8 Weeks To Strong
Muscle & Fitness|September 2018

Make a commercial gym your Strongman training ground with this explosive eight-week workout.

Kevin Gray
8 Weeks To Strong

Once relegated to niche enthusiast groups and late-night slots on ESPN2, the sport of Strongman now draws athletes and fans from all over the world—helped in part by visible competitors like Game of Thrones actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (who plays the Mountain) and America’s four-time World’s Strongest Man winner, Brian Shaw.

The goal of the sport is simple: Execute a series of functional lifts designed to test one’s strength and endurance. And while the contests feature iconic events like the Atlas Stones, Hercules Hold, and Keg Toss, you don’t have to be a competitor—or attempt any of the above—to benefit from Strongman-style training.

“The average person who wants to get bigger, stronger, or even leaner can benefit from Strongman training, because the exercises that build the most muscle also burn the most fat,” says Matt Mills, a strength and conditioning specialist, pro Strongman, and the owner of Lightning Fitness in South Windsor, CT.

Fortunately, much of that training can take place in your local gym with free weights and machines, which is great for those who don’t have access to 350-pound stones—or don’t want to rig up a harness and pull a plane across the parking lot.

“The priority should be free weights, but I like to mix in machines, too,” Mills says. “Isolation work like hamstring curls and biceps curls is great for preventing injuries, especially if you’re newer to the sport.”

It’s not just about moving heavy objects, though—it’s about moving heavy objects repeatedly. That takes endurance.

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