The U.S. soldier is an athlete that requires strong muscles, bones, and connective tissue to prevent injury.

Between three jobs, strongman competitions, and his appearance on The Titan Games, 105-kilogram World’s Strongest Man Anthony Fuhrman shares his thoughts on pro middleweight strongman issues, meeting one of his childhood idols, and Taylor Swift.

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

My injuries have taken me from meet platform to operating table and back again.

In Part 2, Mark Watts talks about difficult recruitment, traveling for his own training, and adaptations to athlete programming.

Last we heard from Jesse Pierce, he was working to meet the Army’s physical fitness standards. Has he achieved his goal?

Grip strength has always been an important aspect of training for athletes and strength sport competitors alike.

Most people aren’t willing to risk life or limb in a backyard meet. Yet, that’s what happened as Kandahar Airfield hosted its second annual “1000 lbs. Club” powerlifting challenge in Afghanistan.

“The Nation today needs men who think in terms of service to their country and not in terms of their country’s debt to them.”
–General Omar Bradley

You need to be flexible and adapt your programming as necessary.

The fitness levels required for deployment life are much different than the PT test.

You must condition your body to handle the enormous repetitive loads that will be imposed on you long before you reach selection, or else you will almost surely break down with injury.

You’re not an expert just because your Under Armor shirt is a size small and you wear fatigues.

I am submitting this as an article, should you wish to publish it, but first I just wanted to thank EliteFTS for inspiring me in times when inspiration can be hard to come by.

In October 2008, I joined the U.S. Army. I’m going to share my story about seven months of Army physical training compared to my experience as a veteran powerlifter.