Twenty-two-year-old weightlifting star Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano has shared with his Instagram followers a little insight into how he got so darn good at weightlifting. Take a look at this very, very ... Continue Reading
Dymatize Nutrition BCAA Complex 2200 Review — More Than a BCAA
Dymatize is a popular sports nutrition company and while they produce an enormous variety of workout supplements, they're probably best known for their surprisingly cheap hydrolyzed whey protein powder, ... Continue Reading
Nice Cardio: Stefi Cohen Pulls 3.3X Bodyweight for 12 Reps
If you finally broke a world deadlift record after months of dedicated training, you might think about taking a deload week. Just chill a little, get some walking in, eat a couple of those cheat meals ... Continue Reading
Annie Thorisdottir Breaks One-Minute Barbell Thruster World Record
Eight-time CrossFit® Games veteran Annie Thorisdottir made an appearance on NBC's Today Show on September 4th, 2017. She joined the show's hosts in New York City's iconic Rockefeller plaza to attempt the ... Continue Reading
How Sports and Teammates Built My Powerlifting Mindset
Editor’s note: This article is Part Two of a three part series that will share insight into Charles Okpoko’s lifting career. The series will cover Okpoko’s athletic beginnings, his developing and changing ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey Breaks Chin-Up World Record On Live TV
The 2017 Reebok CrossFit® Games champion Tia-Clair Toomey is adding another accolade to her impressive list of fitness accomplishments. She recently topped the Guinness World Record for the most chin-ups ... Continue Reading
How to Master the Clean Pull Under
The clean pull under is an exercise to help learn, strengthen, and develop speed pulling under the bar (as if that wasn't already obvious from the exercise name), as well as develop that feel and skill of ... Continue Reading
6 Benefits of Sled Pulls
Few exercises are as simple and effective as the sled pull. Nearly everyone can perform them, regardless of ability level, background, and/or goal. They work to increase power, strength, muscle mass, and ... Continue Reading
Watch Tian Tao (85kg) With Close Attempts at 222kg and 223kg Clean & Jerks!
The 2017 Chinese National Games are underway, and competition — held once every four years — is often called "the Olympics of China." It's a multi-sport event that features the countries top athletes, and ... Continue Reading
Check Out 69kg Shi Zhiyong and Liao Hui’s Epic Clean & Jerk Battle
The Chinese National Games are underway, and the men's portion of the weightlifting competition is in full swing. These Games host a variety of sporting events, and are often considered China's version of ... Continue Reading
Can You Absorb More Than 30 Grams of Protein at Once?
Ever cooked up a solid pound of steak only to have someone tut tut and say, "Hey pal, you can only absorb 30 grams of protein at once. You're wasting that meat." Don't sadly slide the rest of that beef ... Continue Reading
Check Out Onnit’s New Star Wars Themed Workout Equipment
If you love working out and Star Wars™, then you're in luck. Onnit has announced their newly released line of Star Wars inspired functional fitness equipment. As of right now and from what we can see, ... Continue Reading
The Best Women’s Weightlifting from the 2017 Chinese National Games
The National Games of the People’s Republic of China, a.k.a. the Chinese National Games and sometimes called the All China Games, is sometimes considered the Chinese version of the Olympics. It’s held ... Continue Reading
20 Elite Lifters Share Their Pre 1-Rep Max and PR Thoughts
When you attempt a new PR, what goes through your head? Is it a well-crafted personal string of pump up thoughts, or a haphazard lack of certainty? Every lifter will encounter a time when they're faced ... Continue Reading
Should You Take Vitamin B12 Before a Workout?
If you’ve tried as many pre-workouts and BCAA supplements as we have, there’s a decent chance you’ve come across a sports supplement with Vitamin B12 in it. You probably know that the only dietary ... Continue Reading
How Muscular Athletes Can Still Find Great Fitting Clothes
Every lifter will encounter two certainties as they progress through their strength career. First, there's the certainty that one's muscles are growing, their health is improving, and a lifelong iron ... Continue Reading
Mattie Rogers (69kg) Hits a 145 Kilogram Jerk PR
She already holds the Senior American Records in the snatch (106kg), clean & jerk (134kg), and total (239kg) for American women in the 69kg weight category, but that isn't stopping Florida-based lifter ... Continue Reading
Ultimate Nutrition Prostar 100 Whey Protein vs ON Gold Standard — A Close Call
Optimum Nutrition is a brand that's so well-known it almost needs no introduction. They produce the most popular protein powder on the market, Gold Standard Whey, which can be found in practically every ... Continue Reading
Catching Up With 77kg Colombian Weightlifter Jeison Lopez
Jeison Lopez is a Junior weightlifter from Colombia, and he frequently turns heads with his crazy strong lifts. To further my point, Lopez is only a teenager with two more years of Junior eligibility. His ... Continue Reading
Süleymanoğlu Vs. Leonidis Was One of the Greatest Weightlifting Battles of All Time
If you were to name the most intense weightlifting battle of all time, which would you pick? Dmitry Klokov Vs. Khadzhimurat Akkayev at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships? Maybe Matthias Steiner Vs. ... Continue Reading
Finding Success in Missed Lifts: A Reflection on Competition
A few weeks ago, I competed in what felt like my millionth weightlifting meet. No matter how many meets I do, somehow my total remains the same. It's become a bit of a joke that I end each meet with a ... Continue Reading
How I Competed in 4 Powerlifting Meets in 20 Weeks
Editor's note: This is a guest post from Amit Sapir. After representing Israel in weightlifting at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Sapir became an IFBB bodybuilder and a powerlifter. At the time of writing, he ... Continue Reading
Trideer Ultralight Weight Lifting Gloves Review
Strength athletes can use lifting gloves for a variety of reasons, but more often than not, it's for hand protection. For a beginner, certain types of athletes, and those worried about their hands, lifting ... Continue Reading
The Growing Gap Between Coaching and Online Training
The fitness industry has transformed with the boom of CrossFit® and social media. The participation and value in fitness has exploded and with that there's been boosts in sports like weightlifting and ... Continue Reading