Mail Sport Extreme: Consistency is key for Mitchell Hooper as 2023 World's Strongest Man comes to Aberdeen for the Rogue Invitational looking to retain his crown

Around 16 years ago, moose were reintroduced into the Scottish Highlands after an absence of around 1,000 years. Canadian Mitchell ‘The Moose’ Hooper is a former World’s Strongest Man, bursting on to the scene in 2022 after a surprise invite to the competition where he finished eighth. Since then, Hooper has dominated the sport; winning the crown in 2023, finishing second this year’s contest to Scotland’s Tom Stoltman and claimed the Rogue Invitational title last year, becoming the only man in history to win all four of Strongman’s most prestigious titles: WSM, Arnold Strongman Classic, the Rogue Invitational and Strongest Man on Earth. So I’ve had my redemption over him a couple of times already by the time the Rogue Invitational comes around!’ Despite his towering size of 6ft 3” and 325lbs, Hooper is not all brawn. Hooper successfully deadlifts 981lbs in the Elephant Bar Deadlift en route to winning the Arnold Strongman Classic in 2023 The Canadian managed three reps in 90 seconds of the 195kg Austrian Log at the same competition Hooper can’t wait to come back to Scotland and anticipates a ‘feral’ crowd, something which, he predicts, the CrossFitters won’t be used to.