The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center is honored to host the official release of Michael Joseph Gross’s new book, Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives, on March 11, 2025.   Described in early reviews as a “groundbreaking,” “pioneering narrative,” that “raises the question that great books do: ‘Why has this not been written before?’” Gross’s book also has a unique UT connection. His richly detailed history explores the meaning and cultural significance of strength through the lives of three academics: Stark Center founder and professor, Jan Todd; UT Kinesiology professor Charles Stocking;  and, in Australia, exercise physiologist and geriatrician Maria Fiatarone Singh of the University of Sydney. After his remarks, Gross will be joined by two special guest-s—the current World’s Strongest Man, Mitchell Hooper of Canada; and Martins Licis, former Worlds Strongest Man winner, and now producer and star of the popular online show: Strength Unknown.