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Strongman Martins Licis Lifts The Ancient Svaneti Bell In Georgia
2019 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic champion Martins Licis embarked on a journey of exploration during his hiatus from competitive strongman following his decision to withdraw from the 2024 WSM competition due to sciatica. Despite stepping back from competition, Licis has not shied away from leveraging his formidable strength in various global adventures, from Pakistan to Greece, to…
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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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“My Biggest Disappointment”: Brian Shaw Addresses 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Controversy
The 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) competition made history with its record-breaking prize purse of $263,200, the largest ever offered in the sport. The champion, Mitchell Hooper, took home $100,016. Despite its success, the show wasn’t without controversy. On Aug. 23, 2024, four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw, the Shaw Classic‘s namesake promoter,…
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Hafthor Björnsson Sets Two World Records at the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth
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2024 Strongest Man on Earth Mitchell Hooper’s Top 10 Strength Exercises
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How Strongman Martins Licis Strength Trains for His Competitive Jiu-Jitsu Debut
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2024 UK’s Strongest Woman Results
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2024 Strongman Champions League Poland Results
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2024 Canada’s Strongest Man Results