Schiek is an American based supportive strength equipment company. They were founded in 1991 with the goal of creating a unique and innovative belt for the strength market. They're most well-known for ... Continue Reading
Onnit Earth Grown Nutrients All-In-One Daily Greens Mix Review
It seems like every supplement company is trying their hand at perfecting the greens powder, and today I'm trying the offering from one of the fitness industry's biggest giants, Onnit. On the nutrition ... Continue Reading
5 Ways to Find Your Motivation for Fitness Again
Throughout certain parts of an annual training cycle, coaches and athletes need to strike balance between highly structured programming (pre-competition and competition cycles) and more unstructured ... Continue Reading
Clarence Kennedy Talks Switching to Powerlifting, Vegan Ethics, and Rabid Reddit Fans
Clarence Kennedy is a bit of an enigma in the weightlifting world: strong as an ox, quiet as a mouse, he's a weightlifter with no interest in competing, and he's the creator of one of ... Continue Reading
Does Alcohol Affect Strength Training?
“Not tonight, bro, I gotta lift tomorrow.” For many strength athletes, alcohol is the first thing to go when someone endeavors to “clean up” their diet. After all, alcohol is a poison. You can die from ... Continue Reading
Why Every Athlete Should Do More Beltless Squat Training
In an earlier article we discussed the benefits of using a weightlifting belt during training and competition, which naturally paved the way for belt vs. beltless debate among many strength and power ... Continue Reading
I Tried Jason Khalipa’s EMOM of the Day. Here’s What I Learned
Full disclosure: I love Jason Khalipa. #mancrush I mean, who doesn’t? In my opinion, Jason’s the “OG” of CrossFit. He was crowned champion at the CrossFit Games in 2008 and has been a staple at ... Continue Reading
Schiek Model 2004 Lifting Belt Review
Schiek is an American based supportive strength company that makes a plethora of belts, straps, wraps, and more. Most of the equipment Schiek makes is manufactured in the USA and they boast that every ... Continue Reading
AI Sports Nutrition Reds & Greens XT Review
Greens powders are trendy as replacements for multivitamins, so some companies no longer feel the need to explain any of their product’s benefits. I reviewed the strawberry kiwi flavor of Reds & Greens ... Continue Reading
Unbroken Designs Ahoy 6″ Leather Lifting Belt Review
Unbroken Designs is a company that was started by CrossFit® athletes looking for functional fitness equipment. Their supportive strength gear is designed to be useful with both WODs and other forms of ... Continue Reading
4 Advanced Exercises Elite Chinese Weightlifters Do To Build Strength and Power
Squats, pulling, pressing, and the Olympic lifts find their way in all weightlifting programs, regardless of who you are and where you are from. Past the surface layer, we find many unique variations and ... Continue Reading
Harbinger 4″ Classic Oiled Leather Belt Review
Harbinger is known worldwide for their supportive strength gear. Their strength equipment covers a variety of needs including powerlifting, weightlifting, bodybuilding, and recreational lifting. ... Continue Reading
Can You Use Olympic Weightlifting to Get Better at Boxing?
There’s an old Hungarian proverb that goes, “A man with one ass can’t ride two horses.” If you want to be great at something, don’t try to be great at anything else – pick a goal and focus. ... Continue Reading
3 Intense Hypertrophy Workouts for Serious Functional Fitness Athletes
When it comes to metabolic conditioning workouts, there can be a wide array of rep schemes, exercises, and expected training outcomes. Functional fitness athletes must have great work capacity, strength, ... Continue Reading
3 Back Exercises Every Weightlifter Should Be Doing Weekly
Before you start skimming the article to find three new, trendy, and “magical” back exercises, stop real quick and ask yourself one honest question… “Do I do strict pull ups, bent over rows, and back ... Continue Reading
7 Strategies to Improve Recovery and Adapt from Hard Training
Recovery and adaptation at the physiological level (muscles, cells, endocrine system, etc) is critical for every athlete, especially when determining the differences between an elite lifter versus a very ... Continue Reading
Amazing Grass Green Superfood Review
Greens powders get a lot of buzz among health and fitness enthusiasts as potential replacements for multivitamins and even certain foods. I tried out the most-reviewed greens powder on Amazon, Greens ... Continue Reading
Which Event Really Finds the World’s Top Strongman?
“A monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.” When famed American economist Thomas Sowell declared the above, I sincerely doubt that he was talking about strongman. That doesn’t stop it ... Continue Reading
Stan Efferding Deadlifts 600 lbs on Shark Tank and Makes a Deal
On a recent episode of Shark Tank, Stan "The White Rhino" Efferding appeared looking to make a deal. He was seeking to partner with one of the sharks for $50,000 in exchange for 15% equity of his ... Continue Reading
Reebok Legacy Lifters Review
The Reebok Legacy Lifters were constructed and designed with pure Olympic weightlifting in mind, making these shoes Reebok’s first true weightlifting shoe in some time. The Reebok Legacy Lifters were ... Continue Reading
The Heaviest Raw Bench Presses of All Time
“What’s your bench?” Like it or not, it’s often the first question people ask when they meet a powerlifter — there’s something about the bench press translating to brute strength. Regardless of the sport, ... Continue Reading
10 Things Every Beginner and Intermediate Olympic Weightlifter Should Learn
Weightlifting is a lifestyle. It takes years of dedicated hours, reps, and methodical training to develop yourself into a stronger, more power, and technically-improved lifter. The snatch and clean and ... Continue Reading
Sunwarrior Ormus Super Greens Review
With more and more people ditching vitamins for greens powders, I decided to test out Ormus Super Greens, the "probiotic greens superfood." The product is manufactured by Sunwarrior, a Utah-based health ... Continue Reading
4 Fundamental Strongman Movements Every Athlete Can Add Into Their Training
Strongman training can offer the average gym goer the opportunity to diversify their strength potentials in varying, highly functional movement patterns and positions. For lifters with minimal strongman ... Continue Reading