Brian Shaw’s home gym is an iron paradise — sorry, Dwayne Johnson. Shaw, former World’s Strongest Man winner turned arm wrestler, has a personal weight room packed wall to wall with everything you could ... Continue Reading
How Banded Pulls Can Improve Your Deadlift
The deadlift is one of the most basic exercises in the training game but also one of the most challenging to improve. One way to strengthen the deadlift is to train with resistance bands. 2024 Strongest ... Continue Reading
2024 USA Strongman Championships Preview
The 2024 USA Strongman Championships, held on Sept. 28, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV, will feature the 2024 World Deadlift Championships as the first event. Athletes will attempt to eclipse the heaviest deadlift ... Continue Reading
For Strength Gains, Should You Avoid High-Rep Training?
In 2024, strongman Mitchell Hooper won the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMOE), the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC), the 2024 ASC UK, the 2024 Strongman Classic, the 2024 Giants ... Continue Reading
2024 Kaos Strongest Man Results
The 2024 Kaos Strongest Man (KSM) contest occurred on Sept. 14, 2024, in Preston, England. Thirteen athletes representing three countries battled through five events comprising the single-day contest: ... Continue Reading
Scientists Astonished by Eddie Hall’s Extra-Large “Guy Ropes”
Relax, it's not what you think. Researchers out of Loughborough University in the United Kingdom conducted a study on strongman Eddie Hall — and were shocked by what they found. In their discussion of ... Continue Reading
Apply Jesus Olivares’ and Hafthor Björnsson’s Deadlift Tips During Your Next Pull Day
Deadlifts are a premier muscle-building exercise for posterior chain training. Executing a big three movement — alongside the barbell bench press and squats — demands ... Continue Reading
2024 Strongman Champions League Dubai Results
The 2024 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Dubai contest occurred on Sept. 7-8, 2024, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The competition featured 13 athletes representing 12 countries battling through ... Continue Reading
2024 Giants Live World Tour Open Results
The 2024 Giants Live World Tour Open occurred on Sept. 7, 2024, in Birmingham, England. The single-day contest featured the 2024 Log Lift Challenge, where Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou set the world record log ... Continue Reading
Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou Sets Log Lift World Record to 231 Kilograms
The 2024 World Log Lift Championships (WLLC) occurred as the first 2024 Giants Live World Tour Open (WTO) event in Birmingham, England, on Sept. 7, 2024. Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou, representing Burkina ... Continue Reading
Strongman Martins Licis Lifts The Ancient Svaneti Bell In Georgia
2019 World's Strongest Man (WSM) 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic champion Martins Licis embarked on a journey of exploration during his hiatus from competitive strongman following his decision to withdraw ... Continue Reading
Tom Stoltman Recaps His 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Performance
The 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMOE) contest headlined the fourth installment of the Shaw Classic, hosted by four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw, on Aug. 17-18, in Loveland, ... Continue Reading
Build the Legs of a Strongman With Luke Stoltman’s Training Routine
Looking to enhance lower body strength? 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man champion Luke Stoltman shared his leg and log workout routines, including sets and reps, on Aug. 27, 2024. The Scottish strongman also ... Continue Reading
2024 Giants Live World Tour Open Preview
The 2024 Giants Live World Tour Open contest is set for Sept. 7, 2024, in Birmingham, England. Twelve athletes representing five countries will compete in five events. The first is the World Log Lift ... Continue Reading
“My Biggest Disappointment”: Brian Shaw Addresses 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Controversy
The 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) competition made history with its record-breaking prize purse of $263,200, the largest ever offered in the sport. The champion, Mitchell Hooper, took home ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Sets Two World Records at the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth
The 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMOE) contest at the 2024 Shaw Classic has become one of the most prestigious pro-Strongman events in just five years. The grueling two-day contest pushes athletes to ... Continue Reading
2024 Strongest Man on Earth Mitchell Hooper’s Top 10 Strength Exercises
The 2023 World’s Strongest Man champion Mitchell Hooper claimed another major title: The 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) at the 2024 Shaw Classic on Aug. 18 in Loveland, CO. Hooper is also the ... Continue Reading
How Strongman Martins Licis Strength Trains for His Competitive Jiu-Jitsu Debut
Several World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champions have competed in combat sports. Many will recall the boxing match dubbed “The Heaviest Boxing Match in History," which saw 2018 WSM champion Hafthor Björnsson ... Continue Reading
2024 UK’s Strongest Woman Results
The 2024 UK's Strongest Woman contest occurred in Warrington, England, on Aug. 25, 2024. It featured eight of the UK's elite strongwomen competing in five events: Arm-Over-Arm Pull, Max Deadlift, Log Lift, ... Continue Reading
2024 Strongman Champions League Poland Results
The 2024 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Poland contest occurred on Aug. 24, 2024, in Gdańsk, Poland. Twelve athletes representing nine countries competed in five events: Deadlift, Sandbag Toss, Block ... Continue Reading
2024 Canada’s Strongest Man Results
The 2024 Canada's Strongest Man (CSM) contest occurred on Aug. 25, 2024, in Saint-Pamphile, Canada. Thirteen of the country's best strongmen clashed through six events: Max Deadlift, Truck Pull, Super ... Continue Reading
Train These 4 Unexpected Exercises to Build Your Traps
The trapezius (traps) is a large, triangular muscle extending across the shoulders and back. Well-developed traps serve multiple essential functions, including head, neck, arm, shoulder, and torso ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall’s 8,000-Calorie Carnivore Diet, Explained
2017 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Eddie Hall is embarking on a new dietary journey, eliminating plant-based foods for a carnivore diet. The retired strongman, who has trained ... Continue Reading
How Tom Stoltman Eats 11,000 Calories a Day While Traveling
On Aug. 14, 2024, the reigning three-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Tom Stoltman shared a travel blog about how he eats when he travels. Stoltman documented his 11,000-calorie diet while traveling from ... Continue Reading