Strongman.Training
Coaching
21 February 2024
PACING is arguably the most overlooked aspect of a max rep press event. Placement on press events is often decided by 1-2 reps and there are lots of ties, so every rep matters. Planning your pacing is a useful tool in maximizing your timed set on comp day. Here’s how to make it happen.
Coaching
12 February 2024
Max weight events can result in some of the most exciting moments of a competition, but they can also tank an entire competition when mismanaged. We have experienced both, and as always, we want to help you avoid competition disaster. So let’s take a deep dive into exactly how max events work and how you can best coach for and promote them.
Coaching
31 January 2024
We’ve all seen it… an athlete is mid-lift in competition, probably struggling to hit a rep. And someone in the crowd suddenly yells a random body part at them: “Feet!” “Knees!” “Legs!”
Business
5 January 2024
By Kelly Plush, T-Rex Designs (@trextryingstrongman) Word of mouth no longer automatically directs people to your doorstep: it sends them to your socials. When most people hear a name they’re unfamiliar with, they whip out their phone and search social media. So your digital curb appeal matters now more than ever!
Coaching
20 December 2023
By Cody Abell (aka @strongest_tattooer) I began competing in strongman in August 2016 and quickly became known for winning medleys, especially front carries. While some of that came from a natural ability, a lot has to do with how I train for – and coach – medleys. Here I’ll lay out some key elements to consider when programming medleys for your clients or yourself.
Coaching
18 December 2023
By Aaron Schott, NSCA-CPT, SFG I It’s easy to get caught up with the wild events we see at strongman competitions and think that something as simple as a kettlebell can’t move the needle toward getting you competition ready. But I’m here to tell you exactly why kettlebells are a super valuable training tool for strongman, and how you can start incorporating them for yourself and your clients.
Coaching
27 October 2023
When I go to a “globo” gym, one of the biggest things I notice is the general chaos of how lifters (and coaches!) structure their workouts. There should be method to the madness! Of course, different training goals have different workout structures, and there are multiple ways to go about planning and ordering a workout. However, there are some general principles you can follow to build strength training workouts that are efficient, safe, and effective.
Business
18 October 2023
One of the most popular elements of strongman is the strongman weekend group, aka Strongman Saturday or Strongman Sunday. Strongman is much more fun to train in a group, and it’s significantly easier logistically when you have multiple people to help with setup and cleanup. Weekend programs are many people’s first introduction to strongman, and it’s a mainstay of the sport.
Promoting
17 October 2023
One of the first decisions to make when promoting a strongman competition is what events to have. In almost all cases, it is 100% up to the promoter to choose the events, weights, and overall structure of the competition. If you like overhead events, you can literally promote a show with 5 overhead events. Hate overhead events? You don’t even need to have one.