{"id":6641,"date":"2022-09-26T19:40:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T19:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=6641"},"modified":"2022-09-26T21:49:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:49:02","slug":"2022-arnold-strongman-classic-uk-results-mitchell-hooper-gets-his-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/2022-arnold-strongman-classic-uk-results-mitchell-hooper-gets-his-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK Results \u2014 Mitchell Hooper Gets His Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mitchell Hooper is the champion of the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) UK<\/strong>. During the contest on Sept 23-24, 2022, the Canadian strongman successfully captured the first major pro title of his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143639\">strength<\/a> career. Hooper is the only second-ever winner of the competition. Evan Singleton won the inaugural edition in 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joining Hooper on the podium in Birmingham, England, were former 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143640\">World&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM) <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/oleksii-novikov-hummer-tire-deadlift-1210-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143641\">Oleksii Novikov<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-rauno-heinla-silver-dollar-deadlift-world-record-1278-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143642\">Rauno Heinla<\/a> in second and third place, respectively. It is Novikov&#8217;s <strong>16th finish in the top three in 18 contests since September 2020<\/strong>. Meanwhile, Heinla takes home a top-three result for the first time since the 2022 For\u00e7a Bruta in February.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the final standings from this year&#8217;s Arnold Strongman Classic UK:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"2022-arnold-strongman-classic-uk-results\">2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK Results<\/h3>\n<ol data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mitchell-hooper-squat-695-pounds-five-reps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143643\">Mitchell Hooper<\/a><\/strong>\u2014 79.5 points&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 71 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 61.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa O\u2019Dwyer <\/strong>\u2014 55 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 47 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith <\/strong>\u2014 44.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Konstantine Janashia&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 43 points<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-kim-ujarak-deadlift-ladder-training-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143644\">Kim Ujarak<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-kim-ujarak-deadlift-ladder-training-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143683\">&nbsp;<\/a>\u2014 37 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Bennett <\/strong>\u2014 36.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/zydrunas-savickas-adice-to-strongman-competitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143645\">\u017dydr\u016bnas Savickas<\/a><\/strong>\u2014 33.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Louis Jack <\/strong>\u2014 33.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ervin Toots <\/strong>\u2014 31.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ben Williams <\/strong>\u2014 27 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zake Muluzi <\/strong>\u2014 23.5 points<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ci6NCNjLbty\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; 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 style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ci6NCNjLbty\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143659\">A post shared by Mitchell Hooper (@mitchellhooper)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/goblet-squat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143646\">How to Do the Goblet Squat for Lower Body Size and Mobility<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"event-breakdown\">Event Breakdown<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a succinct event-by-event breakdown of the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"deadlift\">Deadlift<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143647\">deadlift<\/a> for this contest was for reps. The athletes had to pull 370 kilograms (815 pounds) as many times as possible within 75 seconds. The newly-crowned <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/rauno-heinla-masters-deadlift-world-record-476-kilograms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"143648\">2022 World Deadlift Champion<\/a>, Heinla, <strong>won this event by locking out a successful eight reps<\/strong>. Hooper (six reps) and Novikov (five reps) followed behind their Estonian peer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla <\/strong>\u2014 Eight reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper <\/strong>\u2014 Six reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov <\/strong>\u2014 Five reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kim Ujarak <\/strong>\u2014 Four reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa O\u2019Dwyer <\/strong>\u2014 Four reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton <\/strong>\u2014 Four reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ben Williams<\/strong> \u2014 Three reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith <\/strong>\u2014 Three reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Konstantine Janashia <\/strong>\u2014 Three reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Bennett <\/strong>\u2014 Two reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Louis Jack <\/strong>\u2014 One rep<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u017dydr\u016bnas Savickas <\/strong>\u2014 One rep<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ervin Toots <\/strong>\u2014 One rep<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zake Muluzi <\/strong>\u2014 One rep<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"bag-over-bar\">Bag Over Bar<\/h3>\n<p>During this event, the respective competitors had to toss five bags with weights ranging from 20 to 28 kilograms (44 to 61.7 pounds) over a bar with a height of four meters (13.1 feet). The athlete with the fastest time for their throws would come out on top.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A resounding performance from Gavin Bilton, <strong>where he tossed all five bags in just over 17 seconds<\/strong>, gave him the Bag Over Bar victory. Hooper (five bags in 18.15 seconds) and Novikov (five bags in 18.35 seconds) followed just behind again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 17.21 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 18.15 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 18.35 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 18.38 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 18.79 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Konstantine Janashia<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 19.27 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kim Ujarak<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 19.76 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ervin Toots<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 21.47 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Louis Jack<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 24.78 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Bennett<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 26.53 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zake Muluzi<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 47.84 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 33.81 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u017dydr\u016bnas Savickas<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 37.90 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ben Williams<\/strong> \u2014 Five in 47.84 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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Whoever had the farthest distance and fastest time (in the event of a distance tie) would win.