In the modern era of exercise, health, and wellness, functional fitness is the new craze. Many of the old powerhouse “globo gyms” have seen a large drop off in memberships to smaller, community based ... Continue Reading
Zercher Squats vs Deadlift – What’s Best for Building Strength?
It’s not always easy deciding which total body barbell movements one should do to develop maximal strength, muscular size, and have those then apply to their sport; this is especially true when comparing ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Stacy Burr Breaks the 148-Pound Total Record By 58 Pounds
This weekend, the 2017 CETC US Open Powerlifting Championships took place at Del Mar Fairgrounds, San Diego, and with over $200,000 in cash prizes available, many consider it to be one of the biggest ... Continue Reading
Tian Tao Clean & Jerks 221kg for an Unofficial World Record
The 2017 Chinese National Weightlifting Championships are wrapping up in the next couple days. This year's competition was held over the span of two weekends with the women competing April 8-11th, and the ... Continue Reading
Can Hafthor Bjornsson Dethrone Brian Shaw at the 2017 World’s Strongest Man?
In 2016, only two points separated Hafthor Julius Bjornsson from the World’s Strongest Man title, then won by Brian Shaw. And in 2014, “Thor” was only half a point away from tying Zydrunas Savickas’ ... Continue Reading
Iron Bull Strength 7mm Knee Sleeves Review
Your knees can only take so much squatting before buckling. Knee sleeves like Iron Bull 7mm Knee Sleeves ease the pain, providing compression, warmth, and stability during lower-body workouts and heavy ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Lifting Shoes
Supportive strength gear has grown in popularity in the last few years, and weightlifting shoes experienced an especially big spike in visibility. There are now multiple major brands that carry and ... Continue Reading
Zercher Squats vs Leg Press – What’s Best for Strength and Hypertrophy?
Lifters today are confronted with infinite options to choose from for leg strength, muscular hypertrophy, and movement. Whether you are strength, power, fitness, or aesthetic athlete, both the Zercher ... Continue Reading
Odd Haugen Talks Mas Wrestling Haters and Deadlifting 750 Pounds at 67 Years Old
The word "legend" gets thrown around a lot in the strongman world, but Odd Haugen's footprint on the sport is indelible. Raised in Norway and known for his monstrous grip strength, Haugen was crowned ... Continue Reading
5 Moves to Help Prevent Tennis Elbow in Strength Athletes
There aren't many conditions with as misleading a name as "tennis elbow." Also (and more accurately) known as lateral epicondylitis, it's caused by the overuse of muscles and tendons in the ... Continue Reading
George Hackenschmidt: The Father of the Bench Press and Hack Squat
George Hackenschmidt, like Milo Steinborn, was a strength pioneer who had a huge influence on the way we lift. While Steinborn is often considered one of the founding fathers of how we squat ... Continue Reading
The One-Ring Muscle-Up Challenge Is Going Viral
Why use two when you can use one? After watching Dmitry Klokov PR his one-armed snatch and Yury Tikhonovich manage a one-armed muscle-up this week, we knew we had to post this when we ... Continue Reading
Mona Pretorius on South African Weightlifting, CrossFit, and Sports Psychology
The psychology of an athlete plays a big role in their potential successes or lack thereof on the playing field. I remember from my own weightlifting career: If I hit a Personal Record (PR) lift in ... Continue Reading
Masters Athlete Trevor Bachmeyer Disqualified from CrossFit Games, Banned for 4 Years
*Update 4/13/17: CrossFit Games HQ released® part of Bachmeyer's video submission (featured below) within their CrossFit Games Update show. CrossFit® Games HQ recently released a news story that ... Continue Reading
WWE Wrestler Braun Strowman Flips an Ambulance: Is That Humanly Possible?
A recent YouTube clip shared on WWE's YouTube page has me speculating about what the human body can really do. Wrestling has its levels of reality and drama, so when I saw their video of Braun Strowman ... Continue Reading
Amazing Grass Vs. Green Vibrance — Which Greens Superfood Powder Is Better?
Amazing Grass is a supplement company based in Orange County, California, and their greens powder is the most–reviewed greens powder on Amazon.com. Vibrant Health, on the other hand, is based in ... Continue Reading
Mava Sports Elastic Knee Supports Review
Joint compression, heat, and circulation are all expressed benefits of supportive knee gear for most lifters and athletes. By doing so, athletes can expect increased knee support and stabilization, ... Continue Reading
Dmitry Klokov Just PR’d His One-Arm Snatch
The one-arm snatch is relatively rare in the world of strength sports, but that didn’t stop Dmitry Klokov from honing his skill in the lift. Earlier today, the Olympic weightlifting medalist, President of ... Continue Reading
Hookgrip Knee Sleeves 2.0 Review
Hookgrip is a popular photography and video brand in the world of Olympic weightlifting, and they've emerged on the supportive gear scene offering knee sleeves (non-neoprene and neoprene alike), ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting’s Performance at Youth Worlds Earns 3 Spots at the Youth Olympics
After a triumphant week of incredible performances at the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, USA Weightlifting has been offered three provisional slots at the 2018 Youth Olympic ... Continue Reading
The Most Jaw-Dropping Strongman Feats of the Last Decade
The most exciting moment in sports is when something that isn’t supposed to happen, does. In football it can be an overtime win from a team that was down 28 points in the first half or a 40 year old ... Continue Reading
The Mistakes You Should Avoid When Recovering From an Achilles Tear
Note: This article is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified medical professional. Please follow your medical professional's advice in order to maximize the effectiveness of recovery ... Continue Reading
Charles Okpoko (66kg) Squats 317.5kg at USAPL Collegiate Nationals
Junior powerlifter Charles Okpoko is no stranger to moving big weight. This past weekend he won his third USAPL Collegiate Nationals in the -66kg equipped category. What might be most impressive about ... Continue Reading
Kuinini Manumua Wins Bronze for America at Youth World Weightlifting Championships
On the very last day of the International Weightlifting Federation's Youth World Championships, a young woman who is based in San Francisco won a bronze medal for the United States. Lifting in the ... Continue Reading