The event was held on the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, US.

[2] The qualifying heats were held from September 24–27, and the finals took place Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2012.

Vytautas Lalas of Lithuania was second, and Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson was third.

[1] In the qualifying heats, Derek Poundstone set a new world record in the Giant Dumbbell press event by pressing a 210 lb (95 kg) dumbbell overhead for 11 repetitions,[3] and Vytautas Lalas set a new strongman squat world record by squatting 700 lb (320 kg) for 11 repetitions.

[4] In the finals, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new Log Lift for Max Weight world record with a lift of 220 kg (490 lb).