The hyperextension is an appropriate assistance movement to aid in building posterior chain strength for the squat and deadlift. The hyperextension can be used in virtually any program that has a focus on ... Continue Reading
Cylcocross & Muscle-Up Clean Ladder Confirmed for 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
At the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games athlete dinner held Monday, July 31st, Dave Castro made some surprising announcements including two event reveals. Granted, surprising for Castro at this point is ... Continue Reading
Harbinger Pro Wristwrap Gloves Review
The reasoning behind athletes wearing gloves vary, and it's not always for performance enhancement; often times it's for protection. For example, someone easing back into a lot of grip work (rope ... Continue Reading
Watch This Runthrough of the CrossFit Games Obstacle Course
And after weeks and weeks of glimpses and guesswork, your first look at the mysterious CrossFit Games obstacle course is here. They’re calling it the Sprint O-Course, and it’s located at the Alliant ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Employees Make Their Predictions for the Games
Speculation is running high as the first day of 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games approaches. The Games will commence this Thursday, August 3rd, and CrossFit HQ is strongly encouraging fans to take guesses as to ... Continue Reading
Report: Los Angeles to Host 2028 Summer Olympics; Paris Gets 2024 Games
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the city of Los Angeles and Olympic Games leaders have reached a deal that would bring the Summer Games to Southern California in 2028. This would be the third time ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
The excitement leading up to the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games continues to build as we move another day closer to their kickoff. This year's Games take place between August 3-6th, and are being held at the ... Continue Reading
Handling Competition Day Like a Pro: A Strongman’s Primer
Fear, excitement, anxiety, and pure enthusiasm or apprehension are all things we can experience in the hours leading up to and during a contest. Control and proper direction of these feelings and emotions ... Continue Reading
The Good Kitchen Review
The Good Kitchen is a food delivery service oriented for the health conscious consumer. They offer ready-made meals designed to provide you with organic and locally sourced ingredients. In addition, they ... Continue Reading
Ring Dips Alternatives and Scaling Options
The ring dip requires joint stability, proprioception, and strength; all of which are not something many beginners walk into the gym possessing. While ring dips may be at the top of a beginning athlete’s ... Continue Reading
Reign BCAA Elite+ Review — Why Is There Pepper In This?
Reign Performance Nutrition is an Oregon-based supplement company that's not super well-known — they only ship in the United States — but they're committed to changing the game. Their website states that ... Continue Reading
Best Foam Roller Exercises for Runners
An athlete getting ready for a run, or a running focused athlete, will utilize a foam roller differently than a strength-focused athlete. Their body and muscles are being used in a different manner ... Continue Reading
6 Things I Learned from 6 Months of Hip Thrusts
“Your butt is weak.” It’s not what I was expecting to hear when I visited a physical therapist for my excruciating knee pain, but that was the situation: I had a poverty posterior. Weak or inactive ... Continue Reading
Caine Wilkes Wins Pan American Championships Gold for Team USA!
American weightlifter Caine Wilkes has a lengthy resume that includes multiple National Championships and even a few of the heaviest clean & jerks in American history. Not, he can add a new title to ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Jared Fleming Is Switching to CrossFit, Aims for Regionals 2018
Weightlifter Jared Fleming is making a move to CrossFit. For a time in 2015, the -94kg athlete held the American record in the snatch, which he set at that year’s USAW National Championships with a lift ... Continue Reading
Goblet Squat vs Barbell Squat: Do You Need Both?
The goblet squat and barbell squat are two movements that every lifter should have within their arsenal. While each offers lifters and coaches unique benefits, we are here to lay out which movement reigns ... Continue Reading
Sarah Robles Wins Gold for Team USA at the Pan American Championships
Team USA can add another medal to their total at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, which are currently underway in Miami, Florida. Just hours after American -105kg athletes D’Angelo Osorio ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts, D’Angelo Osorio Add to Team USA Medal Count at Pan American Championships
Olympic weightlifter Wes Kitts just broke the American record in the snatch at the Pan-American Weightlifting Championships in Miami, Florida. On his third and final attempt, the athlete lifted 175 ... Continue Reading
Kinesiology Taping for Knee Pain and Stability
Kinesiology taping the knee is useful for the athlete who's lacking full joint stability and proper movement patterning. Will tape compensate for a serious knee injury? No, but for an athlete who has ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Ring Dips
Our Ring Dip Guide is a helpful resource to help improve upper body muscle mass, strength, and shoulder integrity in the ring dip, specifically: proper progressions, benefits, and exercise demos ... Continue Reading
Krzysztof Wierzbicki Just Made the Heaviest Deadlift in the History of the IPF
And that’s a world record deadlift, or perhaps what some might call the world record deadlift. Polish powerlifter Krzysztof Wierzbicki, better known to some folks by his nickname “Mr. Deadlift,” has ... Continue Reading
Cellucor Alpha Amino Review — Why All the Extra Amino Acids?
Cellucor is a Texas-based supplement company that’s about 15 years old and probably best known for their pre-workouts, of which they have fourteen. The most popular is called C4, but Cellucor ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting’s Colin Burns Wins Gold at Pan American Championships
Lifting in the 94kg weight class, USA Weightlifting's Colin Burns went 5-for-6 on his lifts to take home three medals for Team USA: Gold in the Snatch, Silver in the Clean & Jerk, and Gold ... Continue Reading
Here’s Your First Look at the Reebok CrossFit Games Obstacle Course
With the simple caption of “Meanwhile in Madison…” Dave Castro has revealed the first images of the obstacle course that we can expect to see at the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games. Note that this is a ... Continue Reading