessly bombard her with compliments. True, the woman has already left sports, now the upbringing of children and the family are in the first place for her.

4. Joe Rollino

Weightlifter and American strongman Joe Rollino has lived a long and fulfilling life. He passed away at the age of 104, but even in the last years of his life, the athlete could still bend a coin with his fingers. Rollino weighed 68 kg with a height of 165 cm, but his strength was truly heroic. Joe held 290 kg of weight with one finger, and in 1920 he received the title of the strongest man in the world. Then he managed to lift almost one and a half tons! The athlete led an appropriate lifestyle: no alcohol and cigarettes. Since childhood, he has been boxing, and at 20, Joe gave up meat forever.

5. Zydrunas Savickas

4 victories at the World Strongest Man tournament, multiple champion of the Arnold Classic tournament, 20 world records – this is an incomplete list of the achievements of the Lithuanian strongman. He can squat 15 times in a row while holding a 340 kg barbell. Savickas is not only an athlete, but also a blogger. He happily answers the questions of subscribers on his YouTube channel, and also actively leads Instagram. Judging by the pictures, he loves to cook in his free time, and Zydrunas is doing very well.

6. Yuko Ahola

Finnish strongman Yuko Ahola managed to set a world record and win a huge number of competitions during his heroic career. Over time, the athlete became interested in art and decided to try himself as an actor. Ahola already has roles in 4 films and several TV series. By the way, Yuko is inspired by an equally impressive man – Arnold Schwarzenegger.

7.Dmitry Khaladzhi

The history of the Ukrainian athlete Dmitry Khaladzhi motivates him to never give up. At the age of 4, the boy received a 3-4th degree burn: 37% of his skin was burnt. Years of recovery, numerous surgeries and blood transfusions – this is how Dmitry spent his childhood. But he got to his feet and found his calling. Khalaji broke the most ancient record of the planet – he lifted a stone weighing 152 kg with one hand! For some time Dmitry performed in the Donetsk circus with performances about Hercules. Instead of a dog from a ball, he could easily make knots out of nails.

8. Mariusz Pudzyanovsky

The Polish strongman Mariusz lives in sports: boxing, rugby and karate are just a part of Pudzianowski’s list of hobbies. The love for weightlifting was passed on to a man from his father. Since childhood, Mariusz has worked hard on himself, and thanks to constant training, he managed to become the five-time owner of the title of the strongest man on the planet. With a height of 186 cm, the athlete weighs 119 kg. “Polish Schwarzenegger,” his followers on Instagram call him.

9. Ivan Poddubny

Ivan Poddubny was known as a Russian hero, and his strength became famous throughout the world. More than one documentary has been shot about the wrestler, and viewers from all over the world dreamed of watching Ivan’s performances. Ivan began his career at the end of the XNUMXth century, when battles could last for several hours. Poddubny withstood everything, and during his career, the athlete and circus artist did not lose a single competition.

10. Eddie Hall

The British athlete Eddie Hall received the frightening nickname Beast for a reason. Previously, he weighed almost 200 kg (with a height of 190 cm), and his desire to set record after record seemed to go beyond human capabilities.

Eddie is the only one who managed to lift 500 kg in the deadlift. Hall has a huge army of fans: as many as 2 million people follow his life on Instagram. However, the Beast can only be seen in training, and in ordinary life, Eddie is an exemplary father and loving husband.

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