Latest Strongman News
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What Peak Week Looks Like for a World’s Strongest Woman Champion
Peak week is the final stretch for athletes preparing for competition, when they fine-tune their training and nutrition to ensure their best performance. 2018 World’s Strongest Woman (WSW) and 2023 Masters World’s Strongest Woman (MWSW) Andrea Thompson is amidst her prep for the 2025 Arnold Strongwoman Classic (ASC). With guidance from her coach, 2016 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) Laurence Shahlaei, Thompson is…
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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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What’s a Force Meter and How Does Brian Shaw Train With It?
Four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw has recently ventured into arm wrestling since retiring from pro strongman competition. As he was in his original sport, the Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) promoter is going all in with his new sport, including how he trains for it. Shaw recently unveiled a new device he hopes will help…
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Fittest & Strongest — Mitchell Hooper, Hafthor Björnsson, and Justin Medeiros Train Behind-the-Neck Press
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Hafthor Björnsson Deadlifts 470 Kilograms During 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic Prep
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Brian Shaw Reveals 40-Pound Weight Loss Transformation
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Mateusz Kieliszkowski Is out of 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic
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2025 Britain’s Strongest Man Results
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How the Strongest Man on Earth Eats on the Road
