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Tom Stoltman Explains His Biceps Injury Sustained at 2025 Strongest Man on Earth
Three-time World’s Strongest Man Tom Stoltman suffered a biceps injury during the 2025 Strongest Man on Earth contest. Stoltman was considered a top contender for the contest leading up to the weekend of Aug. 16-17, but finished in eighth place behind champion Evan Singleton. In late August 2025, Stoltman shared how his biceps injury impacted his performance in Colorado.…
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Building Forearms: Arm Wrestling vs. Manual Labor
The forearm muscles grow indirectly from back training, but many struggle to target them beyond that. Is that due to improper exercise selection? Probably. Internet personality, powerlifter, and amateur bodybuilder Jujimufu teamed up with professional arm wrestler Michael Todd to critique popular forearm exercises and offer modifications. They ranked forearm exercises on a tier list — S-tier…
Strongman Basics
What Is Strongman?
Strongman is a weight-classed strength sport. In competitive strongman and strongwoman, an athlete’s success is based on their ability to conquer a multitude of events. Unlike the other strength sports, strongman/strongwoman athletes have to incredibly rounded in every aspect, as opposed to only training a few lifts. Check out a few of the more well-known events below.
- Log Press
- Atlas Stones
- Weighted Carries
- Squats
- Truck Pulls
- Deadlift
These are only a few of the events you could see at any given strongman contest. To be successful in strongman and strongwoman, you have to be adaptive and excel in pull, carry, press, and squat focused events.
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August 2025 Moscow Sports Night Strongman Results
The second Moscow Sports Night of 2025 occurred in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 16, 2025. The contest featured seven of the country’s strongest athletes compete in five events: Max Axle Press, Front Hold, Max Deadlift, Overhead Medley, and Atlas Stones. Valentin Akimov stood atop the podium, having scored 31 of a possible 36 points. The…
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Martins Licis’ Latest Feat of Strength: 3,000-Year-Old Persian Club Swinging
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Bobby Thompson Retires From Pro Strongman
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2025 Strongest Man on Earth Results
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2025 Shaw Classic Men’s Open Results
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2025 Strongman Champions League World Truck Pull Championships Results
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Paddy Haynes Sets Húsafell Stone World Record at 2025 Iceland’s Strongest Man