Kevin Faires (born February 4, 1990) is an American professional strongman. Noted for his grip strength, he was the former world record holder of the Rogue replica Dinnie Stones walk, carrying the two stones weighing a combined weight of for a distance of .
Early life Faires played as a lineman in high school football, and also participated in baseball and wrestling. He excelled in wrestling and while in high school developed his dedication to strength training after discovering it helped him overcome a relative lack of size.Kevin Faires at Giants-Live.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023
Career Strongman In his debut year Faires won the 2016 U105 Strongman World Championship held in Kokkola, Finland. He repeated his success in the U105 division winning the 2017 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships.Kevin Faires at Strongman Archives.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023 Five years later, Faires won his third title at the 2022 Cerberus Strength Presents The Depth Before Dishonor Winter Wasteland Classic held in Orem, Utah where he bench-pressed 529 lbs.Kevin Faires at Open Powerlifting.org. Retrieved July 3, 2023 The following year, Faires competed in the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) contest, during which he broke the Dinnie Stones walk world record, carrying the two stones .Kevin Faires at Breaking Muscle.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023 He also twice held the Nicol Stones walk world record.
Personal records Elephant bar Deadlift – Log press – Axle press – Dinnie Stones carry – for (former world record) Nicol Stones carry – for (former world record) Shield carry – for
Personal life Faires is married and lives with his 3 children and wife in Provo, Utah.
References
External links Kevin Faires on Strongman Archives.com Kevin Faires on Open Powerlifting.org