Author name: Kalle Beck

Strength Isn’t Just Physical

By Jane Battenfield  This weekend I had the opportunity of meeting and competing with some amazing people who also happen to fall into the definition of strong. 260 athletes from across America gathered in Las Vegas for the Strongman Corporation National Championships. What does it take to get here? Each of these athletes placed top …

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Redemption in Sin City – SC Nationals 2017

By Cara Brennan Last year, at my second National showing, I had a bad time. In retrospect, this is unsurprising – I was under enormous stress at the time for personal reasons, and my head was really not in a place to orchestrate a successful performance. I really wanted to do well, but I successfully …

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2018 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships Events Released

With Strongman Corporation Nationals completed the top 20% in each weight class qualified for the Arnold Amateur World Championships. The big question has been, what are the events?  Now we have an answer.

Strong Talk Podcast 102: Born Strong Film

Kalle Beck talks to the producers and directors of Born Strong Film. Gary Cohen & Ross Hockrow. Born Strong is a documentary that follows Zydrunas Savickas, Eddie Hall, Brian Shaw and Hafthor Bjornsson as they prepare for The Arnold Strongman Classic in 2016 and showcases them throughout the contest. We talk about how the film …

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2018 Arnold Strongman Classic Athletes & Events

The Arnold Sports Festival has released the events and schedule for what many consider the pinnacle of the sport a long with the qualified athletes. The big news is the Austrian Oak is out and back in its place the Appolon’s Axle, the reintroduction of Atlas Stones and no Zydrunas Savickas

2017 Strongman Corporation Nationals Preview & How To Watch

Strongman Corporation is this Friday & Saturday November 10th & 11th in Las Vegas. Can’t make it? You are in luck as the event will be streamed live on FloElite.

Train, Prepare, Compete

By Andrew Wickham This weekend marks the culmination of the amateur strongman year for most competitors.  Whether you’ve been training for this for 2 months, 6 months, or a year for this event, your time is up.  There’s no more time to train hard, to make up for that workout you missed last week, to …

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Static Monsters 2017 Results & Write Up

By Chad Croft This year was the 3rd running of The Static Monsters. Originally put together as a push/pull competition with the log and a 18″ axle deadlift. It was to add another event to the local strongman calendar on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. 28 Competitors turned up on the day and two …

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Born Strong Film Review

By Kalle Beck  The Born Strong Documentary focuses on four Strongmen as they get ready and compete in the 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic. The four Strongmen covered are Eddie Hall of England, Brian Shaw of The United States, Hafthor Bjornsson of Iceland, and Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania; with interviews and insight from Mark Henry, Arnold …

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Strong Talk Podcast 100: Glenn Ross

Thank You for your support! I am truly honored to have been able to bring 100 episodes of Strong Talk. This week with the legendary Strongman Glenn Ross. Glenn is currently a Strongman Promoter running Ultimate Strongman which puts on fantastic contests throughout the world and has launched some of the top talent in the …

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