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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

The 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition kicked off in Sacramento, CA, on May 15, 2025, with the Loading Event. Athletes had to lift 130 kilograms (287 pounds) onto the back of a truck in the ... Continue Reading

The opening event of the 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest was the Loading Medley. The five strongmen in each five-athlete group were tasked with loading four implements weighing 130 kilograms (287 ... Continue Reading

Breaking: Rayno Nel is your 2025 World's Strongest Man champion! Stay tuned for more coverage! The 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) is underway May 15-18, 2025, in Sacramento, CA, at the California ... Continue Reading

It is not typically breaking news when an NFL team hires a new coach. However, the Chicago Bears announced in early 2025 that they brought on Mark Philippi as their new strength and conditioning coach for ... Continue Reading

It is easy for strength fans to rattle off the names of World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champions or many elite powerlifters, but other strength legends left their mark without winning the biggest ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Ireland's Strongest Man (ISM) contest occurred on May 5, 2025, in Belfast, Ireland. The single-day competition featured 16 athletes battling through five events: Bar Bending, Incline Log Press, ... Continue Reading

The 2025 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest will be held in Sacramento, CA, from May 15 to 18, 2025. For the first time in three years, the contest will return to the California State Railroad ... Continue Reading

Since 1977, the World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest determines the crème de la crème in the sport of strongman. What started as a unique series of strength tests has evolved into an annual event watched by ... Continue Reading

The 2025 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) competition occurs in Sacramento, CA, from May 15-18. The contest features some of the strongest athletes on the planet. Among them is Mitchell Hooper, a ... Continue Reading

In early May 2025, Norwegian rock climber Magnus Midtbo delved into arm wrestling, conversing with Jeff Dabe, one of the sport's most renowned figures, known for his colossally large hands and beefy ... Continue Reading