Our pick for having the strongest hands in the world, Mike Burke broke the world record for the CoC Silver Bullet, hanging on for a long 53.97 seconds.

1282-21.2 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Shown pulling himself under his 210-kg second attempt clean and jerk, Apti Aukhadov (Russia) went six for six and won the Best Lifter award at the 2013 European Championships, and signaled that this 2012 Olympic silver medalist is the man to beat in the 85-kg category.

1282-21.1 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Usually placid and Buddha-like in appearance, Zydrunas Savickas showed some teeth on the Log Lift, where he capped off his first-place finish with a world record 220-kg log (2013 World's Strongest Man).

1282-20.4 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Ilya Ilyin (Kazakhstan) put on quite a show at the London Olympics as he set five world records and five Olympic records on his way to the gold medal in the 94-kg class.

1282-20.3 (.5 lb.) $7.95

It was the Ilya Ilin show at the 2012 Olympic Games, where he did 5 Olympic and 5 world records, including this 233-kg clean and jerk.

PS-94II (1 lb.) $17.95

Cover: Sourab Moradi (Iran) makes this 216-kg clean and jerk to win the 105-kg class at the Asian Weightlifting Championships and he could well be on the podium in London.

1282-20.2 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover: Tatiana Kashirina (Russia) went for the world record in the snatch and the clean and jerk at the 2012 Europeans, serving notice that she would be a medal favorite at the London Olympics.

1282-20.1 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover: Lu Xiaojun (China) bangs away on some snatch pulls in the training hall at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships a couple of days before winning the 77-kg category.

1282-19.4 (.5 lb.) $7.95

An object lesson in the benefits of Olympic-style weightlifting, doing snatch pulls like Lu Xiaojun may contribute to a back, neck, and shoulders that any lifter could want.

PS-LX (1 lb.) $17.95

Cover: Dan McKim capped off the 2011 season with wins at two of the most prestigious Highland Games: the U.S. national championships and the IHGF world championships.

1282-19.3 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover: Khadjimourad Akkaev (Russia) put together six good lifts to end the day with all three gold medals in the 105-kg class and a very impressive 425-kg total at the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships.

1282-19.2 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover: Brian Shaw tied the Big Z at the 2010 WSM, but lost on countback, but the message was clear: strongman take note. In 2011, Shaw took first in the Giant's Live-London Qualifying Tour, securing a berth at the 2011 WSM.

1282-19.1 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover: With a gritty effort, North Korea's Pang Kum Chol managed to save this 192-kg squat jerk. This was the editor's choice of Best Lift at the 2010 Asian Games.

1282-18.4 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover: Behdad Salimi (Iran) won the super heavyweight class at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, along with the traditional title of "the strongest man in the world."

1282-18.3 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover:Larry Brock spins years of hard work into a big victory at the 2010 IHGF Heavy Events World Championships.

1282-18.2 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover:Arsen Kasabijew (Poland) finishes off this 217-kg clean and jerk at the 2010 European Weightlifting Championships.

1282-18.1 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover:Zydrunas Savickas is strong in just about any way that you might reasonably assess strength--wasn't it about time that he won the 2009 World's Strongest Man contest?

1282-17.4 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover: Aaron Neighbour (Australia) gives the Braemar stone his all on the way to winning the historic 2009 IHGF World Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland.

1282-17.3 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover: USA's John Brzenk went five for six against Russian Denis Cyplenkov at the PAL debut in Las Vegas.

1282-17.2 (.5 lb.) $7.95

Cover: Showing his consistency and durability, in 1978 Al Feuerbach won his fourth U.S. National Outdoor Championships and in 1979 he was the runner-up.

1282-17.1 (.5 lb.) $7.95