On April 24, 2022, the World's Strongest Man (WSM) organization announced that Rauno Heinla withdrew from the 2022 WSM, set to take place at the end of May. A couple of hours after the news broke, Canadian ... Continue Reading
Hybrid Athlete Fergus Crawley Is the Latest Person to Lift the Famed Dinnie Stones
On April 20, 2022, Fergus Crawley put himself in rare company when he became the 184th person to lift the Dinnie Stones in Potarch, Aberdeenshire. The Dinnie Stones are two granite stones with different ... Continue Reading
Robert Oberst Opens Up About Retirement Plans After The 2023 World’s Strongest Man
Robert "The American Monster" Oberst has been a fixture in competitive strongman for nearly a decade. By late spring next year, the American athlete will hang up his lifting belt for ... Continue Reading
2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic Reveals Lineup
On April 14, 2022, the Giants Live organization revealed its roster of competitors for the 2022 Strongman Classic. The event will take place on July 9, 2022, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. ... Continue Reading
Sean Hayes Smashes Silver Dollar Deadlift World Record by Pulling 560 Kilograms (1,235 Pounds)
The Silver Dollar deadlift world record has a new king sitting on its throne. On April 2, 2022, Sean Hayes pulled a 560-kilogram (1,235-pound) Silver Dollar deadlift during the 2022 Strongman Corporation ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf Log Press 155 Kilograms (341 Pounds) for 3 Reps
When it comes to Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf, Australia looks to be in capable hands with an elite strongman. On April 11, 2022, the athlete clean and pressed an impressive 155 kilograms (341.7 pounds) for ... Continue Reading
Mateusz Kieliszkowski Opens Up About 2022 World’s Strongest Man Withdrawal: ‘My Goal Is Only First Place’
At his best, Mateusz Kieliszkowski is one of the world's premier strongmen. Unfortunately, the strongman community will have to wait to see "The Polish Terminator" pressing logs in a competition ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Trey Mitchell Crush a 405-Pound Behind-the-Neck Press for 3 Reps
Ahead of the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM), strongman Charles "Trey" Mitchell seems prepared to make waves. On April 4, 2022, the American athlete pulled off a unique feat of strength while training ... Continue Reading
Strongman Oleksii Novikov Is the 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man
On Saturday, Apr. 2, 2022, Ukrainian strongman Oleksii Novikov again showed why he's one of the sport's top active competitors when he captured the title of 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM). Giants Live — ... Continue Reading
Žydrūnas Savickas Gives Advice to Up-and-Coming Strongmen, Breaks Down Legendary Career
When it comes to making a lasting impact, few strongman athletes can compare to the sizable footsteps of Žydrūnas Savickas. A four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion (2009, 2010, 2012, and 2014), ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Talks Future, Eating ‘Humble Pie’ After Boxing Match With Hafthor Björnsson
On March 19, 2022, former World's Strongest Man (WSM) champions Eddie Hall and Hafthor Björnsson ironed out their "dirty laundry" in the boxing ring. Björnsson defeated Hall by unanimous decision in what ... Continue Reading
2022 World’s Strongest Man Reveals 30-Person Lineup
Every year, the world's elite strongmen gather in one place with a singular mission — to be crowned the World's Strongest Man (WSM). This year the WSM will be held from May 24-29, 2022, in Sacramento, CA. ... Continue Reading
A Look at Eddie Hall’s Boxing Performance Against Hafthor Björnsson
On March 19, 2022, former World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson defeated fellow former WSM winner Eddie Hall in the "Heaviest Boxing Match in History." After six action-packed rounds at ... Continue Reading
4 Needless Mistakes You’re Making in Strongman Training
The sport of strongman is a demanding one. It requires brute strength mixed with speed, agility, and endurance. A sport that tests you to your limits both physically and mentally. One that provides ... Continue Reading
Strongman Is for Everybody: The Log Clean and Press
Whether you are a strongman, strongwoman, athlete, physique competitor, or just trying to get in better general shape, the log clean and press provides a total body movement that can lead to huge gains in ... Continue Reading
Make Strongman Part of Your Fitness Plan
Barbells, kettlebells, and dumbbells everyone gets. They are the tools of strength and conditioning. Strongman has them, too. They are called logs, axle bars and circus bells. Strongman is a pure ... Continue Reading
Strongman for Physique Competitors
Physique athletes are some of the most sought-after people in the fitness industry. Their chiseled abs, capped shoulders, strong backs, and tight glutes leave many striving to look just like them. But did ... Continue Reading
How to Train for Strongman at Any Gym
Strongman events are unlike other strength sports because they don't have set movements or events. There was a time when events were unannounced prior to a strongman competition. Folks would find out what ... Continue Reading
Must-Have Equipment for Strongman Training
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced strongman athlete, it’s impossible to have the exact equipment at home that you’ll use in competition. One of the joys in the sport of strongman is that the ... Continue Reading
6 Strategies to Succeed as a Novice Strongman
Ever watched the World’s Strongest Man on TV? Then you’ll have seen muscular giants performing tremendous, unfathomable feats of strength. These feats include picking up concrete balls (atlas stones) ... Continue Reading
Feats of Strength: How to Tear a Phonebook in Half
In my previous article, I gave an overview of what feats of strength are and why you should do them. Now, in this article, we dive into the specifics of one of the more popular challenges - tearing a ... Continue Reading
The Forgotten Art of Barbell Juggling
Of all the forgotten lifts I’ve covered, this activity is perhaps the oddest of the bunch and one you see even less often than the others - and for good reason. You probably haven’t heard of barbell ... Continue Reading
How to Shoulder a Barbell Like an Old-Time Strongman
Lately, there’s a lot of talk about the bent press. You may have noticed in my article on that classic lift that you begin the movement with the barbell basically in a clean position, except with just one ... Continue Reading
Old-Time Strongman for New Strength: The Jefferson Deadlift
I might like the Jefferson deadlift more than any other version of the deadlift. Yet this amazing exercise is seldom seen in most gyms. My goal with this article is simple. I just want you to try ... Continue Reading
