There is little doubt that Mitchell Hooper is one of the top strongmen in the world. After making waves at his international competition debut at the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, where he ... Continue Reading
Tom Stoltman Is Programming to Deadlift 505 Kilograms (1,113.3 Pounds) in 2024
The two-time reigning World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Tom Stoltman went on a hiatus from strongman competition towards the end of 2022. While he did not compete at the 2022 Shaw Classic due to travel ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Deadlifts 380 Kilograms (837.6 Pounds) Before His Powerlifting Contest
It has been two and one-half years since 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson pulled the heaviest deadlift of all time (501 kilograms (1,104.5 pounds)). It has been slightly less ... Continue Reading
Gabi Dixson Scores the Second Longest Hercules Hold at the 2022 World’s Strongest Nation Contest
The 2022 World's Strongest Nation (WSN) contest took place on Nov. 26, 2022, in Liverpool, England, and pitted Team UK, led by 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Eddie Hall against Team USA, led by ... Continue Reading
Trey Mitchell Teaches Will Tennyson How to Front Squat Like a Strongman
Two-time reigning Shaw Classic champion Trey Mitchell has been on a tear the past few years in competitive strongman. In addition to his two Shaw Classic titles, the 29-year-old Texan ranked second at the ... Continue Reading
Terry Hollands Expected to Compete at the 2023 Britain’s Strongest Man Contest
The time has come. Terry Hollands is coming out of retirement to compete in another strongman contest: the Giants Live 2023 Britain's Strongest Man (BSM) contest, scheduled for Jan. 28, 2023, at the ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper’s Seven Lessons Learned From His Rookie Strongman Season
Mitchell Hooper had one of the most remarkable rookie strongman seasons of the modern era. Hooper made his professional debut at the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest and finished eighth overall ... Continue Reading
2022 Sweden’s Strongest Man Results — Andreas Ståhlberg Stands Tall
The 2022 Sweden's Strongest Man contest took place on Nov. 5, 2022, in Växjö, Sweden. Ten of the nation's top athletes converged to compete across six events to earn the title of their country's strongest ... Continue Reading
Rongo Keene Wins 2022 Magnus ver Magnusson Strongman Classic
Australian strongman Rongo Keene won the 2022 Magnus ver Magnusson Strongman Classic (MvMSC) contest. The three-day competition was held in Reykjavik, Iceland, from Nov. 18-20, 2022. According ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Named New Captain of Team USA for 2022 World’s Strongest Nation Contest
There has been a shakeup in the Team USA lineup for the Giants Live 2022 World’s Strongest Nation competition. 2019 World’s Strongest Man and 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic champion Martins Licis will lead ... Continue Reading
Strongman Maxime Boudreault Uses Cryotherapy for Recovery
Canada's Maxime Boudreault is one of the top strongmen in the world. His 2022 season may be considered underwhelming, given that he landed in the bronze position at his World's Strongest Man (WSM) debut in ... Continue Reading
Nick Best Announces His Retirement From Full-Time Strongman Competition
Strongman and powerlifter Nick Best has competed in his last full strongman event. Best placed second at the 50+ Masters World’s Strongest Man contest to Mark Felix during the 2022 Official Strongman Games ... Continue Reading
Žydrūnas Savickas Wins Masters 40+ World’s Strongest Man Title at the 2022 Official Strongman Games
Four-time World’s Strongest Man and eight-time Arnold Strongman Classic winner Žydrūnas Savickas won his third Masters World’s Strongest Man title, further cementing the Lithuanian strongman as one of, if ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Aims to Drop 60 Pounds for 2023 Strongman Season
Martins Licis has had a roller-coaster return to elite strongman competition. After winning the 2019 World's Strongest Man (WSM), "The Dragon" sat out of the 2020 and 2021 WSM contests while recovering ... Continue Reading
Trey Mitchell Recaps His Performance at the 2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational
Several strongmen who competed at the 2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational at the Dell Diamond stadium in Round Rock, TX, on Oct. 28-30, 2022, have ventured to their YouTube channels to recap their ... Continue Reading
Rob Kearney Recaps His Performance at the 2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational
The 2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational, which took place on Oct. 28-30, 2022, at the Dell Diamond stadium in Round Rock, TX, saw Ukrainian Oleksii Novikov ascend the podium and claim the six-figure prize ... Continue Reading
Hunter Henderson Wins Her First Strongwoman Contest
Pro bodybuilder and world-record-holding powerlifter Hunter Henderson entered and won a competition in yet another strength sport. On Nov. 5, 2022, Henderson competed as a strongwoman athlete in the ... Continue Reading
2022 Strongman Champions League Finals Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis Ascends the Throne
The 2022 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Finals took place on Nov. 5-6, 2022, in Alanya, Turkey. The two-day contest featured 12 of the world's best strongmen clashing across six events to claim the SCL ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Recaps His Performance at the 2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational
The 2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational featured 10 of the world's best strongmen competing in Round Rock, TX, for six figures in prize money. After six events spread across two days, Oleksii Novikov emerged ... Continue Reading
Strongman Nick Best Deadlifts 600 Pounds for 16 Reps Days Before His 54th Birthday
Strongman Nick Best is no stranger to heavy deadlifts for a lot of volume. The 53-year-old published a video on his YouTube channel and Instagram page on Oct. 30, 2022, wherein he pulled 600 pounds for a ... Continue Reading
Sean Hayes Sets New Canadian Axle Bar Deadlift Record of 1,045 Pounds
The 2022 Western Canada's Strongest Man (WCSM) champion Sean Hayes has eclipsed his Canadian record. On Oct. 30, 2022, the strongman from the north loaded 474 kilograms (1,045 pounds) on an axle bar and ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Sets New Dinnie Stones Hold World Record at 2022 Rogue Invitational
A world record was broken not once, but twice, at the 2022 Rogue Invitational in Round Rock, TX. The new holder of the Dinnie Stones Hold for Time is Canada’s Mitchell “The Moose” Hooper, who maintained ... Continue Reading
Kevin Faires Breaks Thor’s Hammer Deadlift World Record With 325-Pound Pull
American strongman Kevin Faires has set a new world record at the 2022 Rogue Invitational Record Breakers event. His new record is in the Thor’s Hammer Deadlift — Faires lifted the 147.3-kilogram ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Sets New Weight Over Bar World Record of 20 Feet, 3 Inches; Teases Competitive Return to Strongman
Two years after retiring from the sport of strongman to pursue a boxing career, Hafthor "The Mountain" Björnsson traveled to the 2022 Rogue Invitational in Austin, TX, to break his own Weight Over Bar ... Continue Reading