Mitchell Hooper is a two-time World’s Strongest Man champion and has the highest win rate in the modern era of strength sports. He is a father of two, a mental health advocate, and a sought-after public speaker. In addition to boasting the most successful career in the history of strongman, he also holds a master’s degree in clinical exercise physiology and a bachelor’s degree in human kinetics. He owns a kinesiology clinic, Longevity Nexum, in Barrie, Ontario. Hooper is the founder of the clothing and lifestyle brand Lift Heavy, Be Kind and the CEO of Adaptive Fitness Intelligence.


Alyssa Ages is a journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, GQ, Men’s Health, Elle, and other publications. She is the author of Secrets of Giants: A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of Strength. She lives in Toronto with her husband and daughters.