Taken this afternoon at the Ministry of Muscle; Mick Holding rep’ing with a 290kg / 2.5 inch handled ‘axle’. Read the rest of this entry »

D
estination: Crouch Farm. East Sussex training camp of Oli Thompson and Scott Reid.

My brain was already conjuring up images. This sounded like a refreshing change from the stark metal, glass and bright flourescence of the gyms I’d been shooting till now - countryside, farm machinery, two world-class Strongmen - but my preconceptions disintegrated within minutes of arrival. Read the rest of this entry »

Stumbled across on YouTube; A two-part interview of Andrus Murumets & Zydrunas Savickas. Here’s the first part, link follows for part 2.

Read the rest of this entry »

There’ll be a bit of tweaking to the running order and content this week, but to those who missed it, the gallery is back … turn up those speakers Read the rest of this entry »

Today, I was lucky enough to spend the afternoon with Scott Reid and Oli Thompson at their training camp in deepest Sussex. Check back later in the week for more images.

Read the full post; Welcome to Hardcore Heaven!

…It was the perfect opportunity.. to get Strongman better known ..

Chances are, if you’d asked me to name a city down south that might have a strongman gym, Portsmouth would have been near the top of my list.

Read the rest of this entry »

Do you think you have a Strongman image that would look great on Powershotsmag.com? Why not post it to the new “Powershotsmag” group on Flickr? If it makes the cut, we’ll post it on this site for all to see. You’ll need a Flickr account (free) and an invite to the group (free, just ask nicely!).

The full review has now been posted - you can check it out here.

Coming soon.. Strength-Tec; home not only to the Portsmouth Strongman Association, but also a host of great characters and some punishing Strongman ‘apparatus’. Come back on 15th March to hear more about the antics of Stoneman, Gorilla, Baldy and the “Tobyinator”!

Find a set of Atlas stones and you’ll find a tub of tacky somewhere nearby. Tacky is that viscous, pale yellow ‘gunk’ that seems to be the must-have accessory for serious stone-lifting

“Elite Tacky” - the special ‘brew’ devised by Dave Ostlund - World Class Strongman Athlete from Minnesota - seems to be the brand of choice for many. I caught up with Dave to find out a bit more about this unique concoction. Read the rest of this entry »

Britain’s strongest man in 2006, Oli Thompson’s career was put dramtically on hold in 2007 when a deadlift training session resulted in a torn bicep. It seems Oli’s sights are firmly set on regaining his title in 2008.

I caught up with Oli and his training partner Scott Reid (current Britain’s Strongest Man in the 105kg weight class) during a recent training camp at the Ministry of Muscle, to find out how his recovery was coming along and how his plans for 2008 were mapping out. Read the rest of this entry »