Over the weekend, we saw the final athletes take the platform at the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships, and there was no shortness of excitement. On Saturday, the -84kg female athletes ... Continue Reading
Canadian Weightlifter and Olympian Bob Santavy Passes Away At Age 70
In sad news coming out of Canada this week, Canadian Weightlifting legend Robert “Bob” Santavy has passed away; he was 70 years old. Between 1967 and 1978, he qualified and lifted in two Commonwealth ... Continue Reading
RXBAR Review — Is Simple Better?
Since their beginning in 2013, RXBAR has grown in popularity across multiple demographics with their NO BS approach to protein bars. Two best friends founded RXBAR to develop a solution to combat the often ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Bonica Brown Sets Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, and Total World Records to Secure IPF Championship
Fans of powerlifting know it's Bonica Brown's world, and we're all just living in it. At the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships, the multi-time 84+ kg World Champion furthered her domination ... Continue Reading
Nike Free TR V8 Review — Good for Heavy Lifting?
The Nike Free TR V8, or TR8 as it's commonly known, is a hybrid focused training shoe that resembles a Nike Free x Metcon, but performs like a Nike Free shoe. In fact, without taking a closer look at the ... Continue Reading
Jen Thompson (63kg) Benches 142.5kg for New World Record, Wins 10th Championship
Yesterday, we got to see the conclusion of this year's women's -63kg weight class at the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships. Over the last two months, the anticipation for this weight ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Hassan El Belghiti’s 4.5x Bodyweight Deadlift Is a New World Record
The men's -66kg class has wrapped up at the International Powerlifting Federation’s World Championships, and it was one for the ages. The lift that really gained steam on social media was this mighty ... Continue Reading
SlimFast Original Shake Mix Review – Great Nutrients But Low in Protein?
SlimFast is a U.S. company headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida that was founded all the way back in 1977 and per the name, they're all about weight loss. In addition to their famous shakes, the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit, Inc. Brings Suit Over Licensing and Marketing Dispute With Reebok
Yesterday, CrossFit announced they plan to take Reebok to federal court over a licensing and marketing dispute that's developed over the last five years. This announcement comes from a press ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best 2018 World’s Strongest Man Moments (Official Footage!)
Fans hungry for official footage of this year’s World’s Strongest Man competition need wait no longer, because we’ve got some exclusive footage directly from our sources at WSM. After its conclusion in ... Continue Reading
Olympic Weightlifting Champion Chuck Vinci Dead At 85
Olympic weightlifting champion Charles Vinci has died at age 85. No official cause of death has been announced. “Chuck” Vinci is to this day the most recent American male to win an Olympic gold medal in ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Joy Nnamani (52kg) Deadlifts 3.7x Bodyweight for New World Record
Powerlifter Joy Nnamani continually proves that she's a dominant force when it comes to lifting on the international stage. Yesterday, Nnamani competed at the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Sergey Fedosienko Deadlifts 4.6x Bodyweight, Wins 5th World Championship
In terms of powerlifting and Russian lifter Sergey Fedosienko, where do you begin? At 36 years old, Fedosienko is possibly one of the most decorated powerlifters (at least in the IPF) from the last ... Continue Reading
Iranian Weightlifter Saeid Alihosseini Makes 370kg (815 lb) Deadlift Look Light
What does it look like to deadlift 370kg (815 lbs) like it's nothing? In this addition of crazy strong Iranian weightlifters, super heavyweight athlete Saeid Alihosseini makes what's normally an insane ... Continue Reading
House of Representatives Introduces Bill to Criminalize Doping in International Competition
A new bill was just introduced in the United States House of Representatives to criminalize doping in international sports. The bill is named the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA) after Grigory ... Continue Reading
Hol Food Review – Everything the Body Needs?
Hol Food is a Canadian company that produces a chocolatey meal replacement powder that they describe in no uncertain terms as “an all-in-one nutritional shake made up of everything your body ... Continue Reading
Joseph Peña Shatters Junior World Record Squat With 425.5 Kilograms
It’s the squat that had countless powerlifters telling their buddies, “I told you this kid was the real deal.” Joseph Peña is the real deal. There have been a lot of historic lifts made at this year’s ... Continue Reading
Luke Richardson Lives Up to the Hype, Sets 370kg Junior Deadlift World Record
Yesterday, we saw the final athletes take the stage for the junior powerlifters at the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships. British powerlifter Luke Richardson could best be described as ... Continue Reading
IWF Lifts Doping Suspensions On Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan Early
Over the last month, there's been a plethora of news regarding the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and recently formulated anti-doping ... Continue Reading
Kevin Oak Squats 275kg (605 lbs) For An Easy Nine Reps
If you're a Kevin Oak fan, then you were probably pleasantly pleased when you saw him back under the bar two days ago. Oak is best known in the sport of powerlifting for his incredibly consistent ... Continue Reading
Ray Williams Sinks Two 1,000+ lb Squats In His Thrilling IPF Worlds Feature
"Ultimately, your best lifter will come when you turn that human sign off because honestly, truthfully, we do stuff on the platform that the human body wasn't designed to do." - Ray Williams. That's the ... Continue Reading
Isagenix IsaLean Shake Review — Can It Really Replace Your Next Meal?
The rundown of ingredients on the Isagenix IsaLean Shake label may inspire a bit of envy among the best meal replacement shakes. With 23 vitamins and minerals, 24 grams of protein, and 8 grams of fiber in ... Continue Reading
Only a Handful of Men Have Ever Lifted the Incredibly Heavy Dinnie Stones
What truly defines a legendary strength athlete? Often times, it's the fact that these athletes were years beyond their time when it comes to lifting, competition, and fitness knowledge. And in my opinion, ... Continue Reading
With 177kg Deadlift at ~57kg, Powerlifter Catherine Smith Sets New Junior World Record
And the records keep falling at the 2018 IPF World Classic Championships. Twenty-three year old Catherine Smith has toppled the Junior world record for the deadlift in her -57kg weight class with a ... Continue Reading