Latest Strongman News
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Hafthor Björnsson’s New 12,000-Calorie Strongman Diet
2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Hafthor Björnsson shared his new bulking diet of 12,000 daily calories during preparation for the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth contest at the 2024 Shaw Classic on Aug. 16-18, in Loveland, CO. Björnsson made his return to strongman competition at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC), placing fourth after a four-year break.…
Top Strongmen
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Strongwoman Sandra Bradley Becomes First Woman to Lift the 154-Kilogram Fullsterkur Stone
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Mitchell Hooper & Will Tennyson’s 10,000-Calorie Eating Challenge — All Healthy Food?
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Unofficial Record: Hafthor Björnsson Launches 34-Pound Weight Over 26 Feet in the Air
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Did Strongman Eddie Hall Just Eat the Entire McDonald’s Menu in an Hour?
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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Strongwoman Sandra Bradley Becomes First Woman to Lift the 154-Kilogram Fullsterkur Stone
History was made on the third day of July 2024, when German strongwoman Sandra Bradley posted a video on her Instagram page showing her lifting the legendary Fullsterkur Stone — the 154-kilogram (340-pound) stone on Djúpalónssandur beach at the foot of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Western Iceland, between Reykjavík and the Westfjords. Weighing in at 78…
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Pavlo Kordiyaka Sets Conan’s Wheel World Record of 1,035 Degrees at the 2024 Strongman Classic
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2024 Strongman Classic Results and Recap
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Mitchell Hooper Breaks Axle Press World Record With 218 Kilograms (480 Pounds)
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2024 Strongest Man in the Netherlands Results
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Mitchell Hooper & Will Tennyson’s 10,000-Calorie Eating Challenge — All Healthy Food?
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Unofficial Record: Hafthor Björnsson Launches 34-Pound Weight Over 26 Feet in the Air