There are elite circles of the strength world where even the ability to squat triple your bodyweight won't get you through the door. We’re talking about the peaks ... Continue Reading
Report: Ilya Ilyin Ordered to Return Olympic Medals, Plans to Retire
On November 23rd, two articles from Kazakhstani news outlet Kazinform announced that weightlifter Ilya Ilyin had been ordered to return his two Olympic gold medals (Beijing 2008 and London 2012) following ... Continue Reading
6 Lateral Stability Exercises for the Functional Athlete
Strength athletes usually lift things up and put them down. And it's awesome. But there's sometimes an issue among powerlifters, Olympic lifters, and functional fitness athletes when ... Continue Reading
6-Time CrossFit Games Athlete Marcus Filly Talks Training, Nutrition, and Recovery
Every year, qualifying for the Reebok CrossFit Games gets more difficult. The athlete pool grows, talent increases, and physical challenges climb in difficulty (in all aspects). While I learned a lot in my ... Continue Reading
How to Learn from 6 Common Strongman Mistakes So You Can Make More Lifts
All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes. -Winston Churchill As a coach, watching errors being made by talented athletes can be heart wrenching. Being strong is no longer ... Continue Reading
Don’t Fear the Half Squat: How to Use This Underrated Training Tool
I have always had the firm belief that everything has its place, regardless of how despised it might be. Take bicep curls: many a strongman has laughed off bicep curls as a vanity exercise, but oddly they ... Continue Reading
10 Time-Saving Tips for Weightlifting Workouts
Weightlifting is a very time-dependent sport. Elite weightlifters train hours per day, for years. Even novice lifters looking to increase basic understanding, strength, and power may very well find ... Continue Reading
Joe Mills’ 20/20 Workout: Perfect Practice Makes Perfect Weightlifting
"The woods are full of strongmen, but very few great weightlifters!" - Joe Mills Joe Mills was a national level coach, weightlifter (1930s), and member of the Weightlifting Hall of Fame. Joe coached some ... Continue Reading
The 6 Craziest Muscle-Ups We’ve Ever Seen
California-based powerlifter and rings training guru Anna Culbertson has taken the muscle-up to a place we never thought we'd see. She demonstrated some seriously superhuman muscle control in ... Continue Reading
Front Squat vs. Zercher Squat: Which Is Best for You?
Squatting is a fundamental movement in many sports. Power, strength, and functional fitness athletes need to also develop diversity in their squatting mechanics to perform better. Two variations of ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell History Goes Back Much Further Than Russia
The problem with kettlebell history is that surprisingly few people care. “Let’s say you’re a baseball fan. You play recreationally, you know who Babe Ruth is, you know the different stadiums. But in ... Continue Reading
Here Are the Dates for the 2017 CrossFit Games Season
The CrossFit Games has a new home for 2017-2019. Now, just a day after Dave Castro's announcement about the Games venue change, the official 2017 CrossFit Games calendar has ... Continue Reading
Kirill Sarychev Lifts World Record Raw Powerlifting Total At 2,386.5 lbs
In Kirill Sarychev’s powerlifting career there isn’t too much he hasn’t done. He’s set multiple records, started his own powerlifting federation (WRPF), and has become a major influencer in the ... Continue Reading
Yury Belkin Crushes a 927 lb Beltless Deadlift
Every year the World Raw Powerlifting Federation organizes a World Championship, which is part of the SN Pro Strong Expo, held in Moscow, Russia. This year the expo took place November 15-20th and ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Preview of the 2016 American Open (All Weight Classes)
On November 17th, USA Weightlifting published the latest (and hopefully final) athlete start list for the 2016 American Open, to be held December 8th to 11th of this year in Orlando, Florida. Noticeable ... Continue Reading
The Zercher Squat: How, When, and Why It Should Be In You Training
The Zercher Squat is a movement-based exercise that nearly every athlete, regardless of sport goal, can benefit from. This unique squat variation can increase upper mock strength and posture, core ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Announces New Location, Age Division for 2017 CrossFit Games
In an announcement the fitness world has been eagerly anticipating since early 2016, CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro finally let fans and athletes know the location of the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Reebok ... Continue Reading
Team Europe Wins 2016 Reebok CrossFit Invitational
In what many US-based fans will consider an upset, Team Europe has won the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Invitational. The team was comprised of: Katrin Davidsdottir Sara Sigmundsdottir Björgvin ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts Unofficially Snatches New American Record (174kg)
Wes Kitts may still seem new to many in the American weightlifting community, but after an impressive career start followed by almost a year training at California Strenght, he continues to exhibit immense ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Profiles: Lacey Rhodes of Canada, 63kg
In sports, when you see an elite athlete, generally they excel at one athletic endeavor of their choice. Not to say the potential to be great in multiple sports is not there, but rather the time and ... Continue Reading
Watch Sam Dancer Hang Clean 405 Pounds
Is Sam Dancer the strongest individual CrossFit Games athlete? Sources say: Probably? We've always known Dancer — who got second at the 2014 Reebok CrossFit Games as part of CrossFit Conjugate and ... Continue Reading
USA Men and Women Finish 2nd Overall at University Worlds
On the last day of the World University Championships in Merida, Mexico, the American team picked up right where they left off – on the medal podium. Led by official team coaches Danny Camargo, Sean ... Continue Reading
The 10 Commandments of Leg Day
As legend has it...many years ago, there was a man named “Broses” who would forever change the way we train legs. It was a normal Wednesday, Broses's typical leg day (chest was Monday and arms ... Continue Reading
5 Life-Skills for Effective Strength Coaching
“Success” is a very subjective term. One person’s definition of success may be from a financial standpoint, while another may seek merit based upon accolades, accreditations, or simply the amount of lives ... Continue Reading