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Axle bar deadlifts will test your grip strength as much as your pulling power. Ditch the straps in training to enhance your grip.

The Press

Being a good presser is necessary in the sport of strongman. Strict press,
push press, and single arm press are all important exercises to improve your
overhead strength. Pressing should be done on a weekly basis with
additional shoulder work to increase shoulder stability to support heavy loads.

Pressing variations found in competition:

 Log Clean and Press: It is difficult to train for a log press without a log.
Barbell clean and jerks are a great assistance tool, as well as pressing
overhead with a Swiss bar, but moving a log is vastly different than a barbell.
If you can, go out of your way to find a log to train with.
 Axle Bar Clean and Press: Similar to the axle deadlift, this movement can be
simulated by putting fat gripz on a barbell. Remember, the axle bar does not
spin like an Olympic weightlifting bar. In addition to the conventional clean,
another method that can be used is the continental clean.
 Circus DB: The Circus dumbbell is a single-arm press where the dumbbell
can be brought to the shoulder with two hands and then pressed or jerked
with one arm. Training for this event can be done by performing single arm