The final day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off right where Saturday night ended. Competing in the 94KG session, Colin Burns made three successful lifts in the snatch ... Continue Reading
Records Fall: 2016 American Open Championship Day 2 Results
The second day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off right where Friday night ended. Medals were presented in the men’s 69KG, 77KG, and 85KG categories, along with the woman’s 63KG ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Sets New American Record Clean & Jerk at 183kg
Two World Championships simply weren't enough for 16 year-old weightlifting phenom CJ Cummings. On Saturday, the 69kg lifter easily won the American Open Championship on his way to several new American ... Continue Reading
Jezza Uepa Squats 455kg/1,003lbs for a New RAW World Record!
We'll clarify this from the start: While Ray Williams was the first person to squat over 1,000 pounds raw, without wraps in USAPL competition, his massive and historic squat didn't set a world record ... Continue Reading
Big Lifts in Orlando: 2016 American Open Day 1 Results
The first day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off with the excitement that you would expect from a national competition with over 800 athletes competing. Medals were presented in ... Continue Reading
“Shocked and Devastated”: British Weightlifting Loses Government Funding for 2020 Olympics
In what may come as a stunning move to some weightlifting fans, Britain’s Olympic weightlifting team has lost all of their government funding for their Tokyo 2020 training cycle. “We are shocked and ... Continue Reading
13-Year Old Morgan McCullough Breaks Multiple American Records at the American Open
The 2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championships are in full swing down in Orlando, Florida. Last night the youth athletes took the floor, and one young weightlifter made sure to leave his ... Continue Reading
Watch the Second Klokov Power Weekend With English Subtitles
The second annual Klokov Power Weekend took place in Moscow in mid-November, but it was like Christmas for Olympic weightlifters. Both active and retired international lifters assembled for some friendly ... Continue Reading
6 Reasons Why Bodybuilding Routines Can Improve Your Weightlifting Performance
Although weightlifting produces some strong and powerful athletes, it is not what we would call a hypertrophic sport. Often, rep ranges are in the lower ranges, at moderate to high intensities, and rarely ... Continue Reading
John Haack Squats 595lbs x 6 RAW and Continues a Great 2016
There’s no question about John Haack being one strong dude, especially when its comes to squats. Haack recently shared a video to his Instagram of a 270kg (595 lb) raw squat for six. A video ... Continue Reading
2-Time Olympic Weightlifting Medalist Szymon Kołecki Starts MMA Career
According to two Polish news sources, Szymon Kolecki — the 2000 Olympic silver medalist and 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 94kg category — has announced he's beginning an MMA career starting in ... Continue Reading
8 Things You Should Do the Week Before a Powerlifting Meet
Peaking, cutting, sodium manipulation, carb loading, electrolyte replenishment — and we haven't even mentioned the mental game. The week before a powerlifting meet contains a ton of variables and ... Continue Reading
3 Total-Body Dumbbell Workouts Every Strength Athlete Should Do
We all know the importance of unilateral training, switching up modalities (barbells, kettlebells, dumbbells, bodyweight, etc), and how athletes can improve baseline fitness and general physical ... Continue Reading
Watch Kara Webb Snatch 220 Pounds!
The 2016 Reebok CrossFit Invitational featured a max snatch event, but it looks like Team Australia competitor and multi-time CrossFit Games athlete Kara Webb had her best lifting in the warm-up ... Continue Reading
Antonio Urso Announces Candidacy for IWF Presidency
This past weekend at the Junior European Championships in Eilat, Israel, Italy’s Antonio Urso declared his candidacy for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)’s presidency in elections to be ... Continue Reading
IronMind Strong Enough Lifting Straps Review
Strength sport enthusiasts may have heard of IronMind before. IronMind Enterprises was founded in 1988 by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D., who’s also the editor-in-chief and publisher of MILO Journal. In ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championship
The 2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championships are about to be underway in Orlando, Florida. Official dates for the competition are from December 8th-11th, which means there's only four days to ... Continue Reading
More Protein: How Strength Athletes Can Save Time, Money, & Hassle on Nutrition
It’s a love hate relationship that anyone living the “Iron Life” is intimately familiar with. It evolves into an increasingly expensive, time consuming necessity that some never get the hang of while ... Continue Reading
6 Reasons Strength Athletes Should Do Rope Climbs (Plus How To Master Them)
My first encounter with rope climbing, contrary to popular belief, wasn’t a positive one. In fact, it took me nearly 15 years to rediscover my long lost love for climbing. If only I had known at the time ... Continue Reading
The Best and Worst Fitness Tips From Old-Timey Strongmen and Strongwomen
There's just something about old-timey strongmen and strongwomen. Their combination of physicality, mystery, showmanship, and flowery, grandiose language made their sport fresh, ... Continue Reading
Davon Mahon Squats 180kg For 42 Reps
In case you need motivation to squat later, a video shared on Powerlifting Motivation's Facebook page definitely got us pumped up to train legs. The video highlights a lifter named Davon Mahon ... Continue Reading
Average Broz Gym Stretch Tape Review
A good hook grip can be the difference between missing a lift and crushing a PR. Yet, hook gripping isn’t always easy to perform, especially when we experience thumb pain. In most cases we push through the ... Continue Reading
When Butt Wink Is a Problem (And When It Isn’t)
The guy who founded Squat University knows a lot about squatting. Dr. Aaron Horschig is a sports and orthopedic physical therapist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, USAW Olympic ... Continue Reading
“Finish Your Pull”: Snatch Training Tips and Weightlifting Considerations
“Finish Your Pull!” We have all heard this shouted from coaches and athletes at meets, on the training platform, or in class WODs. Failing to “finish the pull” in the snatch can results in missed lifts ... Continue Reading