In today's rendition of strength athletes pranking others we have Cailer Woolam lifting with the Texas Tech Raiders football team. Whenever you throw a strength athlete (in this case a multi-time world ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Reveals Individual Event 2 for 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
CrossFit athletes and fans, prepare for a potentially bumpy week, because if we had to take a rationale guess based on previous Reebok CrossFit Games, then this won't be the last hint and event reveal we ... Continue Reading
How to Build More Unilateral Strength (Plus a Free Training Program)
During my time getting qualified as a personal trainer, I received a lot of bad advice, a shocking amount in fact. Now I’m sure this has a lot more to do with the particular school I attended and the ... Continue Reading
Reverse Lunge Exercise Guide
The reverse lunge is a unilateral exercise than can be used to build strength, muscle hypertrophy, and enhance movement mechanics for strength, power, and fitness athletes. While most athletes spend a good ... Continue Reading
Transparent Labs Stim-Free Pre-Workout Review – Is Anything Missing?
Transparent Labs is making some pretty serious waves in the supplement industry, and not just because their products are all free from artificial ingredients. This is the kind of company that takes ... Continue Reading
3 Foolproof Shoulder Exercises That Add Mass to Your Delts
Many lifters struggle with delts — whether it’s struggling with size, strength, or pain, the shoulders can be a difficult muscle to incorporate into a powerlifting routine. As I explain to the athletes I ... Continue Reading
Why Do I Yawn When I Lift?
You’re psyched up. You’ve had pre-workout coffee, jogged up a sweat, mobilized, done your warm-up sets, hit your working weight, and after your first working set… you yawn. Shake it off. Another set. ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Alyssa Ritchey Speaks Out On Bullying: “I Am Over It”
As a whole, the internet, and more specifically social media, have brought a lot of good to strength sports. On a daily basis, we have the availability of multiple great-minded coaches, athletes, and media ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Comments On Athletes In Breach of Drug Policy
Whether you're an avid CrossFit athlete, fan, or partake in another strength sport, then chances are you've seen some of the news that's dropped this week about the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games. The first ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Remains On Conditional Status for 2024 Olympic Games
Weightlifting as a whole has made strong strides in the last year to ensure their commitment to clean sport. The IWF has now implemented multiple programs to enhance their efficiency at maintaining their ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Yury Belkin Is Back, Deadlifts 380kg for Reps
It's been a while (pretty much a year) since we've seen any training videos surface from Russian all-time deadlift world record holder Yury Belkin. In terms of posting lifting videos online, he's been on a ... Continue Reading
Through the Bar: 4 Ways to Cue the Deadlift for Stronger Pulls
I'm not going to lie, I love the conventional deadlift. It's by far my favorite movement to train and strongest lift on the platform by far, but unfortunately, it's also the most taxing on my body. In a ... Continue Reading
Transparent Labs Organic Vegan Rice & Pea Protein Review – Pros Vs Cons
Transparent Labs is a popular supplement company that really likes to emphasize — big surprise — transparency in their products. They don't just get really, really specific with their measurements (there ... Continue Reading
Calf Raises: Are They Worth It?
The calf raise is an exercise that can be done primarily in two distinct ways. The first targets the soleus and is done with the knee flexed/bent. The other targets the gastrocnemius and is done with an ... Continue Reading
The IWF, USAW, and USADA Collaborate to Improve Anti-Doping Education
Announced in a recent news release from USA Weightlifting, there will be an enhanced push from major weightlifting federations and anti-doping agencies to improve anti-doping education. The IWF, USAW, and ... Continue Reading
GrubSub Meal Replacement Review – Too Much Iron?
GrubSub was started by biochemistry major Jesus Flores and two friends he met while studying at the California State University of Fullerton, and the product differentiates itself a little bit from other ... Continue Reading
Emily Abbott Responds to 4-Year Ban for Breach of CrossFit Games Drug Policy
Yesterday, CrossFit HQ released a list of athletes who were in breach of their drug policy following the 2018 CrossFit Regionals competition. This list originally included 13 names (but has increased to 14 ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting’s Women’s Team Take Gold At Junior Worlds, Men Take Fourth
Over the weekend, Team USA concluded their strong performance at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships, which took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from July 6th to the 14th. The world's best junior ... Continue Reading
Ample V Review – Does the Vegan Version Taste As Good?
Ample is one of the rising stars in the world of meal replacements, partly because all of their products are made with all-natural foods, but we'll be honest, the fact that their high fat content makes for ... Continue Reading
20 Year Old Meso Hassona Snatches 170kg, Clean & Jerks 215kg At Junior Worlds
Only two days remain at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. We've seen our fair share of big lifts thus far at the World Championships, but we have a good ... Continue Reading
How Much Money Is On the Line At the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games?
We're about three weeks out from the start of the 2018 Reebok CrossFit games, and the hype behind top athletes continues. Roughly a week ago, we wrote an article covering the decision to continue keeping ... Continue Reading
3 Ab Exercises That Will Actually Help Your Lifts
Abs are probably the favorite and the most controversial muscle group of them all, regardless of whether you’re training for aesthetics or strength. Makes sense: not only are they the centerpiece of a ... Continue Reading
Reebok JJ Watt II Shoe Review — Can They Support Weight?
When it comes to cross-training, multiple shoe companies try to create shoe renditions that embody the perfect mixture of versatility and comfort. For those who cross-train and like Reebok, then often ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Takes Home Gold and Bronze Medals At IWF Junior World Championships
Earlier today, another member of Team USA walked away with medals at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships, and this athlete is none other than Team Alpha Barbell athlete Harrison Maurus. Maurus earned a ... Continue Reading