[Strongman] in one word is not to be confused with strong man. A [strongman] is an adept of a strength sport born in 1977 (the very [first Worlds] Strongest Man) and that now has athletes all around the world. A strongman competition features different events that all test [the athletes] strength and stamina in a great variety of ways. It may be to walk a certain distance carrying very heavy handles in both hands (farmers walk), to pull a truck, to lift round stones on podiums (the atlas stones), to press an axle or some other implement overhead for a max single or max reps... There are many more kinds of events. You also see standard barbell lifts, often the deadlift, done for a max weight or max reps.
[The strongman] needs to be extremely strong in the basic movement patterns, sturdy enough to endure the relentless, cumulative punishment of several taxing events done over the same day or even two days in a row, and fit enough to perform well in a fatigued state. The media give more exposure to the giant men competing in the Worlds Strongest Man, but there are different weight classes. And there are competitions for strongwomen as well!

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