Muhammad Ali once said, “The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym and beyond, long before I dance under those lights.” Whether the event is a fight, a game, or a contest of strength, that truth remains. Ali never set foot inside the Bobcat Fitness Center […]
The 2026 fitness calendar is already underway and fans are already marking dates for the big events. For bodybuilding fans, there’s Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, and strongman supporters always look forward to seeing the world’s strongest man. If you’re paying attention to powerlifting, August 7-8 should also be reserved as the Henrico Sports and […]
Patrick “Pa” O’Dwyer has passed away at the age of 40, but the multiple World’s Strongest Man competitor and five-time Ireland’s strongest man leaves a lasting legacy thanks to his sporting achievements, love for his family and a large number of followers on social media who found enormous inspiration in his words. With over 650,000 […]
Mitchell “Moose” Hooper holds a 1,000-pound barbell with the same calmness he would when ordering a coffee. The Canadian powerhouse stands strong, the steel bends to his will, but behind this confidence lies more than brute force. Hooper’s rise into the world of strongmen was truly meteoric. In just a few years, he has gone […]
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson may have already had an incredible 2025, but this insanely strong athlete from Iceland is always looking to beat his previous record. To that end, the man they call ‘Thor’ revisited the event with one arm over the bar and the results were epic. On August 9, 2025, Thor was crowned the […]
Australian powerlifter Vasa Samataua has a personal best bench press of over 600 pounds and recently shared his top three steps for heavier lifting. “There are three things you need to remember,” says Samataua, who has a bench press PR of 611.7 pounds (277.5 kilograms) and is a regular top 5 competitor on the powerlifting […]
A Strongman competitor includes countless scratches, bruises and years or wear while each individual pushes his body to the limit of human capacity. But In a recent video uploaded to YouTubeThe strongest man in the world of 2023, Mitchell Hooper shared a mistake of the gym floor that not only his pride dented, but also […]