u/TheGuvnor247

This is a post by Julian Howard aka World's Strongest Fan:

The most dominant strength athlete who ever lived was pushed out of his own sport at 29.

There were no drug charges and no misconduct. The official line was competitive balance. The actual problem was that Bill Kazmaier had turned World's Strongest Man into an event with a foregone conclusion.

He was setting powerlifting world records during the same stretch he won WSM three years running. A 2,400-pound total. A bench north of 660. A squat past 900. All inside the equipment standards of the day.

They removed him because he was too good at it.

If you have ever wanted to see what happens when one competitor gets so far ahead that the sport has to move the goalposts, this is the clearest example there is.

I agree with Julian here. I know some will say but they lift a bit more nowadays but you look at some of the uneven logs they were pressing back in the day, on grass, on a slope & so on.

For me Kaz will always be the strongest & Z the best. Let's have at it in the comments!