Ever since winning the 2024 World’s Strongest Man competition, Tom Stoltman has had trouble getting into the perfect shape for the remaining competitions. His results have been slightly underwhelming, which he also recognized. However, he has also had underlying issues bothering him, having injured his spinal disc and damaged some nerves. In turn, Tom has decided to withdraw from the 2024 Giants Live World Tour Finals.
Coming into the 2024 season, Tom Stoltman had a goal of performing well in various elite competitions. However, no matter how hard he trained and tried, the results were simply not where they hoped them to be. Well, it turned out that Stoltman had been carrying injuries for some time, but just wasn’t aware of them. As everyone knows, all of the factors have to align for Strongman athletes to compete at the highest level, and this was just what Tom was missing.
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Tom Stoltman Withdraws From 2024 Giants Live World Tour Finals
Tom Stoltman has revealed that the pain has been following for a long time, mainly feeling it in his right leg, including the hamstring and the glute. So, he had a feeling that something was not right, but no medical tests showed any signs of injury.
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“As you have seen the Vegas video, I was very disappointed in my performance… So, I have had an injury since March of this year. It was a guessing game with the physios trying to get it diagnosed.
Since post World’s Strongest Man, I have struggled to get my head screwed on for competitions… Every time I have been deadlifting, I have had sharp pains in my back.”
Tom Stoltman has been pushing through the pain for a long time, but having to withdraw from the recent 2024 Giants Live USA Strongman Championships proved to him that he needed to change something.
Vegas was the last straw for me… I did five or six tests and failed every single one. He (osteopath) said it is disc related… and my nerves in the right leg, hamstring and glute, are not playing games either. That is why I get pain when I deadlift.”
The injuries have not only affected Tom Stoltman’s physical capabilities but also taken a toll on his mental health. He thought that all of the underwhelming performances were purely his fault with no outside factors. So, realizing that there was in fact something serious in his way has eased Stoltman’s mind.
So all of those thoughts of me thinking it is just me being weak have eased a bit. There have been a lot off my shoulders.”
With everything said, Tom Stoltman has decided to withdraw from the 2024 Giants Live World Tour, which is set to take place on 19th October in Glasgow, Scotland.
“I will not be doing Giants Live Glasgow… I need to protect myself as a human and as an athlete… The specialist said that there will be no way to compete at the top of the game in two weeks’ time.”
Tom Stoltman is excited for the future, as he will be continuing his path alongside a new coach. It remains to be seen if he can recover in time for the 2024 Rogue Invitational, which will take place on November 8-10 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Tom Stoltman’s season started off extremely well, having secured a podium finish at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic and won his third World’s Strongest Man title. So, it is clear that the disc and nerve injuries are the main culprit for his performances during the past few months. Tom will be back in no-time, ready to battle against Mitchell Hooper, Hafthor Bjornsson, and anyone who challenges him.
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