John Greaves III

John Greaves III is a writer based in North Georgia with nearly two decades of experience in training at home. A former amateur kickboxing champion, John now competes recreationally in powerlifting. He takes a physical culture approach to training; believing that strength and health need not be mutually exclusive. In addition to his nonfiction work, John has written two fiction books, A Different Kind of Giant and A Little Lesson in Manners that are available on Amazon.com.

image of Jerome Bloom closing a gripper

Jerome Bloom Smashes World Records from His Shed

At 5’2, Jerome Bloom doesn’t immediately look like a world record holding strongman. But this modern day Mighty Atom, holds so many world records that we couldn’t list them all and keep this article under the word count limit! After a back injury derailed his powerlifting career, Jerome set his sights on becoming a grip sport specialist and incidentally

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FitBliss coach Natalie Suaz benching in competition

Natalie Suaz: Blissfully Strong

FitBliss coach Natalie Suaz is determined to provide a sane alternative to the crash dieting and extreme overtraining popular in the fitness industry. Her years of experience in gymnastics, bikini competition and powerlifting have convinced her that women need a viable alternative to the unhealthy methods in mainstream weight-loss culture. Read how she’s helping women

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Jeff "TRex" Bankens rips a deck of cards

Performing Strongman Jeff TRex Bankens

Jeff “TRex” Bankens: From 4H to Performing Strongman Strongman wasn’t invented by ESPN. The original strongman was a traveling performer, who wowed crowds with incredible feats night after night. Jeff “TRex” Bankens is a performing strongman who carries on that legacy as he goes from place to place sharing the Gospel message while blowing up hot water

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Greg "GDiesel" Santarsiero is taking over the supplement industry with a blue collar work ethic and a chip on his shoulder

Keeping It Real with GDiesel

Greg GDiesel Santarsiero is a blue collar renaissance man driven to become. From the beard down he is dedicated bodybuilder, hip hop head, counter culture fashionista, sneaker aficionado; nestled snugly under a throwback fisherman hat is entrepreneur, published author and visionary.  Pour it into a container labeled husband and father, flip the switch and get out of the

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