In a weight class with the noticeable absence of Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin, his main rival showed he's a force to be reckoned with regardless of the names on the start list. Uzbekistan's Ruslan Nurudinov — ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Breaks His Own Keg Toss World Record in Botswana
If someone tells you strongman is all about slow, raw strength, show this video to kindly correct them. While competing at the 2016 World's Strongest Man in Botswana — which runs until August 20th — ... Continue Reading
Graham Holmberg Gives Closer Look at New Reebok Weightlifting Shoes
If you're a fan of competitive CrossFit and don't recognize the name Graham Holmberg, you may want to familiarize yourself. He's a multi-time CrossFit Games competitor and won The CrossFit Games back in ... Continue Reading
Faster, Fitter, Stronger: How Sled Pushes and Pulls Will Change Your Strongman Game
Push/pull is a concept that has been a standard in weight training programs for decades. Doing press type work (bench, dips, overhead, etc.) one day and then pulling the next (deadlifts, rows, chins etc.) ... Continue Reading
I Did ROMWOD On My Roof and the Pics Turned Out Okay
In New York City, there are few places to find a moment of peace. There's no such thing as relaxing in a quiet environment, and you're out of luck if you're looking to do ROMWOD in a place where you can ... Continue Reading
Meng Suping Wins +75kg Class, Sarah Robles Secures First Medal for USA Since 2000
In a superheavyweight class missing the world record holder in both lifts and the total — Russia's Tatiana Kashirina — the competition for medals seemed wide open. China's Meng Suping was the favorite ... Continue Reading
Iran’s Sohrab Moradi Easily Wins 94kg Weightlifting Class
Just weeks before lifting started, the men's 94kg class in Rio looked to be a battle between several accomplished lifters. By the time Saturday rolled around, the field looked much thinner than ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Update: Kianoush Rostami Sets World Record, Wins Gold in 85kg Over Tian Tao
Even with World Champion Artem Okulov and perennial threat Apti Aukhadov out of the 2016 Olympics, the men's 85kg category was still a battle for dominance between two lifters capable of world ... Continue Reading
Rim Jong-sim Wins 75kg Weightlifting Gold, Jenny Arthur Sets American Snatch Record
There were several lifters fighting for podium spots, but with just two lifts, one athlete had gold locked up in the 75kg category. Rim Jong-sim, the 2012 London Olympic Champion in the 69kg category, took ... Continue Reading
Pascal Plamondon Breaks Canadian Weightlifting Records at Rio Olympics
Making his Olympic Games debut for Team Canada, Pascal Plamondon set new Canadian Senior Records this morning in the Clean & Jerk and Total. Plamondon, the 2016 Pan American Championships bronze ... Continue Reading
Big Names to Compete at Arnold Asia Strongman Instead of World’s Strongest Man
The 2016 World's Strongest Man competition takes place in Botswana starting this weekend, and while there's an impressive roster of athletes set to compete, there are also a few big names fans are sure to ... Continue Reading
5 Up and Coming USA Weightlifting Kids To Watch
Gone are the days when we'd have to wait until a competition to see who's next to make some noise in USA Weightlifting. Thanks to social media, we can already see the next generation of great USA ... Continue Reading
Jason Khalipa’s EMOM of the Day Is the Fitness Jolt We Need
Jason Khalipa knows the power of persistence; after all, it takes an incredible amount of daily work and motivation to stay at the top of the competitive CrossFit world for seven years. Now, with his ... Continue Reading
Bud Jeffries on Getting Your Mind Right to Reach Your Physical Potential
In Part 1 of my interview with powerlifter and strongman Bud Jeffries, we focused mostly on his physical accomplishments. This is a guy who once squatted 1000 pounds and creates workouts with 700lb ... Continue Reading
With 5 More Days of Weightlifting in Rio, Here’s What You Need to Know
Despite numerous big names — and the entirety of Russian Weightlifting — out of the competition due to doping suspensions and/or federation bans, Rio has already featured a lot of great weightlifting. ... Continue Reading
Nijat Rahimov Breaks Clean & Jerk World Record, Beats Lu Xiaojun in Epic 77kg Battle
In what will go down as one of the most intense finishes to a weightlifting session in recent memory, reigning World Champion Nijat Rahimov needed to clean & jerk a full four kilograms above the world ... Continue Reading
China Scores Another Weightlifting Gold As Xiang Yanmei Wins 69kg Class
After an inconsistent start with two bomb-outs, China's weightlifters continued a dominant stretch of wins when Xiang Yanmei won gold in the women's 69kg category. Yanmei's total of 261kg is actually ... Continue Reading
Should You Open a Gym? A Reality Check and Checklist
What is your honest motivation? Are you doing it because you love spreading health and wellness, or are you in it for the money and lifestyle? It can be both, but don’t count on the latter. The hours ... Continue Reading
Banned from Rio Olympics, Russian Weightlifters Compete in “Geraklion” Cup
On July 29th, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), the governing body of Olympic Weightlifting, decided to ban the Russian Weightlifting Federation from having Athletes and Technical Officials ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2016 NPGL Season
The 2016 GRID season is just around the corner. Beginning August 17, all eight teams will gather in Provo, Utah, to face off in a two week long tournament. With 15 matches packed into those two weeks, ... Continue Reading
Shi Zhiyong Wins 69kg Gold to Secure China’s Second Weightlifting Gold of the Day
After an inconsistent start for several presumed favorites, Chinese weightlifting's athletes had a victorious day in Rio, securing their second gold of the day. Just hours after Deng Wei's victory in ... Continue Reading
China’s Deng Wei Wins 63kg Gold in Rio, Sets New Clean & Jerk and Total World Records
It's been an up and down Olympics for Chinese weightlifters, with several high-profile bombouts to go with gold medal winners. Today, 63kg lifter and reigning two-time World Champion Deng Wei added another ... Continue Reading
Bizarre Sydney Morning Herald Article on Tia-Clair Toomey Creates Internet Chaos
An Sydney Morning Herald article entitled, "World CrossFit Games runner-up Tia Toomey finds Rio 2016 a different beast" emerged from Down Under on Monday night. The article written by ... Continue Reading
In His 4th Games, Colombia’s Oscar Mosquera (62kg) Finally Wins Olympic Gold
We're three days into the 2016 Olympics, and Rio has already witnessed one of the best feel-good weightlifting stories in recent memory. At 33 years old and lifting in his 4th Olympic Games, Colombia's ... Continue Reading