Paddy Haynes, England’s strongest man, rolls up a frying pan like a taco in seconds during a radio interview
England’s ‘strongest man’ has shown his supreme strength by rolling up a cast-iron frying pan in just seconds.
Patrick ‘Paddy’ Haynes, 26, from Oxfordshire, won the Ultimate Strongman title in England’s Strongest Man competition in Warrington, Cheshire, last September.
Paddy, who describes himself as ‘just a young boy from Banbury with a crazy dream’, documents his weightlifting progress on his Instagram account @paddystrongman, where he completes ‘fast deadlifts’ of 340kg.
The fitness fanatic appeared on BBC Radio Oxford on Monday, where he showed off just how powerful his muscles can be by rolling up a frying pan ‘like a taco’.
Presenter Adam Ball first tested whether the pan was legit by banging it on the table and concluded: “That’s the sound of cast iron right there.”
Oxfordshire’s Patrick Haynes is Britain’s ‘strongest man’ and can roll up a cast-iron frying pan in seconds
Paddy was confident in his ability to conquer the pan from the start, saying, “It’ll look like a taco by the time I’m done with it.”
After the countdown, Paddy started the pan, folding it completely in half within seconds, before rolling it up like a newspaper.
Looking at the victorious Paddy, Adam was amazed at the feat and exclaimed, “It’s done!” We now have a rolled skillet that took less than five seconds. Wow!’
He made the task easy, leaving BBC Radio Oxford presenter Adam Ball stunned
Paddy won the Ultimate Strongman title in front of around 3,000 people in Warrington last September, beating Andrew Flynn and Paul Smith, the favorite and four-time champion.
The competition will see competitors compete in five events, including a 186kg shield, in which Haynes set a new British record.
It also consists of a 400kg yoke walk and a 320kg deadlift repeat.
Paddy, who describes himself as ‘just a young boy from Banbury with a crazy dream’, documents his weightlifting progress on his Instagram account @paddystrongman
He spoke to the Banbury Guardian previously about his win: ‘Waiting for the results to be announced was probably the longest minute of my life, and when they did I was just running around, absolutely buzzing!
‘It feels great; Years of hard work have gone into this, so it was incredible to all come together on such a day.”
Originally a long-distance runner, he became interested in strength training at university and now trains for three hours a day five days a week in a purpose-built strongman gym.