Finland-based powerlifter Zahir Khudayarov just broke his world squat record with a phenomenal lift of 480 kilograms (1,058.2 pounds) in knee wraps and a Harris singlet, which is made for raw competitions, ... Continue Reading
Fanny Josefine Ahlfors Is an Insanely Strong Real Life Ninja
Fanny Josefine Ahlfors could best be described as a real life ninja. She's a Swedish athlete that's becoming well-known for performing insane ninja feats with her crazy upper body and core strength. ... Continue Reading
Amit Sapir Squats Over 4.3x Bodyweight for a New World Record
Amit Sapir has just squatted 785 pounds (356 kilograms) raw with wraps at 181 pounds (82 kilograms) bodyweight for a new world record in the lift. That’s 4.3 times his own bodyweight. You can watch it take ... Continue Reading
MRM BCAA+G Reload Post-Workout Recovery Review – A “Natural” Product?
MRM is a supplement company based in Oceanside, California, and their name stands for "Metabolic Response Modifiers." That seems to just mean "sports supplements" and their site claims that the company is ... Continue Reading
Stefi Cohen Deadlifts 4x Her Bodyweight for New All Time Record
Stefanie Cohen had a big weekend at the WRPF's Boss of Bosses IV powerlifting meet, which was held at Boss Barbell Club on Saturday, August 26th. The Saturday invitation only meet hosted some of the ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of the Hang Clean
Hang cleans are more than just a clean and jerk variation seen in functional fitness competitions or barbell WODs. They are a vital part to the development and enhancement of the Olympic weightlifting ... Continue Reading
How Using Atlas Stones Can Benefit Almost Every Type of Athlete
The Atlas Stones are often regarded as one of the signature events in the World's Strongest Man contest. They’re typically the final event of strongman competitions, and this event often determines the ... Continue Reading
Cailer Woolam Deadlifts 420.5kg (927 lbs) for New All Time Record
The WRPF's Boss of Bosses IV powerlifting meet wrapped up Saturday, August 26th with a ton of great performances. This meet's final day was invitation only, and was composed of some of the world's ... Continue Reading
Jeison Lopez (Junior 77kg, Colombia) Clean & Jerks 200kg in Training!
Jeison Lopez — the Junior 77kg lifter from Colombia — is at it again. Just a couple weeks after posting an incredibly impressive 170kg snatch to Instagram, Lopez crossed another lifting milestone in ... Continue Reading
Check Out What Happens When a 150 lb Kettlebell Hits Concrete
Have you ever wondered what would happen when certain pieces of lifting equipment hit the ground? Some things in the gym are meant to be dropped like bumper plates and rubber sided dumbbells. But metal ... Continue Reading
Dmitry Klokov and Bradley Martyn Talk Bodybuilding Vs. Weightlifting
If you love strength sports enough to appreciate both weightlifting and bodybuilding, there’s a chance you’ve fantasized about seeing Dmitry Klokov and Bradley Martyn train together. Now the powers that ... Continue Reading
Natrogix Green Superfood Powder Review — Solid All-Rounder?
Natrogix is a Wyoming-based supplement company that claims to help you achieve "nourishment as nature intended." The company positions itself as an alternative health store and sells a lot of "natural" ... Continue Reading
Ben Bergeron Picks His Top Moments from the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
CrossFit® trainer Ben Bergeron has been staggering out his top ten favorite moments on his Instagram from the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games. Bergeron own CrossFit New England and has coached over six CrossFit ... Continue Reading
The Best Responses from Dave Castro’s Reddit AMA
As Director of the CrossFit Games, Dave Castro has one of the sport's most recognizable faces. The retired Navy SEAL has been the Director of the Games since its inception ten years ago, and he took to ... Continue Reading
Why This Doctor Likes to Prescribe Heavy Lifting
Lifting does a lot more than build bigger, stronger muscles. More and more research is showing it's an effective way to lower the risk of heart disease, bone fractures, depression, Alzheimer's disease, ... Continue Reading
Professional Bodybuilder Rich Piana Passes Away at Age 46
In a truly saddening turn of events, the strength sports community is mourning the loss of professional bodybuilder Rich Piana. NY Daily News is reporting that Piana passed away unexpectedly earlier this ... Continue Reading
Snatch Grip Push Press – Exercise Guide, Video Demo, and Benefits
Assistance training in Olympic weightlifting is a key component to developing a healthier, stronger, and ultimately better athlete. In weightlifting, we can look at the snatch, clean, and jerk as a whole ... Continue Reading
Optimum Nutrition 1000 BCAA Capsules Review – What’s the Upside of Pills?
Optimum Nutrition is one of the biggest names in the supplement industry and you may already know about their famous protein powder, Gold Standard Whey, which is probably the most popular whey on the ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson and Katy Perry Go Head-to-Head in Her New Music Video
In today’s pop music/strongman/basketball/Terry Crews-related news, a brand new music video has been released by one of the bestselling music artists of all time — and it stars one of the strongest men of ... Continue Reading
Eric Lilliebridge Crushes a 465kg Squat at 137kg Bodyweight
Powerlifter Eric Lilliebridge is training hard in preparation for Big Dogs 2, a meet that will be held in Australia on October 15th. And by training hard, we mean squatting the average lifter’s total. Take ... Continue Reading
Breaking Down the Competition Bench Press (With Example Program)
In the following article we'll be going over technique in the competition-style bench press (not to be confused with the average commercial gym bench press), programming strategies for improving your bench ... Continue Reading
Rep Ranges for Strongman: How to Train for Speed, Strength, and Endurance
A great program will set the foundation for success in any sport. One method may work great for your friend while you experience less than spectacular results. When a coach writes down their training plan ... Continue Reading
Kuo Hsing-Chun Awarded Over $60,000 USD for Gold Medal and Clean & Jerk World Record
If you missed it, earlier this week Taiwanese 58kg weightlifter Kuo Hsing-Chun had a commanding performance at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei. She claimed first in her weight class and set a new ... Continue Reading
Push Press Alternatives
In an earlier article we discussed the powers of push pressing for all strength, power, and fitness athletes, going in full detail about five highly beneficial outcomes to expect if you decide to push ... Continue Reading