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper logged his first event win of the 2022 ASC UK <strong>by taking his stones down the course in 34.01 seconds<\/strong>. Notably, Hooper was the only competitor to cover the entire distance with his carry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong> \u2014 34.02 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u017dydr\u016bnas Savickas<\/strong> \u2014 14.14 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zake Muluzi<\/strong> \u2014 10.77 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong> \u2014 6.19 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong> \u2014 5.32 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong> \u2014 5.10 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ervin Toots<\/strong> \u2014 4.98 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Bennett<\/strong> \u2014 4.88 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong> \u2014 4.81 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong> \u2014 4.45 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Konstantine Janashia<\/strong> \u2014 4.27 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Louis Jack<\/strong> \u2014 3.68 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kim Ujarak<\/strong> \u2014 3.2 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ben Williams<\/strong> \u2014 1.90 meters<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"super-yoke\">Super Yoke<\/h3>\n<p>A strongman staple, the competitors at the 2022 ASC UK carried a 500-kilogram (1,102-pound) yoke 10 meters (32.8 feet) as fast as possible. Hooper won a second straight event, <strong>blitzing this segment by taking his yoke the full length in 5.70 seconds<\/strong>. Novikov (8.42 seconds) and Paul Smith (11.09 seconds) tailed behind Hooper.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong> \u2014 5.70 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong> \u2014 8.42 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong> \u2014 11.09 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Konstantine Janashia<\/strong> \u2014 12.50 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u017dydr\u016bnas Savickas<\/strong> \u2014 14.01 second<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong> \u2014 14.82 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Bennett<\/strong> \u2014 18.84 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong> \u2014 21.84 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ben Williams<\/strong> \u2014 22.29 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong> \u2014 25.26 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zake Muluzi<\/strong> \u2014 32.07 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Louis Jack<\/strong> \u2014 34.58 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ervin Toots<\/strong> \u2014 46.91 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kim Ujarak<\/strong> \u2014 3.85 meters<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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The eventual victor would be the athlete who could lock out the most reps with a 100-kilogram (220-pound) dumbbell. The event seemed to play right into Novikov&#8217;s hands, <strong>who finished an impressive eight reps for the win<\/strong>. Though, Hooper and Smith (seven each) nipped on Novikov&#8217;s heels with quality performances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong> \u2014 Eight reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong> \u2014 Seven reps&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong> \u2014 Seven reps&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong> \u2014 Six reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ben Williams<\/strong> \u2014 Five reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong> \u2014 Four reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong> \u2014 Three reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Bennett<\/strong> \u2014 Three reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kim Ujarak<\/strong> \u2014 Two reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ervin Toots<\/strong> \u2014 Two reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Louis Jack<\/strong> \u2014 Two reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Konstantine Janashia<\/strong> \u2014 Zero reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u017dydr\u016bnas Savickas<\/strong> \u2014 Zero reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zake Muluzi<\/strong> \u2014 Zero reps<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"atlas-stones\">Atlas Stones<\/h3>\n<p>Is it even a pro strongman contest if it doesn&#8217;t close with Atlas Stones? The five stones weighed from 120 to 200 kilograms (264.5 to 440 pounds). The winner is whoever can lift each stone to its podium the quickest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Louis Jack won the event <strong>when he lifted all five stones in 23.91 seconds<\/strong>. However, a second-place result for Hooper (five stones in 25.74 seconds) was enough to cement his overall victory as the 2022 ASC UK.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\n<li><strong>Louis Jack<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 23.91 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 25.74 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Konstantine Janashia<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 29.71 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kim Ujurak<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 31.38 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 31.98 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong> \u2014 Four in 19.21 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong> \u2014 Four in 19.85 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ervin<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Toots<\/strong> \u2014 Four in 21.02 seconds<\/li>\n<li><b>\u017dydr\u016bnas Savickas<\/b> \u2014 Four in 21.34 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Smith<\/strong> \u2014 Four in 22.4 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Bennett&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 Four in 32.09 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong> \u2014 Four in 34.09 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ben Williams<\/strong> \u2014 Three in 14.15 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zake Muluzi<\/strong> \u2013 Three in 16.59 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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However, as a young and ascending star, Hooper won&#8217;t have too much time to reflect on this victory.<\/p>\n<p>Hooper and many of the competitors from this contest will square off in the upcoming 2022 Rogue Invitational on Oct. 28-30 at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Austin, TX.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @mitchellhooper on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-arnold-strongman-classic-uk-results\/\">2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK Results \u2014 Mitchell Hooper Gets His Flowers<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitchell Hooper is the champion of the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) UK. During the contest on Sept 23-24, 2022, the Canadian strongman successfully captured the first major pro title of his strength career. Hooper is the only second-ever winner of the competition. 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