The 2023 Ultimate Scotland's Strongest Man (SSM) contest took place on July 2, 2023, in Grangemouth, United Kingdom. Twelve of the country's best strongmen competed across five events — Duck Walk for Time, ... Continue Reading
2023 Strongman Classic Results — Evan Singleton Ascends the Throne
The 2023 Strongman Classic occurred on July 8, 2023, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. The single-day contest comprised five events and featured 11 of the world's top strongmen battling for the ... Continue Reading
Former World’s Strongest Man Don Reinhoudt Has Died at Age 78
The 1979 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Don Reinhoudt has passed away at age 78. According to NY state police, Reinhoudt was involved in a single-vehicle crash in the town of Pomfret in Chautauqua ... Continue Reading
2023 Strongman Champions League Holland Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis is King
Aivars Šmaukstelis continues to display his prowess for gold-medal-worthy performances in the Strongman Champions League (SCL). At the 2023 SCL Holland competition, Šmaukstelis defeated 13 other elite ... Continue Reading
Strongman Mitchell Hooper Reveals His Supplement Stack
The 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM), Mitchell Hooper, has been busy since becoming the first Canadian ever to win that title. His training has included accomplishing the Tom Platz Squat challenge and ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Still Eats a Strongman Diet of 10,432 Calories Per Day
Four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw closed the curtain on his WSM career after the 2023 contest resulted in a seventh-place finish at age 41. Shaw still has a major contest left before ... Continue Reading
2023 Strongman Champions League Team World Championships Results — Ziółkowski & Roszkowski Win
On June 10, 2023, the 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Team Championships pitted eight elite strongman pairs against each other in seven events. Oskar Ziółkowski and Adam Roszkowski of Poland ... Continue Reading
2023 Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix Results — Reza Gheitasi Triumphant
The 2023 Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix contest occurred on June 9-10, 2023, in Khiva, Uzbekistan. The two-day contest featured 17 strongmen competing across seven events: Load & Carry Medley, ... Continue Reading
2023 UK’s Strongest Man and Woman Results — Paul Smith, Rebecca Roberts Retain
The 2023 UK's Strongest Man and Strongest Women contests occurred on May 29, 2023, in Nottingham, England. It featured the defending champions in each division — Paul Smith and Rebecca Roberts — defending ... Continue Reading
The Tom Platz Challenge — 2023 World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper Squats 525 Pounds for 24 Reps
In 1992 at a FIBO expo in Essen, Germany, bodybuilder Tom Platz squatted 525 pounds for 23 reps in a head-to-head challenge against Dr. Fred Hatfield, who locked out 11 reps, in what is now known as “The ... Continue Reading
2023 Strongman Champions League Serbia Results — Gavin Bilton Claims Gold
The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Serbia contest occurred on May 20 in Zrenjanin, Serbia. Thirteen strongmen from around the globe converged on the competition site to battle through five events in ... Continue Reading
Learn 2023 World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper’s Tips for Maximizing Recovery
Despite winning the World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest two weeks ago, Mitchell Hooper is already back to educating fans who dream of getting stronger. On May 2, 2023, Hooper published a video on his ... Continue Reading
2023 Strongman Champions League Finland Results — USA’s Nathan Goltry Dominant
The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Finland contest occurred on May 6, 2023, in Vaasa, Finland. Twelve strongmen competed across six events in the single-day contest. Nine different countries were ... Continue Reading
2023 World’s Strongest Man Day Four Results — Mitchell Hooper Is the First Canadian to Win World’s Strongest Man
The 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest has ended, and the first Canadian in WSM history has been crowned champion. Mitchell Hooper won two of the three events on Day Four of competition to claim the ... Continue Reading
2023 World’s Strongest Man Event 12 “Atlas Stones” Results
With only one event remaining before the champion of the 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest in Myrtle Beach, SC, was crowned, all that was left for the 10 finalists to do was hoist five increasingly ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World’s Strongest Man
Heavy lies the crown, even upon the strongest head in the world. On Sunday, April 23, Canadian strongman Mitchell Hooper donned that crown when he won the 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition. The ... Continue Reading
2023 World’s Strongest Man Event 11 “Vehicle Pull” Results
It's the final day of the 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition — and the penultimate event has arrived. The Vehicle Pull challenged the nine finalists to pull a 51,000-pound bus down a 25-meter ... Continue Reading
2023 World’s Strongest Man Event 10 “Max Dumbbell” Results
The champion's crowning day at the 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) in Myrtle Beach, SC, is upon us. The opening event was the Max Dumbbell, tasking the 10 finalists to clean and press ascendingly heavy ... Continue Reading
Jaco Schoonwinkel Withdraws From 2023 World’s Strongest Man on the Final Day of Competition
Aside from a withdrawal by Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou on Day One, the 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) has been devoid of competition-threatening injuries and withdrawals. But on the last day of the Final, ... Continue Reading
2023 World’s Strongest Man Results and Leaderboard
Editor's Note: The 2024 World's Strongest Man is underway. Tune into BarBend's results page and leaderboard for this year's results! Mitchell Hooper is your 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion! ... Continue Reading
2023 World’s Strongest Man Event Eight “KNAACK Deadlift” Results
The second event of Day Three of competition at the 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) in Myrtle Beach, SC, was the KNAACK Deadlift. The last time this event was featured on the WSM stage was in 2021's ... Continue Reading
2023 World’s Strongest Man Event Seven “Reign Shield Carry” Results
Day Three of the 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) started with a twist. The Reign Shield Carry was moved to Event even instead of Event Nine after rainy conditions did not allow for the Fingal Fingers to ... Continue Reading
Day Three of 2023 World’s Strongest Man Delayed Due to Inclement Weather
The 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Final on April 22, 2023, was initially scheduled to kick off at 8:00 a.m. EST with the Fingal's Fingers in Myrtle Beach, SC, but Zeus inhaled deep, exhaled deeper, and ... Continue Reading
Here is the 2023 World’s Strongest Man Finals Roster
The 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Qualifying stage has concluded. The 30-man roster in Myrtle Beach, SC, has dwindled to the top 10 comprised of the five strongmen who won their respective groups and ... Continue Reading