According to Strongman Corporation, Cambi’s Heavy Dumbbell World Record surpasses the previous top figure by 75 pounds. Cole Booth held the past mark of 95.3 kilograms (210 pounds) at the 2018 TX Record Breakers.

 

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To get in an ample position for his heavy dumbbell lift, Cambi performed what’s known as a belt clean, briefly resting the dumbbell on his lifting belt before driving it into overhead pressing position. The lifting technique appeared to allow him to generate more leg drive on the final press because it split the press into two segments. After finishing at lockout, Cambi would then hold his dumbbell overhead just long enough while waiting for the official green light — a down signal from the official.

Cambi’s unorthodox but legal strategy of cleaning the dumbbell from his belt drew the attention of fellow strongman Pa O’Dwyer. In the comments of the post of Cambi’s record lift, the Irish athlete asks Cambi to clarify that he did indeed perform a clean of his dumbbell from his belt. After receiving further confirmation from Cambi, O’Dwyer made a joking reference to The Dark Knight, writing, “Some people just want to watch the world burn, Master Wayne.”

 

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Cambi’s second straight victory at the ASM U105 continues a successful start to his approximate six-year career. According to Strongman Archives, it’s the fourth victory of his career. To date, Cambi has only failed to make the podium on one occasion. In addition to this Heavy Dumbbell World Record, the athlete also possesses the Block Press (141.5 kilograms/311.9 pounds) and Log Lift (187 kilograms/412.3 pounds) U105KG World Record figures. He achieved both at the 2021 Clash at the Corral (CatC) contest.

Here’s an overview of notable results since Cambi began competing in strongman in March 2015:

Nicolas Cambi | Notable Strongman Results

• 2015 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships U105 — Fourth place
• 2017 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) U105 — Second place
• 2021 Clash on the Coast (CotC) — First place
• 2021 Strongman World Cup (SWC) U105 — Third place
• 2021-2022 ASM U105 — First place
• 2021 WSM U105 — First place

 

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At the time of this writing, Cambi hasn’t alluded to his next competition. Most of his recent social media posts were from or connected to the 2022 ASM U105 competition. With yet another World Record under his belt, Cambi could elect to bask in his achievement for a little while. That is, until it’s time to break another boundary.

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Bumstead shared a video of this shoulder workout on his YouTube channel on July 23, 2022. 

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Less than five months before the 2022 Mr. Olympia, Bumstead is still stacking mass. This shoulder workout follows a recent spate of Bumstead sharing other demanding routines concerning his arms and legs. Factor in a thoughtful glimpse at a typical day’s worth of bulking nutrition, and it would appear that the Canadian athlete wants to document his entire journey en route to a potential fourth Classic Physique title. 

Here’s the complete rundown of Bumstead’s recent shoulder workout as he continues to prep for the upcoming Mr. Olympia on December 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV. 

Bumstead’s Shoulder Workout

Before he dives into the full shoulder workout, Bumstead starts the session by performing several warm-up sets of incline front dumbbell raises while utilizing a hammer grip. His intention with this exercise is to prepare his shoulder muscles for heavier loads. 

Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Bumstead elects to complete his dumbbell shoulder press while seated and on a slight incline so he can give more attention to his anterior (front) deltoid muscles. The bodybuilder stresses that it’s not about the precise weight but quality stimulation of the muscles he’s working. Even still, after starting with 70-pound dumbbells, Bumstead eventually working up to 140-pounders and performs eight reps — unintentionally logging his new PR. 

“I will train shoulder press, like 140 pounds,” Bumstead says. “We’ll see. I feel like I can do it. If you believe, you can achieve.” “… Three weeks into my off-season hitting PRs in shoulder press … my shoulders feel good.”

To conclude this portion of the routine, Bumstead performs a drop set, lowering the dumbbells by just 10 pounds, and cranking out reps until failure. 

