after the tragic death in his sleep, of fellow strongman mike jenkins of america, at the age of just 31. the question is being asked, how internally strong are men that push their bodies to the absolutely limit. are they risking their lives? it is not -- the strongest thing in the world. to be strongest man in the world, you need to eat healthy food, sleep very well, and not drink, no smoke. >> mike jenkins described him as the michael jordan of strong men, the best ever. his competition record is unrivaled. he thinks the secret to long term success is balancing what he openly admits is an unhealthy professional life. with a healthy private one. completed one, two, three, years and then i stopped competing as we get injured and as we have some healthy problems but i compete for 22 years and this season will be 2012 for me. but they couldn't find it, it is simple, he says organic food in the freezer. >> some strawberries. this is [inaudible]. >> the rigor of training and the pressure to feed a body, to reach competition strength can damage the strongest of men from the inside. and sti

but after the tragic death in his sleep of fellow strongman mike jenkins of america at the age of justuestion is being asked, how internally strong are men that push their bodies to the absolute limit? are they risking their lives? >> professional sport for sure is not like that in the world and to be the strongest man in the world you need to eat the food, sleep very well and not drink, not smoke. >> reporter: mike jenkins described big z as the michael jordan of strong men and the best ever and the competition record is unrivalled and he thinks the secret to long-term success is balancing. he openly admits it's an unhealthy professional life with a healthy private one. >> i saw a lot of things come to competition and compete one, two, three years and then they stop competing because they got injured and they have some health problems, but i compete for 22 years already and this season will be it for me. >> reporter: he doesn't drink coffee and told us over herbal tea and other strong men have come to train with him in the past looking for his secret to success but couldn't find it an

after the tragic death of mike jenkins of america, in his sleep, at the age of 31, the question is being asked - how internally strong are men that push their bodies to the absolute limit. are they risking their lives in. >> professional sport is not the healthiest thing in the world. to be the strong man in the world you need to eat healthy food, sleep very well and not drink or smoke. >> mike jenkins described big z as the michaeloredan of strong men. his competition record is unrivalled. the secret to long-term success is balancing what he admits is an unprofessional healthy life with a healthy private one. >> there were a lot that came to competition, and then they are stopped competing when they are injured, as they have health problems. but i compete for 22 years already, and this season will be 23rd for me. >> big z does not drink coffee, he told us over herbal tea. that others have come to train with him in the past, looking for the secret to his success. they couldn't find it. it's simple. organic food in the freezer. >> strawberries. the rigor of training and the pressure to fe