It is straight up bonkers how few people are aware of the benefits of slow cookers. When I mention it to people – and I preach this sh*t like a religion – what enters most of their minds is the dusty pot ... Continue Reading
The Differences Between Recreational Versus Career Weightlifting
As much as every young boy playing basketball wants to be Michael Jordan, realistically it's just not going to happen. Some will lose interest, some will move on to play other sports, and some will play as ... Continue Reading
The New Reebok CrossFit Nano 7.0 Is Now Available
The CrossFit Games made the announcement this morning on their Instagram page: The Reebok CrossFit® Nano 7.0 is now available on Store.CrossFit.com for purchase starting at ... Continue Reading
How Compound Interest Can Amplify Your Strength Gains
Compound interest is one of the most powerful forces in the economic world. On average, you can expect to double your money in about six years in the stock market. When you leave your cash in a sock ... Continue Reading
Why Weightlifters Should Do More Pull-Ups
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 50 years, you may already know all about the power of pulls-ups. Back strength and endurance can improve your posture, muscular development, and help ... Continue Reading
The 5 Strongest Vegans On Earth
Meat consumption is rising faster than ever, but plenty of strength athletes have shattered records without touching the stuff. Check out our list below to learn some of the best known ... Continue Reading
Adidas Releases Two New Shoes Under CrazyPower Model
Adidas appears to be joining the mix in the recent new training shoe releases. They recently shared their new weightlifting shoe, the Leistung 16 II, but now they've posted two other ... Continue Reading
Assess High Bar Back Squat Form to Benefit Your Gains
A great high back squat requires four important aspects: coordination, proper movement mechanics, muscular strength, and neuromuscular efficiency. Coordination: The way the ... Continue Reading
The Shared Meaning of Community Fitness
Editors note: Katie Rose Hejtmanek, Ph.D. is a cultural anthropologist conducting research on the culture of strength sports in the United States. This is the fourth of an in-depth series introducing ... Continue Reading
4 Nutrients Strength Athletes Need More Of After Age 50
Thanks to advances in nutrition and exercise science, strength athletes are able to stay strong and functional for far longer than they ever could before. But just as we need to alter our mobility ... Continue Reading
The Jefferson Curl: Benefits and Proper Form
The spine is a segmented structure (33 bones to be exact, spanning from the vertebral column to the coccygeal region, aka, tailbone), separated by discs, fiberous tissues, fluid, and thousands of nerve ... Continue Reading
This Country Just Voted Weightlifters As Athlete of the Year
It’s always nice to see the sport of Olympic weightlifting being celebrated on a national level, and after Lasha Talakhadze delivered one of the greatest weightlifting performances of all ... Continue Reading
How To Use SMART Goals To Make 2017 Your Strongest Year Yet
The start of a new year adds an extra degree of excitement behind the goals we set. A new year means a fresh start, which means there's a better chance of no initial mishaps to stall progress, aka a clean ... Continue Reading
First Looks At the New Adidas Leistung 16 IIs. What Do You Think?
The new Adidas weightlifting shoe - the Leistung 16 IIs - are beginning to make rounds on the internet. An Adidas UK Specialty Sports site has them listed and available for purchase at 179.5 Euros or ... Continue Reading
Jon North Back to Training, Full Olympic Lifts After Cardiac Arrest
When we last saw Jon North in early December, he was getting ready to perform barbell lifts for the first time since his late-September cardiac arrest. In an inspiring display at the Move Fast, Lift Heavy ... Continue Reading
181lb Russian Powerlifter Aleksey Nikulin Records A Big 1,835lb Total
Aleksey Nikulin, 34 years old, has been deemed as a powerlifting phenom for the last few years. He constantly makes waves and sets new records for the 82kg (181 lb) weight class. Earlier in ... Continue Reading
Catching Up with Paul Smith, 22 Year Old Strongman Phenom
Last month, we ran an article entitled 5 Strongman Competitors You Don’t Follow on Instagram (But Should), and amongst those five was one Paul Smith. The young strength sensation who has already ... Continue Reading
6 Tips Every Athlete Should Read Before Starting a New Training Program
When starting any new training program — either after some time off from the gym, following a competition, or rolling into one right after finishing your last — coaches and athletes should adhere to these ... Continue Reading
The 8 Most Badass Feats of Strength from the Ancient World
Since the dawn of time, cultures from all over the world have equated strength with awesomeness. Here are some of our favorite heroes from the ancient world, men who weren’t just known for their ... Continue Reading
158 Pound Swedish Powerlifter Isabella von Weissenberg Is Squatting OVER 400 Pounds!
Isabella von Weissenberg is one strong powerlifter, but even a stronger squatter. How strong? In her most recent video shared on Instagram, the 72kg Swedish powerlifter smokes a 190kg (418.8lb) back squat ... Continue Reading
6 Weird (But Strangely Effective) Types of Barbells You’ve Never Heard Of
In your typical Globo gym setting there's a good chance you'll never see any of the barbells listed below. For awhile trap bars were seen as strange, but with the continued growth of strength sports ... Continue Reading
Coal Miner Strong: How to Win the World Coal Carrying Championship
You can always rely on drunk men to come up with new ways to test their fitness. “It was an idea that was started fifty-four years ago in a pub with a bit of banter between two men in the village who ... Continue Reading
Maximize Your Split Jerk With These 4 Jerk Variations
The split jerk can be a challenging component of the clean & jerk, one that often separates the best of lifters. When training the jerk, there are numerous variations and assistance exercises ... Continue Reading
6 Useful Things Powerlifters Can Do Between Sets (That Aren’t Looking at Your Phone)
Powerlifters aren’t known for their incredible endurance. That’s not an insult! After all, a few well-regarded studies have shown that the greatest strength gains come from resting a good three to five ... Continue Reading