Mitchell Hooper Explained

Nickname:	The Moose
Birth Date:	29 September 1995
Birth Place:	Midhurst, Ontario, Canada
Height:	6 foot 3 inches (1.91 m)
Weight:	320 pounds
Spouse:	Ashley Hooper^[1]
Sport:	Strongman
Show-Medals:	yes

Mitchell Hooper (born 29 September 1995) is a Canadian strongman and kinesiologist. He secured 1st place at the 2023 World's Strongest Man competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he also became the first Canadian to win the title of World's Strongest Man.^{[2] [3]} He is also the winner of both the 2023 and 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic events. ^{[4] [5]} In 2023, he became the fourth person to win both the World’s Strongest Man and Arnold Strongman Classic competitions in the same year.

Education and career

Hooper has a degree in human kinetics from the University of Guelph and a masters in clinical exercise physiology from the University of Sydney.^{[6] [7]} He now works as a physical therapist, specialising in strength and conditioning. He worked as a coach for the KW Titans and now runs his own kinesiology clinic in Barrie.

Strongman

Hooper rose to prominence in the 2022 World's Strongest Man contest, where he won his qualifying group, beating veteran strongman Brian Shaw. He finished in 8th place in his first WSM Final, in what was also his first ever full international strongman contest.^[8]

Following this success, he was coached by former competitor Laurence Shahlaei and placed third in both the 2022 Shaw Classic and Rogue Invitational.^{[9] [10]} He also won two shows in 2022: the Giants Live World Tour Finals and the Arnold UK.

In 2023, Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic and the 2023 World's Strongest Man competition, defeating former champions Brian Shaw, Oleksii Novikov and reigning 2-time World's Strongest Man Tom Stoltman.^[11] He is the fourth person to win these two premier events in the same year, following Brian Shaw, Žydrūnas Savickas and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

Hooper continued his podium streak throughout the summer of 2023 and finished 2nd to Brian Shaw in the 2023 Shaw Classic.^[12] He followed that up with a 3rd place in the Giants Live Tour Finals and a week later he won the 2023 Rogue Invitational.^{[13] [14]}

In 2024, Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic for back to back titles. He scored 52 points from a possible 55 and won 3 events. 2 weeks later, he won the Arnold UK in Birmingham. At the 2024 World's Strongest Man in May, Hooper finished 2nd to Tom Stoltman.

In July, Hooper won the Giants Live Strongman Classic. At the show he broke the axle press world record with a 218kg lift. He also broke the wrecking ball hold world record. He then won the Strongest Man on Earth in August.

Personal records

Strongman:

• Deadlift (with deadlift suit and figure 8 straps) – 453.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on (2022 Giants Live World Open)
• Deadlift (raw with straps) – 438abbr=onNaNabbr=on (2024 Strongest Man on Earth)
• Rogue Elephant bar Deadlift (raw with straps) – 431.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on (2024 Arnold Strongman Classic)
• Axle Bar Deadlift with wheels (for reps) (with deadlift suit and straps) – 360abbr=onNaNabbr=on x 8 reps (2024 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (Joint-World Record)
• Axle press (using split jerk technique) – 218abbr=onNaNabbr=on (2024 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (World Record)
• Log press – 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on x 2 reps (2023 Strongest Man on Earth)
• Super Yoke – 500abbr=onNaNabbr=on for 10meters in 5.70 secs (2022 Arnold UK) (World Record)
• Timber carry (raw grip) – 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on for 10.7meters in 7.10 secs (2024 Arnold Strongman Classic)
• Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – 250abbr=onNaNabbr=on over 4 ft (48 in) bar
• Atlas Stones (heavy set) – NaNabbr=onNaNabbr=on in 25.74 secs (2022 Arnold UK)
• Inver Stones – NaNabbr=onNaNabbr=on in 27.37 secs (2022 Rogue Invitational)
• Húsafell Stone replica sandbag – 181.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on for 68.58meters (2022 Rogue Invitational)
• Dinnie Stones (with Rogue replicas) – 333abbr=onNaNabbr=on for 12.6meters (2024 Arnold Strongman Classic) (World Record)
• Keg toss – 15abbr=onNaNabbr=on over 7.76 m (25 ft 5 in) (2024 World's Strongest Man) (former joint-world record)
• Wrecking ball hold – 267abbr=onNaNabbr=on for 118.72 seconds (2024 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (World Record)

Training:

• Deadlift (with deadlift suit and figure 8 straps) – 475abbr=onNaNabbr=on
• Squat (raw with wraps) – 392.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on and 375abbr=onNaNabbr=on x 2 reps

External links

• Mitchell Hooper : about me – personal website
• Mitchell Hooper – YouTube channel

Notes and References

1. Web site: MitchellHooperStrongman.com. 24 April 2023.
2. Web site: Dickson . Jake . 23 April 2023 . Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926221306/https://barbend.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-worlds-strongest-man/ . 26 September 2023 . 23 April 2023 . BarBend . en-US.
3. Web site: Zeglinski . Robert . 23 April 2023 . Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231219225111/https://breakingmuscle.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-worlds-strongest-man/ . 19 December 2023 . 24 April 2023 . Breaking Muscle . en-US.
4. Web site: Blechman . Phil . 4 March 2023 . Mitchell Hooper Wins the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930082802/https://barbend.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-arnold-strongman-classic/ . 30 September 2023 . 8 March 2023 . BarBend . en-US.
5. Web site: 2024-03-18 . Mitchell Hooper Wins 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic UK BarBend . 2024-05-05 . en-US.
6. Web site: Franks . Jack . 19 April 2023 . Mitchell Hooper: An unknown rookie to World's Strongest Man contender . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924124136/https://muscleandhealth.com/muscle/mitchell-hooper-unknown-rookie-strongman-contender/ . 24 September 2023 . Muscle & Health.
7. Web site: Mitchell Hooper . 24 April 2023 . Strongman Archives.
8. Web site: Mitchell Hooper . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002212117/https://giants-live.com/athlete/mitchell-hooper/ . 2 October 2023 . 30 June 2023 . Giants Live.
9. Web site: Lockridge . Roger . 14 August 2022 . 2022 Shaw Classic Results — Trey Mitchell Defends His Title . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002114742/https://barbend.com/2022-shaw-classic-results/ . 2 October 2023 . BarBend.
10. Web site: Smith . Andrew . 30 October 2022 . 2022 Rogue Invitational Strongman Results: Oleksii Novikov Victorious . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029112245/https://fitnessvolt.com/2022-rogue-invitational-strongman-results/ . 29 October 2023 . Fitness Volt.
11. Web site: Bumbaca . Chris . 23 April 2023 . Canadian Mitchell Hooper holds off Tom Stoltman to make history, win 2023 World's Strongest Man . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424040346/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2023/04/23/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-worlds-strongest-man/11725584002/ . 24 April 2023 . USA Today.
12. Web site: Lockridge . Roger . 21 August 2023 . 2023 Shaw Classic Results — Brian Shaw Is the Strongest Man on Earth . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003165401/https://barbend.com/2023-shaw-classic-results/ . 3 October 2023 . BarBend.
13. Web site: Sheehan . Stephen . 23 October 2023 . Scotland’s Own Tom Stoltman Takes Home Title at 2023 Giants Live World Tour Finals With Dominant Performance . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105235449/https://breakingmuscle.com/2023-giants-live-world-tour-finals-results/ . 5 November 2023 . Breaking Muscle.
14. Web site: Dickson . Jake . 31 October 2023 . Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231107015406/https://barbend.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-rogue-strongman-invitational/ . 7 November 2023 . BarBend.