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New CrossFit Games Site Makes Following Athletes Easier Than Ever

The CrossFit Games began in 2007 and have since grown into a worldwide competition. The Games are approaching their tenth year, and it only seems fitting The CrossFit Games website receives a new look and ... Continue Reading

Increase Your Bench Press Power with this Upper Body PAP

A strong press is dictated by how much weight you can move. Although, a powerful press is indicative by how fast you can move that weight. Strength and power go hand-in-hand, which is why I love ... Continue Reading

How to Individualize Your Snatch Grip Width

Grip width can play a pivotal role in the pulling strength, overhead stability, and performance in the snatch (as well as the clean and jerk). Many coaches and athletes have relied upon common methods to ... Continue Reading

Chinese Weightlifting Could Face 1-Year Competition Ban After Positive Retests

Earlier today, the BBC reported China's weightlifting federation could face a 1 year ban from international competition after three of the country's gold medalist from the 2008 Beijing Olympics tested ... Continue Reading

How Long Should You Rest Between Sets? What the Science Suggests

It's generally understood that rest time is dependent on type of exercise, training goal, and rep scheme. For example, heavier multi-joint exercises with low-reps receive longer rest, while ... Continue Reading

Try This Weightlifting Warm-Up by Aleksey Torokhtiy and His Cute Assistant

Every strength athlete understands that a quality warm-up is essential for a successful lift. In most cases warm-ups differ from athlete to athlete and are catered to one's goals and needs. When you're ... Continue Reading

The Strongman’s Guide to Hand Care and Maintenance

All strength sports have one unifying factor: they rely almost entirely upon healthy hands. Without them, the show just cannot go on, regardless of how much you want it to. The most common injury, of ... Continue Reading

USA’s Cheryl Haworth Awarded Youth World Record

On September 25th, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) approved the creation of two new youth weight categories for women: 75KG (165lb) and 75+KG (over 165lb). Yesterday, the IWF formally ... Continue Reading

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The Jump Squat: How, When, and Why Weightlifters Should Include Them In Training

The jump squat can offer performance enhancing benefits, many of which are specific to weightlifting, functional fitness, and formal athletics (running, sprinting, sports, etc). In previous articles, I ... Continue Reading

The Glute Ham Raise: Your Key to Stronger Hamstrings

There's a common denominator between strong deadlifts, squats, Olympic lifts, sprint speed, jumping, and athletic performance. This denominator is strong hamstrings. The hamstrings are composed of ... Continue Reading

2 Simple Ways to Test If Your Hamstrings Are Weak

Hamstrings are the neglected stepchildren of the well-built body. It's usually true that strength athletes are a step above the gym bros who only hone their trophy muscles, and serious lifters ... Continue Reading

What to Expect When Taking The CSCS (and How to Prep)

The Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification is considered by myself and many others to be one of the highest strength certs someone can receive. This certification is ... Continue Reading

3 Movements to Increase Hip Mobility for Weightlifting, Squats, and Functional Fitness

Most of us (weightlifters, powerlifters, functional fitness athletes, etc.) have spent a great amount of time and effort on the improvement of mobility, specifically in the hips. Mobile hips offer us ... Continue Reading

How to Keg Toss Like Thor

“It’s such a fun event because there aren't a lot of times you get to throw something under technique and control, but also as hard as humanly possible.” In a nutshell, that’s the keg toss: the rarest ... Continue Reading

Watch Dwayne Johnson Do Strongman In the New “Baywatch” Trailer

“This has nothing to do with saving people!” Today the new international trailer for the upcoming Baywatch reboot dropped, and we were pleased to see that it contains a hefty dose of strongman events – ... Continue Reading

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3 Ways to Find Your 1-Rep Max (Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced)

Whether you're a beginner, intermediate, or advanced lifter, having an idea of your 1-rep max (1-RM) can help support your training. Once you have an understanding of the maximal weight your body can ... Continue Reading

72-Year Old Fred Rice Deadlifts 520lbs for His 72nd Birthday

The deadlift is such a fantastic lift. It's the type of lift that shows the true grit and strength someone possesses. Whether someone's a deadlifter or not, there always seems to be a respect that ... Continue Reading

Charis Chan Receives Four Year Sanction from Weightlifting for Doping Violation

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has announced that weightlifter and functional fitness athlete Charis Chan will receive a four year sanction after testing positive for a prohibited substance at the ... Continue Reading

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3 Arm Workouts for Weightlifters and Functional Fitness Athletes

In an earlier article I made my case for the programming of arm training (specifically biceps) in strength and power athletes. In weightlifting and functional fitness programming, arm-specific exercises ... Continue Reading

Washington Nationals All-Star Bryce Harper Deadlifts and Squats Heavy in Training

Whether you compete in strength sports, love to lift, or play regular sports, there should be a celebration of strength when someone performs a heavy lift. After all, most athletes build their athletic ... Continue Reading

Could This Armband Make the Apple Watch Great for Lifting?

Wearable fitness trackers have become a common piece of technology for those who like to track their workouts. The most common trackers on the market are the Fitbit, Jawbone, and the Apple Watch. The ... Continue Reading

Why It’s So Hard to Nail the Hammer Throw

The Highland Games hold a special place in the strength athlete’s heart. They’re not the most widely covered or best-attended events on Earth but, like a Jurassic mosquito frozen in amber, they’re a ... Continue Reading

3 Reasons Why Weightlifters Can Benefit from the Behind the Neck Push Press

In the world of weightlifting, coaches and athletes have a plethora of snatch, clean, and jerk variations, each of which can be used to address specific weakness and/or faults a lifter may possess. In an ... Continue Reading

5 Awesome Benefits of Ring Chin-Ups/Pull-Ups

When it comes to upper body exercises very few compare to the pull-up and chin-up. They’re both a little different in their mechanics, but each offer great benefits. An alternative and effective movement ... Continue Reading

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