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Victoria Long Suffers Hamstring Injury; Withdraws From the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic

The 2024 World's Strongwoman Classic (ASWC) kicked off on March 1, 2024, in Columbus, OH, as part of the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival. The defending champion, Victoria Long, touched down in the Buckeye ... Continue Reading

Mateusz Kieliszkowski Trains Heavy for the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic

Two-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) runner-up Mateusz Kieliszkowski will compete in his eighth Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) on March 1-2, 2024, at the Arnold Sports ... Continue Reading

Hafthor Björnsson’s New 8,000-Calorie Diet For the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic

Most pro-strongman competitors weigh north of 300 pounds. Athletes of such colossal stature rely on high-calorie meals to fuel their heavy training and recovery.  Strongman turned boxer turned ... Continue Reading

Strongman Eddie Hall Swaps Diets With UFC Champion Tom Aspinall

Since retiring from competitive strongman, 2017 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Eddie Hall has entertained his legions of fans with his exploits. Hall has delved into bobsleigh, timber sports, ... Continue Reading

2024 Strongman Champions League Iceman Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis Wins

The 2024 Strongman Champions League (SCL) season kicked off on Feb. 24, 2024, in Joensuu, Finland, via the SCL Iceman contest. Twelve athletes representing eight countries clashed across six events in the ... Continue Reading

Martins Licis Assesses His New Training Approach in Interview With Laurence Shahlaei

The 2019 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Martin Licis last competed as an Individual at the 2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational, where he placed fourth. Following the contest, Licis took time off from ... Continue Reading

Hafthor Björnsson’s Final Heavy Deadlift Session Before Returning to Elite Strongman Competition

2018 World’s Strongest Man Hafthor “The Mountain” Björnsson returns after a four-year break from elite strongman competition. He will compete at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) ... Continue Reading

2024 World’s Strongest Firefighter Competition Preview

The 2024 World’s Strongest Firefighter strongman and strongwoman competitions will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, as a part of the Arnold Sports Festival on ... Continue Reading

The Shaw Classic’s 2024 Strongest Man On Earth Events Announced

The 2024 Shaw Classic will occur on Aug. 16-18, 2024, in Loveland, CO. The expo's namesake and promoter, four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw, took to his YouTube channel on Feb. 20, 2024, to ... Continue Reading

How to Watch the 2024 Arnold Classic Competitions

The 2024 Arnold Sports Festival is slated for the weekend of Feb. 29 through March 3, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. Seven IFBB Pro League divisions will host ... Continue Reading

World Record 1,053 Pound Squat (and What If Tom Haviland Did Strongman)? — Strength Weekly 2/16

Strength weekly is bringing you everything you need to know from around the barbell game! This week, we're covering: Here's the episode breakdown: 00:00 Intro00:41 Run of Show02:30 The BIGGEST ... Continue Reading

Best Fitness Content Creators to Follow 2024

These Are (Some of) the Best Fitness Content Creators to Follow in 2024

The days of getting your fitness advice exclusively from magazines (or, worse yet, your high school gym coach) are dead and gone. Social media certainly comes with its own perils, but one of the best ... Continue Reading

How Tom Stoltman Eats During His 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic Prep

There’s no two ways about it: two-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Tom Stoltman is a big guy. He stands at six feet, eight inches tall, and tips the scales at around 400 pounds. It takes a lot of food ... Continue Reading

Brian Shaw’s Mixed Martial Arts Debut Postponed

Four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw was scheduled to make his MMA debut on Feb. 17, 2024, in Lusail Stadium in Qatar, but the event has been postponed. Shaw confirmed the postponement on ... Continue Reading

Brian Shaw Uses Hydrostatic Submersion Testing to Learn His Body Fat Percentage

Four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Brian Shaw revealed that he is undergoing a six-week physique transformation. Shaw underwent hydrostatic testing to accurately assess his body fat percentage ... Continue Reading

Mitchell Hooper Thinks Tom Haviland Can Win the World’s Strongest Man

Australian social media sensation Tom Haviland stands a colossal 6'8" with a visible six-pack. Unlike his contemporaries, Haviland avoids the limelight, training at his home gym and outdoors without ... Continue Reading

Build Biceps Like Strongman Joey Szatmary

Owner of The Lions Den Elite Training gym in Montgomery County, PA, Joey Szatmary, has years of strength training under his belt as both a competitive strongman and strength coach. When he shares ... Continue Reading

Fadi El Masri Wins 2024 Middle East’s Strongest Man

The 2024 Middle East's Strongest Man occurred on Jan. 28, 2024, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It featured five athletes competing across five events: Max Squat, Overhead Medley, Super Yoke, Sandbag Toss, ... Continue Reading

Eddie Hall and Mitchell Hooper Prepare to Fight (Plus: a 44 Pound Coffee Mug!) — Strength Weekly 2/1

Strength Weekly is the show bringing you everything you need to know from around the barbell game! This week, we're covering: Here's the run of show! 00:00 Intro00:34 Run of Show01:57 Mitchell ... Continue Reading

2024 Britain’s Strongest Man Results — Tom Stoltman Triumphs

Tom Stoltman reclaims the crown in Britain. The 2024 Britain's Strongest Man (BSM) contest occurred on Jan. 27, 2024, in Sheffield, England. It pitted 12 of the country's elite strongmen against each other ... Continue Reading

Hafthor Björnsson Elephant Bar Deadlifts 440 Kilograms During 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic Prep

When former World Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson announced his comeback to competitive strongman after a four-year hiatus, many questioned if he could achieve a similar level of dominance ... Continue Reading

Hall of Fame Mixed Martial Artist Silvana Shamuon Trains Mitchell Hooper for His Upcoming Fight

2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Mitchell Hooper is training for his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut against 2017 WSM champion Eddie Hall. Hall picked up boxing after his retirement from competitive ... Continue Reading

2024 Beasts of Burden Results — Mathew Ragg Dominates

The 2024 Beasts of Burden contest was the first elite strongman contest of the 2024 season. It took place in Molendinar, Australia, on Jan. 21, 2024, and featured nine athletes competing across five ... Continue Reading

The Stoltman Brothers Tour Ryan Terry’s £5,000,000 Custom Gym

2023 Olympia Men’s Physique champion Ryan Terry opened a state-of-the-art gym called RT Fit in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England in partnership with strength brand Primal. Terry invited other elite ... Continue Reading

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