When it comes to Strongmen, Eddie Hall just has to be one of the most famous in Britain.
The bloke’s a legend and has delivered us with all sorts of memorable moments from knocking out two brothers in one round during his MMA debut to that time he leg pressed 1,000kg.
But the former UK’s Strongest Man doesn’t half put himself through it, that’s for sure. Like during a previous competition, when footage captured the horrifying moment Hall passed out during a brutal Strongman challenge that most people wouldn’t dare to even attempt.
The now 36-year-old was participating in the Conan’s Wheel event, titled after the famed character of ‘muscle and might’ – Conan the Barbarian.
Conan’s Wheel is tipped by Strongman as a ‘test of unrivalled endurance and strength’ that demands ‘not just muscle power but mental stamina’.
Basically, it’s a yards-long bar, fitted onto a pivot and at the end of ‘Conan’s Bar’ are typically weights that the athlete must then lift and carry around.
The dreaded challenge is now a vital component in premier strength competitions around the world but certainly isn’t for the faint hearted.
And when Hall was competing to become Britain’s Strongest Man in 2014, the video shows just what it put him through.
The commentator can be heard saying: “This is mind over matter and his mind says the pain does not matter,” as The Beast carries the bar.
As he completes full circles of the wheel, it’s noted that Hall is going slower than his competitor as they explain that with ‘his body shape, you wouldn’t expect him to do particularly well here’.
He appears to be starting to struggle as his arms start to ‘sink down to his waist’ and he’s ‘barely able to move’.
As he gets slower, Hall then drops the bar, falling to his knees and onto his back as he appears to pass out after doing 720 degrees of ‘Conan’s Circle’.
Hall collapsed to the floor. ( Giants Live STRONGMAN/YouTube)
Crew then rush over to the Strongman as he soon comes round and gets back to his feet ‘covered in paint and covered in glory’.
You certainly can’t knock Hall’s determination, it still worked out for him, as he ended up winning his first Britain’s Strongest Man title that year.
That started off an impressive run for him, as he won his fifth straight Britain’s Strongest Man competition in 2018 before retiring from the competitions shortly after. What a legend.
Cameron Diaz explains emotional real reason behind decision to retire from acting for 11 years
The Holiday favorite last appeared on screen as Miss Colleen Hannigan in 2014’s Annie
Cameron Diaz has been a bona fide Hollywood darling since making her point- film debut beside Jim Carrey in 1994’s The Mask.
Following her part as Tina Carlyle in the blockbuster, the 52- time-old went on to appear in classics like My Stylish Friend’s marriage, raised Princess Fiona in the Shrek ballot and played Natalie Cook in 2000s Charlie’s Angels and its effect, Full Throttle.
Now if you cast your mind back to 2014, Diaz was having a shelter of a time.
She was Carly Whitten in The Other Woman, Annie Hargrove in Jake Kasdan’s coitus Tape recording and Miss Hannigan in the Annie reboot.
But after stepping out as the matriarch of the iconic Hudson St Orphanage, Diaz mysteriously went silent.
A decade latterly, the Californian has lifted the lid on why she decided to suddenly quit Hollywood and exit the limelight.
The concession comes as Diaz gears up to make her return to the tableware screen with the aptly named action comedy film, Back in Action.
The mama – of- two will play former CIA asset Emily contrary Jamie Foxx’s Matt as she and her mate are forced to return to work after their secret individualities are exposed.
Back in Action, directed by Seth Gordon, is set to debut on Netflix on 17 January 17 and comes ahead of Shrek 5’s cinematic release in July 2026.
The direct effect to 2010’s Shrek Forever After will see Diaz reprising her voice part as Princess Fiona alongside Mike Myers as the nominal Dream works character and Eddie Murphy as their noble horse, jackass.
Making it a chapeau- trick, Diaz is also presently rephotographing the Apple TV movie outgrowth.
The Jonah Hill- directed design is billed as a black comedy and will star The Holiday alumna in an unnamed part.
The star- speckled also cast includes Keanu Reeves, Laverne Cox and Bottoms’ Kaia Gerber.
So with her triumphant assiduity return on the horizon, why did Diaz move down from the spotlight in the first place?
Appearing at Fortune’s utmost important Women Summit in California before this week( October 14), Diaz admitted bowing out was just ‘ commodity’ she had to do.
“ It felt like the right thing for me, to reclaim my own life, and I just really didn’t watch about anything differently, I didn’t.
“ And nothing’s opinion, nothing’s success, no bone’s offer, no bone’s anything could change my mind about my decision of taking care of myself and erecting the life that I really wanted to have, ” she continued, as per The Hollywood journalist.
The actress continued to claim that erecting a family came commodity she was ‘ passionate about’ and that working in the assiduity no longer ‘ fed her soul’.
Thankfully, it appears the star has re-found her spark, with all eyes now on Diaz’s imminent return.
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