Trey Mitchell is the champion of the 2022 Shaw Classic. On Aug. 13-14, 2022, the American strongman successfully made it back-to-back years (2021-22) as the winner of the strength contest. Joining Mitchell on the podium in Loveland, CO were competition organizer Brian Shaw and Mitchell Hooper in second and third place, respectively. It is Shaw’s...
The 2022 Shaw Classic will take place on August 13-14 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, CO. In the third edition of the growing strongman contest, 15 athletes will battle in eight events over two days. In an August 12, 2022, Instagram post, the Shaw Classic’s organizing body announced that this year’s contest will...
On August 11, 2022, the organizing body of the Shaw Classic announced over Instagram that two-time defending World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Tom Stoltman would withdraw from this year’s edition of the contest. With the competition right around the corner on August 13-14, 2022, there will not be a replacement for Stoltman’s roster spot. In a...
On July 26, 2022, strongman Mitchell Hooper shared footage on his Instagram profile where he performed a 907.2-kilogram (2,000-pound) leg press for eight reps. Per the caption of his post, Hooper says the display of staggering leg strength was part of his preparation for the upcoming Shaw Classic, which will take place on August 13-14,...
Brian Shaw is one of the most influential figures in strongman today. As a four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Champion (2011, 2013, 2015-2016), the organizer of the annual Shaw Classic, and a general advocate for the sport, Shaw stays busy. A recent clip of a strength feat showed that the legendary strongman appears to be...
