US Edition'Gentle giants': World's strongest men defy stereotypes
- The World's Strongest Man competition took place from Thursday to Sunday in the California capital, continuing a tradition since 1977 at Universal Studios.
- The competition remains focused on lifting extremely heavy objects, attracting athletes like Eddie Williams and Rayno Nel, who balance training with other careers and education.
- Competitors are described as human colossuses lifting weights up to twice their bodyweight, and the sport has become more professional with events such as Titan's Toss and Atlas Stones.
- Athletes emphasize nutrition and focus, with weightlifters like Nel consuming 6,000 calories daily and others countering stereotypes by highlighting camaraderie and education among competitors.
- Despite enduring daily pain and other physical hardships, competitors experience strong community bonds, with Rob Kearney noting that witnessing athletes celebrate and support one another truly captures the essence of strength.
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'Gentle giants': World's strongest men defy stereotypes
Eddie Williams is a schoolteacher from Monday to Friday and a wedding singer on weekends. In his spare time, he lifts enormously heavy weights as he competes to be the world's strongest man.
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‘Gentle giants’: World’s strongest men defy stereotypes
Eddie Williams is a schoolteacher from Monday to Friday and a wedding singer on weekends. In his spare time, he lifts enormously heavy weights as he competes to be the world's strongest man. Some people think weightlifters are "a lot of angry people who just like to throw weight around," the 420-pound (190-kilogram) Australian told
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