Latest Strongman News
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Lucas Hatton’s 2025 Arnold Classic Recap: “Grip Was a Nonfactor”
Two-time America’s Strongest Man Lucas Hatton continues to impress on the elite strongman scene, securing a second-place finish at the 2025 Arnold Classic and a third-place spot at the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth competition. Hatton shared how he prepped for his silver medal finish at the 2025 Arnold Classic and reflected on the challenges of the competition at the 2025 Arnold Sports Festival…
Top Strongmen
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Watch Brian Shaw Use Custom Training Equipment to Fit His Massive Frame
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Mitchell Hooper’s Speech at the University of Texas: “Strength is Not Just Lifting Weights”
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World’s Strongest Men Doing Strong Things: Martins Licis Floor-to-Shoulders Mitchell Hooper
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The Stoltman Brothers Train to Defend and Rebuild via Heavy Dumbbell Pressing
Strongman Guides
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How to Do the Log Press for Massive Overhead Strength and Power
When you want to build head-to-toe strength — and you want to look awesome doing it — there are few lifts that can compete with the hardcore nature of the log press. The unstable, unwieldy log bar will have your entire body working in overdrive to clean it off the ground, up your belly and…
Strongman Basics
What Is Strongman?
Strongman is a weight-classed strength sport. In competitive strongman and strongwoman, an athlete’s success is based on their ability to conquer a multitude of events. Unlike the other strength sports, strongman/strongwoman athletes have to incredibly rounded in every aspect, as opposed to only training a few lifts. Check out a few of the more well-known events below.
- Log Press
- Atlas Stones
- Weighted Carries
- Squats
- Truck Pulls
- Deadlift
These are only a few of the events you could see at any given strongman contest. To be successful in strongman and strongwoman, you have to be adaptive and excel in pull, carry, press, and squat focused events.
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2025 Ireland’s Strongest Woman Results
The 2025 Ireland’s Strongest Woman (ISW) contest occurred on March 16, 2025, in Galway, Ireland. A trio of Ireland’s elite athletes competed in the Open contest, two in the Masters division, six in the U64KG class, and three in the U73KG and U82KG divisions. Gemma Moore stood atop the podium in the Open division, scoring…
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2025 Kaos English Strongman and Strongwoman Championships Results
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The Stoltman Brothers Train to Defend and Rebuild via Heavy Dumbbell Pressing
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Eddie Hall vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski MMA Fight Nearly Confirmed
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2025 Järhanden Strongman & Strongwoman Results
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“I Don’t Drink Water” — How Much Mitchell Hooper Spends on Groceries
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Frank Boniello Wins 2025 World’s Strongest Firefighter
