New Strongman Win for ‘Vegan Hercules’

Bradie Crandall, known as the 'Vegan Hercules', has recently won the East Coast Natural Strongman event, qualifying him for the World Natural Strongman Championships. Crandall, a former US national champion powerlifter, has been vegan for nearly eight years and has achieved success in various strongman competitions as a vegan athlete. His recent win in the under 105kg category included victories in three out of five events, such as the overhead medley, deadlift, tyre flip, and yoke walk.

Crandall's win also qualified him for the World's Strongest Natural Man competition later this year in Ireland. He proudly embraces his nickname, 'Vegan Hercules', as a form of activism to associate Herculean strength with veganism. Despite facing criticism online, Crandall is well respected by his competitors and sees the nickname as a way to challenge outdated stereotypes about vegan athletes.