Creating a community of strength athletes for yourself when you’re a queer lifter can be… complicated. Transphobia and homophobia in strength sports, well, it's not non-existent. There's the gendered ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games Delayed Until At Least August 17th
The 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games have been delayed, according to a tweet from The CrossFit Games' official account. According to the post, the postponement is due to "travel restrictions and circumstances ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games to Undergo Cultural Review to Improve Inclusivity
In a recent Instagram post, the CrossFit Games have announced that they'll be undergoing an internal cultural review. What this entails is briefly outlined within their post; check it out below. For the ... Continue Reading
3 Misconceptions CrossFit® Athletes Have About Nutrition
As the sport of CrossFit has evolved on the performance side of things, so too have the community’s ideas about how to best fuel for performance. The Zone Diet dominated the community in the early ... Continue Reading
NBC’s The Titan Games Episode 4 Recap: The Brothers’ Battle
Last week saw Dani Speegle and Matt Chan rise to the top of Mount Olympus and stand victorious in the Central Region championships. Speegle, who was the defending Titan, held her ground and beat out ... Continue Reading
Check Out Eddie Hall’s New 6,000 Calorie Boxing Diet
Eddie "The Beast" Hall has over a year until his boxing march against strongman rival Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson. The fight is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in September 2021 and is ... Continue Reading
3 Foolproof Ways to Never Have a Bad Workout Again (Seriously!)
We’ve all been there. You head into the gym feeling great, your warmups move like butter, and then…everything somehow goes wrong. You miss your top set, or your technique falls apart, or – god forbid ... Continue Reading
4 Single Arm Row Variations to Build a Serious Upper Back
Big bilateral row exercises, like the bent over barbell rows, lat pulldowns, and seated rows often get all the love and attention while single arm rows get neglected or forgotten about. That's a shame, ... Continue Reading
Syn Martinez: Race, CrossFit, and Inclusivity in Fitness (Podcast)
Today I’m talking to Syn Martinez, who owns and operates the fitness and lifestyle clothing brand Afro Brutality. Syn also owned and coached at CrossFit Harlem from 2009 to 2014. I’ve known Syn for around ... Continue Reading
Kiera Aston Deadlifts a Monstrous 230kg for 5 Easy Reps
When it comes to owning high level accolades in multiple strength sports at a young age, few athletes compare and stack up to 21 year old Kiara Aston. The United Kingdom based figure competitor and ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Rauno Heinla Vs Jerry Pritchett Deadlift For Reps World Record
This Saturday, June 20th, 2019 World's Ultimate Deadlift champion Rauno Heinla will take on 2017 America's Strongest Man Jerry Pritchett in a one-on-one 400kg/882lb deadlift for reps challenge to set ... Continue Reading
24 Hour Fitness Latest Gym Chain to File for Bankruptcy and Close Locations
The COVID-19 pandemic that caused a shut down across the nation (and much of the globe) has wreaked havoc on multiple industries. One industry in particular that has been absolutely ravished by the months ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Julius Maddox’s 800lb Bench Press World Record Attempt
Julius Maddox will attempt to bench press 363kg/800lb — the heaviest raw bench press by any human ever — this Saturday, June 20th, as part of World's Ultimate Strongman's (WUS) "Feats of Strength" ... Continue Reading
Finding Body Acceptance Through Strength: Four Women Share Their Journeys
I remember the first time I became self-conscious about my body. It was in the sixth grade and I was at the local swimming pool. I was about to exit the pool when I told my “boyfriend” at the time to turn ... Continue Reading
Day 2 Rogue Invitational Recap: Toomey and Vellner Win
Day 1 saw some stellar performances. Sam Briggs had an insane effort of 211 power snatches in the last person standing event and the 19-year-old Haley Adams scored a major win in event 3. After 3 ... Continue Reading
A Vegan Bodybuilder and Powerlifter Talk Eating for Strength and Muscle
Your body doesn’t exactly run on meat and plants and dairy. It runs on macronutrients and micronutrients (and, OK, enzymes and phytonutrients and other stuff) and there are no essential nutrients you can’t ... Continue Reading
Day 1 Rogue Invitational Recap: Toomey and Vellner Lead
Day 1 of the 2020 Rogue Invitational is in the books. 36 athletes — 18 male and 18 female — competed in the live, online, entirely remote event. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, athletes ... Continue Reading
Katrin Davidsdottir, Brooke Wells, Amanda Barnhart Announce They’re Out of 2020 CrossFit Games
While CrossFit HQ has a new CEO, many in the community are still unconvinced significant change has or will come to the company's leadership and direction. According to new CEO Dave Castro, more needs to ... Continue Reading
Allbirds Tree Dashers Review | Good for Cross Training?
The Allbirds Tree Dashers have been a highly anticipated model for long time Allbirds fans and environmentally conscious individuals. This model is Allbirds' first performance focused shoe and we recently ... Continue Reading
IOC Says More Corruption Could Mean Weightlifting Removed from Olympic Games
According to Reuters, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach said in a virtual new conference on Wednesday that weightlifting could potentially lose its spot at future ... Continue Reading
McLaren Report Aftermath: IWF Reform, ITA Investigation
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) shared a press release on Thursday discussing "key steps (that) have been taken to lay the foundation for future progress." These steps follow the ... Continue Reading
What to Focus on When Getting Back into Fitness Postpartum
Though each pregnancy is a bit like a snowflake—all completely different—in my 11 years of coaching, I have seen some similar trends show up over and over when it comes to women getting back into fitness ... Continue Reading
Better Glutes, Better Pulls: How Powerlifters Should Approach Posterior Training
It goes without saying that booty training is, well, a “hot” topic on social media (pun intended). While glute training advice is typically geared towards women, the fact is, everyone, especially ... Continue Reading
CrossFit CEO Dave Castro: Rich Froning May Program 2021 Games
In a brief Twitter message posted after a Zoom call with 2020 CrossFit Games athletes, new CrossFit CEO Dave Castro announced the 2020 Games would be the last he programmed. His potential replacement? ... Continue Reading