As announced on the official 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games broadcast, Sara Sigmundsdottir has withdrawn due to an apparent rib injury. The Icelandic athlete was sitting in 11th place heading into the ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser and Laura Horvath Lead After Day 1 of 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
One day down, three to go (for the individual athletes) at the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games. Yesterday, individual athletes went through a gruelingly tough day one — scratch that — the hardest day one in the ... Continue Reading
Top Muscle-Up Finishers, Who Leads At Reebok CrossFit Games After 2 Events
We're currently two events through day one of the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games and we have our first glimpses at who's sitting on top of the leaderboard. Day one has been continually called the "hardest ... Continue Reading
Should Athletes Wear Flip Flops?
If you’re an athlete, you’ve heard the overused lifting cue “find your feet.” Or to start your squat “from the ground up.” Or “grip the floor” when lifting. Or “push through the floor” when ... Continue Reading
Top Athletes React to Marathon Row At Reebok CrossFit Games
At this point, we think it's safe to say that Dave Castro's prediction about the first day at the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games being the hardest is definitely holding true. Last night, the final event of the ... Continue Reading
Two Years From 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Here’s What’s Changed In Weightlifting
The date July 24th, 2018 had a significant meaning for the sport of weightlifting. This date marked the point officially two years out from the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. A lot has changed in ... Continue Reading
The Right Way to Gain Muscle With Soft Tissue Work
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
How I Trained My Motor Cortex to Help Me Squat More
People ask me all the time what the secret to bigger lifts is. It’s easy to assume that world records are won solely by having the biggest muscles, but building muscle is just one aspect of increasing ... 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
Eddie Hall: “(Thor) Only Won This Year Because I Wasn’t In It”
If you read a lot of strongman news, at this point you’ve probably come to the conclusion that the perpetual rivalry between 2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall and 2018 World’s Strongest Man Hafthor ... 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