Latest Strongman News
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Rob Kearney Will Retire From Competitive Strongman After 2024 World’s Strongest Man
Strongman Rob Kearney, affectionately known in strength circles as “The World’s Strongest Gay,” has announced he will retire from competitive strongman following the conclusion of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest, scheduled for May 1-5, 2024, in Myrtle Beach, SC. Kearney made the announcement on social media: I announce today that the 2024 World’s Strongest Man will…
Top Strongmen
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Tom Stoltman Prioritizes Sandbag Steeplechase Training In His Final 2024 World’s Strongest Man Workout
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Martins Licis Will Take Eight Months Off From Competition to Recover From Sciatica
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ICYMI: Strongman Graham Hicks Is in the Guinness Book of World Records for Deadlifting a Tower Bell
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Mateusz Kieliszkowski Withdraws from 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man Citing Achilles Injury
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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Strongwoman Faye Pittman Axle Presses U73 World Record of 105 Kilogram (231 Pounds)
Strongwoman Faye Pittman made strongwoman history by breaking the under 73-kilogram (U73KG) class world record in the Axle Press, lifting 105 kilograms (231 pounds). The historic lift was made at the inaugural edition of the Official Strongman Record Breakers event in Derry, Ireland, on Saturday, April 20, 2024. The Axle Press is performed with a…
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Strongwoman Claire Myler is the First Masters Competitor to Deadlift 300 Kilograms (660 Pounds)
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Sumer Johnson Scores Under-82KG Strongwoman World Record Deadlift of 300 Kilograms (660 Pounds)
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Patrick Eibel Wins the 2024 FIBO Strongman Contest
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Martins Licis Will Take Eight Months Off From Competition to Recover From Sciatica
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Strongman Mitchell Hooper Dissects 9 Strategies for High-Quality Sleep
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The Continuous Flux of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man Roster