If you’re in the market for a new barbell to add to your home gym, the Rogue Ohio Barbell can offer the versatility needed to perform traditional barbell exercises, as well as any Olympic or ... Continue Reading
REP Fitness PR-1100 Power Rack Review
Versatility is key when building a home gym, and the REP Fitness PR-1100 may be the best budget-friendly option on the market. Some power racks are affordable but can’t handle a lot of weight, while others ... Continue Reading
How to Get in Shape When You’re Constantly Traveling or Shifting Schedules (Brought to You by Future)
Getting in shape is hard enough without time constraints — busy schedules, jobs that require a lot of travel, or who don't know what their schedule will look like ahead of time. If that sounds like your ... Continue Reading
The Sled Push May Be the Ultimate Leg-Builder (Yes, We’re Serious)
Here's an unpopular opinion: The sled push is as effective for building leg muscle and strength as the deadlift and squat. Hear us out before you, and your mob of gym bros come at us. The secret sauce lies ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting CEO Phil Andrews to Resign, Effective July 15, 2022
On March 31, 2022, USA Weightlifting (USAW) shared a press release that announced Phil Andrews' pending resignation as USAW's Chief Executive Officer effective July 15, 2022. Andrews first joined USAW in ... Continue Reading
REP Sabre Barbell Review
A barbell is one of the most versatile pieces of equipment you can have in your home gym, and the REP Sabre Barbell is no exception. While you can certainly rep out your basic back squats and bench ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Quarterfinals Results — Toomey and Medeiros Win Worldwide
The 2022 CrossFit Quarterfinals kicked off on March 24, 2022, and featured the top 10 percent of athletes from each continent on the 2022 CrossFit Open leaderboard. Given that only the top 120 individual ... Continue Reading
10 Different Ways to Burn 100 Calories Quickly
With the constantly rising popularity of smart watches, it seems like everyone is looking for the next best way to burn calories and stay in shape. However, doing the same thing over and over again because ... Continue Reading
How To Watch the 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man Contest
The 2022 Europe's Strongest Man (ESM) contest is scheduled for April 2, 2022, at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. The competition will see 13 of Europe's most prominent strongmen attempt to ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Nick Walker Shares His High-Intensity Back Workout Focused On Lats
Bodybuilder Nick Walker is capitalizing on every workout during the offseason leading up to the 2022 Olympia scheduled for Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV. Each workout is performed with high intensity ... Continue Reading
Snatch Grip 101: How to Build Beefier Forearms and a Stronger Pull At the Same Time
Training is a series of choices. There is a broad range of unique bars, grip orientations, and exercises that you can use to get respectably strong. Some choices allow you to make certain gains by ... Continue Reading
Stats With a Story: 3 Baseball Statistics That Could Change How CrossFit Tracks Athlete Performance
Sports statistics has a long history. In baseball, the use of stats goes back to the early 1800s but didn't really start to take shape until 1867 when a man named Henry Chadwick wanted to recognize batters ... Continue Reading
JF Caron On His Career: “I Think Strongman Is Done”
Competitive strongman contests may have seen the last of nine-time Canada's Strongest Man JF Caron. Fellow strongman Laurence Shahlaei interviewed the 2022 Força Bruta champion on Shahlaei's YouTube ... Continue Reading
2022 Australia’s Strongest Man and Woman Results — Jordan Osborne & Alirene Clair Victorious
On March 27, 2022, the strongest men and women in Australia convened in Melbourne to battle it out across six events to determine who is the strongest Australian. Ultimately, Jordan Osborne ascended to the ... Continue Reading
A Look Back at Louie Simmons’ Greatest Achievements and Contributions to Strength Training & Sport
The strength sports community suffered a great loss on March 24, 2022, when legendary powerlifter and coach Louie Simmons passed away at the age of 74. Few people, living or dead, could claim to hold a ... Continue Reading
Tobias Lautwein and Mirjam Von Rohr Win 2022 HYROX European Championships
The 2022 HYROX European Championships saw Tobias Lautwein and Mirjam Von Rohr emerge victoriously in the Elite Men's and Elite Women's divisions, respectively. On March 26, 2022, the contest occurred at ... Continue Reading
The History & Winners of the Masters Olympia Bodybuilding Competition
Back in the golden days of baseball, there was a “legends game” that featured many of the superstars of the past. This event was a treat for old fans, and it introduced icons of the sport to a younger ... Continue Reading
Fight Right — How to Use Strength Training for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, or BJJ, is having a moment. The grappling-based martial art — which took shape in the 1920s — gained some popularity in the early-90s when BJJ pioneer Royce Gracie dismantled a series ... Continue Reading
The Best Deadlift Warm-Up — How to Prepare for Strong Pulls
If your goal is to build total-body strength, the deadlift deserves to be your bread and butter. A deadlift is a pull from the floor to the hip, and, perhaps most importantly, allows you to work with ... Continue Reading
Learn the T-Bar Row to Build a Thicker, Stronger Back
Building a bigger, stronger back is something many strength and power athletes are after. When your back is stronger, you can deadlift more, make your squats more stable, and even bench more weight. Not to ... Continue Reading
Breon Ansley Is Leaving the Classic Physique Division Due to the Weight Cap
Bobybuilder Breon Ansley shook the bodybuilding community with his March 19, 2022 announcement on his Instagram page that 2022 will be his last year competing in the Classic Physique division. He went ... Continue Reading
The Best Unilateral Exercises to Even Out Imbalances and Help You Get Stronger
When you want to build max strength, you’ll typically aim for bilateral exercises. Those are the moves where both sides of your body are doing the same thing at the same time. Think of your basic compound ... Continue Reading
Legendary Powerlifter and Founder of Westside Barbell Louie Simmons Dies at 74 Years Old
Louie Simmons, legendary powerlifter, coach, founder of Westside Barbell, inventor, and the man credited as the mastermind behind conjugate training has reportedly died at the age of 74. At the time of ... Continue Reading
Watch Bodybuilder Nick Walker Train Hamstrings During His Offseason
2021 Arnold Classic champion Nick Walker is training in the offseason with the goal of maximizing his potential in his sophomore appearance on the Mr. Olympia stage in Las Vegas, NV on Dec. 16-18, 2022. ... Continue Reading