Winners leave very little to chance. Elite athletes are very globally in tune with their capabilities and are rarely surprised by their performance. Taking guesses at what you are going to press or pull in ... Continue Reading
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
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
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
How Smart Strongman Athletes Maximize the Offseason
With the end of most non-professional’s competition season approaching (after Strongman Corporation National) most athletes will enter a time known as the off-season. It’s longer than the traditional break ... 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 (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
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
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
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 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
The Ins and Outs of Opening Your Own Strongman Gym
Having owned five gyms, I am frequently approached by strongman devotees for advice on how to open their own club. While it may seem like the dream lifestyle, the harsh reality is that it is a time ... Continue Reading
Calf Raises: Are They Worth It?
The calf raise is an exercise that can be done primarily in two distinct ways. The first targets the soleus and is done with the knee flexed/bent. The other targets the gastrocnemius and is done with an ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best 2018 World’s Strongest Man Moments (Official Footage!)
Fans hungry for official footage of this year’s World’s Strongest Man competition need wait no longer, because we’ve got some exclusive footage directly from our sources at WSM. After its conclusion in ... Continue Reading
Only a Handful of Men Have Ever Lifted the Incredibly Heavy Dinnie Stones
What truly defines a legendary strength athlete? Often times, it's the fact that these athletes were years beyond their time when it comes to lifting, competition, and fitness knowledge. And in my opinion, ... Continue Reading
Foods Every Strongman Athlete Should Eat
In addition to being a strength and conditioning coach I hold a certification in Sports Nutrition as well. To help the athletes I work with, I combine my knowledge from both fields. Together they create ... Continue Reading
5 Professional Strongmen Give Their Best Advice to New Athletes
Getting started in any competitive arena can be a very stressful time, and starting Strongman is no different. With all the information we have access to these days it can cause a bit of information ... Continue Reading
Dynamic Warm Up – Why (and How) Fitness, Strength, and Power Athletes Should Do Them
Every training session, regardless of goal, ability level, or sport should include a dynamic warm-up. The dynamic warm-up will aid help to develop an athlete’s/lifter’s daily mental preparation and ... Continue Reading
The Top 5 Moments from the 2018 World’s Strongest Man Finals
This year’s World’s Strongest Man contest was one for the ages. Thor Bjornsson dominated with a lead of 6.5 points, the biggest win margin since 2005, and he became the first person to win the Arnold ... Continue Reading
World’s Strongest Man Finalists Vs. Internet Trolls
Over the course of the weekend, the finals for the 2018 World's Strongest Man concluded in an epic fashion. If you missed the competition, or have yet to read the full recap of placings and events, ... Continue Reading
Breaking News: Hafthor Bjornsson Wins 2018 World’s Strongest Man in Manila
He may have achieved international stardom for portraying "The Mountain" on HBO's Game of Thrones, but now 29 year-old Hafthor Julius Bjornsson has yet another claim to fame: The title of World's Strongest ... Continue Reading
Aleksey Lovchev Hits a 200kg Axle Clean Thruster
The axle clean & thruster isn’t a move you see performed on stage very often, but Aleksey Lovchev probably just made a record in the lift. The twenty-eight-year-old Russian posted this clip of a ... Continue Reading
Here Are Your 2018 World’s Strongest Man Finalists
Meanwhile in Manila, Philippines... The strongest athletes in the world have been facing off over the last few days battling it out event by event to make it to the 2018 World's Strongest Man finals. ... Continue Reading