Strongman LIVE on TV - Hit or Miss?

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@christophermullins3127 15 күн бұрын

Say what you will about Glenn Ross but he's pulled it off and finally got strongman live on TV. Was it perfect? Absolutely not. But is it doable? Absolutely yes 💪💪💪👍👍

@petershortland478 15 күн бұрын

Issue I have with Glenn he doesn't seem to know how to promote the show because it was largely unknown. But watching the show was awesome. It was a massive change for strongman, BUT one thing I like about Glenn is that he helps with the grassroots scene of the sport, giving them a path to follow so they can plan their route until they get to GL

@christophermullins3127 15 күн бұрын

@@petershortland478 100% agree mate - as for advertising the event it probably boils down to brass, ad space is big money, would be nice to see some big players throw some money at it to get advertised. Things can only get better 💪

@richbrowes7991 14 күн бұрын

Yeah, Ultimate Strongman need a marketing agency to work with them. Glad the comp was a success, though

@christophermullins3127 14 күн бұрын

@@richbrowes7991 get saatchi and saatchi on the phone. May it become mainstream money wise, but still grounded like Rugby 🏉

@user-pw7xy2sm8i 15 күн бұрын

I don't normally watch UKs but I watched this because it was on TV and absolutely loved it!

@Raaven0991 15 күн бұрын

radzi was the highlight for me, love his intelligent questions.

@Gndlf_TheOrange 15 күн бұрын

He's a great presenter.

@QueenToKingOfSpades 15 күн бұрын

He’s actually a fan and it shows.

@bazza3721 15 күн бұрын

I was there on the Sunday....The Daddy pulled it off, no doubt about it. It was a fantastic day. Even at the Meet & Greet, all the athletes loved it. True Strongman events from Glen Ross. Giants Live want to take stock of this new era in Strongman. There no longer Live....Glenn's the Daddy now. #UltimateStrongman 💪💪🇬🇧🇬🇧

@petershortland478 14 күн бұрын

Issue with Glenn's shows they so difficult to find information from them. The advertising for US is really poor compared to GL

@levibunyan5091 15 күн бұрын

This would have been the perfect video to have another video sponsor. ‘Not in the UK & want to watch it? SURF SHARK!’

@williamdavies391 15 күн бұрын

Any sport needs television deals , and strongman deserves the exposure more than most .

@canalefit4819 15 күн бұрын

Curling being the exception to the rule.

@williamdavies391 14 күн бұрын

@canalefit4819 yeah I think curling has an uphill battle for viewers 🤣

@madcrewgames8406 15 күн бұрын

I think they should have more strongman on tv, it would help really get the sport out there more

@m.w.4508 14 күн бұрын

15 years ago, maybe. Nobody sits down to watch irregularly scheduled programming on a TV anymore.

@madcrewgames8406 14 күн бұрын

@@m.w.4508 True, but I think we, as strongman fans, should have a way to actually watch it, without having to wait months, even if that way is something like a pay per view livestream of the competitions.

@marknagy9714 15 күн бұрын

I agree completely with your analysis. I’d love to see more strength content on tv. I love the stuff on KZfaq, but it doesn’t completely replace the need for tv coverage. I think it was a really great professional attempt at live coverage. There was room for improvement, but still highly enjoyable. It might have benefited from a bit of Loz and Liz commentary! 🤓

@mariadancer80 15 күн бұрын

Absolutely loved seeing it live on TV. We did record it so was abit behind.. But what I think would be even better is to have the womens competition going too. We watched last yrs live in Nottingham and was amazing watching the women's competition. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼.

@TangoTwoscoops 15 күн бұрын

Awesome recap, would love your thought on the big kaos opens pro show end of the year

@leeblowers9783 12 күн бұрын

Loved this comp & well done channel 5 for showing it ❤

@garagestrongman9525 15 күн бұрын

As you say it's a really big deal! We all want this. Glen runs a really good show. I saw the first day on TV and the 2nd day live at the show. Obviously there's a restriction on what events you coul have having to run to time. Love or hate the bar bend! You've already mentioned the truck pull reset issue. But all being said, hats off to Glen, he's shown Giants 'Live' it can be done! As a side note, Glen loves to make athletes run doesn't he? He'd have hated that in his day! 😂

@markhoughton4308 13 күн бұрын

100% agree, especially the truck pull, and tyre flip....

