Strongman vs. Traditional Training: Strongmen Implements May Improve Muscle Mass and Sprint Abilities, Traditional Training is the Better Fat Burner, Squat & Sled Perf. Builder
Illustration of various strongman events. A = heavy sprint-style sled pull; B = log lift; C = axle press; D = farmers walk; E = arm over arm prowler pull. In his PhD thesis, Paul William Winwood analyzed the differences between strongman and traditional training in five steps - with study 5, a 7-week resistance training study producing the most interesting data. Before Winwood randomly assigned thirty experienced resistance-trained rugby players who had been assessed for body composition, strength, power, speed and change of direction (COD) measures before the study to either strongman or classic resistance training, he conducted a survey in 193 strenght and conditioning coaches. 88% percent of the respondents said that they'd use strongman implements in the training of their athletes, with sleds, ropes, kettlebells, tyres, sandbags and farmers walk bars ranked as the top six implements used. Strongman or not, there are other effective muscle builders Tri- or Multi...
