Ukrainian strongman Pavlo Nakonechnyy is the 2022 Giants Live World Open champion. He pulled off the upset by defeating nine other contenders, including his fellow countryman, 2020 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Oleksii Novikov. to win the contest. Mitchell Hooper of Canada came in second — another stellar finish in his rookie...
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Among the old time strength feats of the past century, few movements have raised as many eyebrows as the Steinborn Squat. To many onlookers, this often misunderstood exercise can be seen as a spinal injury waiting to happen. For others,...
Read moreStrongman 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.
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.Â
When the 2021 Canada's Strongest Woman, Samantha Belliveau, and the bronze medalist at the 2021 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, Maxime Boudreault, release a video giving a tour of their home gym, strength athletes should pay attention. On July 25,...
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The sport of strongman is notorious for utilizing spectacle in its elite competition events. From flipping or deadlifting giant tires, tilting over tall poles in the Fingal's Fingers, loading monster truck parts in a medley, or yoke walking a car,...
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The sport of strongman essentially requires its athletes to eat well beyond the caloric intake of non-strongmen. Often ranging in the 300 to plus-400-pound range, the giants who lift Atlas Stones and heavy logs offset the Herculean weights with their...
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The roster for the 2022 Giant's Live World Open & World Deadlift Championships, scheduled for Aug. 6, 2022, in Cardiff, Wales, is complete. Ireland's Pa O'Dwyer is the final addition to the 12-person roster. All 12 strongmen competing in the...
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On Aug. 13-14, 2022, the third annual Shaw Classic will take place at the Budweiser Event Center in Loveland, CO. The two-day contest will feature 16 of the world's top strongmen, including four World's Strongest Man (WSM) champions, competing across eight events....
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The 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) UK is set for Sept. 23-24, 2022, as part of the 2022 Arnold Sports Festival UK in Birmingham, England. The second edition of the strongman contest will feature 12 athletes competing in six events...
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