Whether you're a powerlifter, weightlifter, CrossFitter, strongman athlete, or just trying to open a jar of pickles, you'll never progress if you can't hold onto the bar (or kettlebell, or log, or ... Continue Reading
NPGL’s DC Brawlers Suffer First-Ever Loss, Knocked Out of Playoffs by Boston Iron
In the three-year history of the National Pro Grid League, the DC Brawlers have absolutely dominated their competition, going undefeated through two seasons (and two championships) and winning their first ... Continue Reading
ASICS Releases LIFT MASTER LITE Training Shoe. Would You Try Them for Lifting?
Though ASICS is no stranger to weightlifting shoes — their blue suede 727 model is the stuff of legend at this point and is still a go-to shoe for elite lifters from countries including North Korea — ... Continue Reading
I’m a Deaf CrossFit Athlete. Here’s How I Navigate Fitness and Classes to Reach My Goals
Editor's Note: Robert is a Deaf CrossFitter who lives and works out in New York City. We asked him to tell us his story and share some of fitness experiences with us. Below is the letter and photos we ... Continue Reading
Brooklyn Barbell Is Teaching Life Lessons Through Olympic Weightlifting
Winning and losing is how athletes are typically evaluated. In strength sports, such as Olympic weightlifting, there is perhaps more subjectivity in regards to what success can mean. An athlete who ... Continue Reading
How Top Strongwoman Competitors Are Already Outlifting Some Male Athletes
I had the pleasure of being the live stream broadcaster for a first-ever event this weekend (August 27th-28th); Strongman Corporation’s Strongest Woman in the World. After watching some of the most amazing ... Continue Reading
Here Are the 2017 Canadian Weightlifting National Championships Qualifying Totals
Breaking news out of Canada, the qualifying totals for the 2017 Canadian Senior National Championships for 2017 have been released, and they have increased over the 2016 Totals. (Click here to ... Continue Reading
4 Resistance Band Exercises to Get You Strong Without Using Big Weights
Trying to get strong or maintain your strength on the road? Maybe you're injured and avoiding weights? Or perhaps you're just bored and looking to mix up your training? Grab one of those giant rubber ... Continue Reading
IOC Officially Disqualifies 5 Beijing Weightlifters, Requests Return of Three Medals
Though we've known about their provisional suspensions since earlier this summer, earlier today the International Olympic Committee officially announced the disqualification of five weightlifters from the ... Continue Reading
How to Mentally & Physically Prep for Your Next Personal Record: The 24-Hour Approach
f“Failure to plan is planning to fail.” Like most feats, setting a personal record takes proper preparation over months of sport-specific training, nutrition, focus, and practice. Often, beginners and ... Continue Reading
Russian Athletes and Events Announced for Second Annual Klokov Power Weekend
In early July, Dmitry Klokov announced his second-annual Power Weekend, a Moscow-based event where international lifters (both active and retired) come together to put on some feats of strength we ... Continue Reading
Can You (and a Friend) Beat the “TailPipe” World Record?
It's a deceptively brutal partner workout, but one we can't not keep trying: TailPipe. The workout originated with the Gym Jones crew nearly a decade ago, and it's named after the feeling one gets toward ... Continue Reading
Can OpenBarbell Start a New Wave of Data-Obsessed Strength Training?
When I last visited S& S Barbell in Williamsburg, what stuck out most weren't the Oly platforms, power racks, and competition plates stacked and sorted into every crevice; it was the tech. ... Continue Reading
Fore! Fitness “Golf” Is the Latest Way to Structure Your WOD
Forget AMRAPS and MetCons for time; Fitness Golf is the newest way to mix up your usual WOD routine. Some mad genius has taken the general idea of par and applied it to workouts, which makes for a fun way ... Continue Reading
Watch The Praelium LIVE Courtesy of BarBend.com!
Watch Team Oly Concepts present The Praelium, live on BarBend's Facebook page! We'll also be embedding the live streams of Sunday's sessions below. ... Continue Reading
5 Minute Mobility: This Stretching Routine Is Perfect When You’re Low on Time
Life is short. We are all busy. If you have a few hours a day to train and stretch and get massages, that is awesome! For the rest of us, we are lucky to get 5 minutes a day to improve our ... Continue Reading
5 Tips to Break Through Weightlifting Plateaus
Everyone who trains in one sport long enough will eventually reach a plateau — that point where no matter what you do or how hard you work, nothing seems to improve. It can be frustrating and discouraging, ... Continue Reading
Jessica Phillips Sanctioned by USADA for Intravenous Infusion of Non-Prohibited Substances
Earlier this week, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced weightlifter, multi-time CrossFit Games athlete, and National Pro Grid League competitor Jessica Phillips accepted a 14-month sanction for ... Continue Reading
After the Games: A Rio Recap with USA Weightlifting CEO Phil Andrews
Less than a week after the Rio Olympics, and weightlifting fans in American and abroad are still re-watching records, highlights, and even some downright odd moments from the 2016 Games. While many of us ... Continue Reading
IWF: 15 More Lifters Test Positive from Beijing Olympics, Including Gold Medalists
In a public disclose released this morning on their website, the International Weightlifting Federation has reported that fifteen athletes have been provisionally suspended following reanalysis of their ... Continue Reading
Strong, Stable, Lean: Firsthand Advice on Gymnastics for Big Guys
The 2016 US Olympic Men's Gymnastics team didn't do so hot this year in Rio. But they're (almost certainly) better at gymnastics than you. And if you're anything like me (5'10", 200 lbs), you probably have ... Continue Reading
Siamand Rahman, World’s Strongest Paralympic Powerlifter, Is Set to Amaze in Rio
There's a difference between being just the best at a sport, and being so dominant your competitors are almost always fighting for second place. Iranian Paralympic powerlifter Siamand Rahman exemplifies ... Continue Reading
The One Question to Ask to Figure Out How to Scale Your WOD
Whether you're still in the toddler stage of your fitness career, coming back from an injury, or just building confidence, at some point we all have to ask ourselves, "Should I scale this ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Goes Pro: Four Top Competitors Share Their Secrets and Training Tips
This is a big year for women in Strongman. Both American Strongman federations, Strongman Corporation and United States Strongman, are hosting big-budget all female competitions, with prize money and the ... Continue Reading