In case you've missed it, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been going through an extensive process to update their anti-doping and clean sport regulations. Earlier this year in June, ... Continue Reading
Tuck Jump Alternatives
In a previous article we discussed the benefits of the tuck jump and what you need to know to incorporate the tuck jump into training programs for sports athletes, functional fitness athletes, ... Continue Reading
Kianoush Rostami (85kg, Iran) Receives Visa to Compete in Weightlifting World Championships
After several weeks of uncertainty, Iran's Kianoush Rostami — a 2016 Olympic Champion, 2012 Olympic silver medalist, and 2016's IWF Male Lifter of the Year — has received his visa to compete at the 2017 ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis’ 500-Pound Steinborn Squat Is the Heaviest We’ve Ever Seen
Latvian strongman Martins Licis is currently ranked as the fourth strongest man on Earth — that’s where he placed at this year’s World’s Strongest Man contest — but he may have the strongest obliques we’ve ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Tuck Jumps
In an earlier article we discussed the tuck jump, a plyometric bodyweight exercise that can be used to increase power output, increase caloric/energy expenditure in circuits, and increase athleticism. In ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting World Championships Entry List Announced
Less than a week remains before the 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships kick off. This year, the Championships are taking place in Anaheim, California, from November 28th-December 2nd. There will be ... Continue Reading
Behdad Salimi Clean & Jerks 260kg in Training for Weightlifting World Championships
Though the 2016 Rio Olympics didn't end as he'd hoped after missing all his clean & jerks, Iranian superheavyweight Behdad Salimi is training to once again stand at the top of the international podium. ... Continue Reading
Overcoming Excuses: What’s REALLY Holding Back Your Strength
I know very few people in this community that train and compete simply for the sake of doing so. The vast majority of bikers and runners do so for activity and social reasons; they have no desire to ... Continue Reading
Perfecting Your Program: Add Pounds to Your Bench Press
I see far more lifters struggle with bench than with squat or deadlift, and I include myself in that group. My bench is by far my weakest lift, and although it’s improving, it’s improving slowly. It’s a ... Continue Reading
10 “Unhealthy” Foods That Are Great for Athletes
Nutrition is an insanely confusing minefield of bro science, half truths, and bad studies. Add all that to the fact that it’s just as easy to find a jacked and ripped Paleo athlete as it is to find a ... Continue Reading
9 Steps For Improving Your Toes To Bar (Plus Why You’ll Want To)
From crunches and sit-ups, to planks and toe touches, there are endless ways to work the abs. But it’s the upper abs and obliques that tend to get all the love from the most popular ab exercises. While the ... Continue Reading
16-Year-Old Janik Velgos Benches 340kg for an Unofficial World Record
A 16-year-old has benched three hundred and forty kilograms equipped. Three hundred and forty kilograms. That’s 749.6 pounds. It didn’t look easy, but Janik Velgos nailed this lift at a Global Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Tuck Jumps – Muscles Worked, Video Demo, and Exercise Benefits
Tuck Jumps are a challenging plyometric exercise that takes the squat jump to the next level. In this article we will discuss the benefits to performing tuck jumps, how to do them, and how you can start to ... Continue Reading
What’s the Difference Between Passive and Active Stretching?
Passive and active stretching are two ways an athlete can actively work to improve their mobility. Each type of stretch can be beneficial in certain circumstances, and using each will often depend on the ... Continue Reading
Dmytro Semenenko (-105kg) Made the Heaviest Squat at IPF Worlds
Ukrainian powerlifter Dmytro Semenenko has added an enormous 4.24 times bodyweight squat to the history books at the IPF Open World Championships: 445.5 kilograms (982.1 pounds) at -105kg bodyweight. (He ... Continue Reading
Powerlifting Australia and Robert Wilks Are Out of the IPF
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) has resolved to exclude Powerlifting Australia (PA), the Oceania Powerlifting Federation (OPF), and the President of both organizations Robert Wilks from the ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting World Championship Athletes Can Compete In CrossFit Liftoff
This year, the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships and CrossFit Liftoff coincide with each other, which originally meant some weightlifting athletes would have to miss this year's Lift Off. Luckily for ... Continue Reading
Larry “Wheels” Williams Totals 2,275 lbs for New All Time World Record
Larry "Wheels" Williams had a great meet this past weekend at the RPS Powerlifting meet Insurrextion, which was held over the course of November 18-19th. This time last year, we were writing about Williams ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Jumping Lunges
Jumping lunges are performed in both general fitness programs and sports performance systems to enhance lower body power outputs, movement mechanics, and injury proof the body. In this article we will ... Continue Reading
Check Out the First Event of Fraser Froning Vs. The World
Two days ago, we first got word from Mat Fraser and Rich Froning's Instagram pages about the newly created competition: Fraser Froning Vs. The World. Unlike most regulated CrossFit® competitions, this is a ... Continue Reading
Naim Süleymanoğlu, 3-Time Olympic Champion Weightlifter, Passes Away At Age 50
Turkish weightlifter and multi-time Olympic and World Champion Naim Süleymanoğlu has passed away after a lengthy battle with liver disease. Süleymanoğlu is considered by many to be the greatest ... Continue Reading
Why Do Some People Orgasm When They Work Out?
We all know that working out does a body good, but for some of us, the pleasurable feeling from working out can reach a whole new level. In a famous 2012 study published in Sexual and Relationship ... Continue Reading
How to Choose the Perfect Knee Sleeve
Knee sleeves are useful pieces of supportive strength equipment for a variety of reasons. First, they can help keep the knee joint warm, which is a plus for those using longer rest periods. Second, they ... Continue Reading
Jaroslaw Olech Wins His 17th IPF World Title, Breaks World Deadlift/Total Records
If you haven’t heard Jaroslaw Olech’s name before, you should know that he may in fact be one of the most accomplished powerlifters of all time. At the IPF Open World Championships that are being held all ... Continue Reading