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Hafthor Bjornsson Happy:Reflective 2022

Strongman Legend Hafthor Björnsson Receives International Sports Hall of Fame Induction

Hafthor Björnsson is best known in the strength sports world for his stellar work with Atlas Stones, log lifts, and deadlifts. Such a steadfast commitment to the former 2018 World's Strongest Man ... Continue Reading

Tyler Scott Obringer 425-pound Axle Press

Strongman Tyler Scott Obringer Axle Presses a Massive 192.8 Kilograms (425 Pounds)

At this moment in time, Tyler Scott Obringer remains a relative unknown in strength sports. He's got a limited competitive history and hasn't been someone to step into the limelight just yet. Though with ... Continue Reading

Adam Bishop 2023 Britain's Strongest Man Win

2023 Britain’s Strongest Man Results — Adam Bishop Takes The Crown

The 2023 edition of the Britain's Strongest Man (BSM) contest saw veteran Adam Bishop capture his second career BSM title. Bishop's first BSM win occurred in 2020 when he overcame the now two-time reigning ... Continue Reading

Tom Stoltman WSM Winner 2022

2023 World’s Strongest Man Events Revealed

The 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) will take place on Apr. 19-23, 2023, in Myrtle Beach, SC. Less than 12 weeks before the competition actually gets up and rolling, the official slate of strength ... Continue Reading

Eddie Hall and Jamie Christian-Johal

Eddie Hall Preps for Bodybuilding Debut by Training His Back With a Pro

In early January 2023, former 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Eddie Hall revealed he would be training to prepare for a venture into bodybuilding in the late stages of the year 2024. In ... Continue Reading

Mitchell Hooper

Mitchell Hooper, Shayna Wirihana Win 2023 Australia’s Strongest International

Mitchell Hooper has already been steadily plugging away in what might be a monumental year in his young professional strongman career. The athlete who burst onto the scene with an early blitz at the 2022 ... Continue Reading

Oleksii Novikov 2022 World's Strongest Man Intimidating Look

Oleksii Novikov Wants to Break His Hummer Tire Deadlift World Record By More Than 51 Kilograms (112 Pounds)

In many ways, 2022 was quite a year to remember for Oleksii Novikov. The prolific Ukrainian strongman stood on top of the podium on three separate occasions at the 2022 Europe's Strongest Man (ESM), Giants ... Continue Reading

Mitchell Hooper teaching Atlas Stones January 2023

Mitchell Hooper Teaches Atlas Stone Technique

Among current elite strongman competitors, Mitchell Hooper might be the next big thing. After storming onto the scene in 2022 — notching a podium finish in six of seven contests and winning two of his last ... Continue Reading

Brian Shaw Triumphant 2022 Shaw Classic

Brian Shaw Announces the 2023 World’s Strongest Man Will Be His Last

Brian Shaw's legacy is unquestionably secure in the pantheon of strongman greats. The 40-year-old living legend has been professionally carrying yokes and placing Atlas stones onto podiums for the better ... Continue Reading

Larry Wheels Deadlift 793 Pounds, TRT, January 2023

Larry Wheels Deadlifts 360 Kilograms (793.6 Pounds) for His Heaviest Pull While on TRT

Larry "Wheels" Williams has never been one to shy away from sharing his ambitious goals. Of late, the powerlifter/strongman/influencer extraordinaire has been on a fresh training journey while using ... Continue Reading

Strongman Martins Licis lifting golden dumbbell

Martins Licis Rows 150-Kilogram (330-Pound) Gold’s Gym Golden Dumbbell for Five Reps

Strongman athlete Martins Licis has several accolades to his credit. The 2019 World’s Strongest Man is also the 2021 Rogue Invitational winner and the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic champion. Licis is ... Continue Reading

Winners on podium at America's Strongest Woman contest

2022 America’s Strongest Woman and America’s Strongest Man Results — Victoria Long, Bobby Thompson Stand Tall

Victoria Long is the 2022 America's Strongest Woman (ASW) champion, and Bobby Thompson is the 2022 America's Strongest Man (ASM) victor. The two simultaneous contests took place on the weekend of Dec. ... Continue Reading

