Páll Ingvi Logason (born 31 January 1986), also known as 'Fermeter' (Square-meter in English), is an Icelandic

powerlifter Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight singl ...

and a

strongman Strongman is a competitive strength sport which tests athletes' physical strength and endurance through a variety of heavy lifts and events. Strongman competitions are known for their intensity, pushing athletes to their physical and mental limit ...

from

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Career

Páll was passionate about lifting heavy weights since his teenage years and trained together with the likes of

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and a young

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at the 'Strongman Base' and 'Jakaból' gyms. He entered his first powerlifting competition in 2007. At the 2008 World Powerlifting Federation – World Championships in

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, he totaled 1,000 kg (single ply equipment) and won the Juniors (20–23) category; and the following year at the 2009 World Powerlifting Federation – World Championships in the United States, he improved his total to 1,035 kg and again won the Juniors (20–23) category. At the 2012 IKF Icelandic Cup, he totaled 1,025 kg (raw) with a 400 kg squat, 250 kg bench press, 375 kg deadlift and a 551.7 Dots score. From 2008 to 2012, Páll won a total of 13 powerlifting competitions. As a strongman, Páll won 3rd place consecutively at the Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic in 2011 and 2012. He is also a regular entrant to the Iceland's Strongest Man competition and a 6 time podium finisher, emerging the runner up twice behind Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson in 2013 and 2014. He won 2009 Eastfjord Strongman Championships (also called 'East Coast Giant') and 2010 Icelandic Loglift Championships. In 2011, he became the first Icelander to squat 400 kg (882 lb) raw.

Personal life

Páll graduated from the

University of Iceland The University of Iceland ( ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern co ...

with a B.Sc in Engineering Technology, and works at Smith og Norland, Reykjavik. He is married to Linda Björk Rögnvaldsdóttir and they have two children.

Personal records

'' Powerlifting
''During full competitions'' * Squat – ''(Raw with wraps)'' (2012 IKF Icelandic Cup) *

Bench press The bench press or chest press is a weight training exercise where a person presses a weight upwards while lying horizontally on a weight training bench. The bench press is a Compound movements, compound movement, with the primary muscles involved ...

– ''(Raw)'' (2012 IKF Icelandic Cup) *

– ''(in single-ply equipment)'' (2009 WPF World Championships) *

Deadlift The deadlift is a strength training exercise in which a weight-loaded barbell is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, with the torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting ...

– ''(Raw)'' (2012 IKF Icelandic Cup) *Total – ''(Raw with wraps)'' (2012 IKF Icelandic Cup) ''During training'' * Squat – ''(Raw with wraps)'' *

– ''(in single-ply equipment)'' '' Strongman '' *

– (Raw, with lifting straps) * Hummer Tyre

(15 in from the floor) – (Raw, with lifting straps) * Car

– x 6 reps * Log press – * Axle press – * Alfa-stein (stone) carry – for *

Weight over bar Weight over bar (or Highland games 'one arm' weight over bar) () is a traditional strength sport derived from ancient Scottish Highland games that involves the heaving of a (half hundredweight) weight, over a bar using one hand. Unlike its oth ...

– over * Metal block throw – for * Farmer's walk – in each hand (25 meter course) in 13.17 seconds (Raw grip)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pall Logason Logason, Pall Logason, Pall Icelandic strength athletes University of Iceland alumni People from Garðabær