USA Strongman Mike Burke – Beating the Pain Barrier

Dumbell Press at 2012 Arnold Strength Classic

 I met strongman Mike Burke at the 2012 Giants Live Event, in Melbourne, Australia. Just shaking the hand of strongman Mike Burke was an awesome experience due to the size of them, which explains his amazing grip strength. However the real strength he showed in this event was of competing with a painful injury, then… Continue reading USA Strongman Mike Burke – Beating the Pain Barrier

Interview with Geoff Capes – Former World’s Strongest Man (1980’s)

Geoff Capes and Jon Pall

Geoff Capes may not have been the strongest man ever to have competed in a Worlds Strongest Man competition, but as a child growing up he was an idol, who I was fortunate enough to meet one day as a 10 year old when he visited our school. Once a year my dad and myself… Continue reading Interview with Geoff Capes – Former World’s Strongest Man (1980’s)

Manfred Hoeberl’s 25 inch guns – Bodybuilder / Strongman (1990’s)

Atlas Stone lifting with Manfred

Arnold Schwarzenegger was renowned for his great arm development in the world of bodybuilding, but he shares more than this with todays blast from the past Manfred Hoeberl.   They are both Austrian by birth, and come from the town of Graz.  Manfred Hoeberl was successful in Bodybuilding in the 1990’s, but always struggled from a… Continue reading Manfred Hoeberl’s 25 inch guns – Bodybuilder / Strongman (1990’s)

Icelandic Strongman – Stefan Solvi Petturson

One Strong Dude..

Stefan Solvi Petursson – Icelandic Strongman In my previous conversations with Sigfus Fossdal, Icelandic Powerlifting Giant, he spoke highly of a fellow Strongman and Icelander Stefan Solvi Petursson.  After doing a bit of online research on this guy I could see that he is big name in the world of strongman, finishing 4th in the… Continue reading Icelandic Strongman – Stefan Solvi Petturson