Latest Strongman News
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2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals Event 6 “Atlas Stones” Results
On May 1, 2024, 30 strongmen entered the Qualifying Stage of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM). After six events, the field narrowed to the top 10. Following a rest day, those 10 athletes faced off on May 4-5, 2024, through six events capstoned by the WSM’s signature closer: the Atlas Stones. Two-time WSM champion…
Top Strongmen
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Grocery Haul Battle: World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper Vs. IFBB Fitness Pro Taylor Learmont
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Ronnie Coleman vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski: A Fantasy Strongman Showdown
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Rob Kearney Will Retire From Competitive Strongman After 2024 World’s Strongest Man
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Tom Stoltman Prioritizes Sandbag Steeplechase Training In His Final 2024 World’s Strongest Man Workout
Strongman Guides
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How to Do the Log Press for Massive Overhead Strength and Power
When you want to build head-to-toe strength — and you want to look awesome doing it — there are few lifts that can compete with the hardcore nature of the log press. The unstable, unwieldy log bar will have your entire body working in overdrive to clean it off the ground, up your belly and…
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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2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals Event 4 “Reign Total Body Fuel Conan’s Wheel” Results
When the 10 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) finalists competed on the first day of the WSM Finals Stage, May 4, 20224, Wesley Derwinsky, Mitchell Hooper, and Tom Stoltman set a new world record on the Keg Toss for height. On Sunday, May 5, 2024, the strongmen returned to the field of play in Myrtle Beach, SC,…
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2024 World’s Strongest Man Day 3 Recap
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3 Strongmen Break Keg Toss World Record at 2024 World’s Strongest Man
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2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals Event 3 “Keg Toss” Results
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2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals Event 2 “Max Axle Press” Results
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Hafthor Björnsson and Graham Hicks Train for the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Contest
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2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals Event 1 “KNAACK Giants’ Medley” Results