Vytautas Lalas (born 21 July 1982) is a Lithuanian professional strongman. He is most notable for being the winner of the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic and the runner-up at the 2012 World's Strongest Man.
Strongman
Lalas' first international strongman event win was the Giants Live Poland event on 8 August 2010. This victory qualified Lalas for the 2010 World's Strongest Man competition in Sun City, South Africa, but he was unable to qualify for the finals.
Lalas placed third in the 2011 Giants Live London event in March 2011, this placing qualified him for the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest later that year in Wingate, North Carolina. Lalas eventually made the finals and finished in 6th place overall in that contest.
Lalas won the Strongman Champions League Finland event on 12 June 2011, and placed second at the 2011 SCL Bulgaria event.
Lalas placed second at the 2012 Europe's Strongest Man contest which qualified him for the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest later in the year where he eventually placed second in the finals behind fellow Lithuanian Žydrūnas Savickas. Lalas set a new world record in the giant barbell squat event in the qualifying heats at the 2012 WSM by squatting 700 lb (320 kg) for 11 repetitions.
Lalas finished third at the inaugural 2012 SCL Savickas Classic and third at the 2012 World Log Lift Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania on 7 October 2012.
Lalas finished first at the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic in Columbus, Ohio on 2 March 2013. Lalas also won the Strongman Champions League FIBO event in Germany on 13 April 2013.
Between 2014 and 2016, and again in 2017, Lalas suffered from back injuries. Despite this, he still managed to win Lithuania's Strongest Man in both 2016 and 2018. He also came in 3rd place at the 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic.
Personal records
- Deadlift – 420 kg (926 lb) (Elephant bar)
- Deadlift (for reps) – 370 kg (816 lb) for 3 reps
- Hummer tyre deadlift (15 in off the floor) – 507 kg (1,118 lb)
- Squat – 380 kg (838 lb) for 2 reps (Raw)
- Squat – 320 kg (705 lb) for 11 reps
- Log press – 205 kg (452 lb)
- Log press – 200 kg (441 lb) for 2 reps (done in the Arnold Strongman Classic)
- Axle press – 195 kg (430 lb)
- Circus dumbbell – 120 kg (265 lb) for 5 reps
- Cyr (Junior) dumbbell – 102 kg (225 lb) for 9 reps (joint world record)
- Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – 244 kg (538 lb) over 4 ft bar (2013 Arnold Strongman Classic)
- Super yoke – 640 kg (1,411 lb) for 3.11m (done in the Arnold Strongman Classic)
Personal life
Lalas has two brothers who also compete in strongman. Marius, who won Lithuania's Strongest Man in 2019, and Mantas, who placed 3rd in the same contest.
Vytautas has a wife named Simone, and is based in Dublin, Ireland, where he runs a gym.
References
- ^ "Vytautas Lalas". Strongman.org. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- Strossen, Randall J. (9 August 2010). "Vitautas Lalas Wins Giant Live - Poland, Qualifies for World's Strongest Man". IronMind. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- Strossen, Randall J. (11 June 2011). "Vitautas Lalas Wins SCL-Finland". IronMind. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- Strossen, Randall J. (26 September 2012). "World's Strongest Man: Another World Record Today". IronMind. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- Strossen, Randall J. (8 October 2012). "Zydrunas Savickas Double Victory in Lithuania". IronMind. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- "Results and Rankings 2013". Strongman Champions League. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- "Vytautas Lalas". www.roguefitness.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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