Eddie Hall is the former World’s Strongest Man, who is best known for his record-holding 500kg deadlift in 2016. After announcing his retirement from the competition, the 31-year-old decided to trim-up – ditching the carbs and switching his high-calorie diet for something lighter. Since then, Eddie, from Stoke-on-Trent, has lost more than six stone in weight and has admitted the same cardio exercise that kept him out of trouble as a kid, also helped him shed the pounds later life.
The Beast detailed during his book: “Strongman: My Story” how he was expelled from school for fighting, alongside several other misdemeanours.
However, thanks to his mum being a swimming instructor, and some encouragement from his two older brothers, Eddie found himself in the water.
He wrote in 2017: “Fortunately there was one final saving grace that took up just enough spare time to keep me out of the correction centres.
“It's something I became obsessed with for a while and am still good at to this day, although given the size of me you might not think so.
Eddie Hall lost six stone in two years (Image: INSTAGRAM)
Known as The Beast, Eddie is the former world's strongest man (Image: INSTAGRAM)
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