Athlete Stories / Yoke Walk

𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧! 2025 LIFT ON Strongman® New Legends Men's U105 Champion: Malaysia's Zhu Guowei always says: "𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. 𝐈𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐢𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰." Perhaps it's this deep-rooted humility—etched into his bones—that has carried him to the podium again and again, forging his reputation as the "Ever-Victorious General" of strongman.

 "I wish there were more girls in my weight class competing" — Behind Anja Schuffner's victory speech as the women's 82kg+ champion of 2025 LIFT ON Strongman® New Legends lies the truest aspiration of this sport. This German-Korean "𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐞" is already a familiar face at LIFT ON events: While others focus on cutting weight, she smashes limits. As women's divisions get more specialized, she proves true dominance thrives on competition. "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝," she smiles thanking the team—but her eyes say it all: Next time, I want to see more Power Barbies on this stage!

 "𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩!" Dilhumar Yimamu from Xinjiang, China delivered on her bold declaration by claiming the Women’s 82kg Champion title at the 2025 LIFT ON Strongman® New Legends. From Xinjiang’s unique training methods to standing atop the national podium, she proved the power of makeshift equipment and even more so — the strength of Xinjiang itself — far beyond imagination. "𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧." Her trembling voice carried not only the pride of a champion, but also the shining spirit of Xinjiang sports.