Unfortunately, elite Strongman athlete Luke Stoltman has revealed that he has suffered an injury. His announcement came just days after the 2024 World’s Strongest Man competition, as he wanted to undergo medical tests before discussing anything. So, it turned out that Luke tore his right bicep muscle.
The sport of Strongman always carries a risk of injury due to the sheer pressure that the athletes endure under extreme amounts of weight. Luke Stoltman is the most recent victim of this and he joins the extensive list of athletes that have gotten injured in the past few months, which include Mateuzs Kieliszkowski, Martins Licis, Shane Flowers, and more.
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Luke Stoltman’s Bicep Injury
Luke Stoltman first revealed that he has been carrying the bicep injury since the 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man, which he managed to win despite the nagging sensations in his right arm. That feeling carried over to the 2024 World’s Strongest Man as well, since the competitions were just weeks apart.
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“Since Europe’s Strongest Man, my tendon in the middle of my arm has not been feeling so good. I kind of thought that it was inflamed and it would just pass by, but it wasn’t getting any better after World’s.”
Luke Stoltman has not had any severe tears over the course of his career, so this is a brand new experience. Luckily, he did not allow his bicep to rupture completely and is looking forward to a full recovery.
“I’ve never felt this pain before, so fortunately for me, I have never had a severe tear. So I went down to a doctor in London. It was scanned, and it turned out that the bicep tendon is torn. It is not fully detached, which is good news.
I am going to have to take some time off to rehab the bicep tendon, which is a bit unfortunate.”
Luke Stoltman addressed how the bicep injury affected his performance at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man, stating that it hindered his abilities during certain events, such as the Car Walk and Frame Medley.
“That is kind of why, at World’s Strongest Man, I felt a lot of pain. Initially when we were doing the familiarization, picking up the sandbag and doing the car walk. It put a lot of pressure on my tendon, and I could just feel that something wasn’t quite right.
I had a frame that I had to pick up, and I couldn’t really grip it with my hand properly. It is normally dominant for my grip, but it just kept opening.”
Luckily, Luke Stoltman will not have to undergo any surgery, but has to rest for a while in order for it to recover properly. He will continue to train but will not do any exercises that involve significant activation of the bicep.
“The tendon is still intact, but in the middle somewhere is a big hole… The surgeon said if I keep loading my bicep that it will get fully ruptured, basically imminently… Fortunately, there is no operation required, it is just rest.”
Luke Stoltman expects to recover in approximately six weeks with the help of multiple methods of recovery, including supplementation, hot-cold therapy, and more. Unfortunately, this still means that he will miss the 2024 Giant Live Strongman Classic competition.
On the other hand, Luke Stoltman hopes to fully recover and prepare for the 2024 Strongest Man On Earth competition. However, he will make that decision later on once he sees how his bicep is holding up.
“I just messaged Brian regarding the Shaw Classic (2024 Strongest Man On Earth), just telling him that I have this tendon issue, but I think I am going to be ok.”
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At 39-years-old, Luke Stoltman has had an incredible start to the season, perhaps one of the best that he has ever had. He managed to win the 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man for the second time in his career, and placed 8th at the WSM just weeks later. Now it turns out that he achieved all that with an injured right bicep, which makes it even more impressive.
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