Though contractual obligations with organizers prevent competitors from announcing results at this point, Eddie Hall has announced his retirement from World's Strongest Man competition via Instagram. From ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Pacific Region Recap: Webb & Newbury Win, Toomey Close Behind
The final day of 2017 CrossFit Games Pacific Regional has come to a close in Wollongong, Australia, and familiar names are at the top of the leaderboard. Kara Webb managed to edge out Tia-Clair ... Continue Reading
Breaking: Eddie Hall Wins 2017 World’s Strongest Man in Botswana
In what many strongman fans might consider a shocking upset, British athlete Eddie Hall has beaten his fiercest rivals to claim the 2017 World's Strongest Man title. Hall's win marks the first time since ... Continue Reading
Amazing Grass vs. Emerald Balance — Which Is Better Value?
Emerald Balance and Amazing Grass are both high in Vitamin C and they both contain plenty of spirulina, barley grass, green tea, rose hips, and probiotic bacteria. But both green superfood drinks have a ... Continue Reading
Dan Bailey Withdraws from 2017 CrossFit Games Central Regional
Multi-time Reebok CrossFit Games competitor and fan favorite Dan Bailey has withdrawn from the 2017 Central Regional. While Bailey's withdrawal was announced on the Region's live stream, no reason has ... Continue Reading
Organifi Green Juice vs. Patriot Power Greens — Which Superfood Powder is Better?
Here are two pretty popular green superfood drinks with very different approaches to marketing. Organifi has millions of Facebook likes and focuses strongly on the fact that it contains ashwagandha, a ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games California Region Day 1: Veterans Make a Push, and Can Becca Voigt Qualify?
There aren't many constants in CrossFit, but Valerie Voboril is a rare exception. After sitting out the 2016 CrossFit Games season, the Games veteran and podium finisher is back to business and sits in ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Central Regional Day 1: Griffith & Castillo in First, Sigmundsdottir Sitting in 2nd
Big names sit toward the top of the Central Region leaderboard after Day 1, but some of the sport's best-known names are still on the outside looking in as athletes fight for a coveted qualification spot ... Continue Reading
Meet the Multi-Record Holding Powerlifter Who Can Squat 3.6x Her Bodyweight
Victoria Vargas, aka "Shoooorrrt_Stufff", as her Instagram handle states, continually proves that her lifts are nothing short of amazing. This 22 year old -52kg powerlifter is currently on course to break ... Continue Reading
A Guide to Strength Training During Ramadan
Fasting from both food and fluid all day, every day, for an entire month, puts the body under stress. And for many Muslims, that’s the point: the month of Ramadan is for spiritual reflection and devotion, ... Continue Reading
These Are Your World’s Strongest Man Finalists
If you want to glimpse some of the mightiest battles taking place in sports today, check out the images posted this week of the qualifying rounds of the World's Strongest Man on Instagram. The ... Continue Reading
Cellucor Cor-Performance Whey Review — Good All Around?
Cellucor is a Texas company that's about 15 years old and probably best known for their pre-workout called C4, but they sell just about every product you can find in the fitness section of a supplement ... Continue Reading
Pyrros Dimas on the Future of Weightlifting and IWF Elections
Pyrros Dimas is one of the world's most famous weightlifters, and more than a decade after his retirement from competition, he's stayed busy as an official and administrator at the sport's highest levels. ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Pacific Region Day 1: Tia-Clair Toomey and Kara Webb Tied
Day 1 of the 2017 Reebok CrossFit® Games Pacific Regional wrapped up with some big names at the top of the leaderboard in Wollongong, Australia. 5-time Games veteran Kara Webb is neck and neck with ... Continue Reading
Khan Porter Suspects Pec Injury After Pacific Regionals Day 1 (Will Continue)
We're in the second weekend of the 2017 CrossFit Games Regionals and another athlete suspects they've sustained a pec injury. 3-time Games competitor Khan Porter, competing in the Pacific Regional and ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of the Sumo Deadlift (That You May Have Overlooked)
Deadlifting is known to produce strong people. All forms. In the world of deadlifting however, there are many debates between conventional style fanatics vs sumo pullers, each staking their turf in the ... Continue Reading
Glute Strength Goes Mainstream as Al Roker Hip Thrusts on the Today Show
If Dwayne Johnson grunting his way through a set of hip thrusts on Instagram last week wasn’t enough proof that glute strength is going mainstream, wait until you see none other than Al Roker strengthening ... Continue Reading
Natalie Hanson Squats 3.2 Times Her Bodyweight for an Unofficial World Record
There were plenty of impressive lifts at the 35th Annual USA Powerlifting Open National Championships in Orlando this weekend. The -72kg athlete Kelsey McCarthy put up a 162kg (357.1lb) bench press, the ... Continue Reading
Pure Protein Natural Whey Protein Review — As Good As the Bars?
Based in New York State, Pure Protein is a supplement company that's pretty well known for their popular protein bars. I decided to review Pure Protein's Natural Whey Protein. If their protein powder is ... Continue Reading
10 Signs You’ve Found Your Perfect Lifting Partner
Swolemate, gym bro, lifting partner, metal compadre, and iron brother/sister, all terms we use when describing our best gym friend. This person could be our significant other (swolemate), or best ... Continue Reading
How Alyssa Ritchey Transitioned from CrossFit Regionals to International Weightlifter
She's one of only a handful of American women to clean & jerk double her bodyweight in competition, and now, Alyssa Ritchey is headed to Miami this July after making her first Pan American ... Continue Reading
How to Use Resistance Bands to Increase Strength, Power, and 1-RMs
One of the many ways strength athletes can increase their power and force production under the bar is with the use of resistance bands. Bands are an awesome modality to incorporate in programming when you ... Continue Reading
FitMiss Delight Protein Powder Review — Best for Women?
FitMiss is actually part of MusclePharm, a brand perhaps best known for its line of "Combat" whey supplements (so called because they sponsor a lot of MMA fighters). But FitMiss was founded in ... Continue Reading
Leather Vs. Nylon Lifting Belts: What Are the Differences?
Of all the lifting belts variations, there tends to be two different base materials that belts will made out of; these are leather and nylon. There are multiple material blends, foam inserts, and ... Continue Reading