Turning to one of the best pre-workout supplements for a burst of energy before a workout is an old habit for many, but there’s something that can be refreshing about formulations putting flavor ... Continue Reading
Mart Seim Squats a 375kg (826 lbs) Beltless Double Five Weeks Out From Worlds
Estonian +105kg weightlifter Mart Seim is no stranger to putting up big weight, especially when it comes to the back squat. He's a weightlifter that would give most what we'd call "squat envy" due to his ... Continue Reading
Walking Lunges vs Lunges
Lunges (stationary) and walking lunges are two common unilateral movement to increase movement patterning, body conditioning, and more. Below we break down both movements and determine which one is best ... Continue Reading
Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Home Gym Review
Home gym equipment is useful for anyone who's looking to achieve a full workout at home, or have equipment readily available to maintain their current fitness level. Bowflex is one of the leaders in home ... Continue Reading
How CrossFit Pushed NHL Player Brooks Laich to the Next Level
Hockey players have a crazy ability to handle high volumes of work both on the ice and in the gym. The sport involves perpetual dynamic movements across every movement plane coupled with varied explosive ... Continue Reading
Jason Legrand Quietly Broke the 242 lb All Time Squat World Record
Jason "Hulk" Legrand just hit a huge powerlifting accomplishment, and it almost went under the radar in the community. And thank you to Wesley Colston for bringing this strength feat to our attention. Over ... Continue Reading
How Deep to Squat for Strongman Training
Everything in life changes, including the definition of what is the best way to squat. To be a comprehensive athlete you must develop as many techniques as you can and know when to employ them in your ... Continue Reading
MAVA Cross Training Lifting Glove Review
Lifting gloves, or cross training gloves, are tool a gym-goer can use to support and protect their hands. Like other supportive strength gear, gloves are used to enable someone to perform longer, while ... Continue Reading
VICE Profiles CJ Cummings, “The Lebron James of Weightlifting”
The sport of Olympic weightlifting is definitely going mainstream. As part of "The 16 Project," a series focusing on teenage athletes, VICE Sports just released a 6-minute documentary about CJ Cummings, ... Continue Reading
Deciding Between the Flat, Decline, and Incline Bench Press for Your Goals
How do you choose between the flat, incline, and decline bench press for your workouts? A few of the ways an athlete typically chooses between each bench variation revolves around their sport, body ... Continue Reading
Janae Kroczaleski Documentary Wins First Place at Austin Film Festival
"Transformer," the documentary about one of the world's strongest powerlifters coming out as a transgender woman, premiered at the Austin Film Festival this weekend and won best feature ... Continue Reading
Bowflex Blaze Review
Home gym equipment and systems are great ways to get a workout in at home, or perform maintenance work when you're crunched on time. Bowflex is one of the popular home gym equipment brands, and the offer ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Hits a 2-Rep Snatch PR of 150kg
When Harrison Maurus won his 77kg weight class at the 2017 Youth World Championships in Bangkok, he set a youth world record in the clean & jerk (192kg) and the total (332kg), but not the snatch. The ... Continue Reading
Pre JYM Pre-Workout Review — Worth the Cost?
JYM is the supplement company founded by Dr. Jim Stoppani, who holds a PhD in exercise physiology with a minor in biochemistry and worked as the science editor at Muscle & Fitness for about ten years. ... Continue Reading
How Often Should You Work Out Your Abs? Plus Tips from Celebrity Personal Trainers
If you got a bunch of aesthetically-focused gym goers in a room and asked them to rank their prized muscle groups, chances are that a six-pack will be fairly high on people’s lists. In pursuit of a ... Continue Reading
Is Dmitry Nasonov’s 440kg Deadlift at 82kg a New World Record?
This weekend saw a lot of incredible world records coming out of the World Raw Powerlifting Federation’s 2017 World Championships in Moscow. We already covered Yury Belkin’s mammoth 440-kilogram deadlift, ... Continue Reading
Stuart Jamieson Deadlifts 286kg at 60kg, Breaking Lamar Gant’s Record from 1981
At the World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) 2017 World Championships this weekend, one of powerlifting's longest standing records finally fell. Scottish strength coach and entrepreneur Stuart Jamieson ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces Final 20 Athletes for World Championships Team
Over the weekend, USA Weightlifting announced the final roster for this year's IWF World Championships team. This year, the Championships are being held on American soil in Anaheim, California, from ... Continue Reading
Evlution Nutriton’s Engn Shred Pre-Workout Review — Boost Fat Loss?
Evlution Nutrition is a Florida-based supplement company that has a wide variety of products that go beyond your standard protein powders and creatines. There are pump enhancers, thermogenic metabolism ... Continue Reading
Deficit Deadlifts vs Rack Pulls
Deficit deadlifts and rack pulls are two popular deadlift variations that can be used to address individual strength limitations and/or increase performance at certain phases of the lift. In this article ... Continue Reading
Yury Belkin Deadlifts 440kg (970 lbs) for a New All Time World Record
When Russian powerlifter Yury Belkin competes, then you know you're in for a show. Belkin recently wrapped up competing at the World Raw Powerlifting Federation's (WRPF) World Championships that are ... Continue Reading
Female Powerlifters Share the Weirdest Things Guys Say to Them
If you follow elite female powerlifters on Instagram, you’re probably familiar with the bizarre comments they get on an everyday basis. There are plenty of positive, supportive comments, too — women ... Continue Reading
Get Into the Halloween Spirit With These 5 Costume Lifting Videos
Halloween is right around the corner, which means two things. One, it's the only time of year you get a pass for dressing up and acting ridiculous. If you do this any other time, then there's a decent ... Continue Reading
Blaine Sumner Makes a 1,003lb Pin Squat After Disc Herniation
There aren’t many people that’ll squat a thousand pounds a couple of months after herniating a disc, but most people aren’t Blaine Sumner. This summer, the world record-holding powerlifter suffered a ... Continue Reading