Bowflex home gyms are designed to equip gym-goers with versatility. They provide accommodated resistance with their signature power rods, which are useful for keeping the weight of their machines ... Continue Reading
Six Star Pro Nutrition Pre-Workout Explosion Review
Six Star Pro Nutrition is a supplement company owned by Iovate Health Sciences, the same company behind MuscleTech and StrongGirl, and the brand is targeted a little less toward bodybuilders and more ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: SBD Strength Package!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and SBD USA are teaming up to give one lucky winner an SBD Strength Package! [Read our review of SBD's famous knee sleeves here! And check out ... Continue Reading
MuscleTech Vapor X5 Next Gen Pre-Workout Review — What’s Nitrosigine®?
Operated by Iovate Health Sciences in Delaware, MuscleTech is a pretty big name in the supplement business and they sell a ton of different products that are arranged under different product lines. They ... Continue Reading
Try These 8 Stretches to Improve Ankle Mobility
The tight calves perfect storm: heavy compound movements, sitting all day, and wearing shoes with elevated heels. If you're a desk worker, or even someone who spends a good chunk of their day sitting, ... Continue Reading
Full Schedule for the 2018 CrossFit Games Season Released
CrossFit fans get ready, because CrossFit HQ just released the (almost) full schedule for the 2018 CrossFit Games Season. With the CrossFit Lift Off recently coming to a conclusion, athletes are now ... Continue Reading
Pure Nutrition Black Jack Pre-Workout — What’s Bitter Orange Extract?
Pure Nutrition is a California-based supplement company that sells dozens of products that are variously aimed at bodybuilders, martial artists, and endurance athletes. They’ve got several pre-workouts ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Supplement Package from Earth Fed Muscle!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Earth Fed Muscle are teaming up to give one lucky winner a Protein & T-Shirt Supplement Package! Earth Fed Muscle makes supplements for ... Continue Reading
Review: “Supergirl,” the Record-Breaking, 12-Year-Old, Orthodox Jewish Powerlifter
How does the competitive powerlifting experience differ for a 12-year-old girl from a conservative, Orthodox Jewish household? "Supergirl," directed by Jessie Auritt, follows pint-sized powerlifter ... Continue Reading
Watch 19 Year Old Meso Hassona Clean & Jerk 220kg, Then Jerk 215kg In Jeans
Possibly one of the best lifts from this year's IWF Weightlifting World Championships came from Qatar's young weightlifting phenom Meso Hassona. He put on an outstanding performance at the championships, ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 Nike American Open Finals
Hopefully you haven't had enough weightlifting with the conclusion of the 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships, because we're about to transition into the 2017 Nike American Open Finals. The finals ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Z Press
In an earlier article we discussed the Z Press and the wide array of benefits that can come from performing such a functional and movement-challenging exercise. In that article, we also went over the ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze (+105kg, Georgia) Sets All-Time Snatch and Total Records
Consider the envelope pushed. During the final session of the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships in Anaheim, California, Georgian superheavyweight Lasha Talakhadze earned himself a place in the ... Continue Reading
Bowflex PR1000 Vs Bowflex PR3000
Bowflex is a brand that creates multiple styles of home gym equipment, which can support various levels of fitness. Since their start, Bowflex's focus has been providing versatile pieces of equipment that ... Continue Reading
British Weightlifter Sonny Webster Tests Positive for Ostarine
Yesterday afternoon, reports surfaced that British weightlifter Sonny Webster had tested positive for Ostarine. This substance is one of many on the World Anti Doping Agency's (WADA) Prohibited List, and ... Continue Reading
Adidas Fans: What Are Your Thoughts On the New Lifter Colorways?
Shoe fans rejoice, because we're hitting the best part of the year for new shoe models and colorways. Big shoe companies are notorious for releasing their latest shoes and colorways around the holiday ... Continue Reading
Strength Athletes: Listen to Your Body, a Quick Mental Reminder
Listening to your body is one piece of advice that I give to many lifters that I myself struggle to adhere to daily. It’s easy to get caught up with wanting to train as hard as you can or wanting to ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts (105kg) Sets a New American Snatch Record With 176kg
At the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, Wes Kitts set a new American record in the snatch with a huge lift of 176 kilograms (388 pounds) at -105kg ... Continue Reading
Did You Know Mat Fraser Can Throw Crazy Tumbling Passes?
The 2016 and 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games champion and Fittest Man On Earth™ Mat Fraser continues to pull out surprises for fans everywhere. There's no denying that Fraser is one of the most well-rounded ... Continue Reading
Z Press vs Overhead Press – Which Is Best for Strength and Sport?
In an earlier article we discussed the Z Press and the impact it can have on overhead strength development, movement integrity, and scapular stability/overhead health for strength and power athletes. In ... Continue Reading
FitMiss Ignite Review — A Pre-Workout Just for Women?
FitMiss is part of MusclePharm, a brand probably best known for their inexpensive protein supplement Combat Whey and their Combat Crunch protein bars. FitMiss was launched in 2008 "specifically designed to ... Continue Reading
Colombian Weightlifter Edwin Mosquera Shot Dead in Colombia
Edwin Mosquera Roa, a Colombian weightlifter in the -69kg weight class, was murdered this weekend in an altercation in Palmira, a city near Cali in southwestern Colombia. According to reports, he was shot ... Continue Reading
Isabella Von Weissenberg (-72kg) Squats 196.5kg for a New World Record
Meanwhile in Málaga, Spain, the European Powerlifting Federation’s Classic Cup has just wrapped up three days of competition. The EPF are yet to publish the official results on their page, but one of the ... Continue Reading
BPI Sports 1.M.R. Vortex Preworkout Review — Plant Extracts?
BPI Sports is a sports nutrition company based out of Hollywood, Florida, and they’re pretty well-known for their inexpensive protein powder and protein bars. But their product line is enormous, and they ... Continue Reading