Finding Strength with Derek Poundstone
Finding Strength with Derek Poundstone

I had no idea how prolific Derek Poundstone was and would become in the strongman world. Now that he has stepped out of the spotlight, he sat down with me to talk about the sport of strongman and his life.

Finding Strength: The Bar Strength and Conditioning
Finding Strength: The Bar Strength and Conditioning

Owner Bryan May and coach John Severson are sharing their knowledge and expertise with the people of Milton, Florida and the surrounding area.

Finding Strength: Missing Link Crossfit
Finding Strength: Missing Link Crossfit

Casey Hagstrom and Allen Bose have taken the culture they developed in the Marines and brought it to the civilian side to help create some amazing athletes in multiple sports.

Finding Strength: Tyson's Playground
Finding Strength: Tyson's Playground

Ken Stewart’s facility is loaded with almost an entire football field of turf, a room dedicated to weightlifting, strongman implements, and tons of other equipment needed to make the best possible athlete.

Finding Strength: Primal Strength
Finding Strength: Primal Strength

In Charlottesville, Virginia, behind two garage doors, is a down and dirty, no-bullshit training facility, and a group of athletes ready to come in and do work.

Off-Season Conjugate for Intermediate Strongmen
Off-Season Conjugate for Intermediate Strongmen

Strongman requires speed, endurance, strength, and explosiveness. What if you could build all of these qualities at the same time?

The Continental Clean — Maximizing Your Axle Clean and Press
The Continental Clean — Maximizing Your Axle Clean and Press

Watching lifters attempt the continental clean has given me a case of the heebie-jeebies dozens of times. I’m here to give some pointers on making the movement stronger, safer, and more efficient.

Finding Strength: Why Your Log Press Sucks with Zydrunas Savickas
Finding Strength: Why Your Log Press Sucks with Zydrunas Savickas

If I had to pick the three most common mistakes I’ve witnessed in the last 10 years of seeing lifters miss with the log, here they are, with a video of Zydrunas Savickas coaching the movement.

Finding Strength: Reflexive Performance Reset
Finding Strength: Reflexive Performance Reset

Being able to seek new ways to perform at your best is just as important as finding the best gym, and this is why I think it’s so important to share RPR with everyone.

Finding Strength: The Anvil Gym
Finding Strength: The Anvil Gym

This Strongman’s paradise in Cedar Rapids, Iowa has the people, the equipment, and the expertise you need to get stronger.

Finding Strength: The Strength Depot
Finding Strength: The Strength Depot

The owners of this Livonia, Michigan facility have made a commitment to bettering the world of strength sports, providing a home to many lifters and raising money for Relentless Detroit.

Finding Strength: Jiu-Jitsu and Strength Academy
Finding Strength: Jiu-Jitsu and Strength Academy

The familiarity and genuine interest in one another is a recurring theme at the most successful gyms I’ve visited since starting this project. This is what I found in Cromwell, CT.

Finding Strength: Colosseum Strongman
Finding Strength: Colosseum Strongman

During my trip to this Columbia, Maryland gym, I witnessed first-hand the hospitality of Jon Ward and his strongman crew.

Finding Strength: The Mission
Finding Strength: The Mission

The purpose is simple: bridging the gap between Strongman and the public.

Finding Strength: Granite Barbell
Finding Strength: Granite Barbell

A bare bones gym in Campbell Hall, NY, Brett Somerville and Anthony Buzzeo offer all the equipment and training knowledge to take your strongman game up a notch.

Finding Strength: United States Strongman Nationals
Finding Strength: United States Strongman Nationals

With over 300 competitors in attendance, the energy was intense. I am in awe of how many people were there not only to compete, but to watch at cheer on the strongmen.

Finding Strength: Refuge Barbell
Finding Strength: Refuge Barbell

Derek Stone has grown his gym from an old shed into a fully functioning gym, littered with equipment that can help anyone reach their strongman goals.

Finding Strength: Team BSS Training and Fitness
Finding Strength: Team BSS Training and Fitness

Located in Boardman, Ohio, the Schumakers have created a competitive playing field for strongman competitors to learn and refine their craft.

Finding Strength: North Carolina’s Strongest Man and Woman
Finding Strength: North Carolina’s Strongest Man and Woman

At this event, the return for victory is high, which means the competition is harder and heavier than most contests out there.

Finding Strength: Cold Front CrossFit
Finding Strength: Cold Front CrossFit

Merging with Traverse City and Bulky Boys Barbell clubs, this Northern Michigan facility has welcomed strongman into their doors.

Finding Strength: Area 56
Finding Strength: Area 56

Owned and operated by Tyler Petro and his wife Sarah Connors-Petro, this gym started in a storage unit and has grown to a premier facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Finding Strength: Durniat Strength
Finding Strength: Durniat Strength

Settled in Wooster, Ohio, Andrew Durniat created the training facility he’s always wanted: his own.

Finding Strength: Titan Barbell
Finding Strength: Titan Barbell

Eric Dawson opened his Medford, Massachusetts gym in his back yard—literally—to always be there to oversee his gym and help his athletes.

Finding Strength: Force Barbell
Finding Strength: Force Barbell

Working in conjunction with other professionals and experts, owner Tyler Miller has created a home for strongman athletes in Fishers, Indiana to train and prepare for any athletic endeavor.

Finding Strength: Total Performance Sports
Finding Strength: Total Performance Sports

Owned by elitefts coach CJ Murphy in Massachusetts, TPS is one of the best gyms in the country, with the accolades and athletes to prove it.

Elitefts Welcomes Newest Team Member and Columnist Zach Gallmann
Elitefts Welcomes Newest Team Member and Columnist Zach Gallmann

As Zach travels the country building his new project, Finding Strength, he will deliver a new look into the world of Strongman.

Finding Strength: CORE Fitness
Finding Strength: CORE Fitness

In Mooresville, Indiana, owner Aaron Molin has amassed an amazing training facility to help grow the sport of strongman — “The Barn” is where all the action takes place.

Finding Strength: Blind Dog Gym
Finding Strength: Blind Dog Gym

Located in Lorraine, Ohio, this facility is definitely top notch with more equipment than you can dream of! Past professional Highland Games athlete Mark Valenti is doing things right by providing an outlet for all strength disciplines.

Finding Strength: NBS Fitness
Finding Strength: NBS Fitness

This is a great training facility in Memphis, Tennessee owned by strength coach, athlete, and EliteFTS columnist, David Allen.

Finding Strength: Lightning Fitness
Finding Strength: Lightning Fitness

Connecticut has quite the strongman community. This week I made my way up to South Windsor to visit a real strength athlete’s playground.

Finding Strength: The Origin Story
Finding Strength: The Origin Story

This is my journey: to help people find strength, like I found strength.

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