Matthew Umbel, a pneudraulics technician in the Beyond Capable Maintenance Interdiction Shop at the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) detachment onboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, prepares to deadlift as part of his strongman training. Umbel began training for strongman competitions less than a year ago, and has now qualified for the 2026 America’s Strongest Master competition, the strongman national championship for athletes age 40 and older.