By Mark Jones There are a number of terrible reasons to love bumper plates. They are rubbery, bouncy and don’t smell like rust. They take…
By Bryan Barrett The structures for controlling arousal are located in the brain and can be demonstrated in the following example. A competitor has warmed…
By Drew Spriggs I’m going to call it straight off the bat – I absolutely despise cardio. That being said, given the number of strongman/powerlifters/strong…
By Mark Jones How heavy is the car deadlift you say? This age old question has been a topic of conversation since cavemen first started…
By Kalle Beck This will be somewhat more of a personal piece, so be warned. It won’t have any tricks to make you a stronger…
By Josh Thigpen I have been in competing in Strongman for 14 years. In that time, I have competed in over 60 competitions all over…
By Mark Jones A machine is anything with moving parts that uses energy to do work. Like in any mechanical system, no machine is ever…
August 10th, 2015 Chris Lehman Mike, do you ever adjust the low-volume approach in the off-season if the athlete is looking to add muscle, or just…
By Drew Spriggs This article is undoubtedly going to be the most controversial thing I’ve ever written, so I’m going to come straight out and…
Interview By Christian Saba Starting Strongman recently got the chance to catch up with Dimitar Savatinov shortly after competing in World’s Strongest Man, 2015. We asked…