NEWS
Ortmayer : Natural born stoneman
Koklyaev : A master degree in strength
Sebastian Wenta : All-Around strongman
Andrus Murumets : The Estonian PowerMan
Louis-Philippe Jean :Heart of a lion
Terry Holland: To be or not to be the strongest
Arild Haugen: Viking Power on the rise
Randall J. Strossen: Man with an Ironmind
Stefan Sölvi Pétursson: Keeping the Tradition Alive
Zydrunas Savickas: World Records Breaker
Ervin Katona: A powerhouse from Serbia
Agreement between Fortissimus & ASC
Agreement between Fortissimus & AussiPower
Agreement between Fortissimus & SCL
TERRY HOLLANDS : TO BE OR NOT TO BE THE STRONGEST
The mighty Brit from Dartford in Kent had made it clear from the start. When asked in 2005 what his ultimate goal in strongman competition was he simply replied: «that's an easy one to answer, to be the strongest man in the world.» One bold statement for a man who started strongman competitions in 2004 and had never done any serious gym training before age 22.
One year after entering the circle of strongman, he won the UK Strongest man title. Not a small accomplishment given the British strongman traditions with such notables as Geoff Capes, Jaime Reeves and Gary Taylor, each of these super athletes having won the World Strongest Man title at least once. So Terry Hollands won the UK title again. And he has now company as he is challenged by the formidable Mark Felix, as bith men will go head to head at FORTISSIMUS.
At 6'7'' (2,01 meters) and 375 lb (170 kg), Terry Hollands is towering and, by the tale of the tape, sends out a clear message to the others competitors: «You will have to beat me because I will not surrender.» Yet, by the looks, he seems easy-going. Does he pay the price? He does indeed, training up to five days a week, with all weekend days reserved for events-training. That is a 3-4 hours each day at a rate of 3 events per day.
How does Terry Hollands look at his sport? The answer comes from an interview he gave back in 2005 to The Guardian newspaper: «It's a way of life. It requires absolute dedication. I pretty much spend my every waking minute either training or thinking about training, and the rewards are always worth the effort. It's amazing what the body can do if you push it hard enough.»
The 29 year old Hollands did just that. And in 2007, he achieved 3 rd place in the World Strongest Man competition held in Annaheim, California... the first time a Briton achieved a top 3 place in over 10 years. That is along with winning another Britain's Strongest Man title.
At FORTISSIMUS 2008, the giant from Dartford will persue his dream.