@tottenhambulldogs6178 10 күн бұрын

Didn’t see it, hadn’t seen any ad’s for it, been watching strongman for over 30 years 🤷‍♂️

@petershortland478 7 күн бұрын

That's issue with Ultimate Strongman it's poorly promoted even by the promotion I didn't know it was live until maybe 2 weeks before the show

@Rover200Power 15 күн бұрын

I feel bad that I had absolutely no idea this was happening. But then again I haven't watched live tv for the past 3 years.

@jasonfritz838 15 күн бұрын

What?

@Rover200Power 15 күн бұрын

@@jasonfritz838 What?!

@petershortland478 14 күн бұрын

@Rover200Power it was poorly advertised anyway

@m.w.4508 14 күн бұрын

Exactly. What's the point in anything being on TV or even streamed online if no one knows that it's happening in the first place?

@Rover200Power 14 күн бұрын

@petershortland478 I have been watching things on the Channel 5 catch up app, but didn't see a single advert for it. If I had I would have tried to watch.

@steevee4610 14 күн бұрын

Loved seeing this live, agree with Loz I think there maybe needs to be a little more thought about weights on Day 2 given the tempo the athletes are preforming at. But all in all, great event, great show, hope to see it again next year!

@paddathehutt 14 күн бұрын

Thought it was all really slick. They did a great job filling the dead air time between events, and it was SOOOOO much better as a viewer compared to the inane stuff we hear on the giants live streams. Great first effort on tv and everyone involved deserves a big pat on the back

@sarahstorr 15 күн бұрын

I think this weekend was fantastic. I did think the run and harness was a bit weird as part of the truck pull. Radzi, Jamie and Lalas were great. It was exciting. I loved it! ❤

@juniperMc666 15 күн бұрын

I would love to see the viewing figure results, as I very much enjoyed it. Scotland just missing out on winning World, Europe and UK strongest man but you can't have everything lol

@jasonscott1611 14 күн бұрын

Is this available to watch online for us in the US?

@jylauril 10 күн бұрын

Btw rogue invitational tickets are now available, However, I had given my emails to them but did not get any notification that they are available. They did not fricking sent email like they promised!!!

@jonfitch8405 15 күн бұрын

It was fantastic to have LIVE strongman on TV- however- some naff events like the bar bending and the eliminator could definitely be improved upon, as could attaching yourself into the harness for the truck pull- thought that bit was ridiculous

@FinC1_ 11 күн бұрын

Glad it was live because let's be honest, the coverage of strongman has always been far, far after the event and nowadays with most of the fellas on social media it NEEDS to be live cause they'll all have videos and posts up the day or hours after.

@davidfindlay878 15 күн бұрын

I thought that the coverage was super. The highlight for me was probably Jamie Reeves - I've never seen him as a commentator/pundit before - I thought his insight was fabulous. Saying that, Vytautus was not outshone, I always appreciate his input. I liked the events, I thought it was a great show. And Glenn has proved it can be done. Live Strongman is now possible.

@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw 15 күн бұрын

I think it’s awesome that it’s in tv and mistake can be learned by other comps

@bamstrongpersonaltraining 15 күн бұрын

Great to hear about a live strongman event. What exactly is the beef between Paul smith and other strongman?

@PaulSmithLift 15 күн бұрын

I don't think there is any 🤷😂 Mitch isn't a fan tbf but other than that I get on with everyone!

@bamstrongpersonaltraining 15 күн бұрын

@@PaulSmithLift gotcha. Congrats on your win!

