Earlier today, Reebok announced the latest cross training shoe to grace the Nano lineup. The Reebok Nano X is officially here for first looks and we have the official preview photos. The Reebok Nano X ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Deadlift a 370kg/815lb Double PR
Since he began competing in the open division in December 2016, 24-year-old Cailer Woolam has competed in the -90kg, -100kg, and -110kg weight classes, and has performed many impressive lifts. ... Continue Reading
CrossFit: All Options for Hosting 2020 Games Are Being Explored
On April 13, the organizers of the CrossFit Games took to social media to announce that they are looking at alternative possibilities on how to crown their champions later this ... Continue Reading
Upper Body Isometrics: Why and What You Can Do At Home
What are isometrics? They’re movements where your joints don’t move, and there isn’t a noticeable change in the length of your musculature. Generally, when we think about isometric movements, we ... Continue Reading
Rudy Kadlub Deadlifts 500 lbs to Celebrate 71st Birthday
Rudy Kadlub is a co-founder of Kabuki Strength, a "training facility and manufacturing space in the beautiful Pacific Northwest." He just celebrated his 71st birthday and decided the best way to celebrate ... Continue Reading
The 11 Best Low-Carb Protein Powders of 2025, According to a RDN
Many of the best protein powders we’ve tested are low in carbs, calories, and added sugars. A low-carb protein powder can be useful for those looking for a concentrated dose of protein that can support ... Continue Reading
Stop Making These 4 Common Lunge Mistakes (Plus How to Fix Them!)
If we had to line up every lower body exercise in a row and pick them out from best to worst based on usefulness and effectiveness, the lunge would easily make it in the top three if not place number ... Continue Reading
Watch Iron Biby’s Unofficial World Record Log Press of 233.5kg/515lb
Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou is a soon to be 28-year-old strongman from Burkina Faso who weighs just shy of 400lbs, stands 6 foot 2 inches tall, and holds the world record for the most number of times a human ... Continue Reading
Justin Bergh: The Future of The CrossFit Games (Podcast)
Justin Bergh is the General Manager of the CrossFit Games and has been a driving force behind the event for over a decade. Justin joins the podcast to talk about what the CrossFit Games will look like in ... Continue Reading
The Most Versatile Piece of Equipment You Might Be Forgetting to Use
Like many gyms who closed their doors in recent days, my gym rented out various pieces of equipment to our clients. The kettlebells were swooped up in no time, as were the dumbbells and resistance ... Continue Reading
The Best Lifting Chains For Durability, Heavy Lifting, And More
Lifting chains are a popular tool for athletes and fitness enthusiasts trying to increase the intensity of their workouts. When chains are used for exercise, they’re referred to as accommodating resistance ... Continue Reading
How Indonesia’s Best Paralympic Powerlifter Overcame Polio to Medal in Rio
Ni Nengah Widiasih — "Widi" for short — is one of the brightest stars in Paralympic powerlifting, having won enough medals and broken enough records that she's even wound up sponsored by ... Continue Reading
3 Ways to Increase Intensity With At-Home Workouts
Well, for most of us, quarantine measures are still in effect, which means gym time is probably limited or non-existent. That sucks – especially if you’re wasting that time completely off rather than ... Continue Reading
Heaviest Squats in IPF Competition History (Raw and Equipped World Records!)
The heaviest raw and equipped squats in IPF competition history were both well over 1,000 pounds, and these relatively recent records were set by legends in the sport. And ONE of these historic lifts is ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Apologizes for “Icelandics” Comments
2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall made headlines in recent days due to comments he made in reference to distrusting Icelandic athletes; these were made when objecting to the arrangements made by ... Continue Reading
Dumbbells Vs. Kettlebells — Choose the Right Tool for Your Goals
Nowadays, gyms are chock full of tools — resistance bands, barbells, fancy squat racks — and it's frankly overwhelming. Want to get lean and increase your power output? Better start swinging a kettlebell. ... Continue Reading
How to Develop Explosive Power Without a Barbell
So you’re stuck working out in your one car garage that you cleaned out and turned into a makeshift gym two weeks ago. You have a couple heavy dumbbells and kettlebells, you installed a homemade pull-up ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis On World’s Strongest Man Postponement: “I Like My Chances Better Now”
As with almost every other major sporting event scheduled for the next couple months of this year, the 2020 World’s Strongest Man contest has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally ... Continue Reading
14 Unexpected Kettlebell Moves You Haven’t Tried Yet
If you’re one of those lucky humans who had a kettlebell before social distancing or you ordered one before they all sold out (seriously, the online rush for home workout equipment is intense), you have ... Continue Reading
Check Out Hafthor Bjornsson Train In His New Epic Garage Gym
Hafthor Bjornsson is not about to let his training routine slide just because the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition was officially postponed on April 7th. If you have not heard yet, it has been ... Continue Reading
Sherif Osman: 3-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist on Training and Games Postponement
The Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed until 2021. What hasn't received quite as much press is the postponement of the Paralympic Games, which will now also take place in Tokyo in 2021 between August ... Continue Reading
Keep Pulling Without a Pull-Up Bar
When it comes to training with minimal or no equipment, there are undoubtedly more pushing than pulling options: push-ups, handstand push-ups, burpees, bench or chair dips, dumbbell bench press or floor ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Tian Tao Squats 310kg/683lb For a Double Beltless
Athletes who were gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games this summer have had to adjust to it being officially postponed for a full year until July 2021. Although this historic change in schedule may ... Continue Reading
2020 World’s Strongest Man Officially Postponed
Just a little over a month before the 2020 World's Strongest Man was set to take place, the biggest and most widely televised event on the strongman calendar has been postponed until November 11 to 15 due ... Continue Reading