| The Strongest Man in History | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tara Long, Rick Hughes, Chris Deaux, Rob Worsoff, Brian Wendel, Mary Donahue, Jennifer Wagman |
| Running time | 39–42 minutes |
| Production companies | Entertainment One & Two Fifteen West Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | History |
| Release | July 7 (2019-07-07) – August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14) |
The Strongest Man in History is aHistory Channel original series, which premiered on July 7, 2019. It is a reality-show that takes four strongmen,Nick Best,Eddie Hall,Robert Oberst andBrian Shaw around the world investigating some of the most famous strongmen legends and trying to beat those performances and verify the credibility of some of the legendary feats of strength.[1][2][3]
The first and only season consisted of seven episodes[4] which spanned across both USA and UK.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Stronger than a Viking" | July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07) | |
In the bitter cold ofMoorhead, Minnesota,[9] the four strongmen struggle to test their strength againstVikings legends attempting to lift and carry a 345 lb. stone, seeing who can throwThor's hammer the farthest, pulling a vintageViking ship weighing 12,000 lb. uphill, and replicating Icelandic strongmanOrm Storolfsson's feat of lifting a 1,433 lb. Viking ship mast. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Stronger than a Russian" | July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10) | |
The four strongmen are inToccoa, Georgia, home ofPaul Anderson – the Godfather of American strength – to perform some of his legendary feats such as, squatting 15,000 silver dollars weighing 720 lb., an overhead press of 406 lb., and a 2,700 lb. carousel hip lift that made Paul famous onThe Ed Sullivan Show. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "One Ton Lift" | July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17) | |
The four strongmen are in theUnited Kingdom, home of Eddie Hall and Britain's original strongman,Thomas Topham. To honor Topham, the strongmen carry a 280 lb. watchtower .3 miles before throwing it over a fence, roll up a pewter plate and frying pan, and do a 1,345 lb. barrel lift before upping the stakes to 2,028 lb. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Strongmen Go West" | July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) | |
The four strongmen are inCody, Wyoming, to look at "Apollo, the Scottish Hercules,"William Bankier, who performed withBuffalo Bill's Rough Riders in Cody during the 1880s. To honor Bankier, the strongmen lift a 130 lb. plow one-handed, lift a 1,000 lb. hay bale, carry a 400 lb. bag, and carry a 600 lb. piano on their backs while racing down Main Street. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Stronger than a Scotsman" | July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31) | |
The four strongmen are inBraemar, Scotland, at theHighland Games to look at some of the feats of strongmanDonald Dinnie. Challenges include trying to throw a 28 lb. Braemar Stone more than 31' 7", attempting thecaber toss andkeg toss before finally carrying the 733 lb.Dinnie Stones across the Potarch Bridge where a world record will be broken. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Strongmen Go to Vegas" | August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07) | |
The strongmen are inLas Vegas, Nevada, home of Nick Best, to take on the feats of strongmanMonte Saldo. Challenges include a one-arm press of 525 lb., seeing who can hold a cinder block weighing 35 lb. at 90 degrees the longest, flipping 800 lb. tires, leg pressing a1926 Model T weighing 2,075 lb., and dead lifting aFord Mustang. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Revolutionary Strongmen" | August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14) | |
The strongmen are inVirginia to take on the unbelievable feats of strength ofAmerican Revolution soldierPeter Francisco. The strongmen see who can throw eight 250 lb crates of tea into the river the fastest, then who can carry blacksmith apprentice tools, such as anvils and 500 lb. of metal rods, in the quickest time. Finally, the strongmen attempt to match Francisco's feat of lifting and carrying a 350 lb cannon from the battlefield. | ||||