The 2021 Arnold Sports Festival USA has been postponed until later in 2021, according to an announcement made on the event's official website. Exact dates have yet to be released by the ASF team, though they originally stated that the event would be...
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Rogue Fitness has been involved in many of the biggest events in strength sports. One of their biggest events since its debut in 2015 has been the Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) events, where athletes attempt to rewrite history and break standing records in their strongest disciplines. In strongman, the RRB...
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Four-time World's Strongest Man champion (WSM) Brian Shaw will be hosting his own strongman competition — the Shaw Classic — at his home gym in Colorado on Dec. 11-12, 2020. When Shaw announced this new yearly competition, he released the athletes' names invited to compete and the events that would...
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David Prowse, the British actor who became famous for playing the role of Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy of the 1970s and 80s, died on November 28, 2020 at the age of 85. The New York Times reports that the cause of death was due to a...
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Two-time IPF 47 kg World Champion powerlifter Heather Connor was taking part in an Instagram live video on November 27, 2020 when she set a new personal record for herself. At a bodyweight of 44.5 kg (99 pounds), she deadlifted 192.5 kg (424 pounds). After you do the math, that...
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Like so many sports in 2020, the Olympia has undergone a couple of major changes. First, it was announced that the event would be moved from September to December. Then, with 30 days to get it done, the Olympia team moved the event from Las Vegas to Orlando, FL. Despite...
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More unexpected drama has unfolded at the 2020 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition in Bradenton, FL. Both Ervin Toots of Estonia and Gabriel Pena of Mexico have withdrawn from the competition. Neither strongman competed on the second day of the...
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The qualifying stage of the 2020 World's Strongest Man has come to a close. Below are the 10 finalists who have secured their spots in the Finals set to take place on Nov. 14-15, 2020, in Bradenton, FL. (Note: Though he won't...
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Krzysztof Wierzbicki is going to deadlift 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds) someday. At least, that's what the 29-year-old Polish powerlifter says on his Instagram profile. If and when Wierzbicki pulls it off, he'll be the third person ever to pull the milestone...
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Starting in April of 2020, 129 para powerlifting athletes from almost 50 nations have competed in this year’s World Para Powerlifting Online World Cup Series, which consisted of five initial events. The final event of the series, the Online World...
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Eight days ago, on Nov. 4, 2020, James Hollingshead made noise in the bodybuilding world by being the first man to qualify for the 2021 Mr. Olympia. Now, he's making headlines again by announcing that he will forgo competing at...
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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. The event moved indoors and things are back on...
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