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Brian Shaw Battles a Lion in a Tug-of-War
Four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw has taken on some unique challenges throughout his athletic career, but his most recent one might top them all. Jimmy Donaldson, also known as “Mr. Beast,” recently recruited the Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) promoter to take on a tug-of-war challenge against a lion. Shaw traveled to South Africa for the tug-of-war…
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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…
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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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Get Strong by Training for 30 Minutes Every Day
Looking to build strength but struggling to find time? Mitchell Hooper, the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) and three-time Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champion, recently revealed a scientifically designed 30-minute daily workout plan that includes bodyweight workouts to help increase strength. 4 Principles for Peak Strength Putting a High Degree of Effort Hooper regards this as one of the most fundamental…
