Athletes and fans thought CrossFit Open Workout 19.1 was tough, but Open Workout 19.2 may have taken the cake by a long shot. This workout is a multi-round time-based workout featuring three movements, and ... Continue Reading
Jillian Michaels’ 5 Problems With CrossFit Generates Controversy
Former host of NBC's The Biggest Loser and enormously influential fitness titan Jillian Michaels has been trending in the CrossFit® community for coming out with a list of concerns she has with the ... Continue Reading
Are Beets the Ultimate Pre Workout Food?
If you’re in the market for a pre workout, there’s a good chances you’ve seen the letters N.O. emblazoned on many a tub. (Usually surrounded with terms like “insane pump” and “extreme ... Continue Reading
CrossFit® Open Workout 19.2 Announced
And just like that, we are already two weeks into 2019 CrossFit Open. Like last week's workout announcement, CrossFit Open Workout 19.2 has multiple announcement locations spread across the globe. CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Watch Thor Bjornsson and Larry Wheels Arm Wrestle for Glory
If you’re not following him yet, YouTube personality Jon “Jujimufu” Call has a phenomenal channel that features all the biggest names in strength sports, from Jen Thompson and Stefi Cohen to Clarence ... Continue Reading
5 Coaches Name the Most Neglected Exercises in Strength Training
It’s likely you’re training the big 3 (squat, deadlift and press) because this is the meat and potatoes of all good training programs. And are good, correct? But to keep improving, you must look to ... Continue Reading
Max Clean & Deadlift: Weightlifter, Powerlifter, Bodybuilder, and CrossFitter Face Off
Brute Strength had tremendous success last year when they pitted a male weightlifter, bodybuilder, powerlifter, and CrossFit® athlete against one another to see which would fare the best across several ... Continue Reading
Study: Do Low Carb Diets Actually Increase Risk of Heart Disease?
A new meta-analysis of eight high quality, randomized controlled trials published in Nutrition Reviews aims to help answer the question of whether or now low carb diets increase the risk of heart ... Continue Reading
3 Tips to Help Coaches Be More Body Positive With Their Clients
When you step into a gym, what are your goals? Where did you get those goals? Did someone tell you you’d look better in that shirt, that dress, if you just would do x or y? Did someone — more frequently, ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival LIVE
We're less than one day out from the official kick off of the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival. This year, the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival begins on Thursday, February 28th in Columbus, Ohio, and runs through ... Continue Reading
Plated Meal Delivery Review: Was It Really That Simple?
It’s not hard to see why Plated is one of the more popular meal delivery services on the market: They offer fresh and sustainably raised produce and meats, flexible ordering and subscription options with ... Continue Reading
Study: How Much Training Volume Do Women Need to Get Stronger?
I don't know about you, but I'm often a huge fan of lifting studies that highlight the idea that "less is more" when it comes to improvement in strength gains. After all, when life gets busy, isn't it nice ... Continue Reading
Hip Thrust Exercise Guide
Glute training exercises can be used to increase glute activation, improve hip extension performance, and enhance overall glute hypertrophy (size). Strength, power, and fitness athletes rely heavily on the ... Continue Reading
2 Exercises to Keep Your Feet Active When You Lift
When you’re training, you (probably) have never given much thought to your feet while you’re flexing in the mirror. Most people don't think the feet are a body part to be trained like the chest, legs and ... Continue Reading
Can Hafthor Bjornsson Win the 2019 Arnold Classic AND World’s Strongest Man?
He's big, strong, and still young enough to keep the field on its toes for years to come. After an incredible 2018 strongman season — in which he won every contest he entered — Hafthor Bjornsson has the ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir and Bronislaw Olenkowicz Win Fifth CrossFit Sanctional
Over the weekend, the fifth CrossFit Sanctional event Strength In Depth took place in London, United Kingdom. This event brought out a ton of big named athletes and some familiar faces found themselves at ... Continue Reading
Putting Your Strongman Training Into Perspective
I was a professional strongman. I’ve made much more money talking about and teaching strongman than I ever did competing. A friend of mine is a professional half marathon runner. She has made more money ... Continue Reading
Your 2019 Arnold Classic Bodybuilding Preview
The 2019 bodybuilding season is arriving, and the 31st Arnold Classic will be a great way to start. The lineup that will be competing in Columbus, Ohio is a stacked one with three previous champions in the ... Continue Reading
The Untold History of the First Weightlifting Competition
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, eight categories for Olympic Weightlifting existed for men and seven for women. In both cases the categories boasted roughly a dozen competitors or more. For those with a ... Continue Reading
Why Would You Start a Nutrition Company? An Interview with Ample’s Founder (Sponsored)
We've reviewed hundreds of different supplements so take it from us: the nutrition industry is hard to break into. There are countless shakes, powders, and potions lining the shelves of supplement stores ... Continue Reading
19.1 CrossFit® Open Workout Tips from Top Athletes and Coaches
And just like that, athletes across the globe are off to the races to compete in the 2019 CrossFit Open. CrossFit Open Workout 19.1 is simple in nature and involves a 15-minute AMRAP with wall ball ... Continue Reading
Press With Purpose: 3 Ways to Cue the Bench Press for Stronger Lifts
The bench press is arguably the most technical lift of the big three in powerlifting. Granted, everyone has their best and worst lift, so this argument could vary from athlete to athlete, yet there's still ... Continue Reading
Does Cayenne Pepper Really Burn Fat?
Experts are pretty sure that chili peppers evolved their spiciness as a defense mechanism to keep them from getting eaten. But somewhere along the line, humans decided they love the feeling of their food ... Continue Reading
CrossFit® Open Workout 19.1 Announced
CrossFit fans, athletes, and followers get ready because the 2019 CrossFit Open is officially here. Embodying CrossFit HQ's new global community approach, this year's CrossFit Open Workout 19.1 was live ... Continue Reading