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Chris Bridgeford Deadlifts 370kg for Five Reps at 119kg Bodyweight
Twenty-two year old powerlifter Chris Bridgeford is repping awfully close to the world record deadlift: five reps of 370 kilograms (815.7 pounds) with wrist ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Announces 1RM Clean & Jerk Team Event at the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
The barbell is indeed back. The morning after letting the world know that the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games will include a one-rep max snatch individual event, Director of the CrossFit Games Dave Castro ... Continue Reading
Watch This 52-Year-Old Smash the World Record for Most Push-Ups In an Hour
In the Body Club Fitness Center in Margaret River, Western Australia, construction worker Carlton Williams has hit a pretty serious PR. Well, it's an all-time WR, actually: Two thousand, six hundred and ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Announces Max Snatch Event for 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
Dave Castro has been dropping a slue of announcements for the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games, but his newest announcement may take the cake for most shocking. Late last night, Castro shared a video on his ... Continue Reading
How to Grow Strongman in the United States
In 2017, strongman Eddie "The Beast" Hall stepped from the backstage shadows to a roaring capacity crowd at the Doncaster Dome in England. The event is on YouTube in amateur and professionally edited ... Continue Reading
Dumbbell Thrusters vs Barbell Thrusters vs Kettlebell Thrusters
Thrusters are a great exercise, regardless of what you use to do them. While many of us are highly familiar with the barbell variation, two other means (dumbbells and kettlebells) are making their way into ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: CBS Sports Set to Air 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games (And Pre-Games Coverage)
CBS Sports has just announced they'll be airing and covering the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games. Coverage is set to start tomorrow Thursday, July 20th, at 8 P.M. EST, and go through the final day of the Games ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 Senior Pan American Weightlifting Championships
The 2017 Senior Pan American Weightlifting Championships are set to kick off on Sunday, July 23rd and go through Thursday, July 27th. This competition will host some of the world's best ... Continue Reading
Kevin Oak Pulls a 370kg (815 lb) Deadlift PR
Kevin Oak, or Oak Strong, as he's known on social media, just pulled a huge one rep max in lead up to the Boss of Bosses IV. Oak hit a 370kg (815 lb) deadlift, and is now five and a half weeks out before ... Continue Reading
Reebok Launches Fantasy CrossFit (With Insane Prizes)
Reebok has announced that for the first time ever, fans will be able to play fantasy sports with the athletes at this year's Reebok CrossFit Games. They're calling it “CrossFit Games Pick’Em.” Veteran ... Continue Reading
Competition Tips for the Traveling Strongman
Strongman is becoming popular, really popular. More and more gyms are offering strongman equipment for their members, leading to more folks looking to test their strength and ultimately more competitions ... Continue Reading
6 Benefits of Kettlebell Thrusters
The single kettlebell thruster and double kettlebell thruster offer techniques that can help stave off injury across multiple sports and various athletics. Additionally, there are a series of benefits that ... Continue Reading
Kinesiology Taping for Tennis Elbow
A common area to tape for athletes in both strength sports and regular sports is the elbow. Lateral Epincondylitis is a common cause of pain and discomfort at the elbow. Common symptoms of Lateral ... Continue Reading
BSN AMINOx Review — Can It Really Help Endurance?
BSN, which stands for bio-engineered supplements and nutrition, is an Illinois-based supplement company that sponsors a wide variety of athletes and bodybuilders, most notably UFC champion Connor McGregor. ... Continue Reading
Building Better Athletes With Joe Kenn (2016 NFL Strength Coach of the Year)
If you're in the strength and conditioning world, then there's a pretty big chance you've heard the name Joe Kenn before. For anyone who hasn't, then maybe you've heard of something called the Tier System ... Continue Reading
Tom Martin Totals 920kg With a Torn Bicep
When British powerlifter Tom Martin tore his bicep at the World Powerlifting Congress' European Championships, we figured he was done with deadlifting for a while. He had other plans. The -110kg athlete ... Continue Reading
Single Kettlebell Thruster – Exercise Guide, Benefits, and Muscles Worked
In earlier pieces we discussed both the dumbbell thruster and double kettlebell thruster, each offering athletes and coaches unique yet similar training outcomes for increased movement, strength, and ... Continue Reading
Stefi Cohen Reps 440-Pound Deadlifts at 123 Pounds Bodyweight
Stefi Cohen has publicly declared on several occasions that her biggest goal for 2017 is a quadruple bodyweight deadlift, and her latest Instagram post shows she’s closer than ever. Below, you can see ... Continue Reading
Kirill Sarychev Just Announced Two Brand New Lifting Federations
Kirill Sarychev has already made a lot of contributions to strength sports. Easily one of the strongest living powerlifters, he currently holds the world record for the heaviest raw bench press of all ... Continue Reading
How to Prevent a Bicep Tear
Bicep tears are pretty gnarly. They’re extremely painful, can put a lifter out of commission for months — even squats can be prohibited — and they can come out of nowhere. You can do curls and chin-ups all ... Continue Reading
Obstacle Course Confirmed for 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
Last night, Dave Castro confirmed on his Instagram page that an obstacle course will be making a return at the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games. The last time we saw an obstacle course in the games was in 2012 ... Continue Reading
Do You Really Need High Glycemic Carbs Around Your Workout?
The idea that you need high glycemic carbohydrates to spike your insulin and replenish glycogen after a workout is common in the strength world. It’s an integral part of taking advantage of your “window of ... Continue Reading
Scivation Xtend BCAA Review — Why the Vitamins?
Scivation is a North Carolina-based supplement company that focuses on the low-calorie side of workout supplements. While they do offer a whey protein powder, their brand name is most closely ... Continue Reading