[3] Prior to his strongman career, Hooper competed in sports including marathon running, bodybuilding, and powerlifting.

[10] Hooper rose to prominence in the 2022 World's Strongest Man contest, where he won his qualifying group, beating veteran strongman Brian Shaw.

[7][14] He is the fourth person to win these two premier events in the same year, following Brian Shaw, Žydrūnas Savickas and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

Hooper continued his podium streak throughout the summer of 2023 and finished 2nd to Brian Shaw at the 2023 Strongest Man on Earth competition.

Hooper finished the year winning the 2024 Rogue Invitational ahead of Hafþór Björnsson and Tom Stoltman.

With wins in 8 out of 9 international contests as well as world records in the axle clean and press, keg toss, and replica Dinnie stone carry, Hooper suggested that his 2024 season was among the greatest in strongman history.