Strongman

Many sources state that strongman is a man who performs remarkable feats possessing enormous amounts of strength.

[7] Athletes including Louis Cyr, Apollon, Donald Dinnie, and Arthur Saxon are credited as major innovators in the sport.

Many events today, including the Cyr dumbbell, Apollon's axle clean-and-press, Dinnie stones, and Saxon bar deadlift bear their names.

In its modern format, a strongman competition will typically consist of several events (ranging from as few as five to as many as eight at the international level) testing different aspects of strength.

These may include static lifts such as a deadlift, overhead press, or squat or a dynamic event involving moving with weight.

Some of these equipment includes natural stones, tree trunk logs, farmers walk frames, yokes, kegs and various sorts of vehicles.

Though competitive strongman events are ever-changing, there are a number of staples that frequently appear on the international stage,[10] including: The strongmen are listed according to the chronological order of their birth.

7 men have won both WSM & WMPC (Kazmaier, Capes, Sigmarsson, Reeves, Magnússon, Ahola, Karlsen).

Due to the circus and entertainment background, nineteenth-century bodybuilders were expected to mingle with the crowd during intermission and perform strength feats like card tearing, nail bending, etc.