 Poundstone also set a new world record on the max apollon's axle clean and press with 415 lbs.Poundstone competed in the 2009 World's Strongest Man competition, which took place in Malta, being in fourth place after Brian Shaw, Mariusz Pudzianowski and Zydrunas Savickas.Poundstone successfully defended his title at the 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic.