It was a record-breaking weekend for Newcastle West's Pa O'Dwyer as he romped home to win a fourth consecutive Ireland's Strongest Man competition in Bangor. No man has ever won the competition four years-in-a-row in its thirty year existence.
No man has ever dominated the competition like Pa O'Dwyer did this weekend. O'Dwyer won each of the eight events over the two-day competition, in a field that consisted of past Ireland's Strongest Man winners.
Come on down to Bangor, Co Down Sunday 28 April to see the finals of Ireland’s Strongest Man, Ultimate Strongman @UltimateStrong #Strongman #StrongestMan @PaODwyer1 #arnoldclassic #worldsstrongestman pic.twitter.com/zBb9jeRXmF
— Northern Ireland Holidays (@NIHolidays) April 27, 2019
O'Dwyer was so comfortable in victory he was allowed to conserve energy, winning some events with just one rep. He told Balls.ie he gave himself a rest day today, suspending his 10,000 calorie diet for 24 hours ('I'm eating only tea and toast for the day', he told us). He'll be back in the gym tomorrow and will focus his attention on prep for one of the marquee events on the Strongman calendar: the Arnold Classic in South Africa from May 17.
Just a wee selfie with the current Irish & UK strongest man Pa O'Dwyer #UltimateStrongman #ukstrongman #IrishStrongman @UltimateStrong @DaddyGlennRoss pic.twitter.com/DKxFfUp2v0
— Gee Gallagher (@BigPicBelfast) April 27, 2019
Irelands Strongest Man 2019 🔥🔥 For a record breaking 4 Times with 8/8 wins thanks to Glenn, Aiden and the crew of @official ultimate strongman👍🏼 Next stop UKs Strongest Man for my second title pic.twitter.com/whu6PqEPst
— Pa O’Dwyer (@PaODwyer1) April 29, 2019
We met Pa down in Raheen and were given a glimpse into his gym regime.
