Strongman News

The 2025 Moscow Open occurred on June 7, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. The contest featured eight strongmen representing the host country, testing their strength in five events: Log Press, Farmer's Walk, Tire ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Kalita Strongman Show occurred in Moscow, Russia, on June 6, 2025. The contest featured eight athletes, all representing the home country, competing through five events: Dumbbell Medley, Axle ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Moscow Sports Cup strongman contest occurred on May 31, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. The competition featured nine athletes, all representing the home country, battling through six events: Overhead ... Continue Reading

Squats, a fundamental functional movement, are a cornerstone of many workout routines, as they are exceptional lower-body strength builders. Squats trigger the release of testosterone, a vital hormone ... Continue Reading

How strong should the average 25-year-old man be after five years of consistent training? Mitchell Hooper, the 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM), asked his family and gym-goers, then shared his verdict with ... Continue Reading

Oleksii Novikov won the 2020 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) at age 24 — the second youngest WSM champion in the contest's history. The Ukrainian strongman won the 2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational, two ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Serbia contest occurred in Zrenjanin, Serbia, on May 24, 2025. The competition featured 12 athletes representing 11 countries. Albin Hasanović represented the host ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Armory City Cup contest occurred on May 24, 2025, in Tula, Russia. The competition featured nine of its countrymen clashing through five events: Dumbbell Medley, Sandbag Toss, Log Lift, Yoke & ... Continue Reading

Three-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion and 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Mitchell Hooper may be the most strategic athlete in the sport. His attention to detail and technique have garnered ... Continue Reading

Rayno Nel of South Africa is the 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM). He is the first South African to hoist the WSM championship above his head, and he beat two former WSM champions — Tom Stoltman and ... Continue Reading

The 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Finals came down to the Atlas Stones. The podium was determined entering the event — Rayno Nel, Mitchell Hooper, and defending WSM champion Tom Stoltman would stand ... Continue Reading

Rayno Nel of South Africa is the 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM). Nel entered as a WSM rookie and left with a legacy. 2025 World's Strongest Man Podium [Stay Tuned: 2025 World’s Strongest Man Live ... Continue Reading

The 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Finals begins its final day of competition with the Flintstone Press Max, not seen since the 2022 contest when 2020 WSM champion Oleksii Novikov set a WSM record of 246 ... Continue Reading

The 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest has been a compilation of roller-coaster storylines. From Luke Richardson and Evan Singleton sustaining injuries at the same spot in the contest's opening event ... Continue Reading

The 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Finals closed the third day of competition with the Hercules Hold, with each athlete tasked with holding 350 kilograms in each hand (700 kilograms total) for as long as ... Continue Reading

The 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Finals continued with the second event on Day Three of competition: the 18” Max Deadlift. Following the KNAACK Carry & Hoist, Mitchell Hooper, Tom Stoltman, and ... Continue Reading

The 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Finals are here. The top 10 athletes from the two-day Qualifying stage — the winners and runners-up from each of the five groups — will compete through five more events ... Continue Reading

The first half of the 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) is done. After five events, the top two athletes from each of the five-athlete groups comprising the Qualifying Stage of the competition advanced to ... Continue Reading

The final event of the 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Qualifying Stage was the Stone Medley. The four natural stones strongmen had to press, shoulder, carry, and lift in the fastest possible time ... Continue Reading

Every sport has a select group of athletes that cause fans and insiders to ponder “what might have been.” Basketball has Greg Oden and Grant Hill, already renowned for their skills, but impacted by ... Continue Reading

Day Two of the 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest in Sacramento, CA, got underway with the Titan's Toss. This time, the annual toss event featured 10 sandbags to be tossed over a 3.65-meter ... Continue Reading

After the Loading Medley and Deadlift for Reps, the final event of Day One is the Rogue Overhead Medley. Each strongman attempted to lift four implements for seven total reps as quickly as possible. The ... Continue Reading

The second event of the 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest was the Deadlift for Reps. Each of the remaining 23 competitors attempted to pull 350 kilograms (771 pounds) for as many reps as ... Continue Reading