Tag: Strongman

Angelica Jardine Wins the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic

Angelica Jardine Wins the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic

The 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic (ASWC) concluded on March 2, 2024, in Columbus, OH. The two-day contest featured five static-strength events that tested 12 of the top strongwomen on the planet. In a surging performance on Day Two of competition, Angelica Jardine of the United States rose to the top of the leaderboard to take the 2024 ASWC…
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Maxime Boudreault Withdraws From the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic Due to Lat Injury

Maxime Boudreault Withdraws From the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic Due to Lat Injury

Another injury plagues the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival. During the opening event of the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) — the Max Elephant Bar Deadlift — Maxime Boudreault of Canada suffered a left lat injury on his opening attempt. Although Boudreault could not perform a deadlift following the initial injury, he did not immediately withdraw from the competition….
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Strongwoman Lucy Underdown Pulls 666LB (302KG) Elephant Bar Deadlift World Record

Strongwoman Lucy Underdown Pulls 666LB (302KG) Elephant Bar Deadlift World Record

Lucy Underdown has knocked down another record. On Friday, Mar. 1, 2024, Underdown made history in Columbus, OH when she set a new all-time women’s Elephant Bar deadlift world record of 302 kilograms, or 666 pounds.  The 2023 winner of Europe’s Strongest Woman set the tone during the opening event of the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic with yet another…
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Victoria Long Suffers Hamstring Injury; Withdraws From the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic

Victoria Long Suffers Hamstring Injury; Withdraws From the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic

The 2024 World’s Strongwoman Classic (ASWC) kicked off on March 1, 2024, in Columbus, OH, as part of the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival. The defending champion, Victoria Long, touched down in the Buckeye State intending to retain her throne. However, disaster struck during the opening event — the Max Elephant Bar Deadlift. Long collapsed to the floor on…
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2024 Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic Results & Leaderboard

2024 Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic Results & Leaderboard

The 2024 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH, featured competitive strongman and strongwoman competition on March 1-2, 2024. The Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) features some of the sport’s all-time greats, including the long-anticipated return of the 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) and three-time ASC champion Hafthór Björnsson. The Icelandic strength legend flew to Columbus to test his static…
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Mateusz Kieliszkowski’s Trains Heavy for the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic

Mateusz Kieliszkowski’s Trains Heavy for the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic

Two-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) runner-up Mateusz Kieliszkowski will compete in his eighth Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) on March 1-2, 2024, at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. Arnold Strongman Classic Results — Mateusz Kieliszkowski The Polish strongman shared his peak week training for the 2024 ASC in a video published on his YouTube channel on Feb. 27, 2024. Watch it below: [Related: Hafthor…
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Hafthor Björnsson’s New 8,000-Calorie Diet For the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic

Hafthor Björnsson’s New 8,000-Calorie Diet For the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic

Most pro-strongman competitors weigh north of 300 pounds. Athletes of such colossal stature rely on high-calorie meals to fuel their heavy training and recovery.  Strongman turned boxer turned powerlifter turned strongman Hafthor Björnsson is no stranger to diet adjustments. He works with retired pro bodybuilder and creator of the ‘Vertical Diet,’ Stan Efferding, as his nutrition coach to…
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The 2024 Rogue Invitational Will Be Hosted in Aberdeen, Scotland

The 2024 Rogue Invitational Will Be Hosted in Aberdeen, Scotland

The Rogue Invitational, which features elite CrossFit and strongman competition, is going aboard in 2024. The 2024 Rogue Invitational will be held from Nov. 8-10, 2024, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Since 2021, the Rogue Invitational has been hosted at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX. The sixth edition of the Rogue Invitational will be the first time…
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Strongman Eddie Hall Swaps Diets With UFC Champion Tom Aspinall

Strongman Eddie Hall Swaps Diets With UFC Champion Tom Aspinall

Since retiring from competitive strongman, 2017 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Eddie Hall has entertained his legions of fans with his exploits. Hall has delved into bobsleigh, timber sports, motorcycle racing, bodybuilding, pro wrestling, boxing, and until recently, mixed martial arts (MMA), though his debut in the octagon against reigning WSM champion Mitchell Hooper was postponed. The delay of Hall’s potential fight…
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2024 Strongman Champions League Iceman Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis Wins

2024 Strongman Champions League Iceman Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis Wins

The 2024 Strongman Champions League (SCL) season kicked off on Feb. 24, 2024, in Joensuu, Finland, via the SCL Iceman contest. Twelve athletes representing eight countries clashed across six events in the single-day contest: Frame Carry, Front Hold, Bag Over Bar, Truck Pull, Super Yoke, Conan’s Wheel, and Loading Race. Aivars Šmaukstelis of Latvia stood atop the podium…
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