Robert Oberst

Robert Oberst
Born	(1984-12-20) December 20, 1984 (age 40) Santa Cruz, California, U.S. [1]
Other names	Obie
Occupation	Strongman
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) [2]
Website	www.theamericanmonster.com

Competition record
Strongman
Representing   United States
World's Strongest Man
9th	2013 World's Strongest Man
Qualified	2014 World's Strongest Man
Qualified	2015 World's Strongest Man
Qualified	2016 World's Strongest Man
8th	2018 World's Strongest Man
Qualified	2019 World's Strongest Man
Qualified	2020 World's Strongest Man
Qualified	2021 World's Strongest Man
Arnold Strongman Classic
8th	2014 Arnold Strongman Classic
Arnold Pro Strongman World Series
3rd	2015 Australia
Giants Live
6th	2013 British Open
6th	2016 North American Open
6th	2017 World Tour Finals
International Strongman Federation
1st	2017 New Braunfels Strongman
All-American Strongman Challenge
3rd	2013 Challenge
America's Strongest Man
3rd	2012 America's Strongest Man
2nd	2013 America's Strongest Man
2nd	2014 America's Strongest Man
China's Strongest Man
3rd	2013 China's Strongest Man

Robert Oberst (born December 20, 1984) is an American former strongman athlete.

He was a finalist in the 2013 and 2018 World's Strongest Man competitions ending up in 9th and 8th place, and emerged 8th in the 2014 Arnold Strongman Classic. ^[3]

Oberst held the American national log lift record of 465 lb (211 kg) from 2015-2019. ^[4]

Early life and career

Oberst was born in Santa Cruz, California. From a young age, he was considerably taller than most of his family and friends. His parents divorced when he was in high school. He was picked on as a result and thought about dropping out because of it. He attended Aptos High School in Aptos, California, where he participated in football and track and field. He then went on to continue playing football at the collegiate level at Western Oregon University majoring in history. Oberst graduated from Western Oregon University in 2008. ^[5]

After college, Oberst gave the NFL a shot, but did not make the cut so got into bouncing at nightclubs Esta Noche and El Rio. It was there that one of Oberst's friends introduced him to strongman competitions. In four months of training, he received his pro-card. ^[6]

Oberst is known for advocating "People Shouldn’t Deadlift" on Joe Rogan's podcast, ^[7] and recommends doing exercises such as cable lateral raises, dumbbell front raises and face pulls. ^[8]

He competed in 15 international strongman competitions and won New Braunfels Strongman competition organized by International Strongman Federation in 2017. ^[9]

Personal records

• Deadlift – 793 lb (360 kg) (2015 Arnold Australia) ^[10]
• Log lift – 465 lb (211 kg) (2015 Arnold Australia) ^[11]

Strongman placements

• First Place, San Jose Fit Expo, 2012 ^[12]
• First Place, Dallas Europa, 2012 ^[12]
• Third Place, America's Strongest Man, 2012 ^[13]
• First Place, Sin City IV Strongman Challenge, 2013 ^[14]
• First Place, Odd Haugen's US Open MAS Wrestling Championship, 2013 ^[15]
• Third Place, All-American Strongman Challenge, 2013 ^[15]
• Sixth Place, Giants Live British Open, 2013 ^[15]
• Third Place, China's Strongest Man, 2013 ^[12]
• Ninth Place, World's Strongest Man, 2013 ^[16]
• Second Place, America's Strongest Man, 2013 ^[17]
• Fifth Place, MAS-Wrestling World Cup, 2013 ^[12]
• Eighth Place, Arnold Strongman Classic, 2014 ^[18]
• Second Place, America's Strongest Man, 2014 ^{[19] [ circular reference ]}
• Third Place, Arnold Strongman Classic Australia, 2015 ^[20]
• Sixth Place, Giants Live North American Open, 2016 ^[21]
• First Place, ISF1, 2017 ^[22]
• Sixth Place, Giants Live World Tour Finals, 2017 ^[23]
• Eighth Place, World's Strongest Man, 2018 ^[24]

Retirement and other ventures

On December 2, 2022, Oberst announced his retirement at Shaw Strength podcast.

In 2023, Oberst made his television acting debut in the third season of HBO's The Righteous Gemstones , playing Karl Montgomery, an estranged cousin of the titular family.

See also

• List of strongmen

References

1. "Mike Interviews Robert Oberst". 70sbig.com. September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
2. "Robert Oberst". World's Strongest Man . Archived from the original on September 19, 2020.
3. "Which Event Really Finds The World's Top Strongman?". Christo Bland for Barbend.com. February 6, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
4. "Interview: How Robert Oberst Crushes Strongman | BarBend". June 3, 2020.
5. "Robert Oberst- 2008 Football." http://www.wouwolves.com. Western Oregon University, 2008. Web. December 5, 2016.
6. "Robert Oberst". World's Strongest Man . Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
7. "Most People Shouldn't Deadlift, Strongman Robert Oberst Tells Joe Rogan". Celia Balf for barbend.com. September 11, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
8. "Robert Oberst – Complete Profile". Matthew Magnante for fitnessvolt.com. September 8, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
9. "Robert Oberst". strongmanarchives.com. June 20, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
10. "2015 Arnold Australia". strongmanarchives.com. March 14, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
11. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Robert Oberst 211kg (465lb) American log press record at 2015 Arnold Classic Australia. YouTube .
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13. "Mike Burke Wins America's Strongest Man®".
14. "Sin City IV Strongman Contest". April 21, 2013.
15. "Robert Oberst | Strongman Champion".
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17. "America's Strongest Man 2013 - Results". September 30, 2013.
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19. Strength athletics in the United States
20. "Arnold Strongman Classic Australia 2015 - Results". March 20, 2015.
21. "World's Strongest Man 2016 – Giants Live 3". December 23, 2016.
22. "2017 ISF1, New Braunfels, Texas, 2017-06-10". June 10, 2017.
23. "Zydrunas Savickas Wins 2017 Giants Live Finals". September 30, 2017.
24. "2018 World's Strongest Man, Manila, Philippines, 2018-04-28 to 2018-05-06". May 6, 2018.