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Fueling the Future Deadlift World Record: Hafthor Björnsson’s 8,000-Calorie Diet
Strongman diets are often extremely caloric, frequently reaching five figures. 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) and current deadlift record holder Hafthor Björnsson recently invited Dr. Mike Israetel to evaluate his daily meals. Björnsson’s day starts with one and a half liters of water mixed with Hydrate, an electrolyte powder, and creatine. His daily nutrition plan consists of five meals, which are organized when…
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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 Finland’s Strongest Man Results
The 2025 Finland’s Strongest Man (FSM) contest occurred from Aug. 22-24, in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The contest featured 14 of the country’s strongest athletes competing through 10 events: Cyr Dumbbell, Arm-Over-Arm Pull, Farmer’s Walk, Front Hold, Max Deadlift, Sandbag Medley, Flintstone Barbell, Super Yoke, Hercules Hold, and Atlas Stones. Mika Törrö stood atop the podium, scoring…
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Hafthor Björnsson Deadlifts 460- Kilogram Double in Training
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2025 Europe Strongman Cup Results
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Shane Flowers Reveals Lat Injury Following 2025 Strongest Man on Earth
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Tom Stoltman Explains His Biceps Injury Sustained at 2025 Strongest Man on Earth
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2025 Strongman Champions League Poland Results
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2025 Canada’s Strongest Man Results
