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BREAKING: Hafthor Björnsson Deadlifts All-Time World Record 505 Kilograms
The 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM), Hafthor Björnsson, has officially broken the all-time world record deadlift with a massive 505 kilograms! Björnsson pulled the historic lift at the Eisenhart Black Competition event — an invitation-based contest for strongmen and powerlifters — in Bavaria, Germany, on July 26, 2025. This lift is four kilograms more than Björnsson’s previous…
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Building Forearms: Arm Wrestling vs. Manual Labor
The forearm muscles grow indirectly from back training, but many struggle to target them beyond that. Is that due to improper exercise selection? Probably. Internet personality, powerlifter, and amateur bodybuilder Jujimufu teamed up with professional arm wrestler Michael Todd to critique popular forearm exercises and offer modifications. They ranked forearm exercises on a tier list — S-tier…
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 Irish Strength Cup Results
The 2025 Irish Stength Cup (ISC) occurred in Calregalway, Ireland, on July 19, 2025. The contest featured 11 athletes representing six countries competing through six events: Log Lift, Sangbag Toss, Max Deadlift, Front Hold, Calregalway Stone Lift, and Loading Race. Alex Feri of the UK was awarded the overall gold atop the podium thanks to…
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2025 Strongest Man in the Netherlands Results
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2025 Britain’s Strongest Woman Results
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2025 England’s Strongest Man Results
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“Opportunity To Be One of the Greatest of All-Time” — Mitchell Hooper Withdraws from 2025 Strongest Man on Earth
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Preparing for Future Nuclear Fallout — Eddie Hall’s Home Gym Bunker Is Worth $1 Million
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2025 Iceland’s Strongest Viking Results
