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How Mitchell Hooper Trains Strongman at Planet Fitness
It isn’t always easy to train heavy in a commercial gym. The 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper recently tested his heavy-training luck at Planet Fitness on May 28, 2024. Hooper strategized a strength-focused push routine with a few caveats. Planet Fitness does not have standard plate-loaded barbells or dumbbells heavier than 75 pounds (weights may vary…
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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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2024 Ireland’s Strongest Man & Woman Results — Cillein Groom, Gemma Moore Triumph
The 2024 Ireland’s Strongest Man (ISM) and 2024 Ireland’s Strongest Woman (ISW) contests occurred in Belfast, Ireland, on May 6, 2024. The single-day contest featured five events, including the Truck Pull, Dumbbell Press for Reps, Tire Flip, Stones of Strength, and Steps From Hell for the strongmen, and the Tire Flip, Sandbag-to-Shoulder, Car Deadlift Hold,…
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Strongman Luke Stoltman Reveals He’s Torn His Biceps Tendon
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Mitchell Hooper’s 3 Favorite Training Splits for Strength and Size for Different Experience Levels
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Martins Licis Learns Mud Wrestling in Pakistan
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Mitchell Hooper’s 5 Tips for Avoiding Plateaus
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Adam Bishop Shares How He Ruptured His Achilles at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man
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Adaptive Strongman James Spurgin Hefts a 570-Pound Raw Deadlift Triple in Training
