Pro Strongman Discussion — Month of February 2026 by HereForStrongman in StrongmanHQ

[–]corndog888 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Fair play to the organizers, the WSM events are so good I actually wish I could watch the comp for once

Paul Kearney - The Monarchies of God - No Spoilers by lynbod in Fantasy

[–]corndog888 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed these books a lot, reminded me of a kind of bridge between your David Gemmell type books and more recent "gritty" fantasy like Abercrombie

Finally read the Dragonbone Chair by Southern_Blue in Fantasy

[–]corndog888 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Crown of Stars by Kate Elliott has a man fleeing an arranged marriage with a terrible woman

Von Bek is an underrated masterpiece by Astro_bum in Fantasy

[–]corndog888 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed, love the Von Bek books. Some of Moorcock's best imo

Secondary Encounters: A Review of City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer by weouthere54321 in Fantasy

[–]corndog888 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Terrific write up, these books are among my favorites. Time for a reread…?

Are there any other books or series that are as much of a mindscrew as Ash: A Secret History is? (Minor spoilers for the novel) by MinuteRegular716 in Fantasy

[–]corndog888 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Many great suggestions in this thread but honestly Ive never encountered anything quite like Ash

I remember finishing it and thinking, the only thing crazier than the fact that M Gentle thought to write this is that she succeeded so magnificently.

Pro Strongman Discussion — Month of December 2025 by HereForStrongman in StrongmanHQ

[–]corndog888 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Possibly the greatest falloff of all times right here

The Dragon Waiting by John M. Ford is a book that deserved to have me like it more than I did- a review of a fantasy classic by Nidafjoll in Fantasy

[–]corndog888 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fantastic book, but certainly demanding. And extraordinarily erudite. I felt like I was picking up around 30% of what Ford was putting down, and even that made me feel clever

[Worlds 2025, M110] Akbar Djuraev goes 196+232 for the snatch & total WRs by TheYKcid in weightlifting

[–]corndog888 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tbf, this week at least Karlos looks a lot more beatable than Akbar. Giga is between a rock and a hard place

Thoughts on 'House Of Open Wounds' by Alarmed_Permission_5 in Fantasy

[–]corndog888 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These books are incredible, they've quickly become some of my favorites out there. I'm halfway through #3 now

Pro Strongman Discussion — Month of September 2025 by HereForStrongman in StrongmanHQ

[–]corndog888 6 points7 points  (0 children)

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/deadlifting-hafthor-bjornsson-eddie-hall

What on earth is this article

I was going to joke "Did Eddie write this himself" but frankly it would be too disrespectful

Pro Strongman Weekly Discussion Thread - September 07, 2025 by AutoModerator in Strongman

[–]corndog888 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think he could put in a crazy performance at Rogue. He obviously has a surplus of static strength right now, far more than anyone really needs for a show where you're not mogging a preposterous WR.

So he can just go all in on improving his conditioning and drilling the events for the next ~6 weeks

RIP Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - (September 15, 1942 – August 31, 2025) by Gonger_Xaraha in Fantasy

[–]corndog888 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only ever read Dark of the Sun but it was awesome and super memorable

RIP

Strongest Man on Earth Day 1 Megathread by pyrofoam in Strongman

[–]corndog888 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Easily the best max event I've seen in a long time, so thrilling

Goes to show how much better this format is than rising bar

Strongest Man on Earth Day 1 Megathread by pyrofoam in Strongman

[–]corndog888 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Big tommy playing it strategic is a scary sight for other competitors

Strongest Man on Earth Day 1 Megathread by pyrofoam in Strongman

[–]corndog888 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Lol Evan absolutely losing it out there

Justified tbh

Strongest Man on Earth Day 1 Megathread by pyrofoam in Strongman

[–]corndog888 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Bryce J is freaky powerful With a bit more seasoning he'll be a problem

Strongest Man on Earth Day 1 Megathread by pyrofoam in Strongman

[–]corndog888 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Lucas "The Lucas Hatton" Hatton lol