While there’s crossover between training for maximal strength and hypertrophy, they differ fundamentally. “We’re not training our muscles; we’re training our nervous system,” explained Mitchell Hooper, the ... Continue Reading
Graham Hicks Withdraws From 2025 Britain’s Strongest Man Contest
British strongman Graham Hicks has announced he will not compete in the 2025 Giants Live Britain’s Strongest Man contest. Hicks withdrew from the contest, set for Feb. 1, 2025, at the Utilita Arena in ... Continue Reading
Strongman Legend Bill Kazmaier Provides Health Update, GoFundMe Established to Pay for Medical Expenses
Three-time World’s Strongest Man champion Bill Kazmaier shared an update on his health after heart surgery. As of Jan. 14, 2025, Kazmaier was in a hospital in the Philippines, preparing to undergo ... Continue Reading
2025 Shaw Classic Schedule and Strongest Man On Earth Competitor Invites Revealed
The 2025 Shaw Classic featuring the 2025 Strongest Man on Earth (SMOE) contest will be held on Aug. 15-17, 2025, in Loveland, CO. The show's namesake promoter, four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) Brian ... Continue Reading
2024 Clash of the Titans Strongman Results
The 2024 Clash of the Titans competition occurred on Dec. 29, 2024, in Vlissingen, Netherlands. Six titans representing two countries clashed through five events across the single-day contest: Gouden Grip ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness Offers $101K Bounty To Any Strongman Who Elephant Bar Deadlifts 501 Kilograms or More at 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic
The 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) has gotten much spicier. On Jan. 10, 2025, Rogue Fitness announced a $101,000 bounty to any strongman who can deadlift 501 or more kilograms during the Elephant Bar ... Continue Reading
Get To Know Tom Stoltman’s New Coach, Aaron Caseley
Reaching the pinnacle of strongman success requires more than brute strength — a good team, a knowledgeable coach, and a diet and training regime can fuel effective competition planning. Enter the “Mofo ... Continue Reading
The Top 5 Exercises To Build Strength AND Hypertrophy
From a marathon runner to the 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) and 2024 Strongest Man on Earth, Mitchell Hooper knows how to get big and strong at the elite level. In early January 2024, the Canadian ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson’s New Training Program To Deadlift 505 Kilograms
In his return to competitive strongman in 2024 after a three-year hiatus, Hafthor Björnsson claimed second place at the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth, 2024 Rogue Strongman Invitational, and 2024 Arnold ... Continue Reading
What Are Mitchell Hooper’s Go-To Longevity Supplements?
Supplements are often used to fill nutritional gaps in a person’s diet and are essential in cases of nutrient deficiencies. (1) Athletes take supplements to enhance their performance and push their ... Continue Reading
Strongman Martins Licis Stonelifts in Tibet
2019 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Martins Licis recently ventured into the mountains of Tibet to learn the ancient art of stone-lifting with ropes. For the first 72 hours before his journey north, ... Continue Reading
7 Strongman Athletes To Watch In 2025
The 2024 competitive strongman season ended with the 2024 Official Strongman Games (OSG). While many in the strength space know to watch 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) Mitchell Hooper, 2018 World's ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Deadlifts 750 Pounds Beltless
The 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) and 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) Mitchell Hooper has three months until he attempts to defend his Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) title for the second time. He won ... Continue Reading
2025 Britain’s Strongest Man Roster & Events Revealed
The 2025 Britain's Strongest Man (BSM) contest will be held in Sheffield, England, on Feb. 1, 2025. It is part of the Giants Live competition circuit and will feature 12 athletes representing four ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Def. Eddie Hall In Pro Arm Wrestling Debuts
The King of the Table 13 at the Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, featured some of the world's best professional arm wrestling talent battle in a test of technique and ... Continue Reading
Tom Stoltman: “I’ll Be the First British To Win the Arnold”
In early December 2024, three-time reigning World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Tom Stoltman vlogged his first workout to prepare for the 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC). After a string of subpar ... Continue Reading
2025 Arnold Strongman and Strongwoman Classic Rosters Released
The 2025 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) is scheduled for Feb. 27 through March 2, 2025, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. The 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) and 2025 Arnold ... Continue Reading
2024 U80 World’s Strongest Man Results
The 2024 Official Strongman Games occurred in Madison, WI, on Dec. 6-8, 2024. The competition featured weight class contests for male and female athletes, including the 2024 Under 90 Kilograms (U90) World ... Continue Reading
2024 U73 World’s Strongest Woman Results
The 2024 Official Strongman Games (OSG) occurred in Madison, WI, on Dec. 6-8, 2024. The competition featured weight class contests for male and female athletes, including the 2024 Under 64 Kilograms (U64) ... Continue Reading
2024 U64 World’s Strongest Woman Results
The 2024 Official Strongman Games occurred in Madison, WI, on Dec. 6-8, 2024. The competition featured weight class contests for male and female athletes, including the 2024 Under 64 Kilograms (U64) World ... Continue Reading
2024 U90 World’s Strongest Man Results
The 2024 Official Strongman Games occurred in Madison, WI, on Dec. 6-8, 2024. The competition featured weight class contests for male and female athletes, including the 2024 Under 90 Kilograms (U90) World ... Continue Reading
2024 Masters World’s Strongest Woman Results
The 2024 Official Strongman Games occurred in Madison, WI, on Dec. 6-8, 2024. The competition featured the 2024 Masters World Strongest Woman (MWSW), comprising seven events: Log Lift, Car Walk, Deadlift, ... Continue Reading
2024 Masters World’s Strongest Man
The 2024 Official Strongman Games occurred in Madison, WI, on Dec. 6-8, 2024. The competition featured weight class contests for male and female athletes, including the 2024 Masters World Strongest Man ... Continue Reading
2024 World’s Strongest Woman Results
The 2024 Official Strongman Games occurred in Madison, WI, on Dec. 6-8, 2024. The competition featured the 2024 World Strongest Woman (WSW) contest comprising seven events: Log Lift, Car Walk, Deadlift, ... Continue Reading