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Tall Jerk – Technique Video, Variations, and Benefits

In this article we will discuss the tall jerk (and its variations) to help coaches and athletes better improve technique, speed and precision of footwork, and aggression in the jerk. In the below sections ... Continue Reading

Check Out 97 Year Old Powerlifter Edith Traina

"I discovered that in the dance and theater, most acts are about three minute long, so whatever performance I did in order to get the applause of the audience, I had to do something for about three ... Continue Reading

Alive! Once Daily Women’s Ultra Potency Review

Alive! Once Daily Women's Ultra Potency is a women’s multivitamin that is made by the well-known vitamin company Nature’s Way. This multi claims to offer an ultra-potency blend that “helps to support bone ... Continue Reading

Report: Russia Helped Armenian Weightlifters Dope At Beijing and London Olympics

Between 2006 and 2012 Armenian weightlifters took performance-enhancing drugs, falsified test samples, and were aided by Russian doping officials in their efforts, according to an explosive report ... Continue Reading

150 Million MyFitnessPal Accounts Hacked In Data Breach

Yesterday, The Verge reported that Under Armour announced they experienced a data breach in related to 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts. If you use the fitness and diet tracking application MyFitnessPal, ... Continue Reading

SPRI Vinyl Kettlebell Review

SPRI Products, Inc. is a fitness equipment manufacturer that makes a variety of strength equipment. On their website, they state they're the leading manufacturer of rubberized resistance exercise products. ... Continue Reading

Reports: Arnold Schwarzenegger Undergoes Emergency Open-Heart Surgery

Earlier today, it was reported by TMZ that 70-year old bodybuilding legend and pioneer Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent emergency open-heart surgery on Thursday. According to TMZ, sources close to the ... Continue Reading

The Weather and Our Joints: Is There a Connection?

A cold front blew into New York last night and I arose to my knee being stiff. This has become a common phenomenon I've learned to live with post surgery in February 2017. Before surgery, I used to ... Continue Reading

Tall Clean: Technique Video and Benefits

In this article we will discuss the tall clean, an accessory/primer weightlifting exercise to increase speed, technique, and confidence getting under cleans. In the sections below we will discuss proper ... Continue Reading

Janis Finkelman Deadlifts 440 lbs for Four Easy Triples

Powerlifter Janis Finkelman is setting herself up to have an explosive 2018 judging from her latest training videos. Her latest video shines light on her epic deadlift strength and features four strong and ... Continue Reading

Exclusive: Here’s Who’s Competing at 2018 World’s Strongest Man

Each year, every strongman fan on the planet counts down the days until World’s Strongest Man. It’s easily one of the biggest events in strength sports — 2017 winner Eddie Hall sees the title as the ... Continue Reading

Deconstructing Your Strongman Training Program

Everyone who hires a coach (or a programmer) has the faith that they are picking the right person for the job. In the client's mind the money they are spending will get them information that is better than ... Continue Reading

Win a Transformation Supplement Package from Legion Athletics!

Spring means more training and better weather, so we're teaming up with Legion Athletics to give two lucky winners a supplement package worth $262! One men's package winner and one women's package winner ... Continue Reading

Tall Snatch: Technique and Exercise Benefits

The tall snatch is an accessory/primer movement that helps to develop better strength, speed, and mechanics during the final stages of the pull in which the lifter must elevate the barbell and quickly ... Continue Reading

Would You Try Sylvester Stallone’s Unusual Back Workouts?

Sylvester Stallone is training hard for the next entry in the film series that made his physique legendary. Creed 2 is coming out this November, and every other day the 71-year-old fitness icon is posting ... Continue Reading

6 Adaptogens That May Help Strength Athletes

Adaptogens are the wellness trend that have caught the attention of bendy yogis and functional medicine guru’s… but now Olympians and strength athletes may be hitting up their spice racks, too. Using ... Continue Reading

Check Out Zhang Jie’s Latest ~2.75x Bodyweight Clean & Jerk

This is one beautiful lift. Thirty-year-old Chinese weightlifter Zhang Jie hasn't competed on the international stage in years, but the guy is maintaining some seriously elite level strength. Zhang has ... Continue Reading

Sun Basket Review — Is This Healthy Meal Kit Right for You?

In our never ending fast paced world, it can be tough to find the time to go shopping for healthy ingredients to create nutritious meals. And while meal delivery companies are nice, they can take away from ... Continue Reading

5 Benefits of Sumo Deadlift High Pulls

In this article we will discuss the sumo deadlift high pull, a powerful posterior chain exercise that can increase strength and hypertrophy of the hips, hamstrings and back; and more. Below we will discuss ... Continue Reading

Kayo Plant-Based Smooth Protein Review — Great Iron Content?

Kayo is a Canadian company that just offers one product right now — this protein — and while their website focuses a lot on the how they want to make it easier to include more greens in your diet,  ... Continue Reading

Noah Ohlsen’s Day of Eating Includes Protein Coffee and Lots of Wheat

It is a little shocking that Noah Ohlsen can consume so much food and so many liquid carbohydrates and still have a grand total of just 3,165 calories for the day, but that’s a high-carb diet for ... Continue Reading

Elivate Nutrition PROFORM Whey

Elivate Nutrition Proform Whey Review — Protein That’s Tasty In Water?

Elivate Nutrition — not to be confused with Elevate Nutrition — is a Colorado-based supplement company that has a pretty strong emphasis in their marketing on the strength sports of functional fitness and ... Continue Reading

Review: The Redeemed and the Dominant Is CrossFit’s Most Emotional Documentary Yet

It doesn’t take five minutes for the new CrossFit Games documentary, The Redeemed and the Dominant, to start talking about performance enhancing drugs. The question on everyone’s lips since the trailer ... Continue Reading

Sumo Deadlift High Pull Alternatives

The sumo deadlift high pull is a combination exercise that has a lifter perform a sumo deadlift into an upright row. This exercise stresses many muscles of the body, specifically the hips, legs, back, and ... Continue Reading

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