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How Strongman Athletes Can Enhance Recovery and Progress Outside Training

In my preceding article I discussed how taking more than just your training seriously could have major benefits to your long term gains. By compounding the interest of proper recovery and minimization of ... Continue Reading

Harbinger 4″ Padded Leather Belt Review

Harbinger is a company known for supportive strength gear. Their equipment can be found in most gyms, regardless of the strength sport. Weightlifters, powerlifters, and even recreational gym goers have ... Continue Reading

BREAKING: Eddie Hall Wins Four-Peat at Britain’s Strongest Man

The Giants Live Britain's Strongest Man event just wrapped up in Doncaster, England. This event is known for bringing out out some of the strongest athletes in the sport, which ... Continue Reading

PharmaFreak Greens Freak Greens Powder Review

With promises like one scoop delivering the antioxidants of a dozen serves of vegetables, the greens powder industry seems intent on replacing the multivitamin. Made from the freeze-dried or light-dried ... Continue Reading

Russia Withdraws Its Appeal of One-Year Doping Ban

After a meeting between the new president of the Russian Weightlifting Federation (Maksim Agapitov) and the head of the International Weightlifting Federation (Dr. Tamas Ajan) in Budapest on Wednesday ... Continue Reading

5 Steps for Restful Sleep After Late Night Workouts

If you're someone who works out at night and constantly fights the battle of having a restful night's sleep afterwards, you're not alone. For a lot of strength athletes, the night is the only time to ... Continue Reading

Should Olympic Weightlifters Bench Press?

Bench pressing is often a touchy subject when we talk about accessory training for Olympic weightlifters. Many coaches and athletes feel that bench pressing can lead to tightness in the pecs and shoulders ... Continue Reading

How to Train for the Truck Pull

If you ask the average person what strongman is, they’ll probably reply with, “The guys that pull trucks, right?” Of all the strongman events it might be the most iconic, and it’s typically the focal ... Continue Reading

Behind the Scenes with Slovenian Strongman Matjaz Belsak

At 24 years old, most of us were lucky if we’d even discovered the free weights section of the gym, let alone started lifting in there. Matjaz Belsak, though, isn’t your average 24 year old, nor is he your ... Continue Reading

Old Training Footage Shows 77kg Lu Xiaojun Deadlift/Clean Pulling 270kg Beltless

Very few athletes possess the same level of what seems like unlimited raw strength as 77kg Chinese weightlifter Lu Xiaojun. He's as decorated as he's strong with two Olympic medals in the last five ... Continue Reading

Post-Retirement Matthias Steiner Is Way Slimmer, Still Lifting Heavy

Few athletes have a story as inspiring as Matthias Steiner. Diagnosed with diabetes on his 18th birthday, Steiner was told to quit weightlifting but went on to become a four-time Austrian National ... Continue Reading

Should Non-Olympic Weightlifters Wear Weightlifting Shoes?

Weightlifting specific shoes are commonly seen on platforms, competitions, and training facilities around the world, with many lifters left to ask themselves, “Should I get myself a pair of weightlifting ... Continue Reading

Indonesia Just Gave Free Houses to Its Weightlifting Medalists

Indonesia's Olympic weightlifting team may not have brought home gold at Rio, but the country’s government is sending a clear message that they value strength sports. The two weightlifters who won silver, ... Continue Reading

How to Choose The Perfect Heel Height for Your Body and Squat Style

In the last two months we've written multiple articles about new lifting shoes being released. Whether it was Nike, Adidas, Reebok, or even NOBULL, there was always something new coming our ... Continue Reading

63kg Powerlifter Jennifer Thompson Just Benched 325 lbs

There are a few lifters who seem to possess super human strength, and Jennifer Thompson definitely ranks in that category. Thompson is 43 years old, stands at 5' 5", and competes in the 63kg (138 lbs) ... Continue Reading

The 8 Best Yoga Poses for Olympic Weightlifters

Olympic weightlifting places more demands on the body’s mobility, balance, coordination, and flexibility than perhaps any other sport, but that’s not the only reason it pairs well with yoga. When we ... Continue Reading

4 Exercises to Strengthen Your Receiving Position in the Snatch

It’s pretty natural for many lifters to question their overhead strength, stability, and confidence when fixing themselves under a near-maximal (or maximal) loaded barbell in the snatch. Many lifters may ... Continue Reading

Clarence Kennedy Talks Snatching 185kg On a Vegan Diet

A lifter doesn’t become strong or weak by virtue of the presence or lack of meat in their diet. They become strong or weak based on their training methods, the nutrients that they consume, and how they ... Continue Reading

The Pros and Cons of Jerking from Blocks

If you are fortunate enough to have access to weightlifting blocks that are capable of training jerks, you may or may not have already taken advantage of them. Block training, in regards to the jerk, ... Continue Reading

Fight Collapsing Elbows With These 6 Lat Mobility Drills

In weightlifting the cue "quick elbows" is typically easily understood, but can be difficult to perform. Unlike a static cue such as, "turn your toes out," that involves a quick change in body ... Continue Reading

Brian Shaw Shows How to Navigate Daily Life as a 6’8” Giant

As a four-time winner of the World’s Strongest Man, Brian Shaw knows how to move. At the 2016 America’s Strongest Man competition, he won every single event, including the the Car Deadlift. In ... Continue Reading

62kg Shen Guo Wei Squats 3.5 Times His Bodyweight at 17 Years Old

Chinese weightlifter Shen Guo Wei's squat strength is something to envy. Most 17 year olds are playing video games and worrying about what their Friday night plans, but not this young weightlifter. He's ... Continue Reading

A Strongman’s Guide to Gear: Competition Starter Pack

There is a running joke amongst many in the Strongman world, which is that we’re just in it for the gear. Strongman competitors are the ultimate “gear whores”, as a friend indelicately put it. Lever ... Continue Reading

This Russian Weightlifter’s Clean Is a Clinic in Never Giving Up

Russian weightlifter Sergey Koptev isn't a huge name in the weightlifting world, and he's not attacking world or national record weights during training or competition (yet). And while it remains to be ... Continue Reading

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