page_title: Strength athletics
hierarchical_section_title: Strength athletics
caption_attribution_description: English: In 1957 Otto Acron official lifted car off the ground. Total weight 3,000lb unofficially He had lifted 4,000lb of sand filled bags in training.
context_page_description: Strength athletics, also known as Strongman competitions, is a sport which tests competitors' strength in a variety of non-traditional ways. Some of the disciplines are similar to those in powerlifting and some powerlifters have also successfully competed in strongman competitions. However, strongman events also test physical endurance to a degree not found in powerlifting or other strength-based sports, such as carrying refrigerators, flipping truck tires, and pulling vehicles with a rope.
  Competitions designed to test the strength of participants pre-date recorded history. The Highland games in Scotland are often recognized as the first strongman competitions. Circus strongmen also performed feats of strength that were non-traditional or sensationalistic. Strongman competitions like World's Strongest Man began their television popularity in the 1970s.
context_section_description: Strength athletics, also known as Strongman competitions, is a sport which tests competitors' strength in a variety of non-traditional ways. Some of the disciplines are similar to those in powerlifting and some powerlifters have also successfully competed in strongman competitions. However, strongman events also test physical endurance to a degree not found in powerlifting or other strength-based sports, such as carrying refrigerators, flipping truck tires, and pulling vehicles with a rope.
  Competitions designed to test the strength of participants pre-date recorded history. The Highland games in Scotland are often recognized as the first strongman competitions. Circus strongmen also performed feats of strength that were non-traditional or sensationalistic. Strongman competitions like World's Strongest Man began their television popularity in the 1970s.
caption: Strongman competitions usually involve non-traditional, often sensationalistic, challenges of strength.
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