"Real-life strongman Kearney and LGBTQ+ parenting expert Rosswood team up to create this positive, affirming picture-book memoir…. A bright, bold picture-book biography."- Kirkus Reviews "This happy, bright book helps break LGBTQ+ stereotypes and makes for a celebratory read during Pride Month-and all year long."- Booklist Nidhi lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and kid. Rob’s story inspired her to start weightlifting, but she feels strongest when she is drawing, dreaming, and spending time with her family. Nidhi Chanani is the award-winning creator of the graphic novels Pashmina and Jukebox and the illustrator of many picture books, including I Will Be Fierce by Bea Birdsong. Eric lives in New York with his husband, Mat, and their two children. He believes being strong means being true to yourself and strives to do that every day by being the best dad, writer, and friend he can be. He lives in Massachusetts with his husband, Joey.Įric Rosswood is an LGBTQ+ activist and the award-winning author of Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood and The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads. Rob finds strength in taking pride in himself, support from friends and family, and working hard every day to make his dreams come true. He is a North American champion, world-record holder, and a Pro Ambassador for Athlete Ally. As depicted in the movie, the Wheel of Pain was basically a giant, man-powered grain mill that slaves were forced to push until they dropped dead from exhaustion.Rob Kearney is the only openly gay professional strongman in the world. In a new episode of the Joe Rogan podcast, strongman Rob Kearney-aka, the World's Strongest Gay-revealed that one of the most memorable strongman events from the Arnold Classic takes its inspiration from Conan the Barbarian's "Wheel of Pain." If it's been a while since you've seen the 1982 classic starring Arnold himself, you might want to take a moment to refresh your memory.
One problem: Challenges that simple don't necessarily always make for very good television, which is one reason why the organizers of strongman competitions like the Arnold Classic have started to get more creative when it comes to demonstrating contestants' feats of strength. If the other competitors can't lift that same object, congrats-you win. Proving that you're one of the strongest men in the world may seem like a relatively straightforward proposition: Lift something very, very heavy, and then put it down.
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