When you’re in the gym, you’re surrounded by machines, bands, barbells, squat racks, kettlebells and various other tools that help make you stronger. But there’s one tool, one that you’re overlooking, ... Continue Reading
Watch Hayden Bowe Overcome This Insane 290kg/640lb Deadlift Grinder
There were a lot of big stories and memorable moments from the World Raw Powerlifting Federation Hybrid Showdown II this past weekend. Stefi Cohen smashed three new all-time world records in the -52kg ... Continue Reading
Josh Lenartowicz to Compete in 3 Arnold Events in 2020
Australian bodybuilder Josh Lenartowicz will be making his return to the bodybuilding stage at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio, on March 7th. It will be his first time competing since winning the Big ... Continue Reading
Flex Lewis Accepts Invite to Compete in 2020 Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Contest
James “Flex” Lewis, the man who is considered by many to be the greatest non-Open bodybuilder ever, is making his move up to the Open division and is now officially added to the 2020 Mr. Olympia lineup. ... Continue Reading
Best Leg Sleeves
Leg sleeves, also known as compression sleeves, have a bevy of benefits for athletes, both in performance and at rest. Leg sleeves may promote better blood circulation leading to more oxygen being ... Continue Reading
Prescillia Bavoil Squats a Massive 204.5kg/451lbs, Unofficially Topping Her IPF World Record
Prescillia "Lya" Bavoil of France was the 2019 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) European Classic champion in the -63kg weight class. At that event, she set the current world record squat ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Samantha Eugenie (-63kg) Deadlift a 210kg PR
Samantha Eugenie is the type of powerlifter who comes into the sport, takes what is believed to be unrealistic, and upends it all. The 17 year old Eugenie of France came onto the scene in 2019 and made it ... Continue Reading
The Incredible Life Story of Bodybuilding Legend Frank Zane
"There are five categories for being in shape. The worst one is FAT. This condition exists when a person is in a layoff from training and not eating properly. Next, SMOOTHNESS. This means you don’t have ... Continue Reading
4 Warm Up Exercises You’re Not Doing (But Should Be)
Let’s face it, most of you don’t like warming up. You’d rather skip the warm up entirely so you and the barbell can get busy. And when you haven’t got all the time in the world to train, you’re more ... Continue Reading
Dear Ladies: Don’t Fear Heavy Weights. Lifting Them Alone Won’t Bulk You Up
Possibly the biggest misconception, mostly among women, that I have coached is a belief that lifting weights will give them a bodybuilder body composition, complete with giant muscles that protrude for ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Ashton Rouska Deadlift a Huge 770 lbs for a Set of 4
Despite only being 22 years old, Ashton Rouska has competed twenty-nine times. He has stood atop the podium a jaw-dropping twenty-eight times. In 2019, Rouska, who competes in the -105kg/231lb ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Hunter Henderson Pull a Massive 534lb Deadlift PR
There are a lot of reasons for why a powerlifter might stack additional plates on the barbell to challenge themselves with a new 1-RM. Some athletes are chasing records. Some athletes are pulling big in ... Continue Reading
Joe Rogan Tried the Carnivore Diet and Looks Pretty Good?
At any given time, Joe Rogan's podcast is pretty much guaranteed to be in the top five most popular on iTunes, and the man has millions of listeners hanging on his every word about fitness and nutrition. ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Announces Arnold Sports UK Coming in 2021
In a YouTube video posted early on Monday, February 3, 2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall announced that he was working with Arnold Schwarzenegger on plans to create a version of the Arnold Sports ... Continue Reading
Watch Starting Strongman Get Featured in a Super Bowl Commercial
Did everyone catch that Starting Strongman, the O.G. internet resource for strongman fans, was in a Super Bowl commercial last night?! It was Facebook's first Super Bowl ad, and it was intended to show ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Kheycie Romero Hit Three New Competition PRs
Kheycie Romero has been doing some extremely heavy training the last several months, including multiple sessions where she worked towards 600+lb deadlifts. This past weekend, Romero competed in the ... Continue Reading
Alan Thrall: Where Can Powerlifting & Strongman Grow?
Alan Thrall is an accomplished strength coach and the owner of Untamed Strength. Alan has coached thousands of athletes over the course of his career, and his YouTube channels has amassed more than 85 ... Continue Reading
Stefi Cohen Smashes Three New All-Time Powerlifting World Records
It was an absolutely electric weekend down in Miami, Florida at the Hybrid Showdown II powerlifting meet. The action packed weekend was filled with monstrous lifts, incredible performances, and of course, ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Deadlifts 1,003 Pounds for 2 Reps
When you have the last two World’s Strongest Man champions training together, you know something big could happen. 2018 champion Hafthor Bjornsson and 2019 champion Martins Licis are training together for ... Continue Reading
Best Massage Balls
Massage balls are terrific, often portable tools that are great for working kinks and knots out of muscles. Typically made from rubber, massage balls differ in size, weight, and design, with some balls ... Continue Reading
3 Unusual Unilateral Leg Exercises to Improve Your Squat and Deadlift
Deadlifting makes you stronger. Squatting makes you stronger. Breaking personal records means you're stronger. However, all this bilateral work can come at a cost of injury and strength ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Yangsu Ren Deadlift Massive 835lb
We last covered Yangsu Ren a little over five months ago when we interviewed him about his training routine. At that time he was building to the short term target of a 370kg (815lb) deadlift and a long ... Continue Reading
Watch Junior Powerlifter Daniel Clements (-66kg) Deadlift 282.5kg
After winning the 2019 United States Powerlifting (USAPL) Junior Raw Nationals and just barely missing the podium with a fourth place finish in the open of those Nationals, Dan Clements has been putting in ... Continue Reading
We Interviewed Mat Fraser to Learn Everything About His Diet
We don’t really track anything specifically, I don’t really adhere to any specific diet like Paleo or keto or anything like that. We have a ballpark number in terms of what we’re striving for with ... Continue Reading