Author: Phil Burgess

Loved watching Strength Sports through my early childhood and now I have the privilege of interviewing some of the greatest strength athletes to have graced this planet.

2015 Arctic Man results

As provided by Vlad Redkin: Final results of ArcticMan 2015 in Nadym, Russia: 1. Valery Savin (Russia) – 39 points 2. Ari Gunnarsson(Iceland) – 36 3. Tarmo Mitt (Estonia) – 35 4. Vjacheslav Astapenkov (Belarus) – 35 5. Antanas Abrutis (Lithuania) – 32 6. Rolands Gulbis (Latvia) – 29 7. Sergey Trubitsin (Uzbekistan) – 27… Continue reading 2015 Arctic Man results

2015 Arcticman Strongman Tournament – Reindeer Herder’s Holiday..

In Russian Nadym, in celebration of the traditional Day of the reindeer herder, the second time will be held the strongman tournament Arcticman 2015. (by Vlad Redkin) This year it has grown considerably in rank – held under the auspices of the WSF (World Strongman Federation) and has the status of a World Cup. Priority… Continue reading 2015 Arcticman Strongman Tournament – Reindeer Herder’s Holiday..

Russia’s Princess of the Bench Press – Maryana Naumova

Powerlifter Maryana Naumova is 15 years old at 60kg, bench pressed an amazing 145kg, which is 2.5 x her bodyweight!! Here is the interview we did.     Phil Burgess: How did you get into the sport of powerlifting? Maryana Naumova: I was so active in my childhood so my mother took me to Aerobic Gymnastics. When… Continue reading Russia’s Princess of the Bench Press – Maryana Naumova

The First of the Mohican’s – Finnish Strongman Antti Mourujarvi

The Iceman Antti

The first time I noticed Finish Strongman Antti Mourujarvi was during the Truck Pull World Championships in 2013, he did very well in the competition but his Mohawk really made him stand out amongst the other competitors.  I thought it would be good to find out more about him, and here is the interview I… Continue reading The First of the Mohican’s – Finnish Strongman Antti Mourujarvi

The New Force in Polish Strongman – Rafal Kobylarz

After watching Rafal Kobylarz winning the Strongman Champions League event in Latvia, it was time to interview this new force in Polish Strongman. Phil Burgess: How did you get into the sport of strongman? Did you do any other sports before? Rafal Kobylarz:  I started to train in the gym and decided to try my… Continue reading The New Force in Polish Strongman – Rafal Kobylarz

So you want to run a strongman competition? 6 lessons learned the hard way.

So you want to run a Strongman Comp?? 6 lessons learned, the hard way… Its great when people step up to the plate, to run their first strongman comp.  I thought it might be useful to share some lessons I’ve learned in running a few comps in Australia. 1. Test all the events beforehand If… Continue reading So you want to run a strongman competition? 6 lessons learned the hard way.

Inder Singh and the 2014 India’s Strongest Man Competition

I was surprised when I heard that there was a 2014 India’s Strongest Man competition.  Which is a little bit dumb, really when the country has over 1 billion people, but then does China have a China’s Strongest Man competition??? Ok back to the script, the 2014 India’s Strongest Man competition was held recently and… Continue reading Inder Singh and the 2014 India’s Strongest Man Competition

Springfield Rejoices – Ben Simpson 2014 Australia’s Strongest Man

2014 Australia’s Strongest Man title belongs to the ever cheerful 130kg Strongman Ben Simpson. This 28 year old Personal Trainer and Strength Coach took the title which has been his mission since coming back to the sport 18 months ago.   Phil Burgess:  Tell us about your background how did you get involved in the… Continue reading Springfield Rejoices – Ben Simpson 2014 Australia’s Strongest Man

Report – Under 110kg (2013) WSF World Strongman Championship – Dec 20th

WSF World Strongman Championship U-110 was held in Lvov (Ukraine), Dec,20,2013. This championship was attended by 12 athletes from different countries. Mikhail Vysochanskii (StrongmanRUS team, coach Minaev Alexey) represented Russia. Also for a World champion’s title fought Vladimir Reksha (UKR), Vitaliy Gerasimov (UKR), Hamza Primov (UZB), Dmitriy Naranov (KAZ), Maris Rozentals (LAT), Krzsysztof Kacnerski (POL), Laslo… Continue reading Report – Under 110kg (2013) WSF World Strongman Championship – Dec 20th