@Silky_boi 12 күн бұрын

The Daddy always delivers

@bury4660 15 күн бұрын

which VPN do you use ? i can't watch it because of VPN is not supported for stream of my5 :(

@petrasaid9348 15 күн бұрын

love u 2

@heatherg2707 15 күн бұрын

I think I might be the only person who enjoyed watching the bar bending!

@nick6334 15 күн бұрын

I thought putting a pulling harness on was a well known feat of strength?

@JamoEvans-lh9me 14 күн бұрын

Knowing Glen Ross on a personal note and somebody I call a good friend he 💯 pulled it off Glen and his team pulled it off and proved it can be done we need more strong man live events shown on TV

@petershortland478 7 күн бұрын

But Glenn needs to promote his shows better because US shows are difficult to find information for

@heidigee9064 15 күн бұрын

💪🏻

@NolanFriedline 15 күн бұрын

I don't like the advantage given during the duck walk. You wouldn't give the winner a lighter weight to lift, all events should be the same for every athlete to be fair. Overall sounds like a good show, and a sign of more live competitions to come.

@richardmeredith355 15 күн бұрын

Agreed, loved it but bar bend was a poor choice for the first event or as an event at all. I wonder how many viewers were lost as a result?

@guy.l8147 15 күн бұрын

I didn't even know about it being live on tv !! Not advertised well but then I don't watch terrestial tv anymore so that is why

@tabascojoe77 14 күн бұрын

💪💪💪

@khalidwal745 12 күн бұрын

👍

@robertmills6497 15 күн бұрын

Radzi should have been the "floor interviewer" as well as the presenter.

@markevans4088 15 күн бұрын

I think they did a good job, maybe the athlete announcements were too long and repetitive, otherwise they pulled it together well and kept it moving. I bet the athletes felt a bit stiff the next morning, very intense!

@misterc5783 15 күн бұрын

Everything must be judged. Immediately. And every individual preference must be met or individuals will go mental. Tough gig to get right 😂 On the broadcast, did channel 5 do any extra promotion? Or was it standard channel promotion? (Brief promotions in-between their other shows, yknow, standard “soon on 5” stuff) I wonder to what extent this was a feeler, if at all.

@lauraw2402 15 күн бұрын

Standard adverts and with a focus on advert for upcoming fight Night on channel 5

@bocashman5788 14 күн бұрын

Hit for those in the UK that watch TV. Miss for those fans in the U.S. Especially since most people probably dont even use cable television anymore and prefer streaming.

@UltimateStrongman 14 күн бұрын

It will be shown on Fubo Sports in the USA shortly

@khalidwal745 13 сағат бұрын

👍👍👍

@GordonHeaney 14 күн бұрын

Yep, great it's on TV, broadcasting it live means a lot of dead time, so not always an exciting watch. Plus some of the events did not transfer well to TV IMO

@andrewgilbertson5356 15 күн бұрын

It must be a good thing as more non fans will watch. Not me as I do not watch live TV. It will increase interest .

@JaredTG. 15 күн бұрын

The first time doing anything isn't gonna be perfect. That's to be expected.

@nokneedownian8521 14 күн бұрын

That tyre was flipping heavy... sorry guys

@julianhernandez6457 15 күн бұрын

Anyone have any idea what channel in the states this would be on?

@PaulSmithLift 15 күн бұрын

FUBO

@UltimateStrongman 14 күн бұрын

Fubo Sports.

@m.w.4508 14 күн бұрын

What is a TV...? In all seriousness and with all due to respect to the people involved that wanted to pull this off, it's just not good enough for the sport overall. It's 15 years too late. Nobody goes out of their way to sit down to watch irregularly scheduled programming on a TV anymore. Especially not the generation that would be willing to pay for athlete's merch, go to live events, buy sponsors' gear/supplements etc and pump money back into the sport. Pensioners with nothing to do on a weekday that were randomly flicking through the TV might have watched for a few minutes and that will be about as far as their interaction with the sport, athletes etc ever goes. All "new" sports need to be working hard to stream their content online, upload the full show after the fact and then still cut it all up into clips and push it out 24/7 on social media. Give athletes the rights to use their clips to find their own sponsorship deals, create their own content etc. I could go on, but this comment is already far too long. There's still A LOT of work left to do across the board.

