{"id":12126,"date":"2023-04-25T17:28:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T17:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=12126"},"modified":"2023-04-25T18:12:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T18:12:54","slug":"laurence-big-loz-shahlaei-recaps-2023-worlds-strongest-man-finals-reacts-to-coaching-client-mitchell-hoopers-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/laurence-big-loz-shahlaei-recaps-2023-worlds-strongest-man-finals-reacts-to-coaching-client-mitchell-hoopers-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurence \u201cBig Loz\u201d Shahlaei Recaps 2023 World\u2019s Strongest Man Finals, Reacts to Coaching Client Mitchell Hooper\u2019s Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned strongman commentator and 2016 Europe&#8217;s Strongest Man, Laurence &#8220;Big Loz&#8221; Shahlaei has worked as a coach for many high-level strength athletes, including the 2023 World&#8217;s Strongest Man (WSM), <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mitchell-hooper-behind-the-scenes-2023-worlds-strongest-man-win\/\" data-lasso-id=\"244785\">Mitchell Hooper<\/a>. Following <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244786\">Hooper&#8217;s 2023 WSM victory<\/a>, Shahlaei and wife Liz Shahlaei shared their thoughts and opinions about the news his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/laurence-shahlaei-big-loz-2023-worlds-strongest-man-finals-recap\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lyteCache-17.php\" alt=\"YouTube Video\" \/><\/a><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-strength\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244787\">Learn How to Build Strength with Three Key Principles<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-eat-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244788\">How to Eat More for Muscle and Strength Gains<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Shahlaei\u2019s started the video with a recap of the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-worlds-strongest-man-day-four-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244789\">last day of competition<\/a>, beginning with the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/overhead-dumbbell-press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244790\">Circus Dumbbell<\/a>. They noted that 2020 WSM winner Oleksii Novikov was expected to do well based his long string of dominating the event in past competitions, while Hooper and defending champion <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244791\">Tom Stoltman<\/a> may likely lose points on the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>Liz Shahlaei expressed her thoughts about the refereeing during this event, highlighting some potentially questionable lockout calls, while Big Loz noted that the calls were at least consistent with all the athletes.<\/p>\n<p>He was most shocked that 2020 World\u2019s Strongest Man <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/oleksii-novikov-hummer-tire-deadlift-world-record-goal-600-kilograms\/\" data-lasso-id=\"244792\">Oleksii Novikov<\/a> didn\u2019t win the event \u2014 Novikov would tie for second place, along with Tom and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-luke-stoltman-2023-worlds-strongest-man-event-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244793\">Luke Stoltman<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-europes-strongest-man-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244794\">Pavlo Kordiyaka<\/a>. All four competitors completed a lift with the 132.5-kilogram (291-pound) dumbbell. Hooper and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-evan-singleton-log-press-407-pounds-biceps-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244795\">Evan Singleton<\/a> tied for the win in that event, successfully lifting the 140.4-kilogram (309-pound) dumbbell.<\/p>\n<p>Next up was the Truck Pull, and every man that was still in the competition finished in less than 40 seconds, which surprised Loz. Hooper won that event with a time of 30.24 seconds, which padded his overall lead over Stoltman going into the final event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI have to say, I\u2019ve never seen the Truck Pull done so quickly at World\u2019s Strongest Man.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Indeed, the last time a vehicle pull was performed faster in a WSM Finals event was Manfred Hoberl&#8217;s blazing 29.64-second truck pull in the 1994 WSM contest.<\/p>\n<p>Shahlaei also noted that he was glad there appeared to be no controversy over who won the event, as Hooper&#8217;s time exceeded the runner-up by more than two full seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe winner was a clear winner,\u201d Big Loz said, while pointing out that Hooper\u2019s previous performance in the event \u2014 49.24 seconds in the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-worlds-strongest-man-recap-day-five\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244796\">2022 WSM<\/a> \u2014 wasn\u2019t as competitive as his recent performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s worked extremely hard at this. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrZL_rRhCX2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Laurence Shahlaei (@biglozwsm)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerbuilding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244797\">Powerbuilding: The Training Method for Size and Strength<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/start-training-over-40\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"244798\">How to Start Training if You&#8217;re Over 40<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The couple then covered the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mitchell-hooper-technique-how-to-lift-atlas-stone\/\" data-lasso-id=\"244799\">Atlas Stones<\/a>, in which Hooper placed second behind Stoltman. However, Hooper&#8217;s collection of points on the leaderboard was still good enough to clinch the title. Loz and Liz even showed Loz\u2019s\u00a0live reaction as the results were shared online. The coach summed up his client\u2019s performance as a dominant one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an emotional week. We\u2019re so proud of Mitch Hooper. We\u2019re proud of all the athletes. Obviously I\u2019m coaching Mitch, and I\u2019m invested in him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They concluded the video by recapping the top ten as a collective, and he saluted four-time World\u2019s Strongest Man (2011, 2013, 2015-2016) <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/brian-shaw-eddie-hall-shoulder-workout\/\" data-lasso-id=\"244800\">Brian Shaw<\/a>, who made his last appearance at the contest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a pleasure and a nightmare at times to compete against him in my career, but it\u2019s been an honor, and I hope he goes on and does great things.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Featured Image: @biglozwsm on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/laurence-shahlaei-big-loz-2023-worlds-strongest-man-finals-recap\/\">Laurence &#8220;Big Loz&#8221; Shahlaei Recaps 2023 World&#8217;s Strongest Man Finals, Reacts to Coaching Client Mitchell Hooper&#8217;s Win<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned strongman commentator and 2016 Europe\u2019s Strongest Man, Laurence \u201cBig Loz\u201d Shahlaei has worked as a coach for many high-level strength athletes, including the 2023 World\u2019s Strongest Man (WSM), Mitchell Hooper. Following Hooper\u2019s 2023 WSM victory, Shahlaei and wife Liz Shahlaei shared their thoughts and opinions about the news his YouTube channel. 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