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The World's Strongest Man said putting on 30 pounds in a week was 'easy' while visiting the US because restaurant portions were so big

Tom Stoltman described gaining so much weight so fast as "one of the worst feelings," and said he g…

Rachel Hosie   


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'The Mountain' says he lost 120 pounds by eating 5 high-protein meals a day. Here's what he dishes up.

Hafthor Björnsson, once the World's Strongest Man who also starred in Game of Thrones, told Insider…

Rachel Hosie   


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Putin's strongman ally may have accidentally shared a map of Russia's Ukrainian-invasion plans

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, may…

Katie Balevic   


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An iconic strongman says he can devour '30 bars of chocolate, 2 cartons of milk, and 5 pounds of ice cream in bed'

The weightlifter and MMA fighter's diet sounds wild as he claims to eat an excess of chocolate and …

Alan Dawson   


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Putin's strongman ally says Belarus — which is on the verge of a default — can help Russia overcome Western sanctions

On Thursday, the World Bank's chief economist, Carmen Reinhart, told Reuters that Russia's and Bela…

Azmi Haroun   


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'Game of Thrones' star Hafthor Bjornsson breaks deadlift world record with 1,104-pound lift

Bjornsson, better known as The Mountain from "Game of Thrones," lifted more than any man has ever l…

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A world famous strongman champion scored an 18-second knockout in an MMA bout against a 265-pound colossus

Mariusz Pudzianowski, former strongman champion, is now knocking people out for fun in MMA fights i…

Alan Dawson   


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A former strongman lost 188 pounds to run 48 marathons in 48 days in aid of combatting food poverty

John Clark was also a semi-professional rugby player before being forced to retire after suffering …

Barnaby Lane   


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Mike Bloomberg and Donald Trump's shared love of executive power makes them strongman soulmates

Bloomberg lobbied to have the neighborhood declared "blighted," which allowed the state to seize it…

Anthony L. Fisher   


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Jeff Sessions praises Trump as 'a strongman' and 'a defender of the faith' for church photo-op that involved tear-gassing peaceful protesters

Sessions mocked criticism of Trump's church photo-op: "The Episcopal bishops said: 'Ohhh! Horrible!…

Jake Lahut   


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Video shows the horrifying moment a Russian strongman fractured both his knees while trying to squat nearly 900 pounds: 'Everything hurts'

Alexander Sedykh was competing in the 2020 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WPRF) Championships i…

Barnaby Lane   


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Trump is decrying Maduro's authoritarianism in Venezuela as he simultaneously embraces the region's newest strongman in Brazil

If Trump did use military force in Venezuela, it would be consistent with the US government's long,…

John Haltiwanger   


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Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov gave a 5-year-old a $36,000 Mercedes for doing 4,105 push-ups

The video of him attempting to beat the Russian record for most push-ups for a five year old - curr…

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Chechnya's Strongman President Loses Dog, Is Reunited After Instagram Appeal

Kadyrov only joined Instagram a year ago, but he has already racked up a considerable following, wi…

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I became a stay-at-home dad at the age of 47. I've learned more about myself while parenting than I did in 20 years of my career.

Ben Maddern sold his business to become a stay-at-home dad when he was 47. He says he learned more …

Gary Nunn   


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3 exercises you should be doing to build muscle, according to the World's Strongest Man

You should be including three key strength exercises in your workouts if you want to build muscle, …

Gabby Landsverk   


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After losing a chunk of Russian territory to Ukraine, Putin said it wasn't that important anyway

Putin argued that the attack didn't divert Russia from a more important mission — gaining ground in…

Tom Porter   


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Ukraine's invasion of Russia is showing how good it is at hitting Putin's weak spots

Vladimir Putin's authority has long been founded on his image as an uncompromising defender of Russ…

Tom Porter   


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The shock Ukrainian invasion of Kursk has the Kremlin pulling some troops out of Ukraine to defend Russia, per reports

After Ukraine launched a counter invasion of Russia, US officials told the Wall Street Journal Russ…

Kelsey Vlamis