In 2016, only two points separated Hafthor Julius Bjornsson from the World’s Strongest Man title, then won by Brian Shaw. And in 2014, “Thor” was only half a point away from tying Zydrunas Savickas’ ... Continue Reading
Iron Bull Strength 7mm Knee Sleeves Review
Your knees can only take so much squatting before buckling. Knee sleeves like Iron Bull 7mm Knee Sleeves ease the pain, providing compression, warmth, and stability during lower-body workouts and heavy ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Lifting Shoes
Supportive strength gear has grown in popularity in the last few years, and weightlifting shoes experienced an especially big spike in visibility. There are now multiple major brands that carry and ... Continue Reading
Larry “Wheels” Williams Falls During 793 lb Squat at CETC US Open
Currently, the CETC US Open Powerlifting Championships are underway at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego, California. The championships are being held today and tomorrow and if you're interested in ... Continue Reading
Log Lift Champion Rob Kearney Breaks Down the Split Jerk
There's no denying the fact that split jerking in a lot of cases can be considered a work of art. It requires perfectly dialed in concentration, coordination, balance, and strength to execute properly. ... Continue Reading
Zercher Squats vs Leg Press – What’s Best for Strength and Hypertrophy?
Lifters today are confronted with infinite options to choose from for leg strength, muscular hypertrophy, and movement. Whether you are strength, power, fitness, or aesthetic athlete, both the Zercher ... Continue Reading
Odd Haugen Talks Mas Wrestling Haters and Deadlifting 750 Pounds at 67 Years Old
The word "legend" gets thrown around a lot in the strongman world, but Odd Haugen's footprint on the sport is indelible. Raised in Norway and known for his monstrous grip strength, Haugen was crowned ... Continue Reading
5 Moves to Help Prevent Tennis Elbow in Strength Athletes
There aren't many conditions with as misleading a name as "tennis elbow." Also (and more accurately) known as lateral epicondylitis, it's caused by the overuse of muscles and tendons in the ... Continue Reading
Freddi Smulter Bench Presses 130kg for 48 Reps
Freddi Smulter might have just claimed the heaviest bench press record with 130 kilograms (286 pounds). You might be thinking, "130kg isn't heavy," and you're right, it's not that heavy at the elite level, ... Continue Reading
George Hackenschmidt: The Father of the Bench Press and Hack Squat
George Hackenschmidt, like Milo Steinborn, was a strength pioneer who had a huge influence on the way we lift. While Steinborn is often considered one of the founding fathers of how we squat ... Continue Reading
The One-Ring Muscle-Up Challenge Is Going Viral
Why use two when you can use one? After watching Dmitry Klokov PR his one-armed snatch and Yury Tikhonovich manage a one-armed muscle-up this week, we knew we had to post this when we ... Continue Reading
Mona Pretorius on South African Weightlifting, CrossFit, and Sports Psychology
The psychology of an athlete plays a big role in their potential successes or lack thereof on the playing field. I remember from my own weightlifting career: If I hit a Personal Record (PR) lift in ... Continue Reading
Masters Athlete Trevor Bachmeyer Disqualified from CrossFit Games, Banned for 4 Years
*Update 4/13/17: CrossFit Games HQ released® part of Bachmeyer's video submission (featured below) within their CrossFit Games Update show. CrossFit® Games HQ recently released a news story that ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Molly Mullikin Deadlifts 500 Pounds for an Easy 2 Reps
Molly Mullikin is a -75kg/165lb powerlifter who has some crazy deadlift strength and continues to prove so in her training. She recently shared a video on her Instagram page pulling 500 lbs conventionally ... Continue Reading
WWE Wrestler Braun Strowman Flips an Ambulance: Is That Humanly Possible?
A recent YouTube clip shared on WWE's YouTube page has me speculating about what the human body can really do. Wrestling has its levels of reality and drama, so when I saw their video of Braun Strowman ... Continue Reading
Amazing Grass Vs. Green Vibrance — Which Greens Superfood Powder Is Better?
Amazing Grass is a supplement company based in Orange County, California, and their greens powder is the most–reviewed greens powder on Amazon.com. Vibrant Health, on the other hand, is based in ... Continue Reading
Mava Sports Elastic Knee Supports Review
Joint compression, heat, and circulation are all expressed benefits of supportive knee gear for most lifters and athletes. By doing so, athletes can expect increased knee support and stabilization, ... Continue Reading
Dmitry Klokov Just PR’d His One-Arm Snatch
The one-arm snatch is relatively rare in the world of strength sports, but that didn’t stop Dmitry Klokov from honing his skill in the lift. Earlier today, the Olympic weightlifting medalist, President of ... Continue Reading
Hookgrip Knee Sleeves 2.0 Review
Hookgrip is a popular photography and video brand in the world of Olympic weightlifting, and they've emerged on the supportive gear scene offering knee sleeves (non-neoprene and neoprene alike), ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting’s Performance at Youth Worlds Earns 3 Spots at the Youth Olympics
After a triumphant week of incredible performances at the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, USA Weightlifting has been offered three provisional slots at the 2018 Youth Olympic ... Continue Reading
Meet the Elite Cuban Weightlifters Living and Training in America
Over the past year, I would argue that two of the most exciting weightlifters in the United States have been Yadier Nunez Quesada and Asniel Rodriguez Jimenez. Both are elite level, Cuban-born athletes who ... Continue Reading
The Most Jaw-Dropping Strongman Feats of the Last Decade
The most exciting moment in sports is when something that isn’t supposed to happen, does. In football it can be an overtime win from a team that was down 28 points in the first half or a 40 year old ... Continue Reading
Victoria Vargas Squats 3.6x Her Bodyweight for an Unofficial World Record
Possibly the most impressive performance at this year's USAPL's Collegiate National Championships was by junior powerlifter Victoria Vargas. She finished with a 623.3 Wilks score, which was the highest ... Continue Reading
The Mistakes You Should Avoid When Recovering From an Achilles Tear
Note: This article is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified medical professional. Please follow your medical professional's advice in order to maximize the effectiveness of recovery ... Continue Reading