ADRIAN ROLLINSON 
TRAIN WITH ADE
Adrian will now be allowing athletes to train at his stadium...this is a great opportunity to learn from a power sports legend! The cost is £250.00 and includes hotel and two days training. For further information, please contact the webmaster at adefan1@yahoo.com.
PURCHASE ATLAS STONES
Ade has now gone into business manufacturing competition style Atlas Stones. The sizes are:
110 kg
120 kg
130 kg
140 kg
160 kg
The cost will be £500.00 (plus delivery charges). Athletes wishing to buy these items may contact the webmaster at adefan1@yahoo.com or Adrian at bigaderolly@blueyonder.co.uk.
Many thanks, as always, to Met-Rx...consistently a generous sponsor of Adrian's power sports events and strongman competitions across the globe:
Click below on any item of interest... 
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HEIGHT: 6' 3"/190.5 cm
WEIGHT: 329 POUNDS/23.5 STONE
CHEST: 64"/162.56 cm
BICEPS: 28"/71.12 cm
HOMETOWN: DUDLEY, ENGLAND
Adrian lives in Dudley, England with his wife Helen, their two sons Jack and Tom, and their pet fish named "Geoff" and "Capes".
BRITAIN'S STRONGEST MAN
In association with TWI, Ade and his partners held the Midlands qualifier for June's Britain's Strongest Man competition on Sunday, April 13th, 2008 at The Dell Stadium, Brierley Hill.
Events:
Deadlift for Reps - 304 kg
Viking Press - 140 kg
Tyre Flip - 350 kg
Medley with Farmer's and Drag Back
Stone Lift for Reps - 140 kg
Results:
1ST - LAURENCE "BIG LOZ" SHAHLAEI (46 Points)
2ND - DEAN SLATER (44 Points)
3RD - DAVE MEER
4TH - SCOTT EATON / SPENCER HIGHLAND (Joint Points)
6TH - WAYNE RUSSELL
7TH - ADAM TOWNSEND
8TH - ALEX CURLETTO
9TH - PAUL JAMES
Laurence and Dean will compete at Britain's Strongest Man 2008 this June. Ade congratulates all the participants and says in particular how impressed he was with Laurence's thirteen reps on the 304 kg deadlift, "A truly world class effort!"
To view video clips of the competition online, click below:
http://www.youtube.com/user/adrianrollinson
The Brits' Mighty Midlander 2008 will be held on Sunday, August 24th. Updates regarding the competition will be posted here as more information becomes available...
THE GOLDEN COMPASS, Ade's feature film debut, will be available on DVD April 29th, 2008. To pre-order, click below:
Now available...THE BRITS' MIGHTY MIDLANDER 2007 on DVD! To order your copy, please visit D.N.A. DIGITAL PRODUCTIONS.
To view the trailer of the DVD release on YouTube, click HERE.
THE BRITS' MIGHTY MIDLANDER 2007 RESULTS
Mark Westaby - 1st place
Adam Townsend - 2nd place
Gary Gardner - 3rd place
Jamie Redwood - 4th place
Wayne Russell - 5th place
Paul Woods - 6th place
Wayne Tunstall - 7th place
Jedzz Dakin - 8th place
Congratulations to all the participants for a tremendous competition, and to everyone who attended to make this year's show a rousing success!
Click here for photos from "The Brits' Mighty Midlander 2007"
Ade was proud to welcome a very special guest/judge for this year's event, 1993's World's Strongest Man..."The Welsh Dragon" Gary Taylor! Click below to read Gary's bio on the excellent Irish Strength Association site:
Ade would also like to thank D.N.A. Digital Productions, who documented The Brits' Mighty Midlander competition on video this year:
Dudley Matters Article
(Click below to read about Ade's film debut):
"From Dudley Wood to Hollywood - Big Ade Hits 'Tinsel Town'"
QUALIFIERS RESULTS
HEATS FOR THE 2007 BRITS' MIGHTY MIDLANDER WERE HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UK IN MARCH, THE RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
NORTHERN HEAT -
1ST - SHAWN KENNY
2ND - MARK COPLEY
3RD - JON MIDDLETON
(MARK WESTABY - REIGNING CHAMPION)
SOUTHERN HEAT -
1ST - OLLIE THOMPSON
2ND - MICK HOLDING*
3RD - JAY HUGHES*
(PAUL WOOD, HOST)
WELSH HEAT -
1ST - LAURENCE "BIG LOZ" SHAHLAEI
2ND - ROB MACKINTOSH
3RD - JAMIE REDWOOD
(CHRISTIAN CLAY - WALES' STRONGEST MAN, HOST)*
MIDLANDS HEAT -
1ST - WAYNE RUSSELL
2ND - JEDZZ DAKIN
3RD - SPENCER HIGHLAND
4TH - WAYNE TUNSTALL
(1ST RESERVE - JIM PLACKETT)
*UPDATE - Mick Holding, Jay Hughes, and Christian Clay have had to withdraw from competition due to injury. Replacements are as follows:
LEE BOWERS
CARL BLOOMFIELD
GARY GARDNER
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE COMPETITORS, AND BEST OF LUCK IN THE UPCOMING BRITS' MIGHTY MIDLANDER! CLICK ON THE PHOTOS BELOW TO VIEW THE "2007 QUALIFIERS GALLERIES"
WELSH HEAT
MIDLANDS HEAT
VERY SPECIAL THANKS GO OUT TO MAJOR SPONSOR GMB UNION, PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE HERE:
Now available: The Mighty Midlander 2006 on DVD! Special thanks to Roy Powick (pictured here with Ade) for his invaluable assistance with this project. Disc includes the highlights from the 2006 competition. The price is £15.00 (including shipping). To order, please contact:
or
Click above to view "The Sword Gallery"
MIGHTY MIDLANDER 2006 RESULTS
"The Mighty Midlander" 2006 competition was held on Sunday, September 3rd at Dell Stadium in Dudley. The results were as follows:
1st - MARK WESTABY
2nd - WAYNE RUSSELL
3rd - ADAM TOWNSEND
4th - LAURENCE SHAHLAEI
5th - LEE BOWERS
6th - JACK ONDO
7th - MARK COPLEY
8th - JOHN MIDDLETON
9th - JAMES PLACKETT
10th - CHRISTIAN CLAY
11th - WAYNE HAWTIN
12th - JAMES CLUSKEY
Congratulations to all the competitors! Special thanks go once again to Pete Adams for his generous photographic contributions...click below to visit his People and Communication site and view action shots from The Mighty Midlander 2006:
http://www.peopleandcommunication.org/midlander
This year's event raised funds for Age Concern, please visit their website here:
For more photos from The Mighty Midlander 2006, please click HERE.
For photos from The Mighty Midlander 2005, please click HERE.
E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
Very special thanks to Nick Ford and Stuart Orford of the Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council without whose invaluable assistance this site would not have been possible...
