The annual Wodapalooza festival is currently underway in Miami, Florida. It kicked off on January 11th and goes through January 14th. This festival brings thousands of athletes from multiple countries ... Continue Reading
Registration for the 2018 CrossFit Open Is Live
We're already two weeks into 2018, which means we're a little over a month out from the 2018 CrossFit Open. Every year, the Open acts as the proving grounds for new athletes pushing for Regionals and the ... Continue Reading
Nike Romaleos 3s Vs. Adidas AdiPower
Nike versus Adidas, a common battle you hear when it comes to shoes worn on a day-to-day basis, and on the platform. Both companies have been making weightlifting shoes for quite some time, and both ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Jumping Pull-Ups
In this article we will discuss the jumping pull-up, a bodyweight exercise we discussed in a previous article that went over everything you needed (and wanted) to learn about the the movement. In the below ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Hits a Very Strong 185kg Clean Triple for a New PR
Fresh off his podium finish from last year's IWF World Championships, Harrison Maurus is already back to moving big weight. And in case you missed Maurus' performance at Worlds, he ended up earning a ... Continue Reading
Jumping Pull-Up – Muscles Worked, Benefits, and Exercise Demo
In this article we will discuss the jumping pull-up, a total body bodyweight movement that can be used for metabolic conditioning and/or pull-up progression purposes. In the below sections we will discuss ... Continue Reading
Check Out Kianoush Rostami Taking His Workout to the Desert
While some weightlifters are worrying about whether or not their platforms should rest on rubber or plywood, Iran’s Kianoush Rostami is dragging a shard of rubber into the desert to do snatches. The ... Continue Reading
How Early Strength Pioneers Built Insane Strength with Hand Balancing
Every sport has its old-school heroes: the greats of a time gone by, forgotten in the shadows of ESPN and Instagram. It’s hard to even imagine Wilt Chamberlain dropping 100 points in a single game in the ... Continue Reading
Jim Schmitz Talks Modern Weightlifting, Competition, and His All-Time Favorite Lifters
Jim Schmitz is a pillar of American weightlifting. He's competed since the 1960s and coached Team USA at the 1980, 1988, and 1992 Olympics. He's a man who helped the United States win multiple Olympic ... Continue Reading
Hanging Knee Raises vs Leg Raises
In this article we will compare and contrast the hanging knee raise vs the leg raise. Both of the movements offer core development and foundational skill sets for more advanced gymnastics and bodyweight ... Continue Reading
Jonnie Candito Explains How the 3-Second Pause Bench Can Be Beneficial
Powerlifter and coach Jonnie Candito recently posted a video on his YouTube channel, CanditoTrainingHQ, breaking down benefits of the 3-second pause bench. In this video, he briefly discusses why this ... Continue Reading
Small Changes, Big Gains: Why Program Hopping Can Be Your Worst Enemy
This is the year you’re finally going to break through that bench plateau you’ve been struggling with for the past 18 months. You’re going to gain 15 pounds of muscle, easy. You’re going to be smashing PRs ... Continue Reading
8 Hanging Knee Raise Alternatives
In a previous article we discussed the hanging knee raise and why it is responsible for abdominal development, gymnastics and bodyweight skills and movement, and enhancing core strength and ... Continue Reading
Dennis Cornelius’ 412.5kg Squat Is His Heaviest of All Time
We’ve seen a lot of incredible, earth-shaking squats from Dennis Cornelius, but this is the big kahuna — this is the heaviest squat the man has ever completed. At the LA Fit Expo this weekend Cornelius, ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Addresses the Hafthor Bjornsson Controversy From the 2017 WSM
Eddie Hall has made some interesting comments regarding his future, his deadlift record, and his rivalry with Hafthor Bjornsson. In a new interview with Sport360, he was asked about the controversy ... Continue Reading
5 Strength Athletes Who Hit 50+ Reps On the 225 lb Max Bench Test
Author's Note: This article is intended to be a fun and lighthearted celebration of strength. None of these strength athletes are in a formal testing environment, nor are their guidelines for their bench ... Continue Reading
The 5 Biggest Myths About Strongman
“It’s just fat guys lifting rocks. Right?” That’s the typical response I get when I speak with someone unfamiliar with the sport of strongman. After suppressing a small bit of rage, it becomes my duty ... Continue Reading
This Could Be The Hardest Pull-Up Challenge We’ve Ever Seen
The popular song "Flower" (known to most as "Bring Sally Up") by pop artist Moby is making another resurgence with a fitness challenge attached to it. A few years ago, the song gained popularity when it ... Continue Reading
Total Gym 1400 Deluxe Home Gym Review
Home gyms can be a useful way to achieve a great workout without taking a step outside of the comfort of your home. Not every home gym is created equal, and to someone new to working and the home gym ... Continue Reading
What You Should Know to Help Avoid a Pec Tear
A torn pec can put an athlete out of commission for weeks or even months, and it doesn’t just happen to powerlifters. After coming second worldwide in the Open, Noah Ohlsen’s performance at the 2017 ... Continue Reading
Here’s What Changed in the IWF’s 2018 Rule Book
The International Weightlifting Federation has made some updates to their official rule book, “Technical and Competition Rules and Regulations.” The 2018 update was just released on New Year’s Day, and ... Continue Reading
IWF Provisionally Suspends Oleg Chen for Doping Violation
The International Weightlifting Federation has provisionally suspended Russian weightlifter Oleg Chen due to a violation of the IWF’s anti-doping policy. The IWF hasn’t said much about the circumstances ... Continue Reading
Review: “Born Strong” Is the Deepest Strongman Documentary Yet
There are a lot of well-made documentaries about strongmen, like Eddie Hall’s Eddie Strongman, Brian Shaw’s Tossing Kegs on 7 Meals a Day, and Hafthor Bjornsson's screentime in The Giants of Iceland. ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Hanging Knee Raises
In this article we will discuss the training benefits of the hanging knee raise, which can be done to increase muscular development of the abdominal muscles, strengthen the core, and help to increase ... Continue Reading