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What Are the Different Types of Barbells?
One positive that comes along with being a strength athlete is that there's not much equipment required to lift weights. If you lift at...
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Cross training shoes continue to grow in popularity among both serious and recreational strength athletes. These shoes are designed with versatility in mind and...
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Iranian Weightlifter Sohrab Moradi Breaks 3 World Records, Sweeps Gold
This year's IWF Weightlifting World Championships have been incredibly exciting to watch. We're not only...
Weightlifting Training for Baseball Players
Olympic lifts have been shown to increase athletic potential. Most arguments for and against the...
Mattie Rogers Wins Bronze for the United States at World Weightlifting Championships
There’s no denying that Martha “Mattie” Rogers is one of the United States’ most popular...
Strongman News and Analysis
Strongman Eddie Hall Responds to Photoshop Claims
Yesterday, professional strongman Eddie Hall posted an Instagram video in response to last week's claims...
The Underutilized Strongman Movement: Log Viper Press
When the average Joes and Janes think of strongman competitions there are events that always...
Hafthor Bjornsson Is Competing In Powerlifting, What Will He Total?
Believe us, we had to read this headline twice, too. Not because of us doubting...
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Powerlifter Amanda Lawrence (-84kg) Deadlifts an Incredible 258.5kg
Minnesota based powerlifter Amanda Lawrence has once again made a headline with one of her monstrous lifts. On her Instagram page, Lawrence continues to...
Kristy Hawkins Breaks Four All-Time World Records In One Meet
Over the weekend, powerlifter Kristy Hawkins had an absolutely phenomenal performance at the Slingshot Record Breakers meet. The meet was held at CSA gym...
Powerlifter Bonica Brown Squats IPF World Record 318.0kg/701 Pounds
The 2018 IPF World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championships wrapped up in Halmstad, Sweden this past weekend, but we'll be recapping the epic lifts in our...
Blaine Sumner Bench Presses a World Record 415kg/915 Pounds
Last time we highlighted Blaine Sumner, he had just suffered an unfortunate squat mishap in training, which put the rest of his powerlifting season...
The Benefits of Using Resistance Bands and Chains for Accessory Exercises
Ever found yourself halfway through a set of lat pulldowns after some hard benching or deadlifting wondering something along the lines of, "Why the...
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What Should You Look for in a Cross Training Shoe?
Cross training shoes continue to grow in popularity among both serious and recreational strength athletes. These shoes are designed with versatility in mind and...
Should Weightlifters Do Lunges/Split Squats?
Olympic weightlifting requires great amounts of leg strength to produce successful snatches, cleans, and jerks. Movements like back squats, front squats, and pulls are...
Weightlifting Training for Football Players
Olympic lifts have been shown to be one of the most effective ways to increase peak power output. In a 2001 study that surveyed...
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What Are the Different Types of Barbells?
One positive that comes along with being a strength athlete is that there's not much equipment required to lift weights. If you lift at a commercial or private gym, then really all you'll ever need are your clothes, maybe...
What Should You Look for in a Cross Training Shoe?
Cross training shoes continue to grow in popularity among both serious and recreational strength athletes. These shoes are designed with versatility in mind and have become a staple for any weight bearing, jumping, and running workout. And while the...
Strongman Eddie Hall Responds to Photoshop Claims
Yesterday, professional strongman Eddie Hall posted an Instagram video in response to last week's claims of him photoshopping his weight loss progress. The claims came from YouTube channels where a few personalities drew attention to potential "warping" around certain...
Powerlifter Dave Hoff Squats a Mind Blowing 1,234 lbs
Over the weekend, Westside Barbell powerlifter Dave Hoff competed in the World Powerlifting Congress WPO Championships and put up some monstrous numbers. The WPC WPO Championships were a multi-ply meet, and Hoff has reminded everyone in the sport of...
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The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that at least two billion people worldwide regularly consume insects, which is to say that it’s...
