Season 2 of World's Ultimate Strongman's (WUS) "Feats of Strength" series starts this Sunday, September 13th. The premiere episode will feature Rauno Heinla and Konstantine Janishia battling it out ... Continue Reading
Luke Richardson Wins 2020 Europe’s Strongest Man
With 2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall in attendance, the first major strongman competition since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic took place. That contest was the 2020 Europe’s Strongest Man ... Continue Reading
Mark Felix Sets New World Record for Hercules Hold (Again)
Mark Felix, competing in the 2020 Europe’s Strongest Man contest, has once again set a new world record for the Hercules Hold. Over the last few competitions, Felix and the Hercules Hold have become ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Confirms He Is Out of 2020 World’s Strongest Man
2019 and current World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis will not be taking part in this year’s contest, and will instead focus all of his efforts into winning the 2021 Arnold Strongman Classic. Licis and ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall and Ross Edgley Perform Navy SEAL Fitness Test
2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion and the first person ever to deadlift 500kg/1,102lb Eddie Hall's training has changed significantly since leaving the sport. Of course, he has essentially become a ... Continue Reading
Ivan Makarov Hits 490kg Deadlift, Could 510kg Be Next?
Eddie Hall deadlifted 500kg in 2016. Hafthor Björnsson topped him with his 501kg deadlift in May of this year. Is it possible that the deadlift record will be broken twice in one year? Judging by ... Continue Reading
Strongman Martins Licis On Bent Press Technique, Training, and Benefits
If you follow Martins Licis’ social media and YouTube channel, then you know that he trains with more than your typical strongman lifts. His focus on different exercises is why he may be so efficient with ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Predicts Early Knockout Victory Against Eddie Hall
Hafthor Bjornsson has finally made his own prediction as to what the outcome will be in his boxing match against Eddie Hall next September in Las Vegas, Nevada. "The Mountain" foresees his arm being raised ... Continue Reading
Rob Kearney Crushes 8,000 Calorie Ice Cream Challenge
We have seen many a strongman eat an absurdly large number of calories in a day. Whether it be a routine day of eating as part of their training regimen, a cheat meal, or a literal challenge of gluttony, ... Continue Reading
No On-Site Fans Allowed At the 2020 SBD World’s Strongest Man
A spokesperson for the 2020 SBD World’s Strongest Man competition revealed there will be no on-site spectators for the November championship event due to concerns surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Adds Zombie Squats to His World’s Strongest Man Plan
The 2019 World’s Strongest Man winner Martins Licis is now in full prep mode to defend his title. He also has been going through rehabilitation to recover from a variety of injuries. Those injuries ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Announces His Own Strongman Competition’s Epic Lineup
4-Time World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw took to his YouTube page on Thursday to announce a name, date, and lineup for the strongman contest he’s holding at his home gym in Colorado. Name: The Shaw ... Continue Reading
Strongman Robert Oberst Crushes 12,000 Calorie Cheat Meal
It is no secret that strongmen diets are very calorically dense. From 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Bjornsson's 10,000 calorie vertical diet to 4-time WSM champion Brian ... Continue Reading
Watch Sebastian Oreb Squat a Titanic 400kg/882lb
Sebastian Oreb of Australia is a powerlifter and strength coach whose most well known client is likely 2018 World's Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson. Before Bjornsson announced his official retirement from ... Continue Reading
Rauno Heinla Deadlifts Unofficial World Record 400kg/882lb For 6 Reps
Strongman Rauno Heinla of Estonia recently went head-to-head in a deadlift showdown against the United States' Jerry Pritchett for World's Ultimate Strongman's (WUS) "Feats of Strength" series. Each ... Continue Reading
Strongman Rob Kearney Performs First CrossFit WOD In a Decade
Strongman Rob Kearney recently set a new American log lift record of 215.8kg/475.75lb on World's Ultimate Strongman's "Feats of Strength" series. His training in the gym since has involved what one might ... Continue Reading
Vaughan DeBarr’s Message to Adaptive Athletes: “Fight the fight. One step at a time.”
It all started with a dog bite when Vaughan DeBarr was just 7 years old. “I was visiting my cousins in Florida for the summer and I was attacked by a pit bull. It basically chewed my leg up like a ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2020 Iceland’s Strongest Man Contest
The Iceland’s Strongest Man contest may have never received as much attention as it has in 2020. That’s because of the news that this year’s rendition may be the final contest for Hafthor Bjornsson. After ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Predicts a First Round Knockout in His Fight Against Hafthor Björnsson
2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall took to his YouTube page this past weekend to share a few choice words for his future boxing opponent and foe Hafthor ‘Thor’ Björnsson . It should come as no ... Continue Reading
Strength Legend Odd Haugen: Why You Need to Try Armlifting
Many current fans of strongman know Odd Haugen as the man who is featured in many of Martins Licis’ YouTube videos. Longtime fans of strength know him for far more than that. He’s a former Strongest Man in ... Continue Reading
Road To 304kg: Tom Stoltman Eyes New Atlas Stone Record
You don’t earn the nickname “King of the Stones” from shying away from previously unthinkable records. That’s why no one should be shocked that Scottish Strongman Tom Stoltman has his sights set on an ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Eats His Old 15,000 Calorie Strongman Diet
Brian Shaw's strongman diet used to consist of a whopping 15,000 calories in a single day. Even for the 6'8 tall, 440+lb 4-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion, that's a lot of food to consume. What ... Continue Reading
Rongo Keene Interview: Sharing the Lighter Side of Strongman
Rongo "The Warrior" Keene of New Zealand competed in his first ever professional strongman event in 2015. Since then he has made quite the name for himself in the sport. He won the 2015 Singapore's ... Continue Reading
260 Kilos – Did Iron Biby Just Make the Heaviest Push Press Ever?
Cheick Al-Hassan Sanou has made what might be the heaviest push press ever performed, at least on camera. The Burkinese strongman, better known as Iron Biby, weighs almost 200 kilos, stands 1.9 meters ... Continue Reading