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Strongman Martins Licis

Arnold Strongman USA Results: Licis Wins, 3 More Qualify for Classic in Ohio

The thousands of people who made their way to the Santa Monica Pier to watch the inaugural Arnold Strongman USA competition were in for quite the show. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, and ... Continue Reading

strongman deadlift

Arnold Strongman Classic Qualifier Taking Place in Santa Monica

If you’re someone who is a part of the sport of strongman, 2019 is starting off on the right foot thanks to Arnold Schwarzenegger and the folks with the Arnold Sports Festival. The Arnold Strongman ... Continue Reading

2019 Arnold Strongman Classic Schedule and Roster

Check Out the Schedule for the 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic

The schedule and details about the events that will be held at the 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic have finally been released. Every year, this epic event takes place in Columbus, Ohio, at the Arnold Sports ... Continue Reading

Strongman Rob Kearney Log Lift Split Jerks 205kg for a Double

Strongman Rob Kearney Log Lift Splits Jerks a Huge 205kg Double

No matter what strength sport you love most, there's no denying the impressiveness that comes along with split jerking a log. This tough to balance implement is tough enough to strict and push press, and ... Continue Reading

Most Epic Performances of 2018

The 7 Most Epic Strength Feats and Performances of 2018

It's hard to believe, but we've already made it through 2018 and it's been another historic year for strength. This year has been nothing short of amazing for every strength sport, and we wanted to take ... Continue Reading

Hafthor Bjornsson Powerlifting Meet

Hafthor Bjornsson Puts Up Big Total At Powerlifting Meet

Over the weekend, the 2018 World's Strongest Man and Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson competed in Thor’s Powerlifting Challenge, which took place during the Iceland Open expo in Laugardalshöll, ... Continue Reading

Thor Bjornsson bench press PR

Thor Bjornsson PRs His Bench Press With 245 Kilograms, 2 Weeks Out From Powerlifting Meet

Hafthor Bjornsson, the reigning World’s Strongest Man™, is a very strong man. This strong man is best known for strongman, the sport that in addition to lifting heavy barbells requires loaded carries, ... Continue Reading

Strongman Dumbbell Press

Four Surefire Ways to Derail Your Strongman Season

Most people who stay in this sport for more than one year are often hyper-competitive and dream of winning a pro card one day. While this will actually come true for a select few, the odds are stacked ... Continue Reading

Strongman Eddie Hall Responds to Photoshop Claims

Strongman Eddie Hall Responds to Photoshop Claims

Yesterday, professional strongman Eddie Hall posted an Instagram video in response to last week's claims of him photoshopping his weight loss progress. The claims came from YouTube channels where a few ... Continue Reading

Hafthor Bjornsson Wins World Ultimate Strongman Competition

Hafthor Bjornsson Wins World’s Ultimate Strongman, Walks Away With $75k

On Friday, October 26th, 14 of the best professional strongman athletes competed in the first ever World's Ultimate Strongman competition that took place in Dubai. Familiar names topped the ranks at this ... Continue Reading

Should You Squat or Deadlift First?

Squats and deadlifts are two strength lifts that are at the base of nearly every strength and power sport. Both lifts require high amounts of force production, movement skill, and neural output at ... Continue Reading

Martins Licis Wins Arnold Classic Europe Pro Strongman

Martins Licis Wins Arnold Classic Europe (Watch His Epic Deadlift Set)

Over the weekend, the Arnold Classic Europe took place in Barcelona, Spain. The sports filled weekend ran from September 28th and through to the 30th and hosted a ton of world-renowned strength athletes, ... Continue Reading

Strongman Nick Best Deadlifts 272kg for 16 reps

Strongman Nick Best Deadlifts 600 lbs for 16 Reps

Over the last few months, it seems like a lot of strength athletes have been pulling big weight for high rep sets, and they've all been impressive, but professional strongman Nick Best's latest deadlift ... Continue Reading

Mark Haydock Grip Training Tips

Grip Training Tips from a Dinnie Stones World Record Holder

Grip training is always an interesting topic in strength sports. For starters, it's a limiting factor in lifts and sports, which mean you'll always capped to what your grip can handle, even if something ... Continue Reading

Professional Strongman Eddie Hall Deadlift Challenge

Check Out Strongman Eddie Hall’s Crazy Beltless Deadlift Challenge

Social media challenges can take multiple forms. Sometimes they're easy like sharing a photo with a particular hashtag, other times they raise awareness and money like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and ... Continue Reading

Sylvester Stallone tire flip

Watch Sly Stallone Flip a 250lb Tire Training for Rambo 5

Real talk: who wouldn’t want to be as strong as Sylvester Stallone at 72 years old? The veteran awesome person has a pretty active Instagram account where he shares a lot of interesting glimpses into his ... Continue Reading

Massenomics Strongman Showdown

From 0 to 1,000 Fans, How to Build a Successful Strength Competition

Over the weekend up in the quiet city of Aberdeen, South Dakota, the Massenomics team were making noise hosting their third annual Massenomics Strongman Showdown. At the 2018 Arnold Classic, I had the ... Continue Reading

Martins Licis 900lb deadlift triple

Watch Martins Licis’ Jawdropping 900-Pound Deadlift Triple

Often called the “dark horse” of the World’s Strongest Man events, Latvian strongman Martins Licis doesn’t have quite as much name recognition as Thor Bjornsson or Eddie Hall but the plucky 27-year-old has ... Continue Reading

What Is An EMOM Workout? And Why Is It Effective?

EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute) workout programs are effective, time-efficient, and can be scaled to meet the needs of every level of lifter/athlete depending on their training goals and abilities. Most ... Continue Reading

Brian Shaw belt squat rack pull

Brian Shaw Belt Squat Rack Pulls 1,365 Pounds for a Triple

A four-time World's Strongest Man is going to train pretty differently to your average four-workouts-a-week gymgoer, but this is some next level stuff. Brian Shaw has one of the most entertaining and ... Continue Reading

Tom Stoltman 255kg Atlas Stone

Strongman Tom Stoltman Lifts 255kg Atlas Stone, Unofficially Breaks World Record

Consider the bar raised, or the Atlas Stone lifted in this case. If you felt the earth shift a little bit yesterday, have no fear, it was just professional strongman Tom Stoltman dropping a massive stone. ... Continue Reading

Eddie Hall Latest Physique Progress

Check Out Strongman Eddie Hall’s Leaner Physique Progress

If you follow professional strongman Eddie Hall on social media, then you've probably noticed that in some of his recent photos and videos that he's looking leaner than usual. Well, if you thought, or ... Continue Reading

Strongest Woman in the World

2018 Strongest Woman in the World Recap: Fonseca, Ingalls, and Sousa

Fefor, Norway. The historic Arena Fefor has witnessed many strength feats over the last decades. Hafthor Bjornsson’s legend-shattering 1,433 lbs timber yoke walk happened here, as well as many highland ... Continue Reading

Eddie Hall 160kg-200kg Axle Press Progres

Watch Eddie Hall Progress His Axle Clean & Press from 160kg to 200kg

When you see athletes like Eddie Hall moving monumental amounts of weight, it can be very easy to forget just how long it took them to get there. For example, we frequently see strength athletes at the top ... Continue Reading

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