Andrea Thompson Strongwoman Standing Competition

2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Events Revealed

The 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) will be the unofficial start of the major competitive strongperson circuit in the year 2023. With the official respective rosters for the Women and Men already ... Continue Reading

Evan Singleton 410-pound log press December 2022

Strongman Evan Singleton Log Lifts 185 Kilograms (407 Pounds) After Biceps Injury

After Evan "T-Rex" Singleton ran through a string of strongmen contests in 2022 — including a podium result at the 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic — he ran into a rather unfortunate roadblock. In late ... Continue Reading

Mitchell Hooper competitively roaring Giants Live 2022

2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Rosters Revealed

There are some strongperson contests that might have more gravitas to them. Competitions that become forks in the road in stellar careers. One of them is the annual Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC). With the ... Continue Reading

Tom Stoltman Deadlift Fall 2022

Tom Stoltman Plans to Deadlift 505 Kilograms (1,113.3 Pounds) in 2024

With two straight World's Strongest Man (WSM) titles to his name, Tom Stoltman might be the biggest name in strongman. After winning his second consecutive championship in Sacramento, CA, the Scottish ... Continue Reading

Ivan Makarov 1,064 pound deadlift December 2022

Ivan Makarov Deadlifts 483 Kilograms (1,064.3 Pounds), Puts Himself on Doorstep of History

When all is said and done, strongman Ivan Makarov might be remembered as one of the most prolific deadlifters in strength sports history. As the winner of the Giants Live World Deadlift Championships (WDC) ... Continue Reading

Gabi Dixson Hercules Hold World's Strongest Nation

Gabi Dixson Notches the Second-Longest Hercules Hold at 2022 World’s Strongest Nation

Amidst an intriguing team competition like the 2022 Giants Live World's Strongest Nation (WSN), there usually might be a standout performer who shines and takes their strength to the next level. Though ... Continue Reading

Terry Hollands Strongman Return Announcement November 2022

Terry Hollands Will Return to Strongman at the 2023 Britain’s Strongest Man

After sustaining an unfortunate injury during the 2021 World's Strongest Man (WSM), longtime strongman Terry Hollands revealed he would retire from professional competition. Around a year and a half later, ... Continue Reading

Strongman Brian Shaw on a leg extension machine.

Strongmen Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw Attempt to Train Legs at a Planet Fitness

Many strongmen train in gyms that specifically support their sport. After all, Atlas stones, yokes, and farmer’s walk handles aren’t readily available in many health clubs, and most commercial gyms are ... Continue Reading

Rongo Keene Magnus Ver Magnusson Strongman Classic 2022

2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic Results — Rongo Keene Stands on Top

Rongo Keene is the winner of the 2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic (MVMSC). During the contest that took place on Nov. 18-20, 2022, in Reykjavík, Iceland, the Australian athlete captured his ... Continue Reading

Ivan Makarov Overhead Press November 2022

Watch Ivan Makarov Lift a Milestone 190-Kilogram (418.9-Pound) Overhead Press

Throughout his extended strongman career, Ivan Makarov has risen in acclaim for his ability to do one thing at a rare, high level — deadlift staggering amounts of weight. As the 2021 World Deadlift ... Continue Reading

Nick Best Workout Fall 2022

Nick Best Retires from Full-Time Strongman Competition

For over 16 years, Nick Best was a fixture on the competitive strongman circuit. As a simultaneous powerlifter for much of that time, he developed a reputation for being one of the more versatile strength ... Continue Reading

Strongmen Eddie Hall Brian Shaw shoulder workout in gym

Brian Shaw and Eddie Hall Team Up for a Shoulder Workout Fit for Strongman Legends

In terms of accomplishments and influence on the sport of strongman, few athletes could compare to the exploits of Brian Shaw and Eddie Hall. Both are former World's Strongest Man (WSM) champions, both ... Continue Reading

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