After squats, cleans, and mobility work, there is only so much mental capacity (and energy) left to devote to accessory workouts. Many great athletes and coaches will push themselves, with the ... Continue Reading
17.3 CrossFit Open Workout Announced
We're another week closer to reaching the Reebok CrossFit® Games this August. Tonight marks the announce of workout 17.3, the third workout in the CrossFit Open. A lot has happened in the first two weeks ... Continue Reading
Why Some Lifters Bleed During Max Lifts (How Common Is It?)
Many strength athletes have either bled or at least seen another lifter bleed during a maximal lift in their career. It's not very common, and tends to happen most when lifters ... Continue Reading
Nathan Damron Pulls Off a 210kg Block Clean
American weightlifter Nathan Damron lifts heavy and lifts often. Personally, if we’d squatted a personal record of 310 kilograms (683 pounds) this week, we’d have taken some time off. But the ... Continue Reading
Mattie Sasser: The Olympian Weightlifting Fans Need to Know
At the 2016 American Open in Orlando, Florida, Mattie Sasser set a personal record total of 201KG (442lb) in the process of winning the 58KG category. Many weightlifting fans, myself included, considered ... Continue Reading
Watch This 75kg Powerlifter Progress From a 100kg to a 240kg Bench Press
The strength industry’s version of those “before and after” weight loss photos, we really love a good progress video. They’re not just entertaining, they’re important: they drive home the message that we ... Continue Reading
KT Cotton Kinesiology Tape Review — Is It Durable?
Kinesiology tape is an elastic sports and fitness tape designed for pain relief and support of muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Kinesiology tape is an external tool that can be applied to the body along ... Continue Reading
Why Is General Physical Preparedness (GPP) Important for Long-Term Success?
Coaches can play a pivotal role in the overall health and development of athletes of all levels (beginner to elite). Through the inclusion of more generalized training phases throughout one's training ... Continue Reading
Pure Synergy Greens Powder Review
With its mandala-like logo, flowery italics, and the fact that it claims to help regulate your chi energy, Pure Synergy is a greens powder with a strong New Age vibe. Produced by the ... Continue Reading
Crystal Tate Becomes First Woman to Deadlift 600lbs Raw at -198lbs
Crystal Tate joined the handful of women to deadlift 600 lbs or more at the Arnold Classic this past weekend. She competed in the XPC Finals Full Power meet in the Pro Classic -198lb weight class. The ... Continue Reading
Olympic Weightlifter Szymon Kolecki Transitions into MMA with TKO
He can officially be considered a dual-sport athlete. Polish news sources are reporting Szymon Kolecki, the 2008 Olympic 94kg Gold medalist in Weightlifting, successfully won his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ... Continue Reading
3 Reasons Why Most Beginner Weightlifters Should Use a Static Start Position
There are two main ways to begin a snatch and/or clean & jerk. The first is a dynamic start, one that has the lifter assume a strong starting position and dynamically move from the pulling stance ... Continue Reading
Enerhealth Enerfood Alkalizing Formula Review
The market for greens powders is now diverse enough to provide niche offerings: some are more focused on probiotics, some on antioxidants, and some target athletes. Today, I'm reviewing Enerfood, a greens ... Continue Reading
Karen Skalvoll Sets Deadlift World Record Despite Terminal Illness
There were more than a handful of records broken at this year's Arnold Classic. For example, Ray Williams claimed the highest raw squat, while Blaine Sumner squatted the most ever in a single-ply ... Continue Reading
Be Happy Because You’ll Never Be Satisfied
A reporter allegedly once asked John D. Rockefeller “How much money is enough?” He responded, “Just a little bit more.” The same concept applies to weightlifting, but there's a difference between being ... Continue Reading
7 Months After Tearing Achilles, Alethea Boon Crushes CrossFit Open Workout 17.2
The 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games saw many athletes launched into the highest ranks of the sport, but not without some crushing injuries and defeats for others. Alethea Boon is one of the competitors who was ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Silent Mike Talks Career Change and Where We Can Find Him Next
Mike Farr, or Silent Mike as most strength athletes know him, is a 28-year old strength coach. For the last few years he's been closely associated with Mark Bell, Super Training Gym, and Sling Shot. If you ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate 2017 Europe’s Strongest Man Preview
Europe’s Strongest Man is a jewel in the strongman calendar, as it has been ever since its inception in the early 80’s. It’s earned a reputation as one of the most eagerly anticipated live ... Continue Reading
3 Common Faults During the Jerk and How to Fix Them
The jerk requires positional strength, posture, timing, and power. Many lifters may find the jerk to be one of the most daunting movements to do after a heavy clean recovery, as one must now hoist hundreds ... Continue Reading
A New World Record: Jennifer Thompson Benches 142.5kg at 63kg
It's not like Jennifer Thompson wasn't already going to go down in history as one of the best bench pressers of all time, but this weekend she broke new ground with a titanic 142.5-kilogram (314.1-pound) ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Releases Statement in Response to Trump’s Revised Immigration Order
USA Weightlifting released another statement in light of President Donald Trumps revised executive order. In late January this year, Trump signed an executive order that suspended entrance into the country ... Continue Reading
20 Year Old Nathon Damron Squats 310kg and Makes it Look Easy
Nathon Damron, 20, is an American weightlifter who's continuing to impress us with his continued feats of strength. Damron competed in both the 85kg and 94kg weight classes as a junior ... Continue Reading
71kg Kimberly Walford Deadlifts 257.5kg (14.5kg Over Current IPF World Record)
Kimberly Walford, 38, has a powerlifting resume that's possibly as long as the contact list in your cellphone. She's set and holds records in multiple weight classes, and has recently been a ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman History Made at The Arnold Classic
History was made this weekend at the 2017 Arnold Classic. The first all Pro division of Strongwoman competitors battled it out on Friday and Saturday in Columbus, Ohio at the 3 day expo. We have talked ... Continue Reading