Strongman News

The 2020 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition is officially underway. The first two days of WSM were scheduled to take place outdoors, but inclement weather delayed the competition by a full day. ... Continue Reading

Unfortunately, day one of the qualifying stage for the 2020 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition was canceled due to inclement weather near the contest's outdoor venue in Bradenton, FL. Even though the ... Continue Reading

Another hurdle has hit the 2020 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition. Due to poor weather conditions in Bradenton, FL, caused by hurricane Eta, day one of WSM's qualifying stage has been ... Continue Reading

The 2020 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition kicks off on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Bradenton, FL, with the qualifying group stages. The qualifying stage consists of five groups of five ... Continue Reading

With COVID-19, an unfortunate number of athlete drop-outs, and the events still not being released (at the time of this writing) — the build-up to the 2020 World's Strongest Man has been rocky. But ... Continue Reading

Some of the strongest men and women in the world have won the American's Strongest Man and Woman contest — Karl Gillingham, Brian Shaw, Jerry Pritchett, and Kristin Rhodes. This year, from Nov. 6-8, ... Continue Reading

Konstantine Janashia is out of the 2020 World’s Strongest Man Competition. The veteran strongman tested positive for COVID-19 and can longer take part in the event. He announced the unfortunate news on ... Continue Reading

Despite a global pandemic changing the way that sports are played and watched, the sport of strongman has managed to stay relevant in 2020. World's Ultimate Strongman has released a number of episodes of ... Continue Reading

The lineup for the 2020 World’s Strongest Man contest has seen another top level competitor remove himself from the field. 2019 World’s Ultimate Strongman Champion Mateusz Kieliszkowski has withdrawn from ... Continue Reading

On Nov. 11-15, 2020, 25 of the strongest men in the world gather in Bradenton, FL to compete in the 43rd edition of the SBD World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Championship. The event will not allow in-person ... Continue Reading

Folks won't have to wait until December to get their dose of the SBD World's Strongest Man. According to a release from World's Strongest Man's PR team, the 2020 WSM will offer daily, live access ... Continue Reading

Laurence Shahlaei has held numerous titles in his career. Among his most famous is the 2016 Europe’s Strongest Man. Now the strongman has lent his voice as a member of the media. Specifically, he’s been ... Continue Reading

While the world at large has been dealing with the effects surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, World’s Ultimate Strongman (WUS) stepped up and offered opportunities for athletes to showcase their abilities ... Continue Reading

On November 11th through 15th, 25 of the strongest men on the planet will convene in Bradenton, Florida, to compete to become the 2020 World's Strongest Man (WSM). BarBend has received the exclusive ... Continue Reading

On Oct. 18, 2020, two men will attempt to go lift what no human has lifted before. Strongmen Rauno Heinla and Ivan Makarov will each attempt to set a new deadlift world record of 502 kilograms (1,106.7 ... Continue Reading

The latest edition of World Ultimate Strongman’s “Feat of Strength” series showcased two of the elite strongmen in the world going after a long-standing world record: the Log Press record that going in was ... Continue Reading

This past weekend saw a monumental episode in the World's Ultimate Strongman (WUS) "Feats of Strength" series. 2018 World's Strongest Woman Andrea Thompson set a new women's deadlift world ... Continue Reading

The latest edition of World’s Ultimate Strongman (WUS) “Feats of Strength” series featured a familiar face, Andrea Thompson. Going into this weekend, her hope was that she would claim her third world ... Continue Reading

Last week, three-time World's Strongest Woman (WSW) Donna Moore broke her own Atlas Stone world record by loading a 171-kilogram (377-pound) stone over a 48-inch bar. Her performance took place on ... Continue Reading

2020 has been quite the year for Hafthor Bjornsson. His professional life has included him winning his third consecutive Arnold Strongman Classic title, setting a historic world record by deadlifting 501 ... Continue Reading

To be a competitive strongman means that you stand as one of the strongest people on the planet. The objects and weights that a strongman can move are heavier than the average man can even consider ... Continue Reading

In season one of World's Ultimate Strongman "Feats of Strength" series, Scottish strongman Tom Stoltman set a staggering new Atlas Stone world record of 286 kilograms (630 pounds) to best the previous ... Continue Reading