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Michael Miraglia Completes World’s First Strongman Marathon
Endurance athlete Michael Miraglia does fitness a bit differently. In November of 2020, he deadlifted 500 pounds and ran a mile all under five minutes. Looking to push his own limits and one-up himself, the 29-year-old San Diego, CA native created his own marathon event that featured strongman movements. This...
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Strongman Guides
Axle Deadlift – Muscles Worked, Exercise Demo, and Benefits
The deadlift is one of the most effective strength and muscle producing movements in all of strength, power, and fitness sports. Throughout deadlift training, there are a plethora of variations and bar options that coaches and athletes can choose from...
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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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World’s Ultimate Strongman “Strength Island” Rescheduled To March 13, 2021
On Feb 22, 2021, World's Ultimate Strongman (WUS) announced that the 2021 contest "Strength Island" set to take place in Bahrain has been rescheduled to March 13. The decision was made in tandem with GCC Strongest Man and KHK Sports...
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He’s the Texas Titan (with Gabriel Peña)
Today we're talking to professional strongman Gabriel Peña, also known online as Texas Titan Gabe. He joins the show to talk about his experiences in the sport, including his 2020 World’s Strongest Man debut. At that competition, Gabriel had to...
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2021 World’s Strongest Man to Take Place June 15-20 In Sacramento, CA
On Feb. 17, 2021, World's Strongest Man (WSM) announced that the 2021 WSM contest will occur in Sacramento, CA, from June 15 through 20. The new location comes as part of a multi-year deal with the Visit Sacramento Sports Commission...
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Strongman Luke Richardson Rag-Dolls 340-Kilogram Deadlift for Five Reps
Strongmen competing at the highest levels in the sport can do some pretty incredible things. Whether it be pressing immensely heavy logs over their heads, deadlifting over 1,000 pounds, or eating 12,000 calories in one sitting, strongmen can do things...
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Official Strongman Games Announces “The Event” for 2021
Fans of strongman were able to watch incredible individual performances online in 2020 and now they have more reasons to be excited for 2021. The Official Strongman Games (OSG) organizers announced a contest that they are planning, simply called “The...
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Brian Shaw Announces 2021 Shaw Classic Roster
A few weeks ago, four-time World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw had announced that the 2021 Shaw Classic would be held in October 2021 in Estes Park, Colorado. On Feb. 2, 2021, Shaw released another YouTube video, this time to announce...
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