The traditional route to strength is heavy weights and volume. It’s the path that led Andy Bolton to his first forty eight 900lb pulls, but it won’t be the way he gets his last two. Instead, the former ... Continue Reading
The 17.1 Reebok CrossFit Games Open Announcement Will Be Held In Canada AND France
The 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games Open begins in less than two weeks, and the 17.1 announcement is going to be a double header: it will take place on the same day in Montreal, Canada and Paris, France. The ... Continue Reading
Cailer Woolam Becomes First to Deadlift 400kg at 90kg Bodyweight
There are athletes who seem to possess a natural knack for strength. This can resonate in the form of raw power through every lift they perform, and then sometimes it's with a specific lift. ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Federation Releases 2016 Executive Board Minutes
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has released minutes from their Executive Board Meetings that were held throughout the year in 2016. The calendar year of 2016 through January of this year ... Continue Reading
Schiek Model 2004 Lifting Belt Review
Schiek is an American based supportive strength company that makes a plethora of belts, straps, wraps, and more. Most of the equipment Schiek makes is manufactured in the USA and they boast that every ... Continue Reading
3 Reasons Why Weightlifters Should Do Sumo Clean Pulls
When we look at the pulling movements in formal weightlifting programming, we often see clean and snatch grip pulling variations, from various heights, tempos, and intensities. While those are all ... Continue Reading
AI Sports Nutrition Reds & Greens XT Review
Greens powders are trendy as replacements for multivitamins, so some companies no longer feel the need to explain any of their product’s benefits. I reviewed the strawberry kiwi flavor of Reds & Greens ... Continue Reading
Unbroken Designs Ahoy 6″ Leather Lifting Belt Review
Unbroken Designs is a company that was started by CrossFit® athletes looking for functional fitness equipment. Their supportive strength gear is designed to be useful with both WODs and other forms of ... Continue Reading
Watch 94kg Weightlifter Nathan Damron Squat 595 Pounds for 5 Reps
At this point, Nathan Damron is a bona fide phenomenon. The 94kg American weightlifter — just off his record-breaking performance at the 2016 American Open — posted an Instagram video of a beautiful set ... Continue Reading
4 Advanced Exercises Elite Chinese Weightlifters Do To Build Strength and Power
Squats, pulling, pressing, and the Olympic lifts find their way in all weightlifting programs, regardless of who you are and where you are from. Past the surface layer, we find many unique variations and ... Continue Reading
Harbinger 4″ Classic Oiled Leather Belt Review
Harbinger is known worldwide for their supportive strength gear. Their strength equipment covers a variety of needs including powerlifting, weightlifting, bodybuilding, and recreational lifting. ... Continue Reading
Can You Use Olympic Weightlifting to Get Better at Boxing?
There’s an old Hungarian proverb that goes, “A man with one ass can’t ride two horses.” If you want to be great at something, don’t try to be great at anything else – pick a goal and focus. ... Continue Reading
3 Intense Hypertrophy Workouts for Serious Functional Fitness Athletes
When it comes to metabolic conditioning workouts, there can be a wide array of rep schemes, exercises, and expected training outcomes. Functional fitness athletes must have great work capacity, strength, ... Continue Reading
The Russia Weightlifting Cup Is Currently Streaming Live
The Russian Cup is currently in full swing and it has three cameras streaming live. Currently there are two platform cameras and one camera on the warm-up room. To check out the stream follow this ... Continue Reading
Andy Bolton: Back to Training After Cancer and Kidney Failure
“I mean yesterday I maxed out at 440, I just can’t imagine what it feels like to pull a 1000lbs” “No. You can’t.” Fortunately both my deadlift and interviewing skills have improved a lot since the first ... Continue Reading
3 Back Exercises Every Weightlifter Should Be Doing Weekly
Before you start skimming the article to find three new, trendy, and “magical” back exercises, stop real quick and ask yourself one honest question… “Do I do strict pull ups, bent over rows, and back ... Continue Reading
Kianoush Rostami Wins IWF’s Lifter of the Year, Two Days After Being Dropped From National Team
One day after the Kianoush Rostami was dropped from Iran's national weightlifting team, the International Weightlifting Federation has named him 2016's male Lifter of the Year. The award is decided by a ... Continue Reading
Rich Froning, Josh Bridges, and Dan Bailey Have Started a Coffee Company
Coffee and fitness go together like peanut butter and jelly, and some of the biggest names from the Reebok CrossFit Games have teamed up to create their own company to power WODs around the world. Josh ... Continue Reading
What It’s Like to Compete in Powerlifting As a Transgender Male
The sport of powerlifting has a deeper connection to the transgender community than a lot of other sports. When the record-breaking powerlifter Matt Krocazelski publicly came out as Janae Marie Krocazelski ... Continue Reading
Natalie Hanson Squats 3x Her Bodyweight and Sets a New American Record
A week ago at the USA Powerlifting Wisconsin State Open, Cooper Wage wasn't the only powerlifter putting up big lifts. Natalie Hanson was also leaving her mark by setting a new Open American squat ... Continue Reading
7 Strategies to Improve Recovery and Adapt from Hard Training
Recovery and adaptation at the physiological level (muscles, cells, endocrine system, etc) is critical for every athlete, especially when determining the differences between an elite lifter versus a very ... Continue Reading
Amazing Grass Green Superfood Review
Greens powders get a lot of buzz among health and fitness enthusiasts as potential replacements for multivitamins and even certain foods. I tried out the most-reviewed greens powder on Amazon, Greens ... Continue Reading
Which Event Really Finds the World’s Top Strongman?
“A monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.” When famed American economist Thomas Sowell declared the above, I sincerely doubt that he was talking about strongman. That doesn’t stop it ... Continue Reading
Stan Efferding Deadlifts 600 lbs on Shark Tank and Makes a Deal
On a recent episode of Shark Tank, Stan "The White Rhino" Efferding appeared looking to make a deal. He was seeking to partner with one of the sharks for $50,000 in exchange for 15% equity of his ... Continue Reading