If you’ve ever wanted to see Conor McGregor on Game of Thrones, this is as close as you’ll get. The video below of McGregor and Hafthor Bjornsson — who, of course, plays menacing kind-of-zombie The ... Continue Reading
What’s the Best Time to Work Out? (For Strength, Power, and Fat Loss)
What's the best time to work out? The short answer: It depends. I'm currently in that awkward transition between switching from evening workouts to morning, and I'm not going to lie, it hasn't ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Is Interested in Becoming an Olympic Weightlifter
After finally winning World's Strongest Man last week in a hotly contested one-point win over Iceland's Hafthor Bjornsson, Eddie Hall announced that he was retiring from World's Strongest Man ... Continue Reading
Brooke Ence Talks Playing an Amazonian Warrior in Wonder Woman
Hey, have you heard they made a Wonder Woman movie? You have? Well, you might not know that elite CrossFit Games athlete Brooke Ence was cast in it as a butt-kicking Amazonian warrior ... Continue Reading
So You Wanna Be A Powerlifter? Breaking Down the Sport’s Federations
So, you wanna be a powerlifter, but you’re not sure where to start? Over the next 12 weeks Calgary Barbell has teamed up with BarBend to release weekly YouTube videos to guide you to your first ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Meridian Regional Recap: Holte, Gudmundsson Win, Aegidius Makes Return
One of CrossFit's most hotly contested Regional competitions ended with excitement and heartbreak on Sunday in Spain. When the dust settled, many familiar faces long associated with the CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Steve Cotter Talks Kettlebell Training for Weightlifters and Powerlifters
Steve Cotter is one of the best known kettlebell experts on Earth, though "kettlebell missionary" might be a more apt term. He spends the bulk of the year traveling the globe promoting kettlebells and ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Heart Rate Variability and Strength Training
There are a lot of things that can affect your strength levels, which makes it super difficult to know whether or not your workout is going to be awesome or terrible on any given day. This is where heart ... Continue Reading
Are These the First Pics of Adidas’ 2018 Lifting Shoes? (Leistung, Powerlift, and More)
Out of all the companies that make lifting shoes, it seems like Adidas is the brand that's constantly updating their models, releasing new color schemes, and tweaking shoes based off of user ... Continue Reading
Why People Get Hooked on Weightlifting
A few days ago, the father of one of my teammates gave me a call to talk to about my performance at the National Championships as well as a few other ideas he had. He also happens to be a coach for a high ... Continue Reading
10 Undeniable Benefits of the Clean & Jerk
Sometimes, people are confused as to how Olympic weightlifting is just two exercises: the snatch and the clean & jerk. (And formerly the clean & press, which was part of the sport in the ... Continue Reading
5 Famous People Who Tackled “Murph” on Memorial Day
Memorial Day might be the most solemn of American holidays, being less about celebration and more about remembering the sacrifices the military has made for the country. The military and law enforcement ... Continue Reading
Ray Williams Matches World Record, 1,052-Pound Squat in Training
"Let's do this sh*t!" says Ray Williams, somehow managing to speak coherently, stand for more than ten seconds, and then squat 1,052 pounds (477.18kg). Over the weekend, Williams was getting ... Continue Reading
2017 CrossFit Games California Regional: Upsets & an Invite Declined
For one Games veteran, it was the end of an era. For another, the beginning of a new family. After nine consecutive years competing at the CrossFit Games, Rebecca Voigt came up short in qualifying, ... Continue Reading
Breaking: Eddie Hall Wins 2017 World’s Strongest Man in Botswana
In what many strongman fans might consider a shocking upset, British athlete Eddie Hall has beaten his fiercest rivals to claim the 2017 World's Strongest Man title. Hall's win marks the first time since ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games California Region Day 1: Veterans Make a Push, and Can Becca Voigt Qualify?
There aren't many constants in CrossFit, but Valerie Voboril is a rare exception. After sitting out the 2016 CrossFit Games season, the Games veteran and podium finisher is back to business and sits in ... Continue Reading
A Guide to Strength Training During Ramadan
Fasting from both food and fluid all day, every day, for an entire month, puts the body under stress. And for many Muslims, that’s the point: the month of Ramadan is for spiritual reflection and devotion, ... Continue Reading
Glute Strength Goes Mainstream as Al Roker Hip Thrusts on the Today Show
If Dwayne Johnson grunting his way through a set of hip thrusts on Instagram last week wasn’t enough proof that glute strength is going mainstream, wait until you see none other than Al Roker strengthening ... Continue Reading
10 Signs You’ve Found Your Perfect Lifting Partner
Swolemate, gym bro, lifting partner, metal compadre, and iron brother/sister, all terms we use when describing our best gym friend. This person could be our significant other (swolemate), or best ... Continue Reading
How to Use Resistance Bands to Increase Strength, Power, and 1-RMs
One of the many ways strength athletes can increase their power and force production under the bar is with the use of resistance bands. Bands are an awesome modality to incorporate in programming when you ... Continue Reading
Elliott Hulse Talks Strongman, Active Meditation, and Bioenergetics
Elliott Hulse is one of the OG online strength coaches. The 2009 Strongest Man in Florida, he started building his online coaching platform and established Strength Camp in 2007 as a way to bring athletes ... Continue Reading
The NFL’s Strongest Glutes? James Harrison Hip Thusts 675 Pounds for Reps
James Harrison is probably the most reliable pass rusher on the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the glimpses of his training regimen that he posts every few days to Instagram provide some great insight for ... Continue Reading
Elite Powerlifters Discuss Deadlifting With a Rounded Back
Maximal deadlifts performed with a somewhat flexed thoracic may be one of the few lifts that receives more criticism than bench pressing with a huge arch. Both are highly controversial topics in terms of ... Continue Reading
Fred “Dr. Squat” Hatfield Passes Away at 74
Dr. Fred Hatfield, one of the first men to squat over 1,000 pounds, passed away this weekend at seventy-four years old. It's hard to adequately summarize the life of a man who left such an indelible ... Continue Reading