Latest Strongman News
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Mitchell Hooper on the Value of Body Composition in Strongman
Fresh off his second consecutive win at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic, 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mitchell Hooper dove into the intricacies of body composition in strongman competitions. Drawing from experience, scientific research, and practical insights, Hooper, alongside bodybuilder and YouTuber Greg Doucette, analyzed how body composition impacts strongman athletes. Body Composition Hooper has a lower body fat percentage…
Top Strongmen
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Strongwoman Lucy Underdown Pulls 666LBS (302KGS) Elephant Bar Deadlift World Record
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Mateusz Kieliszkowski Trains Heavy for the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic
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Hafthor Björnsson’s New 8,000-Calorie Diet For the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic
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Strongman Eddie Hall Swaps Diets With UFC Champion Tom Aspinall
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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Marcus Waugh Wins 2024 World’s Strongest Firefighter
Marcus Waugh of the Toledo, OH, Fire and Rescue is the 2024 World’s Strongest Firefighter (WSF). Waugh was one of 120 athletes who competed in the annual contest at the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH, and among the 18 finalists in the last four events on Saturday, March 2, 2024. 2023 champion Andrew Burton did not attempt a…
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2024 Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic Results & Leaderboard
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Mitchell Hooper Defends His Title at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic
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Angelica Jardine Wins the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic
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Strongwoman Lucy Underdown Pulls 666LBS (302KGS) Elephant Bar Deadlift World Record
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Maxime Boudreault Withdraws From the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic Due to Lat Injury
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Victoria Long Suffers Hamstring Injury; Withdraws From the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic