When it comes to improving on the bench press, few athletes know about that process more than powerlifting legend Jenn Thompson. She's considered a technician on the bench press, aka an athlete who's ... Continue Reading
MusclePharm® Combat Crunch Protein Bar Review — Are They Too Chewy?
Founded in 2008, MusclePharm® is a sports nutrition company that makes a variety of products for all types of strength athletes. One of their more popular products comes in the form of protein bars, aka ... Continue Reading
Leigh Holland-Keen Becomes Second Woman Ever to Lift Dinnie Stones
It's not everyday that we get to cover a legendary strength feat that's literally only been performed a handful of times over its decades of existence. Luckily for us and yourselves, today is one those ... Continue Reading
Strongman Tom Stoltman Lifts 255kg Atlas Stone, Unofficially Breaks World Record
Consider the bar raised, or the Atlas Stone lifted in this case. If you felt the earth shift a little bit yesterday, have no fear, it was just professional strongman Tom Stoltman dropping a massive stone. ... Continue Reading
Código CrossFit Wins the 2018 CrossFit Spirit of the Games
For the first time in the history of the Reebok CrossFit Games, the Spirit of the Games award has been given to a team. What is the Spirit of the Games? CrossFit HQ's Director of Training and ... Continue Reading
5 Powerlifting Lessons From a Zen Monk
As a lay zen monk with the Kwan Um School of Zen and long-time lifter of all things heavy, it has thrilled me to see so many articles about the benefits meditation has on the strength athlete. I have even ... Continue Reading
So You Wanna Be A Powerlifter? Programming for a Meet
In our previous episode, we talked about keeping your training up to a competition standard. In this post and episode, we’re going to talk about some of the widely accepted ways to begin training for your ... Continue Reading
Check Out Strongman Eddie Hall’s Leaner Physique Progress
If you follow professional strongman Eddie Hall on social media, then you've probably noticed that in some of his recent photos and videos that he's looking leaner than usual. Well, if you thought, or ... Continue Reading
FitJoy™ Protein Bar Review — The Right Kind of Chewy?
In the ever growing landscape of protein bars, FitJoy™ tries to deliver a bar that comes with adequate fiber and protein content with minimal overall sugar. A lot of bars on the market attempt to do the ... Continue Reading
3 Common Back Squat Errors and How to Fix Them
Squatting has been a movement that humans have performed since the beginning of time. Yet over time, the population as a whole has grown further and further away from our primitive squat beginnings, ... Continue Reading
After Government Defunding, British Weightlifters Appeal to Public for Help
After losing government funding, many of Britain’s greatest weightlifters are in serious financial straits and may not be able to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The trouble began in December 2016 ... Continue Reading
2018 Reebok CrossFit Games Masters and Teen Division Winners
Every year, it seems like the CrossFit Games are longly anticipated, and then after a blink of an eye they're gone until next. Yesterday concluded the final day of the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games, and ... Continue Reading
3 Practical Tips for Powerlifters Using Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting (IF) is a pretty popular style of diet, so I’m not going to go too in-depth into explaining it. If you have questions, I strongly suggest that you check out this article, which ... Continue Reading
Boost Original Complete Nutritional Drink Review – Good for Digestion?
Boost is a part of Nestlé Health Science and as one of the few meal replacement shakes that actually gets advertised on television, there's a chance you've known about this drink for a while. The company ... Continue Reading
2018 Strongest Woman in the World Recap: Fonseca, Ingalls, and Sousa
Fefor, Norway. The historic Arena Fefor has witnessed many strength feats over the last decades. Hafthor Bjornsson’s legend-shattering 1,433 lbs timber yoke walk happened here, as well as many highland ... Continue Reading
4 Single-Kettlebell Circuits You Can Do At Home
Kettlebells are a versatile piece of fitness equipment that can be used to increase fitness, strength, muscle endurance, and cardiovascular health. The large appeal for learning kettlebell exercises is ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser, Tia-Clair Toomey Win 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
Tia-Clair Toomey and Mat Fraser have a lot in common. Both finished in second place during their first two years as CrossFit Games competitors. Both established early leads during the 2018 Games and ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Mayhem Freedom Wins Team Competition At 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
After a disappointing finish in 2017 left them just short of a three-peat win, CrossFit Mayhem Freedom is once again at the top of the CrossFit Games Team podium. The squad consists of Lindy Barber, ... Continue Reading
Get Close to the Action: Check Out Brent Fikowski’s Daily Recaps of the 2018 CrossFit Games
How many athletes would take time to write ~1,000+ word daily recaps while locked in a podium battle during their sport's biggest yearly competition? A competition notorious for draining every competitor's ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir Withdraws from 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
As announced on the official 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games broadcast, Sara Sigmundsdottir has withdrawn due to an apparent rib injury. The Icelandic athlete was sitting in 11th place heading into the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Will Allow Transgender Athletes to Compete Starting During 2019 Games Season
CrossFit’s CEO and founder Greg Glassman has announced that transgender athletes will be allowed to compete in the 2019 CrossFit Games season. As reported by Them, Glassman made the announcement at an ... Continue Reading
Reebok CrossFit Games Individual Day 2 Recap: Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey Lead
We're officially halfway through the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games for the individual athletes, and we've definitely seen our fair share of surprises. After starting the Games with the four-event "hardest day ... Continue Reading
Emily Bridgers and Justine Beath Withdraw from 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
Two more female athletes have withdrawn from the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games: Emily Bridgers and Justine Beath. At the time of writing, neither have publicly discussed their withdrawal but the CrossFit ... Continue Reading
The Best Kettlebell Movements for Core Strength
Kettlebells have been used across most strength, power and fitness sports to increase movement, address asymmetries, and offer coaches and athletes a way to develop a stronger core without sacrificing ... Continue Reading