Adam Bishop
Adam Bishop is a professional strongman and two-time winner of the Britain's Strongest Man competition (2020, 2023).[2] Bishop refers to himself in the media as "one of the little guys" in the sport, despite weighing over 300 lbs.[1][3] Bishop has also competed in rugby, where he played as a winger,[4] and in skeleton bobsleigh.[5]
Strongman career
Bishop started competing in open strongman competitions in 2012, having progressed from the under-105 kg category.[5] He entered the heats for the World's Strongest Man in 2015, establishing himself as an up-and-coming talent.[6]
Bishop steadily improved his standings in the competition, narrowly missing a place in the grand final of the 2016 World's Strongest Man when he was beaten in the Atlas Stones. In the 2018 World's Strongest Man competition, Bishop failed to get past the qualifying heats after losing against Johan Els in the Atlas Stones event.[7]
In the 2019 World's Strongest Man competition, Bishop reached the finals for the first time, coming in ninth place overall.[8]
In January 2020, Bishop won his first Britain's Strongest Man competition, after coming in 2nd the previous year.[9] In the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition, Bishop reached the final once again and improved on his performance from the previous year, placing sixth overall.[10] In September, Bishop placed 2nd at Europe's Strongest Man,[11] while in December, Bishop competed at the 2020 Shaw Classic and placed sixth overall.[12]
In January 2023, Bishop won Britain's Strongest Man for the second time, after coming in second in 2021 and third in 2022.[13]
Other work
Bishop worked as an RFC Strength and Conditioning Coach for Harlequin F.C.[1] On 11 February 2021, Bishop left Harlequin F.C. to focus full-time on his strongman career.[14]
Personal records
In strongman:
- Deadlift (with straps and suit) – 453.5 kg (1,000 lb)[15]
- Deadlift for reps – 400 kg (882 lb) x 5 reps and 360 kg (794 lb) x 1 rep (raw) (2024 Britain's Strongest man)
- Hummer Tire Deadlift (15 inches off the floor) – 524 kg (1,155 lb)
- Giant Barbell Squat (for reps) – 340 kg (750 lb) × 5 reps (single-ply suit w/ wraps) (2019 World's Strongest Man)
- Log press – 181 kg (399 lb)
- Axle press – 180 kg (397 lb)
References
- ^ a b c "Adam Bishop". The World's Strongest Man. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Sunderland, Tom (18 January 2020). "Britain's Strongest Man 2020 Results: Adam Bishop Wins Title over Tom Stoltman". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Hemming, Martin (15 December 2019). "Help you train to be the world's strongest man? Of course — I'll be your barbell". The Times. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Cameron, Ian (1 January 2018). "The remarkable links between rugby and World's Strongest Man competition". RugbyPass. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Adam Bishop - The Titan of Twickenham". Harlequin F.C. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "The World's Strongest Man 2015 Roundup". World's Strongest Man. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Butler, Matt (30 December 2018). "World's Strongest Man: Big boys don't cry but enormous men nearly do". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Gutman, Andrew. "Martins Licis Dethrones Thor Bjornsson at World's Strongest Man 2019". Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Lockridge, Roger (2020-01-18). "Adam Bishop Wins 2020 Britain's Strongest Man". BarBend. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Gutman, Andrew (15 November 2020). "Novikov Secures 2020 World's Strongest Man Victory (Updated)". BarBend. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Strongman Archives - 2020 Europe's Strongest Man". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Lockridge, Roger (15 December 2020). "Brian Shaw Wins 2020 Shaw Classic — Recap And Results". BarBend. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Lockridge, Roger (2023-01-30). "2023 Britain's Strongest Man Results — Adam Bishop Reclaims The Throne". BarBend. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "ADAM BISHOP DEPARTS TO FOCUS ON BEING WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN". Harlquins Rugby Union. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Deadlift Championships". strongmanarchives. 2021-08-14. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-14.