Svend "Viking Power" Karlsen in IRONMAN Magazine

World's Strongest Man winner Svend "Viking Power" Karlsen is featured in the October issue of IRONMAN magazine.

Svend Karlsen working on the Apollon's Axle at the 2003 Beautry & the Beast Super Series strongman contest. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
Svend Karlsen working on the Apollon's Axle at the 2003 Beautry & the Beast Super Series strongman contest. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.

Want to know how Svend trains? Then read this article.

Everyone who's a Svend Karlsen fan or a strongman competitor will want to grab the October issue of IRONMAN magazine and inhale this article because it describes how this very popular and very successful strongman has typically trained, and it also includes the specific revisions he made to prepare for this year's Arnold Strongman competition.

Check your newsstand for the October issue of IRONMAN magazine and visit their web site for more details.

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