LUKE STOLTMAN is aiming to add the next chapter to his impressive career as he competes in this year’s World’s Strongest Man.
The reigning Britain’s Strongest Man has competed at the World’s Strongest Man final on several occasions; here’s everything you need to know about The Highland Oak.
Luke left his job to pursue bodybuilding full-time in 2019
Who is Luke Stoltman?
Luke Stoltman, born November 22, 1984, is a Scottish strongman competitor.
Born in Invergordon in the Scottish Highlands, Luke found a passion for fitness and strength training from a young age and began weight training from the age of 15.
Initially training as a bodybuilder, he later became more interested in strength and went on to enter and win his first contest – a local deadlift competition in 2011.
In 2019, Luke made the decision to commit to full-time training, leaving his job in the oil and gas industry to focus solely on fulfilling his potential as a strongman competitor.
How has Luke Stoltman performed in World’s Strongest Man?
After finding success domestically – winning five consecutive Scotland’s Strongest Man titles – Luke qualified for World’s Strongest Man for the first time in 2016.
The Scotsman missed out on the final after finishing third in his heat but he began to be noticed on the international stage.
Luke finally qualified for the finals of the World’s Strongest Man in 2019 after consecutive third place heat finishes in 2017 and 2018.
Following his decision to quit his job in the oil industry and take up full-time training, Luke managed to place seventh in the finals.
His brother Tom finished fifth, which resulted in them being named ‘The World’s Strongest Brothers’.
Covid disrupted Luke’s 2020 campaign as it prevented him from entering Europe’s Strongest Man and he missed out on the World’s Strongest Man finals.
For the next four years, Luke reached the finals finishing seventh in 2021 and 2022, eighth in 2023 and ninth in 2024.
Luke suffered a bicep injury during the 2024 final, which kept him out for several months.
However, he returned this year to win Britain’s Strongest Man for the first time, ahead of competing at this year’s World’s Strongest Man.
What is Luke Stoltman’s relation to World’s Strongest Man Tom Stoltman?
Joe Martinez , Worlds Strongest ManLuke and Tom Stoltman have been nicknamed ‘The World’s Strongest Brothers’[/caption]
Luke inspired Tom to take up weight training at age 16SWNS
Luke Stoltman is the elder brother of fellow professional strongman competitor and three-time World’s Strongest Man, Tom Stoltman.
Inspired by his brother’s success, Tom took up weight training in the local gym at the age of 16.
Within just 12 months, Tom was showing such potential that his sibling Luke made the decision to take him under his wing and guide him through training for strongman.
Tom Stoltman has since won the World’s Strongest Man in 2021, 2022 and 2024.
In November 2023, Tom and Luke – the “World’s Strongest Brothers” – shared a glimpse of their strongman lifestyle.
Before vital competitions, the pair consume around 10,000 calories per day – the average man needs just 2,500.
The Albatross told talkSPORT: “It starts with one of my favourites which is a pancake blowout.
“I can eat as many pancakes as I want with as many sweets, as much chocolate or as much ice cream as I want for breakfast, so it’s a good start to the day.”
Luke added: “This is the more extreme end of the diet, so for Tom and I we usually consume over a kilo of meat a day.
“It could be 10 eggs for breakfast, lunch would be 350g of mince and we’d either have pasta or potatoes or rice with that and accompanied with some veg.
“Then if we go into a competition that’s when we’re wanting to get in the most calories so it would be a fast food sort of meal like a double patty burger with fries and I’m partial to a strawberry tart.”
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