Singleton looks like he hasn’t missed a beat since his injury.
After Evan “T-Rex” Singleton ran through a string of strongmen contests in 2022 — including a podium result on the 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic — he bumped into a fairly unlucky roadblock. In late September 2022, the athlete tore his right distal biceps tendon while training. The injury not only led him to withdraw from the 2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals, it also saw him end his 2022 competitive season after undergoing surgery. Slightly greater than two months later, it’s almost as if he never missed a beat.
On Dec. 8, 2022, Singleton posted a clip of himself completing a 185-kilogram (407.8-pound) log lift during a recent workout. In line with Strongman Archives, the log lift is greater than Singleton’s all-time competition better of 181 kilograms (399 kilos) from the 2021 Shaw Classic. Given the required overhead strength needed to complete off the feat — it is likely to be one the most important indicators that the athlete’s health and fitness are rounding back into form post-injury. Note: The athlete denotes that his log lift amounts to 410 kilos in his post, but that will have likely been a typo.
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Upon successfully locking out his lift, the emotion on Singleton’s face and in his body language was palpable. He exclaims in joy the moment he holds the heavy log above his head and explodes with enthusiasm as soon as he drops it to rest on two tires on the ground. A strong reflection in his post tells the story of a frustrated athlete pushing hard to return to an elite level of competition as soon as possible.
“I hope all you guys lived it up in 2022 because the simple ride is [expletive] over,” Singleton wrote. “2023, I’m back, I’m stronger, I’m faster, my head is true, and I’m hungry. Every thing I missed out on this 12 months, I’m making up for tenfold in 2023. It’s going to be the scariest version of the T-Rex yet, and never a single one in every of you is prepared for it. I’m back, and I’m hungry and really pissed off.”
This log lift isn’t the primary time Singleton has stepped into the gym since tearing his biceps tendon. The athlete has been sharing clips of his general training progress post-surgery since a 317-kilogram (699-pound) safety bar box squat for five reps in mid-October 2022. That specific leg movement, nevertheless, didn’t need Singleton to significantly involve his upper body and, in turn, biceps.
Judging by his social media, the primary instance of Singleton more directly training his arms again got here with a 100-pound seated dumbbell press for 25 reps on Halloween Weekend 2022. Though, he only worked his unhurt left arm. In early November 2022, Singleton would perform his first post-surgery yoke carry of 390 kilograms (859.8 kilos) for 50 feet in 6.8 seconds. Finally, just over every week later, Singleton “tested the waters” together with his right arm and performed a successful strict press of 102 kilograms (225 kilos) for 12 reps.
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When Singleton does return to formal strongman competition in 2023, it appears he’ll be greater than able to shine. The athlete has previously disclosed that the 2023 World’s Strongest Man contest in late May might be his “first stop” before he jumps back into the Giants Live circuit over the following summer. From there, all bets is likely to be off for an athlete evidently undeterred by what now looks as if only a minor setback.
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