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
Explaining and Implementing the “Soviet Muscle Snatch”
The muscle-snatch-to-standing, typically just called the “muscle snatch,” is a snatch in which the knees and hips don’t re-bend after the pull. When the pull is complete, the lifter uses their upper body ... Continue Reading
6x CrossFit Games Athlete Marcus Filly on How to Prepare for Open WODs
Marcus Filly is more than a 6-Times Reebok CrossFit Games athlete (3x as a Affiliate cup team athlete, 3x as an Individual). He is the perfect combination of brains, brawn, and a mental capacity for elite ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Sets New Stone World Record at 560 Pounds!
Just a day after winning his third Arnold Strongman Classic, Brian Shaw broke his own "Manhood Stone" world record with an astonishing 560 pounds, 5 pounds over the record he set at the same event ... Continue Reading
The Lifter’s Guide to Theanine
As work and tech encroach further and further into our private lives and the mouse wheel of modern life spins faster and faster, nutrients that promote relaxation are becoming more of a ... Continue Reading
Ray Williams Just Made History With a 477.5kg (1,053lb) Raw Squat
This year's Arnold Classic has already lived up to its hype and has proven to be an epic showing of strength. Earlier, we saw Blaine Sumner make history with his epic 505kg single-ply IPF World Record ... Continue Reading
Blaine Sumner Sets New World Record With a 505kg (1,113 lb) Squat
Blaine Sumner is one of the most elite powerlifters in the 120kg+ weight class, and he continues to prove it. He holds a handful of records, but possibly his most impressive record is for his squat. Sumner ... Continue Reading
Patriot Power Greens Review
Today I’m reviewing the Patriot Power Greens from Patriot Health Alliance, a supplement company located in Salt Lake City, Utah that is so patriotic, they make donations to the U.S. Armed Forces under your ... Continue Reading
93kg David Woolson Breaks Norris USAPL Raw Deadlift Record With 350.5kg
The Arnold Classic is finally upon us, and if you've been watching highlights, then you may have seen David Woolson's great powerlifting performance. He's a 25-year old, 93kg raw American powerlifter and ... Continue Reading
17.2 Workout Tips from Top CrossFit® Athletes
The second week of the CrossFit® Open is underway, and it's a crazy tough 12-minute AMRAP. Last night, we saw Kari Pearce and Kristi Eramo - two of CrossFit's elite female athletes - take on the ... Continue Reading
Be Legendary: The Jerry Pritchett Documentary Has a Trailer
"It's a whole different feeling, or way of being, knowing that you walk in the place and you're strongest one there." These words, spoken by Jerry Pritchett, open the trailer and set the tone for ... Continue Reading
DIY: How to Build Your Own Deadlift/Olympic Lifting Platform
Whether you own a gym or want to start building out your dream workout space, then this mini-guide can help you construct your own deadlift and weightlifting platforms. Possibly the best ... Continue Reading