Jan Krasinský, or Anabolic Horse and his performance at strongman competitions in Poland!

On Saturday 27.7.2019 was held international strongman competition in Wroclawa, Poland. The competition was organized by Polish strongman legend Mariusz Pudzianowski, who managed to win the biggest strongman competition World's Strongest Man five times ! One such invitation was given to Honza Krasinský!

Hi Honza, tell us, did you expect Mariusz Pudzianowski to invite you to his competitions?

I knew that thanks to my participation in Strength Wars an offer might come from outside the Czech Republic, but I never thought that the invitation would come from a legend of strongman sport, whom I watched as a young beginner! I know that there are a number of good strongmen in the Czech Republic who could represent our country beautifully better than me. That's why I appreciate the invitation and the big challenge.

When the invitation came, what was the first thing that came to your mind? Weren't you a little scared?

The first thing I thought was : Poland, Ukraine, kidneys, bald heads, 150kg strongmen!!!! Beauty, that's what you want! After I confirmed my participation and the roster of disciplines came to me and I started to get a little nervous, I knew that some of the disciplines absolutely didn't suit me because I had never tried it before. Plus the weights for some of the disciplines were my previous PRs. And these aren't wars, here are fighters who have done all these disciplines!

Tell us, how many strongman competitions have you done?

It was my third strongman pro event. The first one Jirka Tkadlcik invited me to Static Monster. The second start was in Aš, invited by Čestmir Šíma. So this was my third, my hardest and first international strongman competition, which took place in Poland. There are even videos from all three competitions on YouTube, so you can check them out.

If you compare all the strongman competitions you have participated in, how difficult were they for you?

All the competitions listed were hardcore for me! In a lot of the disciplines I'm not confident. I'm an amateur as far as the sport is concerned and having my mouth cut open has put me right up there with the best. So no race will be a walk in the park for me - but that's what I love about this one!

How would you rate the whole course of the competition and which events were the hardest for you?

The races went smoothly from start to finish, the course was fast, great organization and atmosphere! There were clouds of people screaming and cheering for everyone regardless of nationality! The races were held outdoors in thirty-five degrees and in an open area directly in the sun. It added a little sweat and tan to the experience. The disciplines suited me, except for the axle and single-handed. I got crazy repositioning and expressions. Anyway. I got the axle and the unicycle is on its way so it never happens again and next time it's a box!

Are you happy with your performance?

Who's ever been happy with their performance? I'm never satisfied and will always want to compare myself to the best. That's why I will never be satisfied and will always be motivated to work harder, lift more and race more.

Will we see you at any more strongman competitions or do you have nothing planned yet?

I want to gradually redo it so you'll see me mainly at strongman competitions and exceptionally at triathlons! I know I'll never be 150kg. I know I'll miss those kilos, but if you want it, there's no obstacle for you.

Competitors

Jan Krasinsky - Czech Republic

Krzysztof Wierzbicki - Poland

Tim Schmidt - Germany

Jakub Szczechowski - Poland

Mariusz Pachut - Poland

Peter Rekenei - Slovakia

Dariusz Wejer - Poland

Andrey Burshtyn - Ukraine

Disciplines

There were 6 disciplines prepared for the competitors to test them in all aspects of strength! Car pull 20m, axel floor to press 140kg 90s, car wheel height deadlift 320kg 60s, farmers walk 150kg + keg carry 100g 20m, giant DB floor to press 90kg 90s, husafeel stone 128kg for distance.

Car Pull

The first discipline that awaited the competitors was the seated car pull for 20m. Ukrainian competitor Andrey Burshty was the best in this one. Our Jan Krasinsky finished in 2nd place.

