One of the most common deadlift problems I see — in both beginners and advanced lifters alike — is lazy glutes. Ever seen the guy in the gym who blasts the bar off the floor on a heavy deadlift attempt, ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces 2018 IWF World Championship Teams
In less than two months, USA Weightlifting will make their way to the 2018 IWF World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. This year's World Championships will be the first international competition ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Harrison Maurus’ 270kg Squat Is a Serious Nailbiter
A bearded Harrison Maurus recently uploaded a training clip that seemed intended to remind us what a squat max out really looks like. Under the bar: the 18-year-old holder of the -77kg youth world record ... Continue Reading
The Benefits of Towel Pull-Ups, Rows, and Much More
Believe it or not, you have a tool that can strengthen your grip sitting in your room, and you probably use it for everything but grip training every single day. What's this magic exercise implement? A ... Continue Reading
Olympians Oleksiy Torokhtiy and Rebeka Koha Teach the Snatch
Say what you want, but we're firm believers in the fact that there can never be enough exercise tutorials on the internet, especially on the snatch. Sometimes a cue can be explained and demonstrated ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Heavy Thrusters
Heavy front squats and push presses are two movements that are beneficial for building strength, muscle mass, and athletic potential for strength, power, and fitness sports. Thrusters, often seen in ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts Front Squats a Massive 255kg Lifetime PR
Meanwhile out at California Strength, Wes Kitts is continuing on his flow of breaking lifetime PRs. Over the last couple of weeks, California Strength have shared a handful of big PRs from Kitts and many ... Continue Reading
In 36 Minutes Larry Wheels Squats 700×3, Benches 585×3, and Pulls 800×3
For practically every person on Earth, just one rep of one of these lifts would be a lifetime achievement — and something that would require a good week of recovery, at least. For Larry “Wheels” Williams, ... Continue Reading
The Top 5 Men’s Strongman Performances of CrossFit Workout “Grace”
One of my absolute favorite things about the CrossFit Games format is the Wild Card spaces, which though aren’t technically new are now a lot more official. These spots are to be reserved for any ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kristen Dunsmore Deadlifts an Easy 210kg PR
The weight is moving out at Convoy Strength, the San Diego, California based powerlifting gym. Normally athletes like Yangsu Ren (@Deadlift_Panda) and Amber Abweh are the ones pulling big weight, but today ... Continue Reading
11 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self (About Lifting)
There’s a point in one’s training career where they realize they cannot push forth the same way they have for the previous decades. Maybe it’s feeling run down, life/work family changes, or even an injury. ... Continue Reading
Generation Iron 3 Trailer Shines Unique Look Into International Bodybuilding
Over the weekend, thousands of strength sports fans gathered at the Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend, which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the Mr. Olympia competition finals on Saturday night, ... Continue Reading
Check Out Shawn Rhoden’s Epic Transformation to Become Mr. Olympia 2018
Editor's Note 9/21/18: The original article wrote that Shawn Rhoden won $675,000 USD for his first place finish, but has since been corrected and changed to reflect his $400,000 USD prize. Over the ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Sets New Snatch and Clean & Jerk Records in Las Vegas
Eighteen-year-old weightlifting wunderkind Clarence "CJ" Cummings put on one of the most remarkable performances of his career at the American Open Series 3 (AO3), a competition that was held over the last ... Continue Reading
Why Samantha Calhoun Is Someone to Watch At USAPL Raw Nationals
Last week, we wrote about the epic battle that's unfolding between Amanda Lawrence and Daniella Melo in the -84kg weight class at the 2018 USAPL Raw Nationals. Another epic battle that's been quietly (or ... Continue Reading
Joseph Pena Squats An Easy 870 lbs, Will He Be Youngest to Hit 1,000 lbs Raw?
Powerlifter Joseph Pena is a force to be reckoned with in the sport of raw powerlifting. Currently, Pena is in prep for 2018 USAPL Raw Nationals, which are going down in Spokane, Washington. At the young ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jen Thompson Has a New Bench Press Record With 145kg
Jennifer Thompson, the undisputed queen of the bench press, has bested her personal record yet again. The “132 Pounds of Power,” as she’s sometimes known, turned up to compete at the USA Powerlifting Bench ... Continue Reading
Sarah Robles Breaks 13 Year Old American Weightlifting Clean & Jerk Record
This past weekend, the USA Weightlifting American Open Series 3 (AO3) competition came to a conclusion in Las Vegas, Nevada. For US based weightlifters and for the sport of weightlifting, this event was ... Continue Reading
7 Downsides of Being Crazy Lean
Sure, a strong deadlift is cool but you know what’s really cool? Six. Pack. Abs. Or eight-pack abs. Just getting super, stupid, crazy lean, bro, that’s what it’s all about. We’re being sarcastic here ... Continue Reading
Report: Tia-Clair Toomey Confirms Move to Cookeville, Tennessee
Well, Cookeville, Tennessee just got a heck of a lot fitter. Yesterday, in an interview with BOXROX, two-time Fittest Woman on Earth™ Tia-Clair Toomey confirmed the rumors about her and partner Shane ... Continue Reading
Amanda Lawrence Vs Daniella Melo Will Be the -84kg Powerlifting Battle of the Ages
USAPL Raw Nationals are just weeks away and with well over 1,100 athletes registered to compete, it’s truly going to be a titanic battle. There are a lot of athletes we’re looking forward to seeing compete ... Continue Reading
How Ultra High Rep (25+) Sets Can Improve Your Strength and Size
One of my favorite bodybuilding strategies involves ultra-high reps for growth: sets of 25, 50, or even 100. I love a challenge, and these ultra-high-rep sets require pushing yourself to the limit, even ... Continue Reading
5 Things I Learned From 8 Weeks of Ditching the Barbell
I'm going to open up this article by letting everyone know that I'm not proactively saying ditch the barbell, or claiming one style training is always better than the other. That's not at all the purpose ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Shoulder Presses An Incredible 500 lbs
Across all strength sports, one athlete that continually blows the mind of his fans, the internet, his fans, and pretty much any living thing with a pulse is Larry Williams, better known by his nickname ... Continue Reading