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A big talking point in the gym when training strongman is "where do you see the sport going?" For me this is an easy answer “down” and most would disagree but lets look at this in a different way . The worlds strongest man started in 1977 with mainly Americans competing in it. It took off more for Britain when Geoff capes won his first title as worlds strongest man in 1983 and then 1985. These wins brought a lot of attention to the sport and from then on there has always been a good viewing of the sport especially with...

Pushing hard in the gym has a lot of benefits but this is only if you keep your body in check and if you do not develop or have many complications. The main way to stop this is to make sure it does not happen in the first place! Make sure to: foam roll, Massage, Physio , Stretch and use hot and cold treatment on injuries. There are many other ways of helping to stay safe like training equipment such as supports, belts etc while training. All the equipment you need can be found here. So, you have been training for a while...

So, you have been working hard over the last few months getting ready for your first strongman comp. You have put the hours in the gym pushing through the pain, sweat and blood! Your effort has always been to the max. Week after week you have been pushing the event training to make sure things do not go wrong on the day ….. but what next? What should I do now I have put in the hard work and my competition is only a week away? These are my own 5 personal tips of what to do before a comp...

First thing I would say is to research as much as you can. If you look on forums, reddit and YouTube you can find some good information but as a warning you will find a lot of people doing deadlifts with bad form or no form at all! Looking like an angry cat! Don't do that. You should be totally focused on good form, that is what makes you grow and get stronger. Learning good form reduces injury risk to major parts of the body that if damaged could lead to a lot of time out of the gym and even work. However when deadlifting...

In 2002 with only 4 weeks till Christmas , your sat by the TV waiting, knowing whats going to air . The screen goes black and then there it is! The worlds strongest man. You wait, watching all the athletes be named and you finally get to see the hero himself Mariusz pudzianowski the future in strongman. You watch as they lift and pull the greatest of weights that are only achieved in your dreams. Then they crown THE WORLDS STRONGEST MAN 2002! Mariusz pudzianowskiiiii !! He did it! He has taken the worlds strongest man title , and that's...