When training and diet both fail to further gains, many trainees turn to things to solutions in a pill, like nootropics or Vitamin C. However, a little-known fact is that soft tissue techniques can ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Chakera Holcomb Squats an Epic 227kg Raw Triple
Powerlifter Chakera Holcomb is often described as one of (if not) the strongest female in the sport of powerlifting right now, and for good reason. In 2018 alone, she's made a more than compelling ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Reveals Individual Event 2 for 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
CrossFit athletes and fans, prepare for a potentially bumpy week, because if we had to take a rationale guess based on previous Reebok CrossFit Games, then this won't be the last hint and event reveal we ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Remains On Conditional Status for 2024 Olympic Games
Weightlifting as a whole has made strong strides in the last year to ensure their commitment to clean sport. The IWF has now implemented multiple programs to enhance their efficiency at maintaining their ... Continue Reading
Through the Bar: 4 Ways to Cue the Deadlift for Stronger Pulls
I'm not going to lie, I love the conventional deadlift. It's by far my favorite movement to train and strongest lift on the platform by far, but unfortunately, it's also the most taxing on my body. In a ... Continue Reading
Five 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games Athletes, Including Emily Abbott, Fail Drug Tests
CrossFit HQ just released the full list of Regionals athletes in breach of CrossFit's drug policy, and the list contains handfuls of high-profile names. Five of the names listed below were 2018 Reebok ... Continue Reading
Thai CrossFit Box Dedicates Hero WOD to Seal Who Died During Cave Rescue
CrossFit is an organization — some would call it more of a movement — with tremendous respect for the military and law enforcement officers, which is why one of the sport’s best known traditions is the ... Continue Reading
3 Ab Exercises That Will Actually Help Your Lifts
Abs are probably the favorite and the most controversial muscle group of them all, regardless of whether you’re training for aesthetics or strength. Makes sense: not only are they the centerpiece of a ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Takes Home Gold and Bronze Medals At IWF Junior World Championships
Earlier today, another member of Team USA walked away with medals at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships, and this athlete is none other than Team Alpha Barbell athlete Harrison Maurus. Maurus earned a ... Continue Reading
The Untold History of the Overhead Press
The Military Press is undoubtedly one of weightlifting’s most elusive challenges. Done correctly, and with strict form, the Press can humble even the greatest ego. Done incorrectly, the Press turns into a ... Continue Reading
Terry Todd, the Unofficial Historian of Strength Sports, Dies at 80
Strength sports have suffered a great loss with the passing of Terry Todd, who passed away at 80 years old. Todd was incomparably influential in the world of strength, helping to both legitimize and ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Hints Street Bikes Will Be In 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
CrossFit athletes and fans prepare yourselves, because Dave Castro's normal string of Reebok CrossFit Games event hints are upon us. Yesterday, Castro dropped the first hint for the 2018 Reebok CrossFit ... Continue Reading
IWF Executive Board Approves Weightlifting’s New Bodyweight Categories
The International Weightlifting Federation has released their long awaited new weight classes. In a short post entitled “New Bodyweight Categories Approved by the IWF Executive Board,” the IWF ... Continue Reading
Watch Meg Squats’ Hilarious “Powerlifting Grandma” Prank
Meanwhile in Los Angeles, at the bodybuilding Mecca that is Gold’s Gym, Meg Gallagher has pulled off one of our favorite fitness pranks of all time. Gallagher, better known to the lifting community as ... Continue Reading
Masters Powerlifter Andrea White (67kg) Smokes a 220kg (485 lb) Deadlift
If you live in Texas, then there's a good chance you felt a minor earthquake from Masters powerlifter Andrea White's latest deadlift PR. Currently, White is in prep for the USPA National Powerlifting, ... Continue Reading
A Guide to Robi Points, the IWF’s New Replacement for Sinclair
When USA Weightlifting released their new selection procedures for the Tokyo Olympics, there was one line that received particular focus: as of June 2018, the International Weightlifting Federation ... Continue Reading
5 Reasons Every Powerlifter Needs to Compete
We all know the reasons why people do not compete: they want to get stronger first, they want to lose weight first, they want to have a block of time to dedicate to training first, and so on. We also ... Continue Reading
Could Baking Soda Be the Best Workout Supplement You’ve Never Tried?
While this sounds like your grandma’s folksy remedy for a kickass workout, baking soda (also known as sodium bicarbonate) might actually have application for strength sports, especially metcons, HIIT, and ... Continue Reading
Happy Retirement: Watch the 4 Best Performances of Weightlifter Hsu Shu-Ching
At a press conference on June 5th one of Taiwan’s most celebrated weightlifters, Hsu Shu-Ching, officially announced her retirement at age 27. The -53kg Olympic gold medalist cited accumulated knee ... Continue Reading
Why Omega-3s Are Extra Helpful for Strength Athletes
Multivitamins and meal replacements will often be delighted to tell you that they provide all of your essential vitamins and minerals, but will conveniently leave off one nutrient that’s essential for ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Releases New Selection Procedures for Tokyo Olympics
USA Weightlifting has some news: their procedures for selecting the weightlifters who will compete in Tokyo have been approved by the United States Olympic Committee. They published their new procedures ... Continue Reading
Ray Williams Sets Deadlift Record and Wins 2018 IPF World Championships
The best raw male powerlifter in the IPF is once again the best raw male powerlifter in the IPF — Ray “Ray Ray” Williams has won the 2018 World Championships. If we had to pick one lift Williams is ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Daniella Melo Sets 4 Powerlifting World Records, Wins Championship At 19 Years Old
Over the weekend, we saw the final athletes take the platform at the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships, and there was no shortness of excitement. On Saturday, the -84kg female athletes ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best 2018 World’s Strongest Man Moments (Official Footage!)
Fans hungry for official footage of this year’s World’s Strongest Man competition need wait no longer, because we’ve got some exclusive footage directly from our sources at WSM. After its conclusion in ... Continue Reading