After an inconsistent start for several presumed favorites, Chinese weightlifting's athletes had a victorious day in Rio, securing their second gold of the day. Just hours after Deng Wei's victory in ... Continue Reading
Bizarre Sydney Morning Herald Article on Tia-Clair Toomey Creates Internet Chaos
An Sydney Morning Herald article entitled, "World CrossFit Games runner-up Tia Toomey finds Rio 2016 a different beast" emerged from Down Under on Monday night. The article written by ... Continue Reading
In His 4th Games, Colombia’s Oscar Mosquera (62kg) Finally Wins Olympic Gold
We're three days into the 2016 Olympics, and Rio has already witnessed one of the best feel-good weightlifting stories in recent memory. At 33 years old and lifting in his 4th Olympic Games, Colombia's ... Continue Reading
How To Work Out While Injured with Alethea Boon and Julie Foucher
It's been weeks since the 2016 CrossFit Games ended, and we're still bummed that Alethea Boon suffered an Achilles tear during the high repetition box jump overs. We don't expect to be any less bummed as ... Continue Reading
An Introduction to Programming for Strongman: A 12-Week Plan
Read more about strongman training here. This program is very specific and can be run multiple times, just start over. YOU can’t half-ass this style of training. If you miss days, it does affect ... Continue Reading
How to Embrace the Mental Challenge of Strength Training
As a coach, one of the most powerful tools you can possess is an understanding of your athlete's motivation to perform. You think that the easiest way to get this information is to simply ask them: “So ... Continue Reading
Hsu Shu-Ching Wins Gold in 53kg Class As Li Yajun Fails to Total
The second weightlifting class of the 2016 Rio Olympics has its champion, and while the "A" session field was relatively small with just seven lifters, the competition featured numerous accomplished ... Continue Reading
Norik Vardanian Talks Seminars, Training, and Being an Olympic Power Couple
On August 2nd, 2012 Olympian Norik Vardanian took to Instagram to announce an upcoming seminar schedule for this fall. In addition to himself, the other featured clinician will be his girlfriend Jenny ... Continue Reading
The NPGL Is Still a Thing, and This Is What’s Going On With It
With everyone getting wrapped up in the CrossFit Games and the Olympics, the National Pro Grid League has been quietly waiting in the wings for its turn to make some noise in 2016. Entering into its ... Continue Reading
The Final Olympic Weightlifting Start List Is Published. Here’s Who to Watch
Last night, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) held the technical meeting for the 2016 Olympic Games. This included the verification of final entries from all countries and in each weight ... Continue Reading
The CrossFit Games Are Objective, Fair, and Getting Better Every Year
Darren Coughlan is the owner of CrossFit Newcastle, Australia's first CrossFit affiliate. Over the last six years, he has coached multiple athletes to the highest levels of the sport, including two ... Continue Reading
There’s a New Nike Romaleos 2 Color Scheme
We tend to think the coolest Nike Romaleo lifters are of the customized variety, but that's not to say there aren't some solid options straight off the line. We've seen them in traditional black, bright ... Continue Reading
Should You Switch to Liquid Chalk?
Seeing as an awesome perk of my job is getting to drop into gyms around the world, lately I've noticed an uptick in gyms who are no longer using regular old block chalk. Up until recently, I'd ... Continue Reading
What’s Really Threatening the Olympics (and How to Fix It)
As the world settles in to watch its most beloved sporting event, the critics of that event are having a field day – and with good reason. There is a bountiful smorgasbord of things to criticize the ... Continue Reading
What I Learned in My Rookie Year at The CrossFit Games
In July 2016, Ian Berger competed in his first Reebok CrossFit Games as part of Team CrossFit Dynamix. Presented as an op-ed, below are his thoughts and reflections after his first CrossFit Games ... Continue Reading
Court of Arbitration for Sports Upholds Ban, Rejects Russian Weightlifting Federation Appeal
Last week, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced it would be prohibiting all Russian weightlifters and weightlifting officials from taking part in competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic ... Continue Reading
How to Build a Successful Olympic Weightlifting Club: The Beginning Steps
Since I began in this industry nearly 10 years ago, the USA Weightlifting organization has grown greatly, with large increases in the amount of USAW Level 1 and 2 coaches, registered members, and local ... Continue Reading
From 1000lb Squats to Dumbbell Cartwheels, Bud Jeffries Has Something Figured Out
If you’ve never heard of Bud Jeffries, you need to hear about Bud Jeffries. In his prime, Bud Jeffries has squatted 1000lbs, raw, from the bottom. Bud Jeffries walked a mile in a 300lb weight vest. Bud ... Continue Reading
Danny Camargo on Coaching and His Upcoming Competition, The Praelium
Danny Camargo has established himself as one of the most respected weightlifting coaches in North America, traveling the world to lead US international teams, give dozens of seminars and year, and support ... Continue Reading
Is the Fitness Industry About to Go Crazy Over Instagram Stories?
If you thought your favorite strength athletes, coaches, and, uh, influencers (?) were already obsessed with Instagram, it's only just begun. Today, the social media giant — which is owned by social media ... Continue Reading
Remove Distractions and Turn Off the Music for Better Training Gains
There is no doubt that training sessions play out the same way for most strength athletes. Get warmed up, psyched up, turn the music up, and put serious weight up. It’s a ritual, and the smart money says ... Continue Reading
Almost But Not Quite: The Ill-Fated Life & Career of Serge Reding
When we talk about history's best weightlifters, the same names tend to pop up. Vasily Alekseyev, Norb Schemansky, Yury Vlasov — these guys are the pioneers of modern day weightlifting. They ... Continue Reading
IWF Updates Rio Start List, Which Could Shake Up These Weight Classes
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has released an updated entry list for Rio 2016, and the changes signal some new potential favorites in several weight classes. The original, ... Continue Reading
How (and When) to Watch Team USA’s Weightlifters at the 2016 Rio Olympics
In previous Olympic competitions, weightlifting fans haven't had the easiest time finding coverage of their favorite sessions. Time zone differences and more prominent mainstream sports often meant ... Continue Reading