![Four of the strongest men in the world [L-R] Brian Shaw, Nick Best, Eddie Hall and Robert Oberst from HISTORY’s new nonfiction series “The Strongest Man In History” premiering Wednesday, July 10 at 10PM ET/PT](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/tsm-03162019-dbg-0449-1-1560976976.jpg?resize=1200:* "Four of the strongest men in the world [L-R] Brian Shaw, Nick Best, Eddie Hall and Robert Oberst from HISTORY’s new nonfiction series “The Strongest Man In History” premiering Wednesday, July 10 at 10PM ET/PT")
In the myths and legends that have passed down through history, the strongman is a recurring, enigmatic figure. He pops up in many cultures—there's Samson. Hercules. Rostam. Thor. Cú Chulainn. John Henry. And now, Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw?
Yes, strongman is an organized sport these days, complete with a contest that crowns the World's Strongest Man every year—shoutout to 2019 champ Martins Licis. But a new show, The Strongest Man in History, looks to up the ante and challenge some of the world's biggest and best modern competitors to match or surpass some of the most legendary feats of strength known to man. The History Channel will task Eddie Hall, Brian Shaw, Robert Oberst, and Nick Best, all formidable titans in their own right, to shoulder the burden and take on these challenges.
The show's official synopsis sounds appropriately bonkers.
History's new series "The Strongest Man In History," will send four of the world's leading strongmen;—Brian Shaw, Eddie Hall, Robert Oberst and Nick Best—on a journey across the world to seek out history's most legendary titans of strength, celebrate their feats of fortitude, immerse themselves in their history and attempt to break their long-standing records, some of which have endured for hundreds of years. During the seven-episode season, our powerful strongmen will attempt insane acts of physicality, including pulling a Viking war ship, strapping pianos on their back as they race down a street, rolling up frying pans with their bare hands and lifting 2,700 lbs of people.
Last time we caught up with Brian Shaw, a four-time World's Strongest Man and Eddie Hall, the only person to ever deadlift over 1,100 pounds, the two massive strongmen were stuck with some of the worst flight seat assignments we've ever seen. They'll be joined in the adventure by Nick Best, a grizzled veteran of the strongman game, and Robert Oberst, a bearded behemoth who holds the American record in the log lift.
Oberst was particularly jacked up about the show, calling the group "basically the *NSYNC of strongman" in an Instagram post before "introducing" his castmates.
Ready to see some records fall? You won't have to wait long. The Strongest Man in History drops July 10 on The History Channel.
