On August 23, 2021, Brian Shaw announced on the Shaw Classic Instagram page that both Robert Oberst and Oleksii Novikov withdrew from the 2021 Shaw Classic due to injuries. Strongman Gabriel Peña will ... Continue Reading
Donna Moore Wins 2021 UK’s Strongest Woman — Final Results and Event Recaps
The 2021 UK's Strongest Woman competition took place in Bangor, Northern Ireland on August 21-22, 2021, held by Ultimate Strongman. After two groups of eight competitors battled it out during day one, the ... Continue Reading
The Strength Community’s Response to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Freedom” Comment, Explained
On Aug. 11, 2021, CNN interviewed seven-time Mr. Olympia winner and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the surge of the Delta variant were brought ... Continue Reading
Getting Aggressive — Watch Hafthor Björnsson Spar With Martins Licis in Training
2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson is learning to box as the bigger man. On Aug. 18, 2021, 2019 WSM champion Martins Licis shared a video on his YouTube channel sparring with "The ... Continue Reading
2021 Shaw Classic Preview — Roster and Events
Strongman summer continues with the 2021 Shaw Classic set for Aug. 27-28, 2021, in Estes Park, CO. It will feature 16 of the top strongmen on the planet clashing in eight events for a prize pool of over ... Continue Reading
2021 World’s Ultimate Strongman & Strongwoman Contest — Official Roster and Event List
The 2021 World's Ultimate Strongman (WUS) contest is scheduled for Sept. 17-18 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and will feature 13 strongmen and eight strongwomen competing in five events. The ... Continue Reading
Arm Wrestler Devon Larratt Replaces Eddie Hall in Boxing Match Against Hafthor Björnsson
The answer everyone has been waiting for is here. After news broke on July 25, 2021, that 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Eddie Hall had to withdraw from "The Heaviest Boxing Match in History" ... Continue Reading
Evan Singleton Wins 2021 Giants Live Strongman World Open — Full Results and Recap
On August 14, Giants Live hosted the 2021 World Open and the World Deadlift Championship in Manchester, England. Ten strongmen from around the world gathered with hopes of being the one to stand atop the ... Continue Reading
Strongmen Running? Martins Licis and Hafthor Björnsson Hit the Track for 15 Laps
What a change of pace — literally — for 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Hafthor Björnsson and 2019 WSM Martins Licis. On Aug. 11, 2021, Licis posted a video on his YouTube channel that featured their day ... Continue Reading
2021 Giants Live World Open and World Deadlift Championship Preview
The qualifying tour for the 2022 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) is well underway. Having successfully opened the season on July 24 with the Strongman Classic won by 2020 WSM champion Oleksii Novikov, the ... Continue Reading
Strongman Laurence Shahlaei Sets New Dinnie Stones World Record
On Aug. 7, 2021, strongman Laurence Shahlaei set a new Dinnie Stones world record by carrying them for 14 feet, 10 inches (4.52 meters) without lifting straps, also known as "unassisted." Shahlaei ... Continue Reading
Fight Feat. Hafthor Björnsson and World’s Ultimate Strongman Relocated to UAE
On Aug. 9, 2021, CoreSports issued a press release announcing their “Fight Night” boxing event — headlined by Hafthor Björnsson — and the World’s Ultimate Strongman and Woman (WUS) contests that were ... Continue Reading
Laurence Shahlaei: I’d Love To See Lasha Talakhadze In Strongman
At the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze broke history by setting three new all-time world records in the +109-kilogram class en route to the second gold medal of his career. ... Continue Reading
Don’t Call it a Comeback — How Strongman Nick Best is Training After His Lat Injury
The 2021 Kern US Open, which took place on April 24, 2021, was a highlight reel full of world record lifts, big personalities, and rowdy fans. One of the lifters fans were pumped up to see was Nick Best. ... Continue Reading
Oleksii Novikov Wins The 2021 Strongman Classic — Full Results and Recap
After months of anticipation, fans of strongman were able to exhale after the conclusion of the 2021 World’s Strongest Man, won by Tom Stoltman of Scotland. Fortunately, the wait for the next contest ... Continue Reading
Iron Biby Breaks Axle Press World Record with 217kg Lift
Cheick Al-Hassan Sanou, better known in the strongman community as “Iron Biby,” made strongman history on July 24th at the 2021 Strongman Classic. Fans in attendance at Royal Albert Hall in London, England ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Bobby Thompson Partial Deadlift 455 Kilograms for a Double
The "American Nightmare" is back. After finishing ninth overall in his first World's Strongest Man (WSM) Finals appearance at the 2021 WSM contest, Bobby Thompson is diving into his preparation for the ... Continue Reading
2021 Rogue Record Breakers Announces Online Qualifier and Events
Hopefully, you have kept up your strongman training. The 2021 Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) event — where athletes attempt to set world records in various strongman events — will host an online qualifier ... Continue Reading
2021 Giants Live The Strongman Classic Preview — Roster, Events, History
The COVID-19 pandemic brought live entertainment to a screeching halt. Even the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, will exclude spectators. On June 15, 2021, the 2021 World's Strongest Man competition, hosted ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Pavlo Nakonechnyy’s Silky Smooth 475-Kilogram Deadlift
The race to beat 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson's all-time heaviest ever deadlift of 501 kilograms (1,104.5 pounds) just got hotter. Pavlo Nakonechnyy of Ukraine recently took ... Continue Reading
Update: Oleksii Novikov and Robert Oberst Out of 2021 Shaw Classic
Four-time World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw announced that the 2021 Shaw Classic would be held in October 2021 in Estes Park, CO. On Feb. 2, 2021, Shaw released another YouTube video, this time to announce ... Continue Reading
2020 World’s Strongest Man Oleksii Novikov Shares Pressing Tips With Martins Licis
The 2021 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest came to a close on June 20 in Sacramento, CA, and saw Tom Stoltman of Scotland raise the first-place trophy overhead. 2020 WSM winner Oleksii Novikov watched ... Continue Reading
Fascinating Facts and Stats About the 2021 World’s Strongest Man
The 2021 World’s Strongest Man made its mark in the history books. It was an iconic contest with many memorable moments — Tom Stoltman becoming the first Scotsman to win the five-day competition (June ... Continue Reading
9 Memorable Moments From 2021 World’s Strongest Man
There were a lot of memorable moments from the 2021 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest. Both the qualifying stage and the Finals provided their share of moments that will be featured in highlight reels ... Continue Reading