Laurence Shahlaei

Laurence Shahlaei (born 25 December 1982 in Cheltenham) is an English YouTuber, strength coach and commentator, and a former strongman competitor best known for winning the 2016 Europe's Strongest Man. He began training in 2005, won England's Strongest Man in 2009 and Britain's Strongest Man in 2012 and 2013, and reached the World's Strongest Man finals five times, with a best placing of fourth in 2011. Across a career of more than twelve years he competed in 58 international events and won eight of them. Injuries repeatedly interrupted his seasons, and a torn Achilles tendon at the 2019 World's Strongest Man ended his competing career. Since 2016 he has worked as a strongman analyst and commentator, runs the Big Loz Official YouTube channel, and coached Mitchell Hooper to the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic and World's Strongest Man titles.