Latest Strongman News
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2024 World’s Strongest Man Groups Announced
Finding the strongest man in the world starts with 30 competitors and ends with just 10 vying for the most prestigious title in the sport of strongman. On April 30, just one day before the 2024 World’s Strongest Man is set to occur at Myrtle Beach, SC, WSM announced the six athlete groups on their…
Top Strongmen
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Ronnie Coleman vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski: A Fantasy Strongman Showdown
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Rob Kearney Will Retire From Competitive Strongman After 2024 World’s Strongest Man
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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
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.
More Strongman
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Ronnie Coleman vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski: A Fantasy Strongman Showdown
Bodybuilding and strongman training methodologies vary significantly. The former focuses on building muscle for aesthetics, while the latter focuses on the efficiency of movement patterns and max lifts. Some elite athletes have the potential to cross between these strength sports and excel in both arenas. One such athlete is Ronnie Coleman, an eight-time Mr. Olympia…
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Rob Kearney Will Retire From Competitive Strongman After 2024 World’s Strongest Man
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Shane Flowers and Kristján Jón Haraldsson Withdraw From 2024 World’s Strongest Man
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Tom Stoltman Prioritizes Sandbag Steeplechase Training In His Final 2024 World’s Strongest Man Workout
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2024 Australia’s Strongest Man & Strongest Woman Results — Jordan Osborne & Nicole Genrich Win
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Strongwoman Faye Pittman Axle Presses U73 World Record of 105 Kilogram (231 Pounds)
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Strongwoman Claire Myler is the First Masters Competitor to Deadlift 300 Kilograms (660 Pounds)
