Luke Richardson is at it again. The youngest ever athlete to total 1000kg/2,204lb raw has been putting in really impressive work in the gym this past week and showing off a bit with some massive axle bar ... Continue Reading
5 Best Prehab Exercises for Strength Athletes (with Joe Yoon)
Looking to improve your mobility for better weightlifting, powerlifting, and more? Joe Yoon (better known as @JoeTherapy) joined us to demonstrate his 5 favorite prehab mobility exercises for strength ... Continue Reading
Missing Equipment? The CrossFitter’s Guide to Movement Substitutions
So you finally bit the bullet and hired a coach who wrote you an individualized training program. Or maybe you bought a more generic program online. And now you have a dilemma: Either your home gym, or ... Continue Reading
Interview: World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis on 2020 and Training with Thor
As we close in on the 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic, Martins Licis is approaching the contest in the middle of a long journey that has had its fair share of peaks and valleys. He shocked many people in the ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: There Will Be No Spectators or Expo At 2020 Arnold Sports Festival
With less than 48 hours until it was scheduled to begin — the Olympic weightlifting was set to start at 10am on Thursday, with powerlifting and bodybuilding events starting at noon — the convention ... Continue Reading
The Hype Is Real In Strongman Martins Licis’ “Road to the Arnold” Video
Strength fans, get ready! The Arnold Sports Festival is only two days away and Rogue Fitness is continuing to stagger out their "Road to the Arnold" videos. In Rogue Fitness' latest release on ... Continue Reading
The CrossFit Games Has Undeleted its Facebook Page
Ten months after loudly deleting their account, CrossFit is back on Facebook! In one of the more bizarre entries in CrossFit’s ling list of public beefs — which includes their feuds with Big Soda ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jesus Olivares Annihilates 302.5kg/667lb Squat for 8 Reps
Jesus Olivares is a 21 year old powerlifter who vaulted back into the competitive scene late last December with a huge win at the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Winter Iron Open in the super heavyweight division ... Continue Reading
Why Is CrossFit Focusing On Senior Citizens?
If you’ve been following CrossFit for a while, there’s a chance you’ve noticed a significant change in the company’s focus in the last year or so. We’re not exactly talking about the changes made to the ... Continue Reading
The Bodyweight Skull Crusher Is An Underutilized Tool for Building Strong Arms
When the average gym-goer thinks about training their triceps in isolation, the pieces of equipment that come to mind are barbells, dumbbells, and cables (or bands for you CrossFitters). What if I told you ... Continue Reading
Alex Uslar: Overcoming Addiction and Creating Opportunity (Podcast)
Alex Uslar wears a lot of different hats with Hybrid Performance Method. At Hybrid, Alex serves as the General Manager, Director of Operations, run Hybrid Apparel, and per Instagram is also Stefi Cohen’s ... Continue Reading
Paralympian Siamand Rahman Has Passed Away At Age 31
Paralympic powerlifter Siamand Rahman passed away on Sunday March 1st, 2020 in his hometown, Oshnavieh, Iran, after suffering a heart attack. He was 31 years old. Rahman made his powerlifting debut ... Continue Reading
Reports: Arnold Sports Festival to Screen Athletes for Coronavirus
The Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio is expecting an estimated 22,000 athletes and over 200,000 people from over 80 different nations to attend their annual fitness festival, which is scheduled to ... Continue Reading
Best Thigh Compression Sleeves
Thigh compression sleeves offer a wide array of benefits to athletes. The most significant benefit being improved blood flow (1) which can potentially lead to better injury prevention, improved athletic ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Pro Strongwoman Preview
The eyes of the fitness world will be focused on Columbus, Ohio during the first weekend of March for several reasons. Bodybuilding, powerlifting, and strongman are just a few of the strength sports that ... Continue Reading
The 2020 IWF Junior World Championships Have Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Two weeks before it was scheduled to take place, the 2020 International Weightlifting Federation Junior World Weightlifting Championships have been cancelled, with the outbreak and global spread of the ... Continue Reading
5 TRX Exercises to Build a Rock Solid Upper Back
While on the battlefield way back in 1997, Navy SEAL Randy Hetrick came up with the first version of what is now called the TRX®. Because dodging bullets and staying alive wasn’t enough. He wanted to stay ... Continue Reading
How to Watch Weightlifting at the 2020 Arnold Sports Festival
The Arnold Sports Festival, also just called “The Arnold,” is arguably the biggest event on the strength sports calendar. The Arnold holds big time competitions for many strength sports, bringing ... Continue Reading
Tempo, A New Home Gym, Is Aiming to Replace Trainers and Coaches
Fitness and tech continue to collide and evolve. Tempo is the latest tech and artificial intelligence (AI) based home gym that plans to disrupt the fitness industry. Standing at roughly six-feet tall, ... Continue Reading
Elite Gymnast Jaime Da Silva Teaches 4 Move Pull-Up Progression
There is no debate that the pull-up is one of the greatest upper body building exercises. Pull-ups should be incorporated into your training because, among many benefits, they can help ... Continue Reading
Meet Heather Pivoras and the CrossFit Coach Who Helped Transform her Life
When Heather Pivoras arrived at CrossFit Murray in Kentucky seven years ago, she was down and out. “I was in an abusive relationship. My self-esteem was at an all-time low. I had a hard time looking in ... Continue Reading
The Right Way to Prime Your Muscles for a Great Workout
When you’re painting furniture, cupboards, or the exterior of your house, you want it to look good. And for it to look good, you can't just slap a coat of paint on. You need to prepare the surface for the ... Continue Reading
The Heaviest Women’s Snatch and Clean & Jerk Ever Made in Competition
In the world of weightlifting, all records are cool, but heaviest EVER is just so much fun to talk about. So who holds the marks for heaviest women's snatch and clean & jerk of all time? When ... Continue Reading
East Asian Weightlifting Championships Postponed Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Probably the strength sport most affected by the spread of the coronavirus is Olympic weightlifting. Given the highly regulated nature of the sport, the frequency of its competitions, the huge number of ... Continue Reading