Renowned IFBB Pro Stan Efferding holds the distinction of being the world’s strongest bodybuilder. He is also one of the few men who have totaled 2,300 lbs in a raw powerlifting contest. Now Efferding uses his years of experience to advise other strength athletes on nutrition, training technique, and more. Besides bodybuilders and powerlifters, Efferding has also worked with strongman athletes. 

On August 11, former Mr. Universe Milos Sarcev shared a sneak peek at the upcoming episode of The Menace Podcast featuring Efferding. Sarcev, along with Dennis James and Chris Cormier. While the episode will go live on Sunday, Sarcev posted a clip from the upcoming episode where Stan Efferding made a startling revelation about the health of some of the 300+ lbs strongman giants.

Strongman athletes might not be the healthiest

In the clip that Milos Sarcev uploaded on Instagram, the three hosts listened to what Efferding had to say with rapt attention. “Educational hour at the Oldschool Podcast – coming This Sunday!” Sarcev wrote in the caption. “You have to tune in to hear what Stan had to say…as @bigdjames (Dennis James) said: If Stan talks – we should all listen,” added the bodybuilding coach.

In the clip, Stan Efferding spoke about strongman athletes and the fact that their health isn’t optimal. Efferding named three strongmen, two of whom were former World’s Strongest Man winners. “The Big Rock, Hafthor, Brian Shaw… all of them had some degree of metabolic syndrome,” explained the powerlifter. “All of them have it because of their weight,” added Efferding.

The IFBB Pro then listed some of the suboptimal health conditions world champion strongmen like Shaw and Bjornsson had. “They all had a little fatty liver… some insulin resistance. They all have slightly elevated blood pressure and blood sugar,” Efferding said. However, that is where the clip ended as fans would have to wait till 12 pm PST before the full episode goes live. However, Efferding isn’t the only one who pointed out such things, the athletes themselves have talked about their health.

Even the elite athletes think their sport isn’t sustainable

World’s Strongest Man winners like Brian Shaw, Eddie Hall, and others have spoken about the impact the sport had on their bodies. Walking around at 300+ lbs and eating insane calories have then their toll. From massive injuries to all the underlying symptoms Efferding pointed out, is the price a strongman has to pay for ultimate strength.

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This is also why even the most elite strongmen like Eddie Hall, Brian Shaw, and Hafthor Bjornsson have stepped away from the sport at a relatively young age. In an interview with the BBC, Eddie Hall said, “Yes I’m doing damage to my body now… The human body isn’t designed to be this size.”

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What did you think of the shocking revelation by Stan Efferding? Will turn for the full conversation when the podcast goes live?