@massonmacgregor5899 15 күн бұрын

But yet WSM cant even get a ppv live stream

@stephenjackson953 15 күн бұрын

Definitely wasn’t a bicep strain

@Harp00nX 15 күн бұрын

Radzi did a great job, Lalas and Jamie Reeves were good too and the commentators. I think you're being very harsh on Gail I though she was doing very well considering she isn't a part of strongman, articulate and kept the interviews ticking over and mostly relevant questions. Years away from the cringe when Chris Kamara tried to do it. Totally worked as a live event I watched all 6 hours while doing other things at the same time.

@thelionofgod 15 күн бұрын

Thought Gail was mediocre, certainly provided another familiar face for non-strongman fans. I've seen some really terrible presenters over the years, think Rogue Invitational has been guilty, obviously ASC too. Could definitely be improved. My experience with strongman on TV over decades is that you need to be a good presenter and also treat strongman with a sense of seriousness. James Richardson was always pretty good, John Inverdale was excellent. Lots of people can't stand Radzi, but I think he's good despite the occasional gaffe. He's a reliable, professional presenter, and it helps that he also happens to be a strongman fan. I happen to disagree about the idea of getting one of the pro women to replace Gail doing the athlete interviews. My sense is that it's actually quite a hard job in terms of live production, but relatively easy in terms of sporting knowledge. Reeves and Lalas are both good, but don't have a great vibe together. Lalas seemed nervous to me, kept making silly verbal mistakes. When Bish has had enough of competing, I think he'd make a brilliant strongman pundit, and it wouldn't hurt that him and Radzi go back 15 years.

@roadagent5158 15 күн бұрын

Hit!! Radzi anchoring means you are already 50% there!

@mattysmith83 15 күн бұрын

I hate to disrespect glenns organisation but I wish they done it with Giants live or even the Arnold's. Viewing figures would have been much bigger. Maybe Brian could organise a deal for his show. That would be huge!

@Rover200Power 15 күн бұрын

Not sure, if the casual TV viewer sees "UKs Strongest Man" on the TV guide they instantly know what it is, "Arnold Strongman Classic" and most people wouldn't have a clue.

@richardbull4602 14 күн бұрын

Good to see it on tv but thought a lot of the events were a poor choice and not entertaining to watch for casual none strongman enthusiasts that you will get with a live event on terrestrial tv. Tyre flip was too heavy and a car flip, why both? Running and putting a harness on is not a test of strength. Static car hold not entertaining to watch. Bar bend was a painful watch and especially when most of them couldn't do it.

@stephenfitt5633 15 күн бұрын

Did enjoy the show. Change the floor interviewer though, she was poor

@JoshO423 15 күн бұрын

Dang, didn’t know this was happening THIS PAST weekend. Maybe they’ll upload it online somewhere for free soon. Lewis Jack is a name that sounds like he’d be the alter-ego of Captain Britain or something 😆

@PaulSmithLift 15 күн бұрын

It's on channel 5 on demand for free...

@nick6334 15 күн бұрын

I think if Glenn was able to man up and squash his beefs and own his past mistakes then he could have the best strongman TV production in the world. Presenter/analyst duty would be amazing if you had Lalas and Radzi, bring back Kammy, and bring in Eddie and Pa for the banter. It's a big shame that there's a lack of representation for strongman and certain people have let their own ego and pride push the sport back. But at the very least, we're heading in the right direction

@canalefit4819 15 күн бұрын

Please let's keep this promotion Eddie-free, for goodness' sake.

@Rover200Power 15 күн бұрын

@@canalefit4819 are you saying that you are not a fan of Eddie throwing out random clichés every time he is asked to add some insight on WSM?

@canalefit4819 15 күн бұрын

@@Rover200Power Guilty as charged