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The Science of Strongman: The Curious Case of the Bumper Plate PR

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 up tons of room on the bar, creating the illusion of lifting lots of weight. You can even slam them down from overhead if you enjoy using a bent barbell. […]

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The Science of Strongman: How heavy is the car deadlift?

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5 Reasons Why You Keep Losing The Truck Pull

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 100% efficient. [1] This means that the energy put into the machine, is always greater than the work accomplished by the machine. Just because a machine requires the most energy

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