Machine Shoulder Press

The next phase of Bumstead’s workout features the machine variation of the shoulder press. Focusing on volume, he starts with 45-pound plates on each side. He works his way down rest-wise from 30 seconds after his first set to 10 seconds before his fourth and final set. The athlete calls these “slow drop sets” because he notes the decreasing rest allows him to implement more overall volume into the routine while still pushing toward failure. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Seated Dumbbell Side Laterals & Single-Arm Rear Delt Cable Flyes

With the initial steps of his workout complete, Bumstead shifts to a superset of dumbbell side laterals and single-arm rear delt cable flyes. The Canadian bodybuilder uses 40-pound dumbbells for some 16-rep sets and punctuates them with standing single-arm rear delt flyes.

During this segment, Bumstead says his body weight was 259 pounds the morning he filmed the video. According to the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness’s (IFBB) Classic Physique standards, because Bumstead stands at a height of 6-foot-1 — he’ll have to cut down to at least 230 pounds by the time the Olympia rolls around. 

However, per the Canadian athlete, he’s the “leanest” he’s ever been at this weight, signaling that he may have more mass at his weight cap this year.

Machine Lateral Raise & Reverse Rear-Delt Flyes

After finishing off a superset with dumbbells, Bumstead continues to center on his rear and side deltoid muscles. He performs one superset of side lateral raises on a kneeling lateral raise machine which he complements with rear delt flyes on a pec deck (or chest fly machine).

Straight Leg Raises

Before Bumstead calls it a day, he ad-libs a quick core workout with a set of straight leg raises. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A Delicate Balance 

While he’s hard at work trying to achieve more bodybuilding greatness, Bumstead recently emphasized the importance of mental health.

During a Q&A from May 2022 on his YouTube channel, Bumstead stated how vital recovery and time for one’s self is to avoid “burnout.” He noted that he has the opportunity to take ample time off after every Olympia contest, but that isn’t necessarily the case for everyday people, and he stressed that fact. 

Whatever Bumstead has done to keep himself centered appears to be working well. He’ll go for his fourth straight Classic Physique Olympia title on December 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV.

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On June 30, 2022, Sanou shared footage of himself completing a 115-kilogram (253.5-pound) circus dumbbell press for four reps. It’s unclear when the presses occurred, but Sanou wore a lifting belt and lifting straps while finishing the exercise. According to the caption of the strongman’s Instagram post, he doesn’t consider himself a “dumbbell press specialist.” With that context in mind, Sanou’s training feat could be even more impressive.

 

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Iron Biby became the Axle Press World Record owner with a press of 217 kilograms (478.4 pounds) at the 2021 Strongman Classic. He then became the owner of the Log Lift World Record, thanks to a lift of 229 kilograms (504.8 pounds) from the 2021 Giants Live World Tour Finals. That achievement surpassed four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Champion Žydrūnas Savickas by one kilogram.

Whereas other strongman athletes generally compete in each event at competitions, Sanou often chooses to forgo events non-overhead. It appears that commitment has paid off to this point. He has two World Records in two separate overhead events to show for his dedication.

Sanou’s Jam-Packed Calendar

Much of Iron Biby’s current training undoubtedly centers around the two upcoming contests in his 2022 competitive season.

First, the strongman is one of 12 athletes who will compete at the 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic on July 9 in London, England. A few months later, he will partake in the 2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals on October 8, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland. Between both contests, some other noteworthy featured athletes include two-time reigning WSM Champion (2021-2022) Tom Stoltman, former WSM Champion (2020) Oleksii Novikov, Trey Mitchell, and Mark Felix.

Thriving in any overhead events at both Giants Live competitions might not be Sanou’s only goal. In a relative stray from his norm, he pulled a 400-kilogram (881.9-pound) raw deadlift double during a training session in late June 2022. For context, Giants Live strongman contests deadlift for reps events usually have a rough weight of 360 kilograms (795 pounds). That Sanou can pull 400 kilograms could portend great things for his near future.

 

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At the time of this writing, the Giants Live organization has not announced the events for the 2022 World Tour Finals. On the other hand, an Axle Deadlift is a part of the schedule for the 2022 Strongman Classic. Sanou could elect to try his hand at the event and show off his strength range on an international stage.

The 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic will take place on July 9, 2022, in London, England. Not long after, the 2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals will occur on October 8, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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