Strongman Tarrako – The motivation to be the strongest in Spain

If you don’t already know Fitenium is a free, mobile, video-based social network for athletes who train strength or bodyweight exercises. At Fitenium users can follow their performance, compete and get discounts in nutrition and sports equipment stores. Download it here.

In the fourth post of our analysis of influencers fitness from Spain we are going to talk about Strongman Tarrako, the main culprit behind the rise of strength sports in Spain thanks to his particular Viking philosophy and his extremely direct way of communicating, he has seduced a number of athletes in Spain to participate in competitions that determine who is the strongest in Spain

In its beginnings it gained popularity relatively quickly partly because it was already a well-known personality in the world of strength and also because of its innovative content that came to occupy a niche that nobody occupied in Spain with advice, tutorials and other material on training in the basics as well as his famous challenges in which he trained athletes from his gym obtaining great physical and performance results while offering his weekly evolution through the channel.

Born in a small town in Tarragona called Mora d’Ebre but living in the capital of his province for years, this Strongman and Powerlifter has been competing in the world of strength since he was 18 years old. However, to the surprise of many, his first steps with weights were not in that sector but in bodybuilding where he competed at a regional level and honestly without much success. However, he always says that first love is never forgotten and he does not rule out a return to the stage if he gets tired of Strongman and Powerlifting, we would love to see the strongest man in Spain as a bodybuilder!

Having finished his studies in Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Carlos had a job as coordinator of the Tarragona board of trustees and worked in several public gyms in the area, however he could not work well with the Strongman, which was his passion, so gathering some friends set up a Powerlifting club in a shed that was the seed of what we know today as Strongman Tarrako, the national reference in strength sports.

Right now he is in a 1000 square meter plot and has a waiting list to train there since he does not want to overcrowd his training place where everyone is a family. As his beard grew, so did his community and he shared his view of training, nutrition and how to set goals. His outbursts are famous, in which he complained that many people wanted to go far in their sport without perseverance, dedication and above all without enjoying the process.

Como competidor en Strongman y Powerlifting His 11 Spanish Powerlifting Championships, 2 Arnold Classic of Power and the Spanish League of Strength stand out, and at the international level he won the European Powerlifting Championship in 2017 in Poland, the 2018 World Deadweight Championship in Hungary and the World Championship of the WRPR in 2019. Quite a competitive beast who has come to lift 330kg in Deadlift, 315kg in Squat and 230kg in Bench Press with what is clear that he is the strongest man in Spain and one of the strongest in the world.

He has recently announced that he is downgrading from Powerlifting and leaving the Strongman as being over 120kg was taking its toll on his health causing sleep apnea and other problems, so it is likely that the 400kg Deadlift was taking a toll on him. resist since it is practically impossible to reach it with approximately 100 kilos that it weighs now.

Next week we have to analyze The Titan, one of the youtubers that have evolved the most in the last 12 months and that the change in its recent content has given a lot to talk about.

Until next week fiteniers!