On July 25, Daniel Bell competed for the first time in a multi-ply equipped powerlifting meet and finished with a 2,667 pound (1,209.5 kg) total. If you’ve been following Bell’s career as a lifter, then ... Continue Reading
19 Year Old Keydomar Vallenilla Front Squats 280kg
You may not yet know much about Keydomar Vallenilla, but you probably should. The 19-year-old weightlifter from Venezuela, who competes in the -89kg weight class, holds the Junior clean & jerk ... Continue Reading
What to Do When Your Gym Closes (Again)
Nearly every state in the country closed fitness centers during the recent first wave of the Covid outbreak. Gym goers everywhere were stuck holding their gallon water jugs in their hand while businesses ... Continue Reading
Antonio Martin: Untrained 430 Pound Bench Press to Para Powerlifting Superstar
After becoming a paraplegic at the age of 23, when he was shot trying to break up a fight while working security at a nightclub, Antonio Martin barely skipped a beat. “It was kind of challenging, but ... Continue Reading
6 Ways To Improve Your Recovery When You’re Stressed Out
Whether it’s the ever-present anxiety of the seemingly endless pandemic, not being able to hug your friends for months, or some intense combination of these and other factors… things are pretty stressful. ... Continue Reading
5 Tips to Fix Your Funky “Good Morning Squats” From Home
You don’t have to be back in the gym and reunited with your favorite squat rack to get rid of your good morning squat. Don’t get me wrong — good mornings are great. Squats are delightful. But you never ... Continue Reading
Rich Froning Announces Cancelation of Mayhem Madness Team Event
The 4-time Fittest Man on Earth and member of the 4-time CrossFit Games winning team Mayhem Freedom Rich Froning announced on his Instagram page earlier today that the Mayhem Madness Team Event is ... Continue Reading
NBC’s The Titan Games Episode 10 Recap: Country Strong in the East
Last week, we saw both Will Sutton and Haley Johnson retain their status as Titans of the East. In the men's division, pro golfer Ryan Steenberg injured his bicep on Mount Olympus allowing Sutton to take a ... Continue Reading
The Right Way to Train Your Posterior Chain, With Teddy Willsey (Brought to You by BSN)
Have you ever felt like you’re not quite sure if the way you’re lifting is going to make you more injury resistant or more injury prone? It's a pretty common sentiment among lifters, especially those ... Continue Reading
Nike Metcon 6 Release Date Announced (Plus Metcon 6 Mat Fraser)
The Nike Metcon 6 will be released to Nike members on August 4th and have a global release on August 31st. The Metcon 6 has some upgrades from the Metcon 5. We'll highlight what they are and which of ... Continue Reading
Road To 304kg: Tom Stoltman Eyes New Atlas Stone Record
You don’t earn the nickname “King of the Stones” from shying away from previously unthinkable records. That’s why no one should be shocked that Scottish Strongman Tom Stoltman has his sights set on an ... Continue Reading
Daniel Bell Gets 2,667 Total in His First Multi-Ply Powerlifting Meet
The American Powerlifting Federation (APF) held their “Showdown at the Storm” meet this past weekend at the Perfect Storm Hardcore Gym in Holly Hill, Florida. This gym was a home meet for Daniel Bell who ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels and James Harrison Want to Do a Strict Curl Contest
Many powerlifting fans don’t know that in the early days of the sport, there used to be a fourth lift. It was the strict curl. Your head, back, and glutes must stay against a wall while you perform a ... Continue Reading
Petr Asayonok Snatches 7kg Over World Record
Petr Asayonok of Belarus began his professional weightlifting career in 2010 at the age of of 17 in the -69kg class when he placed second at a Youth Olympic Qualifying Event. He has since competed in the ... Continue Reading
Jay Moir On Overcoming Cerebral Palsy: Feedback Is My Fuel
Jay Moir is a gym instructor, fitness blogger, and online coach from Aberdeen, Scotland. He acquired those professional accolades despite being a wheelchair-user with cerebral palsy. However, ... Continue Reading
BarBend and World Para Powerlifting Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Reach New Audiences
BONN/NEW YORK CITY – On July 27th, BarBend, the world’s leading strength-based sport media outlet, finalized their agreement with World Para Powerlifting as a Media Provider. The agreement will ... Continue Reading
Blaine McConnell: World’s Strongest Bobsledder (Podcast)
Today we're talking to Blaine McConnell, currently a member of Team USA’s Bobsled National Team. He’s also arguably the world’s strongest bobsledder Blaine is a former collegiate and Arena football player ... Continue Reading
Logan Aldridge: Well Armed with One-Arm in Fitness, Sports, and CrossFit
It was a freak accident. Logan Aldridge was just 13 years old. He loved extreme sports and wanted to be a professional wakeboarder. One day, after wakeboarding at his family’s lake house, he was ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: Eric Roza, Greg Glassman Finalize Acquisition Deal for CrossFit
It was announced last month that former CEO of data and analytics company Datalogix Eric Roza would acquire CrossFit from its founder and now former CEO Greg Glassman. The move came following intense ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Bounces Back With a 740lb Bench Press Double (Almost)
Julius Maddox was on the "Road to the 800lb Bench Press" for much of the last year. That all came to a head when that would-be heaviest raw bench press of all-time was scheduled for Saturday, June 20th in ... Continue Reading
Innercity Weightlifting Provides Social Change Through Strength
Innercity Weightlifting (ICW) is a nonprofit organization in Boston, Massachusetts that aims to "to reduce gun violence by amplifying the voice and agency of people who have been most impacted by ... Continue Reading
Best Dumbbell Rack
Dumbbell racks serve two important purposes. They help you organize your training space and they help with safety because your dumbbells are out of the way and you won’t have to worry about tripping over ... Continue Reading
JamaRR Royster: Find Your “Why” for Endless Motivation (Podcast)
JamaRR Royster is an elite powerlifter, strength coach, and per his Instagram page, the Pancake Gawd. Outside of squatting north of 700 lbs and coaching handfuls of athletes, JamaRR spends his time ... Continue Reading
8 Strength Training Mistakes I See Way More Than I Should
You’ve been lifting for a while and you still enjoy training, but there are times when your gains have slowed and you become frustrated by your lack of results. You think there is something wrong with your ... Continue Reading