Archive for May 2010

Having some fun with the kids. I was asked by The Albury City Council to turn into the Incredibly friendly Hulk at Mc Picnic in the Park with Fairy Princess Teagon Collins. Great fun was had by all and this event proved to be a great success.

Bundanoon hosts an amazing Scottish traditional gathering with all sorts of traditional fair and events. The running of the manhood stones are the highlight of the entire event. The best 6 stone lifters in the country are invited and showed their wares in front of a roaring 25 thousand strong group. The challenge to life…

Urging local businesses to pledge funds to the Salvation Army Albury if I am able to break the Guinness World Record Truck Pull – See the video On the 7th March during the Albury Air show in front of an estimated 15-20 thousand people form my local area I will challenge an existing Guinness World…

I flew from Australia to Hong Kong where I was greeted by three Vikings, Svend Karlson, Magnus Samualson and Jani Virtininan. All three have won World Strongest Man Comp. Svend and I Ramming up the Gold Pigs (150kg – 160kg) on to platforms We were ferried to the Chinese mainland and proceeded to demonstrate our…

On a beautiful summer day in the north eastern high lands of Victoria, Beechworth connected with it’s past ancestry with celtic folklore. Embracing these high land traditions I was asked by the organisers to prepare a suitable strength test. Throwing up the 160kg Challange Stone in Beechwortk This I did by offering $500 to any…

Standing under one of the many iconic statues of Lenin I went into this event injured (sprained ligaments in my back, bruising and partial paralysis of my left thigh.) My competition came from a big determined American, Richard Edinger. This set the scene for one of my best victories ever as we went lift for…

Eight 4 man world teams fought for supremacy on the sun bleached beach in front of little Divi Bay resort. I was elected team captain of the island warrior team, a difficult job trying to meld 4 men from very different backgrounds and sports (two international rugby players and a new comer from the States.…

Using only my first two attempts in each lift I managed a comfortable 800 kg total raw!!!!. Breaking every super heavy record possible, using only a belt. Third attempts were used to speculate on pb.s. I missed a 360kg but feel it is close. I won the competition overall on swartz formula but because this…

In an extreme sport this is one of the most extreme tests. 8 athletes try to break 8 world records. 4 of these athletes have won w.s.m the current w.s.m was there to set the pace.a.k.a Super Mario he set a blistering pace and won the comp decisively. Breaking one world record by carrying a…

8 four man teams from all corners of the world will fight it out in St Maarten to see who is the strongest. I will be in the Australian/pacific islander team along side the huge Levi Vaoga [nz] and two all blacks. We are also looking for the biggest islander strongman, Joe Onasie to make…

After a long trip from Australia to the Carribean via the states for the strongman teams event in St Maarten finishing on the 17th oct I will be flown to St Petersbugh Russia to arrive on the 18th oct and compete the next day in the 145k unequipped div. After which I will fly back…

Sounds like a great Australian movie staring Paul Hogan and Michael Katin. I managed to secure a cameo as a bouncer on the door of a Sydney nite-club. Hey You!!!

American Viewers will be able to see the MTV debut of “The Island Warrior” on “Road Rules” episode 3 in June where he challenges the 6 road rulers to a strength competition. If they lose one will be voted off. Don’t Miss It! Derek Boyer – The Island Warrior