The Polish athlete is able to shine on strongman’s largest stage once more.
Mateusz Kieliszkowski hoped to lastly break via with a World’s Strongest Man (WSM) victory in 2022. But, roughly two months earlier than the competition, the Polish strongman withdrew after suffering a leg injury. After a three-year WSM absence, Kieliszkowski’s return nears in Myrtle Beach, SC, on Apr. 19-23, 2023. It appears he’s pulling out all of the stops. Fairly actually.
On Apr. 12, 2023, Kieliszkowski shared an Instagram video of himself pulling a 32-ton (64,000-pound) truck. Kieliszkowski additionally lists the load in his publish as 70,547 kilos, however that may be a probably typo or conversion error. The athlete writes that the monstrous truck-pulling feat is the final cease in his 2023 WSM prep earlier than taking time to appropriately recuperate his strength.
In his publish, Kieliszkowski explains that he actually solely spent three weeks on hardcore preparation targeted on the 2023 WSM. He maintained that his final true WSM preparation in 2019 was way more complete and will have led to his eventual second consecutive runner-up efficiency. On this event, the athlete didn’t make clear exactly why he took much less time to organize, which can be associated to lapses within the timeline associated to his leg harm. The athlete additionally participated within the 2023 Arnold Strongman Traditional (ASC) in early March, where he earned second place. That competitors may’ve shuffled round his training plans as his aggressive power was momentarily diverted elsewhere.
As such, Kieliszkowski isn’t setting expectations for his particular person efficiency very excessive. He’ll be proud of a strong qualification as one thing to construct on for the longer term with high quality endurance and planning.
“Three weeks behind shouldn’t be sufficient time to make miracles occur,” Kieliszkowski wrote in a translation. “That’s why I don’t ask for a lot from myself. The aim is to get to the [2023 WSM] Last after which every thing will probably be clear within the course of. Subsequent restoration, return to coaching and outdated kind after which hit 2024 with full pressure.”
At age 29, Kieliszkowski is likely one of the extra established trendy elite strongmen with the profile to again it up. In keeping with Strongman Archives, along with his WSM runner-up finishes in 2018-2019, Kieliszkowski is a five-time Poland’s Strongest Man (PSM) champion (2015-2019). He’s additionally a two-time winner of the Giants Live World Tour Finals (2018-2019) and got here in first in the course of the 2019 World’s Final Strongman.
It’s clear that within the late 2010s, Kieliszkowski turned himself right into a strongman powerhouse to be reckoned with. His 2023 ASC runner-up efficiency is likely to be proof “The Polish Terminator” is on his manner again to prominence. Even when Kieliszkowski believes he’s behind the eight-ball with the 2023 WSM, the titan may very effectively come to shock many individuals in Myrtle Seaside.
Featured picture: @kieliszkowskimateusz on Instagram
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