In news that is sure to shake up the Women's Individual field at this year's 2018 CrossFit European Regionals, Samantha Briggs has announced that due to an elbow injury and surgery, she will be sitting out ... Continue Reading
Rethinking CNS Fatigue and Recovery: What’s Really Going On Post-Workout?
The term "CNS Fatigue," also known as Central Nervous System Fatigue, tends to get thrown around a lot in different strength training circles. This article is intended to introduce a new way of thinking ... Continue Reading
19 Year Old Powerlifter Joseph Pena Squats 415kg (914 lb) Raw
Yesterday marked the conclusion of the 2018 USAPL Collegiate Nationals, which were held from April 19-22nd and were hosted at Texas A&M University. Every year, USAPL Collegiate Nationals brings out ... Continue Reading
Watch Kevin Hart Learn Strongman and Pull a Car With Martins Licis
Since we first heard of Kevin Hart’s YouTube series What the Fit, we were hoping we’d have an excuse to write about one of Hollywood’s biggest personalities conquering the world of fitness. Thus far it’s ... Continue Reading
The Untold History of the Back Squat
While no obligatory exercises exist for trainees, there is little denying the popularity of the back squat, deadlift and bench press amongst lifters of every ilk. Having previously covered the latter ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Chakera Holcomb Squats 262kg (578 lbs) for a Triple
We're now less than four weeks out from the Kern US Open, which is set to take place on May 12-13th in San Diego, California. This event brings out some of powerlifter's best athletes, as it's invite only ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Eishiro Murakami Squats 360kg (794 lbs) With a Crazy Walkout
Japanese 105kg+ weightlifter Eishiro Murakami is squatting big weight to start off the week. In his latest Instagram video, Murakami squats a new lifetime PR of 360kg (794 lbs), and let's just say it ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Chris Duffin Raises Money for Special Olympics By Squatting #800EveryDay
Powerlifter and and co-founder of Kabuki Strength Chris Duffin has been on an epic mission over the last three weeks. If you're already a fan of Duffin or Kabuki Strength, then there's a good chance you've ... Continue Reading
These Are the 2018 World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Events and Groups
We’re just two weeks away from the beginning of the most hotly anticipated event in strongman. The qualifying rounds of the 2018 World’s Strongest Man competition run from April 28th til May 1st before the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Isabella Von Weissenberg Breaks Her World Squat Record In Training
Swedish powerlifting phenomenon Isabella von Weissenberg is continuing her conquest of the sport. The twenty-seven-year-old just unofficially broke the IPF world squat record in the -72kg weight class with ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Wins 2018 Europe’s Strongest Man
After weeks of buildup — especially around the event's log lift championship portion — the dust has settled on the 2018 Europe's Strongest Man contest. And perhaps predictably, we have the event's ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kevin Oak Squats 377.5kg (832 lb) for New All-Time World Record
Powerlifter Kevin Oak had his sights set on an all-time squat world record for the 110kg (242 lb) weight class, and he finally made it happen. Earlier today, Oak competed in USPA Connecticut Spring Classic ... Continue Reading
How Any Kind of Athlete Can Incorporate Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting
You are an aspiring athlete in a non-strength based sport. Like most athletes who get started in the weight room, your strength and conditioning programs are dominated by the big three powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey Wins Gold At 2018 Commonwealth Games
Earlier today, the 2017 Fittest Woman On Earth™ Tia-Clair Toomey walked away with a gold in the 58kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Toomey finished her performance with a personal best ... Continue Reading
Hypertrophy Training Sets and Reps
In an earlier article we discussed the definition of hypertrophy and how strength, power, and fitness athletes can benefit from training for hypertrophy at specific phases of the annual training program. ... Continue Reading
4 Arm Exercises You’ve Never Tried Before
Since I covered some cool variations on the squat, bench, and deadlift, I think it’s only fair that I do the same for some of the major body parts, starting with everyone’s favorite: Arms. Actually, ... Continue Reading
Our Favorite Quotes From the First “Road to the Games”
With the Open now closed and CrossFit® fans experiencing a little downtime until the Regionals kick off on May 18th, CrossFit HQ has launched the first of their Road to the Games documentaries for the 2018 ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser and Cassidy Lance-Mcwherter Win 2018 CrossFit® Open
Last weekend, we concluded the final week of this year's CrossFit® Open workouts. After a week of anticipation, CrossFit HQ has finalized the scores for the 2018 CrossFit Open. After five weeks of ... Continue Reading
Check Out 97 Year Old Powerlifter Edith Traina
"I discovered that in the dance and theater, most acts are about three minute long, so whatever performance I did in order to get the applause of the audience, I had to do something for about three ... Continue Reading
Exclusive: Here’s Who’s Competing at 2018 World’s Strongest Man
Each year, every strongman fan on the planet counts down the days until World’s Strongest Man. It’s easily one of the biggest events in strength sports — 2017 winner Eddie Hall sees the title as the ... Continue Reading
Deconstructing Your Strongman Training Program
Everyone who hires a coach (or a programmer) has the faith that they are picking the right person for the job. In the client's mind the money they are spending will get them information that is better than ... Continue Reading
Review: The Redeemed and the Dominant Is CrossFit’s Most Emotional Documentary Yet
It doesn’t take five minutes for the new CrossFit Games documentary, The Redeemed and the Dominant, to start talking about performance enhancing drugs. The question on everyone’s lips since the trailer ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Withdraws from Europe’s Strongest Man, Will Still Compete in Log Lift
Europe's Strongest Man is one of the few titles in the sport that Eddie Hall has yet to win, but 2018 won't be the year he does it. In a lengthy video he posted to his Facebook, the reigning World's ... Continue Reading
Reps for Recovery: Krissy Mae Cagney’s Inspiring Mission to Help Others
Lifting, for many, is an art, an outlet, an escape, and therapy. If you don't know Krissy Mae Cagney's story, then buckle up because you're in for an emotional 6-minutes. In a recent film created by ... Continue Reading