ROBERT Oberst's career has seen him transform from a college football star to a world-class Strongman.
A giant at 6-foot-7, 410-pounds, the 38-year-old was a dominant and popular force in the Strongman community for a decade.
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Already 6-foot tall and 220-pounds at just twelve years old, as per Giants Live, Oberst grew to 375-pounds by the time he graduated high school in 2003.
He went on to star for Western Oregon University as an offensive lineman, before trying his hand at MAS wrestling.
And it turns out that had Strongman not panned out, wrestling might have been a viable Plan B as, in 2013, Oberst went undefeated.
Regardless, after a friend and then-fellow nightclub bouncer suggested he give Strongman a try - according to World's Strongest Man - it appears he never looked back.
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Between 2012 and 2022, Oberst appeared at nineteen competitions, including nine podiums and one International Strongman Federation win in 2017.
During his career, he reached WSM eight times, qualifying for the finals twice with a highest finish of eighth.
Oberst was also the American Log Lift record holder, managing 465-pounds in 2015.
He is perhaps most well known, however, as one of the four hosts of the History Channel series, Strongest Man In History alongside fellow Strongmen Eddie Hall, Brian Shaw, and Nick Best.
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In the show, the four of them traveled around the world testing legendary feats of strength, while also endearing themselves to fans with behind-the-scenes clips of joking around and playing pranks on one another.
This playful side of Oberst is evident across social media, where he has almost 900k Instagram followers, almost 350k subscribers on YouTube, and nearly 30k Twitter followers.
Oberst announced his retirement from Strongman on the ShawStrength podcast in December 2022.
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