Movie and soap stars are called strong when they are nothing but abs, low bodyfat and a tan. When you acquire this ability, you build strong thick muscles that can't be missed. You look as powerful in a raincoat as in a tanktop. You look as massive from behind as you do from the front. A properly trained strongman is thick from a sideview.
Strongmen are unable to hide the fact that they look strong.
Because of this confidence, they walk around relaxed and graceful. These are the idiots who give us a bad name. They give the impression to the general public that it is because they train with weights, that they are so stiff and awkward. We proudly build our muscles the old fashioned way, primarily by the use of heavy multi-joint exercises. Exercises such as the deadlift, squat, bench press, incline press, overhead presses, pulldowns, chins, various types of rowing and odd object lifting.