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When Is the Strongest Man in the World Not the World’s Strongest Man?

In 2017 Eddie Hall won the World’s Strongest Man contest. Thor ‘The Mountain’ Björnsson came second, and a good chunk of the online and offline strength community debated about whether or not Thor had been robbed. The question, which a decade after the fact seemed unfair, was whether or not the organisers had picked events Continue reading When Is the Strongest Man in the World Not the World s…

The Explorer Who Became a Judge: On The Life Of Charles Gaines

It happened at Caesars Palace in December 1983. Fifteen women competed in a bodybuilding contest that did not really exist. It was conjured up for a film crew, mixed professionals with amateurs in flat contravention of the sport’s own rules, and sitting on the judging panel, scoring them, was one of the men who wrote Continue reading The Explorer Who Became a Judge: On The Life Of Charles Gaines…