Robert Oberst Net Worth

How much is Robert Oberst worth?

Net Worth:$700 Thousand
Profession:Professional Strongman
Date of Birth:December 20, 1984 (age 38)
Country:United States of America
Height:
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

About Robert Oberst

Robert Oberst is an American actor and professional strongman. Often called “The American Monster”, this world record holder has a long list of achievements, with the most notable being the first place in the San Jose Fit Expo and Dallas Europa. Since the beginning of his professional career in the mid-2000s, he’s been an active strongman who has been part of the World’s Strongest Man competition every year since 2013.

Robert Oberst became famous for his strength and physical appearance. He was born on December 20, 1984, in Santa Cruz, Monica. At a very young age, he noticed that he was considerably taller than most of his family and acquaintances. When he was 12, Robert was 6 ft 1 (185 cm) and 220 lbs (99 kg). He attended the Aptos High School, situated in Aptos, California. During most of his childhood, Robert played football, track, and field and continued to do so when he graduated.

American professional strongman Robert Oberst has an estimated net worth of $700 thousand dollars, as of 2023. Finalist in the 2018 World’s Strongest Man competition — this guy can lift!

In the late 2000s, he enrolled in the Western Oregon University. He graduated from the university in 2008 with a major in history. Shortly after, he applied for the NFL and had aspirations to become a professional, however, plans didn’t work out and he didn’t make the cut.

Around the same time, he landed a job at a nightclub, where one of his coworkers introduced him to the competitions, especially the World’s Strongest Man one.

The world’s strongest man became rich after he began taking part in various competitions. Before he did that, while he was going on his first workout session, Robert unofficially broke the Log Press record by surpassing the then-record of 150 kg (nearly 330 lbs). Four months after he began training and gained his strength, Oberst received his own Pro-Card. In 2012, the strongman participated in his first competition, which was the San Jose Fit Expo.

Concurrently with winning this one, also in 2012, he won the Dallas Europa, and, landed at number three on the America’s Strongest Man show.

By 2013, he already earned more than an estimated $500,000 for his work in various events and competitions.

That year alone, he won two competitions, the Giants Live Las Vegas and Odd Haugen’s US Open, and participated in nine others. After his first two appearances, Robert became a yearly competitor for the World’s Strongest Man competition. Among some of his truly breathtaking records include 880 lb in a deadlift, 650 lb in a bench press, 950 lb in a squat, and 490 lb in an overhead press.

Thanks to his hard work, commitment, and concentration, the American Monster was able to make thousands in a relatively short amount of time, and, along the way, he also became popular. As of now, his net worth is estimated to exceed $700 thousand, and, just like before, he continues to earn most of his money from winning and participating in various competitions around the world and receive an additional income for guest appearances on a few television programs.

What makes Robert Oberst so successful is his power and passion for sports.

Throughout the rest of the years from that decade, he only took part in three other events – Arnold Strongman, and Giants Live American Open. His most recent performance in the World’s Strongest Man competition was in the 2018 edition, where he landed at number eight. In 2019, at the peak of his career the professional strongman, representing the United States at the Tachi Palace World’s Strongest Man, which he failed to win.

Simultaneously with his work as an athlete, Robert has also actively worked on television films and series as an actor. His first television appearance was in a 2016 episode of Celebrity Sweat. From thence starred in the likes of The Joe Rogan Experience and Good Morning America.

He also continuously appears in the reality television series The Strongest Man In History, which follows many other men with the same or similar physique.

Summing-Up

Robert Oberst is a personality that became one of the most famous strongmen in the world. He’s popular for his profession, which is considered to be one of the hardest in the world. With nearly one million followers, he has a huge impact on that field and, now more than ever, he continues to find prosperity.

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