Latest Strongman News
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The 2024 Rogue Invitational Will Feature Debut of Strongwoman Competition
The 2024 Rogue Invitational will have many firsts for the CrossFit and Strongman competition. The 2024 edition will occur at P&J Live in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Nov. 8-10, 2024 — the first time the contest is held outside the United States. Additionally, the 2024 Rogue Invitational will introduce Strongwoman competition for the first time in…
Top Strongmen
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Strongwoman Lucy Underdown Pulls 666LBS (302KGS) Elephant Bar Deadlift World Record
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Mateusz Kieliszkowski Trains Heavy for the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic
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Hafthor Björnsson’s New 8,000-Calorie Diet For the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic
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Strongman Eddie Hall Swaps Diets With UFC Champion Tom Aspinall
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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Mitchell Hooper Wins 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic UK
The 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) UK, held from March 16-17, 2024, in Birmingham, England, saw the reigning two-time Arnold Strongman Classic US and 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion hoist the gold. Mitchell Hooper donned the 2024 ASC UK crown after five events against some of the world’s top strongmen. The 2024 ASC UK…
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Mitchell Hooper on the Value of Body Composition in Strongman
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Victoria Long Retires From Competitive Strongwoman
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2024 Europe’s Strongest Man Roster and Events Announced
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Mitchell Hooper and Stan Efferding Break Down Nutrition for Strength Athletes
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Marcus Waugh Wins 2024 World’s Strongest Firefighter
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2024 Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic Results & Leaderboard