1. Andrey Burshty 18,38s - 7 points

2. Tim Schmidt 18,49 - 5,5 points

3.Jan Krasinski 18,49 - 5,5 points

4. Dariusz Wejer 18,63 - 4 points

5. Jakub Szczechowski 19,28 - 3 points

6. Krzysztof Wierzbicki 19,61 - 2 points

7. Mariusz Pachut 21,45 - 1 point

Axel Floor to press

The second discipline was axel transfer to press with 140kg! The competitors' task was to do as many reps as possible in90s. One of the rules was that competitors could not put the axel on their belt. Andrey Burshty dominated this event as he did the first - 5 reps. Our competitor was able to perform 1 repetition, taking 7th place.

1. Andrey Burshty 5 repetitions - 7 points

2. Jakub Szczechowsk 4 reps - 5 points

3. Tim Schmidt 4 reps - 5 points

4. Krzysztof Wierzbicki 4 reps - 5 points

5. Mariusz Pachut 2 reps - 2.5 points

6. Dariusz Wejer 2 repetitions - 2,5 points

7.Jan Krasinský 1 repetition - 1 point

Car wheel height deadlift

Third discipline - create as many validdeadlifts as possiblewith 320kg in 60s. This discipline was dominated by the local competitor Krzysztof Wierzbicki! Our Honza finished in 4th place...

1. Krzysztof Wierzbicki 13 reps - 7 points

2. Dariusz Wejer 10 reps - 6 points

3. Jakub Szczechowsk 7 reps - 5 points

4. Jan Krasinský 6 reps - 4 points

5. Tim Schmidt 4 reps - 3 points

6. Mariusz Pachut 3 reps - 2 points

7. Andrey Burshty 0 reps - 0 points

Farmers walk + keg Carry

The fourth discipline was farmers walk. Competitors had to carry 150kg in each hand for 20m + then carry a 100g keg also for 20m.

1. Jakub Szczechowsk 21,76s - 7 points

2. Dariusz Wejer 22,59s - 6 points

3. Jan Krasinský 25,23s - 5 points

4. Mariusz Pachut 25 ,75s - 4 points

5. Krzysztof Wierzbicki 28,62 - 3 points

6. Andrey Burshty 32,38 - 2 points

7. Tim Schmidt 32,95s - 1 point

Gigant DB floor to press

The fifth and penultimate event was a 90kg single arm relocation followed by a press. The competitors were tasked with producing as many valid reps as possible in 90 seconds. Jakub Szczechowsk dominated this discipline with five reps. Unfortunately, Honza Krasinsky was not able to make even one valid repetition. He was able to move the one-handed arm to the shoulder quite easily, but then getting the one-handed arm over his head was more difficult.

1. Jakub Szczechowsk 5 repetitions - 7 points

2. Mariusz Pachut 3 repetitions - 5.5 points

3. Andrey Burshty 3 reps - 5.5 points

4. Tim Schmidt 2 reps - 4 points

5. Krzysztof Wierzbicki 0 reps - 0 points

6. Jan Krasinski 0 repetitions - 0 points

7. Dariusz Wejer 0 repetitions - 0 points

Husafeel stone

The sixth and last discipline was carrying a 128kg "tombstone" for the distance the athletes managed to cover. Dariusz Wejer , the Polish giant, managed to go the furthest . Honza Krasinsky managed to walk less than 50m!

1. Dariusz Wejer 100m - 7 points

2. Andrey Burshty 88,2 - 6 points

3. Tim Schmidt 67m - 5 points

4. Jakub Szczechowsk 60,6m - 4 points

5. Jan Krasinsky 49,6m - 3 points

6. Mariusz Pachut 37m - 2 points

7. Krzysztof Wierzbicki 27m - 1 point

Overall results

After the last discipline was over, the only thing left to do was to add up the points from the individual disciplines and announce the final ranking of the competitors!

1. Jakub Szczechowski 31 points
2. Andrey Burshtyn 27.5 points
3. Dariusz Wejer 25.5 points
4. Tim Schmidt 23.5 points
5. Jan Krasinsky 18.5 points
6. Krzysztof Wierzbicki 18 points
7. Mariusz Pachut 17 points

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Video from the whole race

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