It is often impressive to see a lifter pressing huge weights overhead (with good form), and should be a place of pride. The overhead press is a foundational compound movement that is great for ... Continue Reading
66kg Clifton Pho Deadlifts an Epic 285kg for New World Record (4.3 Times Bodyweight)
Junior Canadian powerlifter Clifton Pho has left his mark on the IPF's world record books after his latest performance at the 2017 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships. Pho, 22, competes in the ... Continue Reading
BioTrust Low Carb Protein Powder Review — Worth the Price?
BioTrust has some big names behind it. It was founded by Joel Marion with the support of bestselling fitness author John Romaniello, and it's the favorite protein powder of entrepreneur god-king Tim ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Repeats, Wins 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championship
Lifting at around 4:30am Eastern Standard Time, USA Weightlifting's CJ Cummings won his second straight Junior World Championship at the 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Tokyo, Japan. It's ... Continue Reading
6 Best Foam Roller Exercises for the Upper and Lower Back
Foam rolling is one of the many go-to methods for myofascial release (which is release or loosening of the thin sheath that covers our muscles) before and after a workout. A couple of the most common areas ... Continue Reading
Kara Webb Just “Accidentally” Jerked 130kg (286 Pounds)
In what might have been a "Wayback Wednesday" workout, Australian CrossFit® Games athlete Kara Webb decided to hit up a memorable workout from the past: the Pyramid Double Helen from the 2010 CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Watch This 52-Year-Old Bodybuilder Bench 500 Pounds
Kevin Levrone is a 52-year-old IFBB Hall of Famer who has won twenty-three IFBB bodybuilding contests. For a time, that was the record, until Ronnie Coleman surpassed him in 2004. What’s really ... Continue Reading
Egypt May Face Lengthy Ban and Fine Over Teenage Doping Scandal
The Egyptian Weightlifting Federation may be facing a hefty fine and ban from international competition over a recent violation of the IWF's doping policies. As first reported by Reuters, Seven Egyptian ... Continue Reading
SBD Vs. Slingshot STrong Knee Sleeves — Which Is Best for Squats?
The SBD and Slingshot STrong knee sleeves come with multiple similarities and differences between them. For a newer lifter, or someone who's questioning the use of sleeves, it can be a tough task ... Continue Reading
How Battle Ropes Can Improve Powerlifting and Weightlifting
Battle ropes have been misused, misunderstood, and mistaken as a fad workout tool that traumatizes the shoulders and achieves little more than looking cool. We get it. Usually when an exercise looks as ... Continue Reading
Why Do Some Lifters Pass Out from Heavy Deadlifts?
When you're pushing your body to new limits, such as hitting maximal deadlifts, there's always a chance (often small) of injury. We've seen a few viral videos of lifters passing out from lifts lately on ... Continue Reading
The 3 Most Brutal Strongman Training Sessions I’ve Ever Seen
Most strongman training is now very regimented. People have had the sense to pay a coach to program their sessions to follow a path to success — or at least consistent gains. Back in 2004 when I began ... Continue Reading
Kinesiology Taping for Ankle Stability and Sprain
Kinesiology tape has grown in popularity in strength sports over the last decade. Many athletes utilize this unique tape to promote recovery, create additional stability, and enhance performance. When it ... Continue Reading
Green Vibrance vs. Organifi — Is a “Jack of All Trades” Better?
Organifi and Green Vibrance are two pretty popular greens powders with two pretty different goals. Organifi Green Juice, popularized by Drew Canole, has a mammoth Facebook following (currently sitting ... Continue Reading
Jason Khalipa and Tim Ferriss Talk 5×5, Squat Technique, and Deadlift Setup
Tim Ferriss is perhaps best known for his first book, The Four Hour Work Week, which positioned him as a productivity guru and a role model for entrepreneurs everywhere who want to upend the 9-5 way of ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships
It's one of the most eventful times of the year for the sport of powerlifting, as some of the world's top athletes get ready to compete in the 2017 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships, which begin ... Continue Reading
11 Struggles People Who Work Out in the Evening Understand
Maybe you’ve heard that evening sweat sessions could bring on insomnia or that evening exercisers are less likely to stick with a workout. But sometimes waking up before the sun rises sounds about as ... Continue Reading
Are Kieliszkowski and Licis the Future of Strongman?
You may have read about Dimitar Savatinov’s recent, incredible, world-record setting 315lbs dumbbell press. It certainly blew me away! The former Ringling Bros. Circus strongman has held and broken that ... Continue Reading
Barbell Split Squat – Muscles Worked & Technique Tips
The barbell split squat is a popular unilateral lower body movement used by strength, power, and fitness athletes to increase muscle mass, strength, and injury resilience. In this article we will discuss ... Continue Reading
Watch John Cena Deadlift Jimmy Fallon On the Tonight Show
This may not be a new world record lift, but it's definitely a first for Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and guest star John Cena. In a recent interview on the show, Fallon brings up Cena's viral 600+ lb ... Continue Reading
Andrei Aramnau Cut Off a Finger to Compete in Weightlifting
The story of Andrei Aramnau is an interesting one, and a brand new interview on his YouTube channel is shedding some light onto his past — and raising questions about his future. Aramnau hails from ... Continue Reading
Romanian Deadlift Rep Ranges and Weight Recommendations
In previous articles we have discussed the origins, purpose, and unique benefits that the Romanian deadlift has to offer for all strength, power, and fitness sports athletes. When going back through the ... Continue Reading
2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships: U.S. Team, Schedule, & How to Watch
The IWF Junior World Championships start this Friday, June 16th in Tokyo and runs for an entire week, and we’ve heard it from the folks at USA Weightlifting themselves: CJ Cummings may be gearing up ... Continue Reading
Dimitar Savatinov One-Arm Presses 143kg for New World Record
This weekend at the St Mary's Stadium in Southhampton, England, the Ultimate Strongman Summermania contest took place. Ten of strongman's top athletes went head-to-head in a series of five events with one ... Continue Reading