When I began powerlifting, my goal was to break one all-time world record. I used to say that being the only person in the world who can do what you do (in your weight class, anyway) was my lifelong ... Continue Reading
Naked Whey Protein Review 2025, Personally Tasted and Tested
Whey protein powders are one of the most popular workout supplements, with a $22.6 billion market worldwide in 2025 – and it’s easy to see why. (1) From muscle gain to workout recovery, supplementing with ... Continue Reading
Kirill Sarychev Shows the Real Reason He Doesn’t Do Weightlifting
Kirill Sarychev is one of the most influential powerlifters of all time, but he’s no hybrid athlete. The man who holds the world record for the heaviest raw bench press ever (738.5 pounds, or 335 ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete Noah Ohlsen Shows Off Fitness Transformation
A few months ago, multi-time Reebok CrossFit Games athlete Emily Bridgers shared her seven year fitness transformation with followers on Instagram, and the photos illustrated just how far even elite ... Continue Reading
Who Are the Strongest Women in Strongman?
The sport of strongwoman is one that is slowly garnering more attention. It isn’t on the same level of visibility as the men’s version, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t any less competitive. The athletes ... Continue Reading
Sled Push Alternatives
Let’s suppose you find yourself eager to get started with sled pushes, yet find yourself without a sled. While this can easily be avoided by investing in any of the sleds for a few bucks, sometimes you ... Continue Reading
Dymatize Nutrition BCAA Complex 2200 Review — More Than a BCAA
Dymatize is a popular sports nutrition company and while they produce an enormous variety of workout supplements, they're probably best known for their surprisingly cheap hydrolyzed whey protein powder, ... Continue Reading
Nice Cardio: Stefi Cohen Pulls 3.3X Bodyweight for 12 Reps
If you finally broke a world deadlift record after months of dedicated training, you might think about taking a deload week. Just chill a little, get some walking in, eat a couple of those cheat meals ... Continue Reading
Annie Thorisdottir Breaks One-Minute Barbell Thruster World Record
Eight-time CrossFit® Games veteran Annie Thorisdottir made an appearance on NBC's Today Show on September 4th, 2017. She joined the show's hosts in New York City's iconic Rockefeller plaza to attempt the ... Continue Reading
How Sports and Teammates Built My Powerlifting Mindset
Editor’s note: This article is Part Two of a three part series that will share insight into Charles Okpoko’s lifting career. The series will cover Okpoko’s athletic beginnings, his developing and changing ... Continue Reading
How to Master the Clean Pull Under
The clean pull under is an exercise to help learn, strengthen, and develop speed pulling under the bar (as if that wasn't already obvious from the exercise name), as well as develop that feel and skill of ... Continue Reading
6 Benefits of Sled Pulls
Few exercises are as simple and effective as the sled pull. Nearly everyone can perform them, regardless of ability level, background, and/or goal. They work to increase power, strength, muscle mass, and ... Continue Reading
Watch Tian Tao (85kg) With Close Attempts at 222kg and 223kg Clean & Jerks!
The 2017 Chinese National Games are underway, and competition — held once every four years — is often called "the Olympics of China." It's a multi-sport event that features the countries top athletes, and ... Continue Reading
Check Out 69kg Shi Zhiyong and Liao Hui’s Epic Clean & Jerk Battle
The Chinese National Games are underway, and the men's portion of the weightlifting competition is in full swing. These Games host a variety of sporting events, and are often considered China's version of ... Continue Reading
Can You Absorb More Than 30 Grams of Protein at Once?
Ever cooked up a solid pound of steak only to have someone tut tut and say, "Hey pal, you can only absorb 30 grams of protein at once. You're wasting that meat." Don't sadly slide the rest of that beef ... Continue Reading
Check Out Onnit’s New Star Wars Themed Workout Equipment
If you love working out and Star Wars™, then you're in luck. Onnit has announced their newly released line of Star Wars inspired functional fitness equipment. As of right now and from what we can see, ... Continue Reading
The Best Women’s Weightlifting from the 2017 Chinese National Games
The National Games of the People’s Republic of China, a.k.a. the Chinese National Games and sometimes called the All China Games, is sometimes considered the Chinese version of the Olympics. It’s held ... Continue Reading
20 Elite Lifters Share Their Pre 1-Rep Max and PR Thoughts
When you attempt a new PR, what goes through your head? Is it a well-crafted personal string of pump up thoughts, or a haphazard lack of certainty? Every lifter will encounter a time when they're faced ... Continue Reading
Should You Take Vitamin B12 Before a Workout?
If you’ve tried as many pre-workouts and BCAA supplements as we have, there’s a decent chance you’ve come across a sports supplement with Vitamin B12 in it. You probably know that the only dietary ... Continue Reading
How Muscular Athletes Can Still Find Great Fitting Clothes
Every lifter will encounter two certainties as they progress through their strength career. First, there's the certainty that one's muscles are growing, their health is improving, and a lifelong iron ... Continue Reading
Ultimate Nutrition Prostar 100 Whey Protein vs ON Gold Standard — A Close Call
Optimum Nutrition is a brand that's so well-known it almost needs no introduction. They produce the most popular protein powder on the market, Gold Standard Whey, which can be found in practically every ... Continue Reading
Catching Up With 77kg Colombian Weightlifter Jeison Lopez
Jeison Lopez is a Junior weightlifter from Colombia, and he frequently turns heads with his crazy strong lifts. To further my point, Lopez is only a teenager with two more years of Junior eligibility. His ... Continue Reading
Süleymanoğlu Vs. Leonidis Was One of the Greatest Weightlifting Battles of All Time
If you were to name the most intense weightlifting battle of all time, which would you pick? Dmitry Klokov Vs. Khadzhimurat Akkayev at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships? Maybe Matthias Steiner Vs. ... Continue Reading
Finding Success in Missed Lifts: A Reflection on Competition
A few weeks ago, I competed in what felt like my millionth weightlifting meet. No matter how many meets I do, somehow my total remains the same. It's become a bit of a joke that I end each meet with a ... Continue Reading