Strongman News

The 2025 Giants Live Strongman Classic, held on July 5, 2025, in London, England, was a show with many highlights. Evan Singleton of the USA scored the overall gold, a significant rebound from his biceps ... Continue Reading

Four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw has taken on some unique challenges throughout his athletic career, but his most recent one might top them all. Jimmy Donaldson, also known as “Mr. Beast,” ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Strongest Nation in the World contest occurred in Moscow, Russia, on July 5, 2025. It featured 12 athletes, representing six countries, competing through five events: Overhead Medley, Farmer's ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Moscow Sports Night strongman contest occurred in Moscow, Russia, on July 5, 2025. The competition featured eight strongmen, representing the home country, performing five events: Max Log Lift, ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Giants Live Strongman Classic (GLSC) occurred on July 5, 2025, in London, England. The single-day contest featured 12 athletes representing six countries competing through five events: Log Medley, ... Continue Reading

Looking to build strength but struggling to find time? Mitchell Hooper, the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) and three-time Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champion, recently ... Continue Reading

14-year-old Bubba Pritchett, the son of strongman veteran Jerry Pritchett, recently completed a 275-kilogram (600-pound) deadlift in training. The teenager showed that he had learned and applied his ... Continue Reading

The 2025 UK's Strongest Man Contest occurred in Nottingham, England, on June 29, 2025. The single-day contest featured eight strongmen from England, Scotland, and Wales competing in five events: Max Car ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World's Strongest Viking contest occurred in Joensuu, Finland, on June 28-29, 2025. The contest featured 12 strongmen representing 10 countries battling through ... Continue Reading

The inaugural Santa Monica Classic occurred in its namesake city in California on June 28-29, 2025. The show, promoted by 2019 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Martins Licis, featured 11 athletes, representing ... Continue Reading

After withdrawing from the 2024 strongman season due to sciatica in his right leg, Martins Licis has turned his recovery into an opportunity for adventure, traveling the globe to ... Continue Reading

Strongman Shane Flowers turned his rural UK property into a serious training base. He cleaned and equipped his double garage and barn with equipment that matches the demands of ... Continue Reading

Three-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Tom Stoltman has been rebuilding his deadlift with cues from his new coach, Aaron Caseley. In mid-June 2025, Stoltman shared three accessory exercises ... Continue Reading

2025 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Rayno Nel will not compete at the 2025 Strongest Man on Earth (SMOE), held in Loveland, CO, from Aug. 16-17. Nel is taking a breather after winning the 2025 Strongman ... Continue Reading

Strongman Mark Felix left an indelible mark on the sport. Among his most notable records are the Hercules Hold, set during the 2020 Europe’s Strongest Man and the most World’s Strongest Man appearances ... Continue Reading

Breaking through deadlift plateaus can be tedious. The secret lies in fine-tuning training frequency, mastering variations, and building core strength to achieve steady progress. Three-time Arnold ... Continue Reading

The push press is a go-to exercise for full-body strength. Push presses train the shoulders, triceps, chest, core, and lower body when appropriately executed. A study published in the Journal of Strength ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Eastern Canada's Strongest Man (ECSM) contest occurred in Ayer's Cliff, Canada, on June 14, 2025; one week after its sister contest, the 2025 Western Canada's Strongest Man (WCSM), won by Colten ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Holland contest occurred in Doetinchem, Netherlands, on June 14, 2025. The contest featured 14 strongmen representing 12 countries. Three athletes represented the ... Continue Reading

Packing on legitimate muscle is a science most beginners get wrong. It's far more nuanced than just eating more calories or lifting heavier weights sometimes. It requires training ... Continue Reading

The 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest in Sacramento, CA, was one for the history books. For the first time in the competition's history, a strongman from South Africa hoisted gold over his head atop ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Western Canada's Strongest Man (WCSM) contest occurred from June 7-8, 2025, in Devon, Canada. Seventeen strongmen, all representing the host country, competed through eight events: Squat Lift, ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Italy competition took place on June 7, 2025, in Crema, Italy. Reigning World's Strongest Man (WSM) Rayno Nel triumphed over 11 other strongmen to stand atop the ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Beast of the East contest occurred in Fredericton, Canada, on June 7, 2025. Ten strongmen, two representing the USA and the rest representing the host country, battled through five events: ... Continue Reading