A Look into World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper’s Day
Canadian strongman Mitchell Hooper has quickly established his place as one of the strongest athletes on the planet. While he doesn’t have a lot of competitive experience yet, he’s already scored some of the biggest wins in the sport. So, many people wondered what exactly he does to achieve such great success. In response, Hooper gave fans a look into his daily routine in a recent Muscle & Strength video on YouTube,
Mitchell Hooper grew up playing a wide variety of team and individual sports before finding his passion for Strongman. He first gained attention for his unreal strength after he got the opportunity to replace Rauno Heinla, who withdrew, at the 2022 World’s Strongest Man competition. Hooper used the opportunity that was given to him by dominating the qualifying group stages, beating Strongman legend Brian Shaw. After an amazing debut, Hooper got invites for other prestigious competitions. So, he then made his way to the 2022 Shaw Classic and placed third there.
The relentless Canadian came out on top of the 2022 Arnold Pro Strongman World Series UK in his next outing in September 2022. Hooper followed this up with another commanding victory at the 2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals. In his next contest, the 2022 Rogue Invitational, Hooper finished third and set a new World Record on the Dinnie Stones Hold event.
Hooper amped up his training following the third-place finish and returned with a vengeance at the 2023 Australia’s Strongest International contest, where he handily dispatched the competition for first place. He extended his lead by scoring gold at the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic en route to the 2023 World’s Strongest Man event.
The 27-year-old was last seen in action at the 2023 WSM two months ago. He faced an intense challenge from former champions Tom Stoltman and Oleksii Novikovm, who were eager to get gold once again. However, Hooper took the lead early on and managed to retain it to win his maiden WSM title, the biggest win of his career. Immediately after the competition, Hooper returned to the gym for a bodybuilding-style workout as his first training session back.
Mitchell Hooper opened up on his experience competing at the 2023 WSM weeks ago. He went through the events and took issue with the lack of a proper ruleset for the show, which led to some confusion among the competitors. Then, he followed up by revealing his non-negotiable supplements a month ago. He also provided ways to use alcohol and sugar to boost recovery.
Hooper left the fans stunned with his insane endurance last month. He crushed a heavy set of 465 pounds squats for 20 reps to level up his conditioning ahead of his next show. Next, he smashed Tom Platz’s 1992 legendary squat record by pulling off 24 reps of 525-pound squats.
A Look into World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper’s Day
In a recent YouTube video, Mitchell Hooper gave fans a look into his daily routine, including an insight into his business, training, and diet. While he does not follow a strict dietary plan, he targets getting enough protein and calories with good food choices.
- Breakfast – 8 am.
- Morning shake: Milk, 2 1/2 Canadian maple whey isolate, 4-5 Aussie bites (little grain raisin bites)
“The priority for my morning routine is just to get food in as quick as possible,” said Hooper.
“Every meal I’ll try to get anywhere between 65 and 80 grams of protein. That’s my priority and wherever things fall after that, just try to keep it good food for the most part.”
- Work – 9 am. Hooper is the director at Longevity Nexum Exercise Physiology.
“I find the work that I do at the clinic more rewarding than what I do as a Strongman in a way because that there is a certain element in winning WSM that inspires people to get moving, but it is a whole another world when you see the individual in front of you. Helping them get to a place where they are much healthier.”
- Lunch – 2 pm. He consumes a lot of caffeine, about 1.5 grams a day. His meal consisted of a turkey sandwiches as well as garlic, tomatoes, spinach, and more side dishes.
Daily macro goals: 330g protein, 5,500 calories.
- Workout – 4 pm. He had pre-workout and consumed Snickers with a feed meal of 500-600 calories mid-workout. During the workout, Hooper trained the bench press, incline dumbbell bench, front raises, cable face pulls, and dips.
- Post-Workout – 5.30 pm. Smoothie of bananas, mango, pineapple, strawberry, and a full brick of yogurt with 2 scoops of protein, coconut, and milk.
Mitchell Hooper took on strongman icon Eddie Hall’s notorious ‘Death by Deadlift’ set challenge a month ago. While he did not level Hall’s record, he feels energized and declared his plans to try it out again in the near future.
Hooper detailed the anabolic protein shake, pre-workout slushy, and supplement stack he utilized to become the World’s Strongest Man two weeks ago.
His latest offering provides insight into the day of the World’s Strongest Man and will surely benefit fans looking to get stronger.
You can watch the full video below.
