Facts About Odd Haugen

Years training..."40+ years...Started with homemade weights at the age of 10"...
Years competing - Since 1996 in strongman competitions"....
Other sports involved in - "Strength training and competing takes all the time I have outside family and job

Favorite event: "I like most of the events, but the favorites would be the ones involving grip strength".....

Best event: "Farmers Walk for distance with VERY heavy weight"......

Advice to beginners: "Stay away from illegal drugs, whether performance enhancing or otherwise....Compete often to test yourself..there's no better learning experience than actual competition."

Odd's inside info: "We have several American Pro's with the potential of winning WSM in the relative near future if they stay 'clean' and take their time to develop naturally"......

Favorite music...."Louis Armstrong's A Wonderful Life"....
Favorite Bands..."Beatles"...
Last book you read..."Good to Great"....

People would NEVER guess this about you..."My first weights were a pair of dumbbells that I made out of birch wood (an early version of the log lift?). I had to keep dipping them in water to keep the weight as the wood dried."....

Most impressive feat you've ever seen...Chad Smith's car "run" in Santa Domingo in 2001....."

Favorite Foods - "Anything my wife cooks"...
Favorite binge/cheat food - "Ice cream"....
Favorite drink - "skim (nonfat) milk"....