{"id":6672,"date":"2022-09-28T19:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T19:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=6672"},"modified":"2022-09-28T20:21:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T20:21:25","slug":"strongman-evan-singletons-2022-season-is-over-after-successful-bicep-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/strongman-evan-singletons-2022-season-is-over-after-successful-bicep-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Strongman Evan Singleton\u2019s 2022 Season is Over After Successful Bicep Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sept. 24, 2022, in a video on his Instagram, strongman Evan Singleton announced that he recently tore his right distal biceps tendon during a <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/emom-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"144355\">training<\/a> session. He withdrew from the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-giants-live-world-tour-finals-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"144356\">2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals<\/a> on Oct. 8, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland, and the 2022 Rogue Invitational on Oct. 28-30, 2022, in Austin, TX. (Note: At the time of this writing, a replacement for Singleton in both contests hasn&#8217;t been revealed.)<\/p>\n<p>In a Sept. 28, 2022, Instagram update, Singleton <strong>announced that he underwent successful surgery to reattach his biceps tendon<\/strong>. The athlete did not offer a concrete timetable for a full recovery from his injury but alluded to plans to try and compete in the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"144357\">World&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjBXZ4KIeWw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjBXZ4KIeWw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"144380\">A post shared by Evan &#8220;T-Rex&#8221; Singleton <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery1\"> (@evan_trex_strongman)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-landmine-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"144358\">The Best Landmine Workouts for More Muscle and Better Conditioning<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before his surgery, in one of his apparent last heavy lifting sessions for a while, Singleton shared a Sept. 25 Instagram clip of himself powering through some heavy box <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/back-squat-vs-front-squat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"144359\">squats<\/a>. The athlete completed a 340-kilogram (751-pound) set for three reps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_a9zs\"><span class=\"_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\">&#8220;The last time I&#8217;ll be lifting heavy for a while, so might as well make it good,&#8221; Singleton wrote of his box squat workout. &#8220;Definitely ran on pure anger and hate today. I didn&#8217;t really realize how upset I was until the weights got heavier and heavier. The more weight there was, it was almost like it was just pulling the emotion to the surface. I&#8217;m going to be getting real friendly with squats again after surgery.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"_a9zs\">Singleton would subsequently upload a Sept. 28, 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_jeAUktwpow\" data-lasso-id=\"144385\">video to his YouTube channel<\/a> focusing on his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"144374\">deadlift<\/a>. Because he couldn&#8217;t apply any pressure to his right arm, the strongman wore a protective body strap. He would capture a 385.6-kilogram (850-pound) pull for his best one-rep. After finishing deadlifting, Singleton trained his left arm with <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/lateral-raise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"144375\">lateral raises<\/a>, dumbbell biceps curls, and cable curls.<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Ci7g--yo1Kl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Ci7g--yo1Kl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"144386\">A post shared by Evan &#8220;T-Rex&#8221; Singleton <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery1\"> (@evan_trex_strongman)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>[Related: <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/dumbbell-ab-workouts\/\" data-lasso-id=\"144387\"><span class=\"s2\"><b><i>The Best Dumbbell Ab Workouts for a Stronger, Better-Looking Core<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><b><i>]<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">To outline his future plans in the YouTube video, Singleton maintained that the 2023 WSM will be his &#8220;first stop.&#8221; Following that, he will intend to get back onto the Giants Live circuit and the 2023 Rogue Invitational. In 2021, he notably won the 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-giants-live-world-open-results\/\" data-lasso-id=\"144388\"><span class=\"s1\">Giants Live World Open<\/span><\/a> and the 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-arnold-strongman-classic-uk-results\/\" data-lasso-id=\"144389\"><span class=\"s1\">Arnold Strongman Classic UK<\/span><\/a> \u2014 the inaugural edition of the contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Depending on Singleton&#8217;s recovery and training, he may well return to that high standard of performance come next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Featured image: @evan_trex_strongman on Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/evan-singleton-biceps-surgery-2022-season\/\">Strongman Evan Singleton&#8217;s 2022 Season is Over After Successful Bicep Surgery<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sept. 24, 2022, in a video on his Instagram, strongman Evan Singleton announced that he recently tore his right distal biceps tendon during a training session. 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