1968. A young hopeful with next to nothing to his name planted his feet on American soil. He had dreamed of the moment; he knew that the United States was the land of opportunity, and that he would undoubtedly seize such opportunity. Failure was not option for this charismatic youngster, and even very limited command of the English language wouldn’t hold him back. This soldier from Austria was determined to make sure that everyone in the world would know his name, Arnold Schwarzenegger. 2019. Strongman sport had exploded in the US and around the world, and the women’s ranks in particular had experienced tremendous growth in just the last handful of years. The level of competition, especially
The biggest sports and fitness event in the world has taken place every March in Columbus, Ohio, USA since 1989. With more sports represented, more athletes participating, and more spectators combined than any other event, the Arnold Sports Festival is the world’s premier gathering for physical culture. Strongman sport is heavily represented at “the Arnold” every year, and has become one of the main attractions of the entire expo. Scores of great folks are involved each year with making the various strongman competitions function, and at the most controversial Arnold of all time (2020), an outstanding crew hard working people combined their efforts to make the Strongman Corporation Amateur W
"Utah's Strongest Viking was a success! We are excited to start bringing Strongman Corporation back to Utah. This was a competition with a lot of new athletes, and they all had a good experience. Our open, masters and teen categories all won a vacation and swag from our sponsors. This competition embodied the heart and soul of strongman. Athletes cheered each other on, discovered new friendships, and learned from some of the best in the world. Our day started off with a brutal Axle and circus dumbbell medley. Moving onto a max rep axle deadlift where athletes battled it out with heart and strategy. Next came the odd object carry, followed by our grip challenge. Finally ending with max reps o
PA Dutch Strong 9 is a wrap! This marked the 9th year PA Dutch Strong was held. It has always been held in Lancaster, PA. This area has a rich history in "Pennsylvania Dutch" heritage and every year we try to incorporate that into the contest tee shirt. There we 42 competitors this year. Carol Hasenbalg won the novice women's division. Lauren Cox won the women's open division. Anthony Brophy won the LW novice division in convincing fashion. Brad Miller won the HW novice division. Andrew Hanus won the men's MW open division and Tom Evans won the men's HW division. A few highlights that come to mind are Monica Rimmel's 335 personal best 18" deadlift. Also Frank Oben on the 18" deadlift with 83
