TOM FARRENKOPF · STRONGMAN IN PROGRESS
From Working Strength to Strongman.
Strength was part of the job long before it became the goal.
Tom Farrenkopf began strength training in September 2025. Nine months later, they finished second in Novice Men’s Heavyweight and recorded the fastest truck pull at their first strongman competition.
Now the work continues towards my next competition.
The First Test
FIRST BLOOD · JUNE 6, 2026
First Blood Strongman Showdown…Reloaded provided the first measure of how the training would hold up once the clock started.
The day ended with second place in Novice Men’s Heavyweight and an outright victory in the truck pull.
Stats:
Novice Men’s Heavyweight: 2nd Place
Nissan Frontier Truck Pull: 10.36 seconds—Overall fastest time of event!
Axle Clean & Press 151 lbs: 12 reps
Nissan Versa Car Deadlift: 10 reps
Current Chapter
The Next Build
The first competition proved that the work belonged on the field. It also established what still needs to improve.
Tom is now preparing for the Wisconsin State Strongman and Strongwoman Competition through event training, conditioning, recovery, and the daily work between one competition and the next.
Latest Dispatches
Training reports, competition preparation, recovery, and reflections from the current build.
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July 27, 2026: Built in Repetitions, Revealed in Iron
Read Dispatch: July 27, 2026: Built in Repetitions, Revealed in IronFERRAXIS WORKS is built through work that can be named and measured: 150-pound push press triples, a 285-pound squat set…
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July 26, 2026: Preparing the Body for What Comes Next
Read Dispatch: July 26, 2026: Preparing the Body for What Comes NextRecovery days do not produce the loudest numbers, but they help make the next ones possible. Today’s work combined controlled…
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July 25, 2026: Power Through Every Position
Read Dispatch: July 25, 2026: Power Through Every PositionA full strongman preparation session built around explosive movement, ground-to-shoulder strength, and loaded carries—from a 135-pound clean to a 205-pound…
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