For the past two years, Hafthor Björnsson has strayed away from competitive strongman events. While the 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champ never officially retired, it seemed that the Icelandic athlete ... Continue Reading
Watch Devin Burger Make a 1,100-Pound Silver Dollar Deadlift Look Easy
On Sept. 3, 2022, athlete Devin Burger showed off his strength by completing a 498.9-kilogram (1,100-pound) Silver Dollar deadlift during the United States Strongest (USS) Texas Strongest Veteran ... Continue Reading
Strongman Martins Licis Crushes a Block Pull Deadlift Over 1,000 Pounds for 4 Reps
In the current pantheon of strongman, Martins Licis is one of the inarguable pillars of the sport. The 32-year-old athlete can boast a World's Strongest Man (WSM) title to his name (2019) and seemingly ... Continue Reading
Watch Mitchell Hooper Crush a 488.6-Kilogram (1,075-Pound) 19-Inch Deadlift PR
Mitchell Hooper stormed the professional strongman scene with an outstanding debut at the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM). Just months later, the star is already in a place where he may keep stacking ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Andrea Thompson Sets Log Lift World Record of 140 Kilograms (308.6 Pounds)
Andrea Thompson has set a Log Lift World Record of 140 kilograms (308.6 pounds). The strongwoman scored the feat at the 2022 World Log Lift Championships (WLLC) on Oct. 9, 2022, in Ipswich, United Kingdom. ... Continue Reading
2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals Results — Mitchell Hooper Starts a Hot Streak
Mitchell Hooper is the winner of the 2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals (GLWTF). During the competition that took place on Oct. 8, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland, the Canadian strongman captured his first ... Continue Reading
Strongman Nicolas Cambi Scores Heavy Dumbbell World Record of 285 Pounds
On Oct. 1, 2022, during the 2022 America's Strongest Man (ASM) U105KG, strongman Nicolas Cambi set a Max Heavy Dumbbell World Record of 129.5 kilograms (285 pounds). Cambi's record was part of an overall ... Continue Reading
Tom and Luke Stoltman Take Swimming Lessons from Ross Edgley
It might be impossible to have familiarity with strongman as a sport and not know the exploits of the Stoltman brothers. Among their individual achievements, Tom Stoltman is the two-time defending World's ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Andrea Thompson Trains With Laurence Shahlaei, Announces World Record Attempt
Andrea Thompson is one of the more prominent names in active strongwoman. As a professional competitor since March 2016, the athlete from the United Kingdom has amassed quite the competitive catalog. ... Continue Reading
Strongman Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted Joins 2022 Rogue Invitational Roster as Evan Singleton’s Replacement
On Sept. 29, 2022, the 2022 Rogue Invitational's promoters announced that Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted would join the strongman contest's roster. The Icelandic athlete is the likely (though unconfirmed) ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jamal Browner Deadlifts a Historic 500 Kilograms (1,102 Pounds) in Training
Only days after a record-breaking performance at the 2022 USPA Raw Pro, powerlifter Jamal Browner might have just outdone himself with a new remarkable feat of strength. On Sept. 29, 2022, Browner ... Continue Reading
Strongman Evan Singleton’s 2022 Season is Over After Successful Bicep Surgery
On Sept. 24, 2022, in a video on his Instagram, strongman Evan Singleton announced that he recently tore his right distal biceps tendon during a training session. He withdrew from the upcoming 2022 Giants ... Continue Reading
Rhianon Lovelace Scores an Axle Deadlift World Record of 261.5 Kilograms (576.5 Pounds)
On Sept. 24, 2022, during the 2022 Arnold Strongman (AS) UK in Birmingham, England, strongwoman Rhianon Lovelace captured a 261.5-kilogram (576.5-pound) axle deadlift. The pull is a World Record in the ... Continue Reading
2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK Results — Mitchell Hooper Gets His Flowers
Mitchell Hooper is the champion of the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) UK. During the contest on Sept 23-24, 2022, the Canadian strongman successfully captured the first major pro title of his strength ... Continue Reading
Arnold Schwarzenegger Won’t Attend Arnold Sports Festival UK
The 2022 Arnold Sports Festival UK (ASFUK) will take place on Sept. 23-25, 2022, in Birmingham, England. The Festival's namesake, strength sports and Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger, will not be in ... Continue Reading
2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK Roster Confirmed
The 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) UK will take place on Sept. 24, 2022, in Marston Green, England. It is a segment of the overall Arnold Sports Festival UK, which takes place over the course of the ... Continue Reading
Watch Mitchell Hooper Cruise Through a 315-Kilogram (695-Pound) Squat for a 5-Rep PR
On September 11, 2022, Canadian strongman Mitchell Hooper shared an Instagram clip where he squatted 315 kilograms (695 pounds), raw, for five reps. According to the caption of the athlete's post, the ... Continue Reading
2022 Canada’s Strongest Man Results — Maxime Boudreault Conquers All
Maxime Boudreault is the champion of the 2022 Canada's Strongest Man (CSM) contest. It's the strongman's first-ever CSM title. This year's strength competition took place on August 25-27 in ... Continue Reading
2022 England’s Strongest Man and Woman Results — Lucy Underdown and Paul Smith Take Charge
The respective winners of the 2022 England's Strongest Man and Woman are strongman Paul Smith and strongwoman Lucy Underdown. Smith successfully captured the victory in the strength competition by ... Continue Reading
Here’s How Eddie Hall is Eating Ahead of His Return to Strongman in 2022
The last time Eddie Hall was seen at a professional strongman contest, he won the 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM). He's recently kept busy by boxing with rival and 2018 WSM Champion Hafthor ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Rhianon Lovelace One-Motions an Atlas Stone That’s Almost Double Her Bodyweight
Rhianon Lovelace didn't become one of the world's top-tier strongwomen without lofty training ambitions. The self-proclaimed "pound for pound, strongest woman on the planet" latest strength achievement has ... Continue Reading
2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals Events Revealed
The 2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals will take place on Oct. 8, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland. As a major contest on the strongman calendar, the respective elite athletes will show off their strength, ... Continue Reading
Oleksii Novikov Sets New Hummer Tire Deadlift World Record of 549 Kilograms (1,210 Pounds)
On August 12, strongman Oleksii Novikov completed a 549-kilogram (1,210-pound) Hummer Tire Deadlift during the 2022 Shaw Classic in Loveland, CO. Not only did the staggering pull give Novikov the ... Continue Reading
2022 Shaw Classic Results — A Successful Defense for Trey Mitchell
Trey Mitchell is the champion of the 2022 Shaw Classic. On Aug. 13-14, 2022, the American strongman successfully made it back-to-back years (2021-22) as the winner of the strength contest. Joining ... Continue Reading
