Latest Strongman News
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The World’s Strongest Man’s Q&A Before Defending the Title
Three-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Tom Stoltman is prepping to defend his title at the 2025 WSM competition in Sacramento, CA, from May 15-18, 2025. Following a disappointing seventh-place finish at the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) competition just months after securing his 2024 WSM victory, Stoltman is determined to reclaim his dominance on the world stage where he thrives most.…
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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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2025 Siberian Power Show Strongman Results
The 2025 Siberian Power Show occurred on April 19-20 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Twelve athletes representing eight countries competed through six events across two days of action: Max Deadlift, Dumbbell Ladder, Sandbag Toss, Axle Press, Medley, and Stone-to-Shoulder. Poland’s Mateusz Kieliszkowski scored the overall win, claiming 64 of a possible 72 points. He bested 2018 World’s…
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Building Forearms: Arm Wrestling vs. Manual Labor
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Mitchell Hooper Reveals His Peptide Stack
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Mitchell Hooper Airs World’s Strongest Man Grievances
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A Step-by-Step Bench Press Guide From One of Strongman’s Top Coaches
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Mitchell Hooper’s 3 Must-Know Strength Tips
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Here’s Why Hafthor Björnsson’s Strength Coach Doesn’t Deadlift Anymore
