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In the 19th century, the term strongman refers to an exhibitor of strength (before strength sports were codified into weightlifting, powerlifting etc., becoming actual athletic competitions) or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bench press, supporting large amounts of weight held overhead at arm's length, steel bending, chain breaking, etc. Large amounts of wrist, hand, and tendon strength were required for these feats, as well as prodigious oblique strength. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A weightlifter about to jerk 180 kg[1] Weightlifting is a sport in which competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars called barbells, the execution of which is a combination of power, flexibility, technique, mental and physical strength. ...
The bench press is one of the three events of powerlifting. ...
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Feats of strength are acts strongmen exhibit to showcase their great strength. ...
A soldier performs a bench press The bench press is a form of weightlifting which primarily focuses on the development of the pectoralis major muscle as well as other supporting muscles. ...
A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone and is built to withstand tension. ...
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In the late 20th century the term strongman changed to describe one who competes in strength athletics - a more modern eclectic strength competition in which competitors lift rocks, tote refrigerators, pull trains, walk while towing an eighteen wheel truck behind them, etc. The most famous competition of this type is World's Strongest Man and the " World's Strongest Man Super Series", however North American Strongman, Inc. (NAS) holds amateur and other meets throughout the United States. In recent years, interest in the sport at the grassroots level has skyrocketed, leading to the spontaneous formation of local clubs, loosely affiliated with provincial/state and national associations. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Strength athletics, more generally known as Strongman, is a sport which tests competitors strength in a variety of different ways. ...
The official logo of Worlds Strongest Man The Met-Rx Worlds Strongest Man is the best-recognized annual international event in strength athletics. ...
Many sports-specific training facilities have begun to incorporate movements associated with strongman competitions into their general training schemes, albeit with lighter weights used; e.g. tire flips, sled drags, object loading or carrying, log pressing, farmer's walks and so on.
Incorrect usage
Strongman is often incorrectly used to describe a person who does weightlifting or bodybuilding. This is not exactly true, as neither existed at the time. Interestingly, nineteenth century bodybuilders were expected to mingle with the crowd during intermission and perform strength feats like card tearing, nail bending, etc. to demonstrate strength as well as symmetry and size. Also, many strongmen were superbly built and sold photos of themselves nude or near-nude, flexing and posing (although what they considered the epitome of male beauty was different from modern ideals - particularly the very low emphasis on chest size, and great emphasis on oblique size, and symmetry. A weightlifter about to jerk 180 kg[1] Weightlifting is a sport in which competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars called barbells, the execution of which is a combination of power, flexibility, technique, mental and physical strength. ...
Professional Bodybuilder Gustavo Badell posing Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing muscle hypertrophy through the combination of weight training, sufficient caloric intake, and rest. ...
Some famous strongmen
Traditional Paul Edward Anderson (born October 17, 1932 in Toccoa, Georgia – died August 15, 1994) was a weightlifter and strongman. ...
Anton Barichievich, known as The Great Antonio (October 10, 1925 – September 7, 2003) was a Canadian strongman and eccentric. ...
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Louis Cyr, baptised Cyprien-Noé Cyr (October 10, 1863 – November 10, 1912) was a famous Canadian strongman. ...
Statue of Grutte Pier in his hometown of Kimswerd Pier Gerlofs Donia of Kimswerd (1480? - October 28, 1520) was a Frisian pirate and freedom fighter. ...
Angus Graham (Aonghas Greum) was a strongman born in 1810 on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland and died at Habost in the Port of Ness in the year 1896. ...
Zishe (Siegmund) Breitbart (1883 - 1925) was a Polish-born circus performer, vaudeville strongman and Jewish folklore hero. ...
Hackenschmidt in 1903 Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt (August 2, 1878 in Tartu, Estonia - February 19, 1968 in London, England) was an early 20th-century strongman and professional wrestler. ...
Georg Lurich circa 1895 Georg Lurich (1876 - 1920) was a prominent Estonian Greco-Roman and free-style wrestler of the early 20th century. ...
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Ivan Poddubny Ivan Poddubny (Russian: ; October 8, 1871 - August 1949) was a Russian wrestler. ...
Eugen Sandow Eugen Sandow (born Friederich Wilhelm Mueller on April 2, 1867 in Königsberg, East Prussia, died on October 14, 1925) was a pioneering bodybuilder of the Victorian era and is often refered to as the Father of Modern Bodybuilding. Sandow had been a great admirer of Greek and...
Alexander Zass was a Russian circus actor, professional wrestler, and strongman. ...
Modern strongman athletes Jouko Ahola (born 1 December 1970, Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a bodybuilder and actor. ...
Geoff Capes (born 23 August 1949 in Spalding, Lincolnshire) is a former British shot put champion, and former two-time winner of the Worlds Strongest Man title. ...
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Hugo Girard (born December 20, 1971) in Saint-Anne-de-Portneuf, Québec) is a Canadian strongmen and is a one-time World Champion and a 5-time Canadas Strongest Man. ...
Mark Gordon Henry[1] (born June 12, 1971 in Silsbee, Texas) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment performing on its SmackDown! brand. ...
Svend Karlsen (born October 6, 1967) is a Norwegian strongman. ...
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Jesse Marunde (September 14, 1979 - July 25, 2007) was an American strongman athlete who placed second in the 2005 Worlds Strongest Man competition. ...
Travis Ortmayer setting an Atlas Stone World Record at the 2005 IFSA World Championship in Canada Travis Ortmayer (born on August 9, 1981, 64, 300 lb) is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. ...
Ted van der Parre (born September 21, 1955) is a former strongman from the Netherlands who won the Worlds Strongest Man contest in 1992. ...
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Phil Pfister (born May 15, 1971 in Charleston, West Virginia[1]) is the 2006 Met-Rx Worlds Strongest Man, winning the competition and its $41,000 grand prize on 23 September 2006 in Sanya, China. ...
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Mariusz Pudzianowski Mariusz Pudzianowski (IPA: ) (born on February 7, 1977 in Biała Rawska, Poland) is a leading strongman competitor, and one of only three people ever to win the Worlds Strongest Man title four times. ...
Don (Donald C.) Reinhoudt (born March 6, 1945) is a powerlifter and strongman from the United States. ...
Jamie Reeves (born May 3, 1963) is a British former coal miner, strongman, and winner of the Worlds Strongest Man title. ...
Glenn Ross (Born 27 May 1971 in County Down, Northern Ireland) is a British International Strongman and Powerlifter who has represented Ireland and the UK in 3 Worlds Strongest Man Competitions and various World Grand Prix and European Team competitions. ...
Žydrūnas Savickas (born July 15th, 1975 in Biržai, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian strongman. ...
Magnus Samuelsson is a Swedish strongman. ...
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Gary Taylor (born October 14, 1961) is a former strongman from Wales who won the Worlds Strongest Man contest in 1993. ...
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The World StrongestMan champion in 2000, also Turkish Strongman Champion in 2002 Istanbul. ...
Bruce Wilhelm (born July 13, 1945) is a weightlifter and strongman from the United States. ...
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