Having accidentally won South England's strongest natural man (under 80kg) back in April, I found myself in the national finals, against all the champions and qualifiers from across the land. This was to be my first ever two-day competition and my hardest to date. So you might think I'd prepare myse...
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Avast me hearties! My strongman training facility is finally OPEN! 'tis called THE STRONGHOLD and has everything you could possibly want and need to become POWERFUL! That isn't to say you need to be strong and mighty to come along: it's designed to increase your power no matter what point you are...
Continue reading ...Last year I took part in (and won) England's Strongest Novice Under 80kg. It was my first ever competiton and it ignited a passsion for strongman in me, especially watching the guys competing in England's Strongest Man Under 80kg, who I decided to take the following year. So it was that this wee...
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This Sunday marked exactly one year to the day since I started strength training with a purpose. That sounds odd, I know. Surely the purpose of strength training is always strength? Well yes, but Guildspeople don't really train uni-directionally or for specific purposes. We cultivate an ambient l...
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Having completed five tough weeks of strongman training, it was finally time to test my progress at England’s Strongest Man Under 80kg Novice competition. A few weeks before, I learned that my Ghost Squad amigo, Hakon Fram Stokka, was flying from Norway to Edinburgh to do a 50+ km Spartan Ultra...
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I woke up on Sunday 16th of July at 82.5kg. That’s the heaviest I have ever been, I’m usually 79-80g. I know: I’m much smaller in real life than people expect. I don’t really give a crap about my weight. The only thing that interests me about my bodyweight is its implications for my rela...
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After all my rambling about strength training, I decided I should put mine to the test. So I signed up for the novice round at England’s Strongest Man Under 80kg. That weight category is very important. I have loved strongman ever since witnessing Magnus Ver Magnusson conquer all mortals in the...
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