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“WHEN I WAS 13, I BENCHED 100KG”

“ You feel superhuman for a small moment

Ollie Clarke is one of the strongest men on the planet. The 22-year-old from Bishops Stortford was smashing powerlifting world records when he was 15, and has spent the following years competing in powerlifting and strongman events on both sides of the Atlantic. But his journey to the top of the sport didn’t have the best foundations.

Bullied at school for being “quite fat and chubby”, Clarke suffered with body

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