The former professional wrestler, who completed in WWE NXT under the name Adam Mercer, finished fifth at the 2023 World's Strongest Man before earning third in last year's World's Strongest Man ...

But in strongman, Spinelli explains, the better you are at it, the more you tend to bend your spine. The most extreme example is the Atlas stone event: ...

After watching the participants try to walk with farmer’s walk implements, flip the tire, and lift an Atlas Stone — the signature event in strongman competitions — I needed to try it myself.

Strongman workouts might be associated with giant guys pushing cars—but the exercises can help build functional strength and boost testosterone.

Liam Swindell, 28, was training for his next strongman competition when he dropped a 140kg atlas stone on to his calf, leaving him with an inflamed hematoma ...

3 Colorado Women Are Competing at Strongman Nationals Here’s what you should know about the athletes representing the Centennial State at Strongman Corporation’s North America Nationals, taking place ...

Adrenaline carries him through the strongman events, including the Atlas stones (where successively heavier stones must be hoisted up onto platforms).

If successful, the gym would be the first of its kind for the town and offer specialist weight exercises such as lifting atlas stones.

Blackford has been competing in the Strongman circuit since 2017 and favors the sport for the unique events of displaying strength, rather than just lifting maximum weight.

With events including the Atlas stones and dragging an 125kg anchor and chain, the sport can feel intimidating for casual gymgoers, but Richardson says the "big scary people" are usually the nicest.

Tom Stoltman celebrates his 28th birthday Monday. And the Scottish strongman loves his present: a second consecutive "World's Strongest Man" crown. Stoltman surged past Ukraine's Oleksii Novikov ...

Plans for town's first specialist Strongman gym where fitness fanatics heave concrete atlas stones If successful the gym would be the third to open on a popular industrial estate, but the first ...