Two of Iran's top weightlifters' hopes for qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are looking very bleak. According to an Instagram post from @weightlifting_me, and Weightlifting House first ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Open Ultimate Guide
It's about that time again for a brand new CrossFit Games season. The 2020 CrossFit Games Open kicks off on October 10, 2019, with a special live announcement for Open Workout 20.1 taking place at 7 ... Continue Reading
5 Ways to Improve Your Bench Press Lockout
Getting stuck in the bench press can be caused by a wide variety of issues. It can be related to strength, mechanics, muscle imbalances, and more. The bench press is like a chain of commands and if ... Continue Reading
Best Digital Scales
One of the most objective ways to measure one’s health and fitness achievements against personal goals is by calculating weight. Having a personal scale can be an incredibly useful aid in making sure one’s ... Continue Reading
The Founders of NOBULL Share the Vision Behind Their Fitness Film Festival
NOBULL is trying to change the way we consume their fitness products and content. The fitness footwear, apparel, and accessory brand has built a considerable amount of momentum in the training space with ... Continue Reading
Why Powerlifters Should Be Accessory Lifting With A Swiss Bar
Maybe you’ve seen the bulky, kind of odd-looking bar in your gym, or maybe you’re contemplating buying yourself a new toy for your garage gym. Or maybe you’ve just finished a meet or hit a lifting plateau, ... Continue Reading
The First NOBULL Short Film And Fitness Film Festival Coming This November
NOBULL, a footwear, apparel, and accessory fitness brand is making headlines with their recent announcement of a Fitness Film Festival set to debut in November. NOBULL has not only founded the event, but ... Continue Reading
Arnold Sports Festival to Debut “Wellness Division” in 2020
The Arnold Sports Festival, the group that runs the Arnold Classic contests around the world, announced this week that there will be a new amateur “Wellness Division” contest taking place at their ... Continue Reading
Machines Vs Free Weights: Pros, Cons, and Which Is Best for Strength and Mass
Man, talk about a topic that’s been beaten to death. The “free weight versus machines” debate has raged as long as I’ve been a lifter – and probably much longer, though that’s not a topic on which ... Continue Reading
4 Awesome Cardio Finishers for Your Next Strength Workout
There’s nothing really wrong with traditional cardio machines. You jump on, set the time and intensity, and off you go. It’s easy. But personally, I find that mind numbingly boring. Plus, I don't ... Continue Reading
How To Watch CrossFit Open Workout 20.1
A new CrossFit Games season kicks off on October 10th, and it feels like just yesterday that Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey were earning their titles as Fittest on Earth™. After the shortest off-season in ... Continue Reading
Watch Eddie Hall Struggle To Fit In An Airplane
It is almost normal to watch the world's strongest men pull airplanes, but fitting inside of an aircraft? A completely different story. Eddie Hall, the 2017 World's Strongest Man, recently shared ... Continue Reading
Watch Julius Maddox Bench Press 615 Pounds for Seven Reps
It feels like just yesterday when powerlifter Julius Maddox broke the internet when he benched 610 pounds for 8 reps. Well, now he's back at it again, but this time he just bench pressed an ... Continue Reading
Pro Football Player Pierre Desir Donates Weight Room To Former High School
Before Pierre Desir was a dominant player in the National Football League (NFL), he was just a young kid attending high school at Francis Howell Central in Missouri. He went on to graduate in 2008 and ... Continue Reading
Greg Nuckols: A Better Way to Approach Strength Research
Greg Nuckols, world record setting powerlifter and founder of Stronger By Science, walks us through his unorthodox career, the coolest strength sports, and bridging the gap between studies and what's ... Continue Reading
George Peterson Will Switch From Classic Physique to 212 Bodybuilding
After finishing in third place in the Classic Physique Showdown at the 2019 Olympia, George “Da Bull” Peterson III is going to leave that division to focus on competing in the 212 Bodybuilding division ... Continue Reading
Li Wenwen Sets Two World Records At Weightlifting World Championships
Chinese weightlifter Li Wenwen can now proudly claim three world records. The +87kg athlete had an incredible performance to close out the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World ... Continue Reading
3 Rules to Follow for Crushing Your Off-Season Training
I’ve written before about how the off-season can be a challenging tie for a lot of lifters: You feel like you have all the time in the world to get stronger, but — with no immediate goal or reward in sight ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze Sets New World Record for Heaviest Total of All Time
History in the making. Where do we begin with +109kg Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze? It seems like every time Talakhadze takes the platform, we continually see him rewrite history and push ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete Kari Pearce Is Ready To Battle Her Way To The Podium
Heading into the final event at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games, Kari Pearce didn't know if she was going to be able to compete. She had fell on the rings in the first of the two Ringer events and struggled ... Continue Reading
Watch Marisa Inda Pull 182.5kg/402lbs For a Double Deadlift PR
Powerlifter Marisa Inda (-52kg) is always up to something in the gym, whether it's pushing herself to new personal lifting records, showing off some inventive workout flows, or highlighting her ... Continue Reading
Emily Abbate: What We Need in Fitness Journalism
Emily Abbate is a veteran fitness journalist who walks the walk (okay, more like runs). She's best known as the creator and host of Hurdle, one of the most popular fitness podcasts in the world. Emily has ... Continue Reading
Arnold Strongman USA Returns in 2020
Organizers of the Arnold Sports Festival has announced that there will be one more contest for those that have yet to qualify for the 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic. The Arnold Strongman USA event will take ... Continue Reading
2019 IWF World Championships Day 8 Recap
The eighth day of competition at the IWF Weightlifting World Championships just wrapped up tonight from Pattaya, Thailand. In the women's -81kg weight class, Jenny Arthur added two more medals to Team ... Continue Reading