At the same time as he begins to step away from competition, Best continues to persevere.
On Apr. 27, 2023, recently retired strongman Nick Best shared a clip of himself understanding on a seated iso-lateral row machine with six 45-pound plates affixed on both sides. Best is shown rowing 244.9 kilograms (540 kilos) for eight repetitions. Best can be seen rowing five 45-pound plates per side (totaling 204.1 kilograms/450 kilos) for 10 reps and 4 45-pound plates per side (totaling 163.3 kilograms/360 kilos), also for 10 reps.
Based on the caption of Best’s post, the row machine routine at this high weight comes on the heels of an early-January 2023 nephrectomy — surgical removal of either of the kidneys. Best had previously posted on Instagram detailing his crucial kidney removal as a consequence of a diagnosis of stage one renal cell carcinoma.
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By his standards, Nick Best has appeared to keep it somewhat easy in the burden room recently. While he’s still posting regular training updates that likely require massive power and strength from his home facility, Best has dialed it back in some official respects.
After placing second on the 50+ Masters World’s Strongest Man contest through the latest Official Strongman Games (OSG) in November 2022, the strength icon retired from strongman competition. Shortly after, it appears Best put plans into motion about needed maintenance on his body before he could proceed along with his usual weightlifting.
A few of Best’s other recent training sessions are aligned with the established precedent of a seasoned strength star.
In mid-April 2023, Best accomplished 52.1-kilogram (115-pound) dips for 10 reps and combined them with 47.6-kilogram (105-pound) dumbbell bench presses during a chest day workout. Before that, Best had a leg day where he accomplished a top back squat of 332.5 kilograms (735 kilos) while wearing a lifting belt and knee wraps. If the athlete lost any strength after his recent kidney operation, it’s not apparent the way it affected him based on these examples of his lifts.
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Best turned 54 in November and hasn’t shown any evident signs of slowing down. In any case, shining in powerlifting still appears to be present in his front-view mirror. Even despite his operation and a devastating lat injury from Spring 2021, he resembles an athlete with the intent to proceed picking up (pun intended) where he leaves off.
Featured image: @nickbeststrongman on Instagram