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How Mitchell Hooper Trains Strongman at Planet Fitness

It isn't always easy to train heavy in a commercial gym. The 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper recently tested his heavy-training luck at Planet Fitness on May 28, 2024. Hooper ... Continue Reading

2024 Strongest Man in Iceland Results — Vilius Jokužys Claims Gold

The 2024 Strongest Man in Iceland (SMI) contest occurred on June 1-2, 2024. The two-day contest featured 10 of the country's strongest athletes battling across the following eight events: 2024 Strongest ... Continue Reading

Can the Stoltman Brothers Run a 5K?

Celebrated for its cardiovascular and endurance benefits, running is now being embraced by even elite strongman athletes as a valuable addition to their training regimens. (1) The three-time, reigning ... Continue Reading

Kane Francis Wins 2024 Strongman Champions League Serbia

The 2024 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Serbia contest occurred on May 25, 2024, in Zrenjanin, Serbia. Twelve athletes from 12 countries converged to compete in five events in the single-day contest: the ... Continue Reading

2024 Ireland’s Strongest Man & Woman Results — Cillein Groom, Gemma Moore Triumph

The 2024 Ireland's Strongest Man (ISM) and 2024 Ireland's Strongest Woman (ISW) contests occurred in Belfast, Ireland, on May 6, 2024. The single-day contest featured five events, including the Truck Pull, ... Continue Reading

Strongman Luke Stoltman Reveals He’s Torn His Biceps Tendon

The competitive strongman season can be brutal. Elite strongmen travel the globe to compete in high-stress contests featuring the heaviest weights of any sport. Strongmen routinely maneuver thousands upon ... Continue Reading

Mitchell Hooper’s 3 Favorite Training Splits for Strength and Size for Different Experience Levels

Few decisions in strength training carry as much weight as choosing an optimal training split. It dictates an individual’s weekly workout distribution and significantly impacts their overall training ... Continue Reading

Martins Licis Learns Mud Wrestling in Pakistan

2019 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Martins Licis’ much-anticipated return to competitive strongman at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) was hindered by a sciatica injury, ultimately resulting ... Continue Reading

Mitchell Hooper’s 5 Tips for Avoiding Plateaus

2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) and current Arnold Classic Strongman champion Mitchell Hooper actively engages his social media followers with insights into strongman ... Continue Reading

Adam Bishop Shares How He Ruptured His Achilles at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man

The 2024 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest saw a cacophony of injuries in the lead-up and during the competition itself. During the Qualifying stage, Bobby Thompson, Gavin Bilton, and Adam Bishop all ... Continue Reading

James Spurgin deadlifts 570 pounds for a triple.

Adaptive Strongman James Spurgin Hefts a 570-Pound Raw Deadlift Triple in Training

Every so often, a casual training lift far exceeds your max effort. It's even more impressive when the athlete pulls off a triple with such a huge weight. Enter James Spurgin. On May 15, 2024, the adaptive ... Continue Reading

Mitchell Hooper Takes On Sam Sulek’s Chest Workout

Mitchell Hooper is experiencing an exceptional year in 2024 despite not defending his World's Strongest Man (WSM) title against three-time champion Tom Stoltman. Hooper ranked as the runner-up to Stoltman ... Continue Reading

Brian Shaw, Eddie Hall, and Nick Best Take on 22,000-Calorie Burger Eating Challenge

Pro strongman athletes are notorious for their densely caloric diets. Four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw has maintained a diet of over 12,000 calories daily. 2017 WSM champion Eddie Hall ... Continue Reading

Strongman Mitchell Hooper Takes on IFBB Pro Taylor Learmont’s Off-Season Workout

2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champ Mitchell Hooper teamed with 2023 Fitness Olympia silver medalist Taylor Learmont to tackle her high-volume off-season chest and arms workout routine. The Fitness ... Continue Reading

Adam Roszkowski Wins 2024 Strongman Champions League Hungary

Before all eyes in the strongman world turned to the 2024 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, ultimately won by three-time WSM Tom Stoltman, from May 1-5, 2024, Adam Roszkowski of Poland was raising a ... Continue Reading

2024 WSM Tom Stoltman loads the Atlas stones in the last Finals Stage event.

2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals Event 6 “Atlas Stones” Results 

On May 1, 2024, 30 strongmen entered the Qualifying Stage of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM). After six events, the field narrowed to the top 10. Following a rest day, those 10 athletes faced off ... Continue Reading

2024 World’s Strongest Man Results & Leaderboard

Since 1977, some of the strongest men on the planet have gathered to lift unfathomably heavy objects for a simple, singular purpose: Find out who the World's Strongest Man is. This year, 30 contestants ... Continue Reading

Tom Stoltman Wins 2024 World’s Strongest Man

The return of the king: Scottish strongman Tom Stoltman is the official winner of the 2024 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition. Stoltman reclaimed the title from 2023 WSM winner Mitchell Hooper on ... Continue Reading

The 2024 World's Strongest Man Finals Event 5 is now in the books.

2024 SBD World’s Strongest Man Finals “BFGoodrich Tires HD Terrain Deadlift” Results

Fans watching the 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) have only gotten louder and more passionate with each passing event. The penultimate event was the BFGoodrich Tires HD Terrain ... Continue Reading

The 2024 WSM Reign Total Body Fuel Conan's Wheel results are in.

2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals Event 4 “Reign Total Body Fuel Conan’s Wheel” Results

When the 10 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) finalists competed on the first day of the WSM Finals Stage, May 4, 20224, Wesley Derwinsky, Mitchell Hooper, and Tom Stoltman set a new world record ... Continue Reading

The first day of the 2024 WSM Finals Stage is in the books.

2024 World’s Strongest Man Day 3 Recap

The first day of the 2024 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Final is in the books. Three of the Final six events were featured: KNAACK Giants' Medley, Max Axle Press, and Keg Toss. Aside from the monumental ... Continue Reading

The WSM Keg Toss world record has fallen (three times).

3 Strongmen Break Keg Toss World Record at 2024 World’s Strongest Man

The first day of the 2024 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Final occurred on May 4, 2024. It was loaded with high-octane feats of strength, including a medley of yoke walks and frame carries, titanically heavy ... Continue Reading

Tom Stoltman celebrates at the Keg Toss event at the 2024 WSM.

2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals Event 3 “Keg Toss” Results

Two-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) Tom Stoltman led the nine other 2024 WSM Finalists after two events in Myrtle Beach, SC, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The third and final event of the day was the Keg Toss ... Continue Reading

2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals Event 2 “Max Axle Press” Results

The 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Final rolled on with Event Two, the "Max Axle Press," on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The 10 WSM Finalists competed in the KNAACK Giants Medley earlier in the day, which ... Continue Reading

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