The word "legend" gets thrown around a lot in the strongman world, but Odd Haugen's footprint on the sport is indelible. Raised in Norway and known for his monstrous grip strength, Haugen was crowned ... Continue Reading
5 Moves to Help Prevent Tennis Elbow in Strength Athletes
There aren't many conditions with as misleading a name as "tennis elbow." Also (and more accurately) known as lateral epicondylitis, it's caused by the overuse of muscles and tendons in the ... Continue Reading
The One-Ring Muscle-Up Challenge Is Going Viral
Why use two when you can use one? After watching Dmitry Klokov PR his one-armed snatch and Yury Tikhonovich manage a one-armed muscle-up this week, we knew we had to post this when we ... Continue Reading
Mona Pretorius on South African Weightlifting, CrossFit, and Sports Psychology
The psychology of an athlete plays a big role in their potential successes or lack thereof on the playing field. I remember from my own weightlifting career: If I hit a Personal Record (PR) lift in ... Continue Reading
Dmitry Klokov Just PR’d His One-Arm Snatch
The one-arm snatch is relatively rare in the world of strength sports, but that didn’t stop Dmitry Klokov from honing his skill in the lift. Earlier today, the Olympic weightlifting medalist, President of ... Continue Reading
The Best Squat Stretch Routine: Great Exercises to Prepare for Squats!
Building a strong, healthy squat takes time, often more than many lifters think. While some lifters are blessed with beautiful limb lengths and levers, many of us are left to work through old injuries, ... Continue Reading
Why Women (and Men) Should Use Deadlifting Straps
“How do I keep my grip from holding back my deadlift? “Just do heavy deadlifts!” “But I can’t hold onto the bar over 85%” “...Do more deadlifts!” Well, no, but sadly I've heard some variation ... Continue Reading
Watch a Younger Ed Coan Total 1,021kg With a Torn Bicep
Who is the greatest powerlifter of all time? We wouldn’t claim to be able to answer such a question, but if you Google “greatest powerlifter of all time” — seriously — Ed Coan is the first result. As ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Sets World Record and Wins 2017 Youth World Championship!
And then there were two. For the second consecutive day, Team USA has won a world championship and set a new World Record at the 2017 Youth World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. On Saturday it was ... Continue Reading
Generation Iron 2 Has Two New Trailers and a Release Date
This morning, bodybuilding's philosopher king Kai Greene posted to his Facebook the new trailer for the bodybuilding documentary Generation Iron 2. The film is the sequel to 2013's ... Continue Reading
Should You Eat Fat After a Workout?
There seems to be a general aversion to fat consumption post-workout for strength athletes. Although post-workout fat avoidance is not as common as the recommendation to drink a protein shake ... Continue Reading
The 2017 World’s Strongest Man Heading Back to Botswana
The time is nigh for the ultimate test of human power: The 2017 World’s Strongest Man. If there is one trait fans of strongman have more than those of any other spectator sport, it’s patience. The ... Continue Reading
The Best Strength & Fitness Deals from Around the Web: April 3rd
Whether you're a weightlifter, CrossFitter, powerlifter, or strongman/strongwoman, all strength athletes have one thing in common: An eye for good deals. This week, we've rounded up some of the biggest ... Continue Reading
Deadlift Record Holder Cailer Woolam Talks Choosing Between Sumo and Conventional
Every strength athlete has a preference when it comes to pulling sumo and conventional style deadlifts. This preference often leads to debates that scrutinize one being better, or harder than the ... Continue Reading
How to Build Your Own 1-Rep Max Calculator
A useful skill that every strength athlete, coach, and trainer should possess is how to build calculators in Excel. This provides one with the ability to find their 1-rep max and easily program percentages ... Continue Reading
4 Movements to Improve Your Thoracic Mobility
The importance of thoracic spine mobility — the area of the spine that runs from the base of the neck to just beneath the rib cage — can easily be overlooked. With low back pain being the most ... Continue Reading
Crazy Strength: Matt Phillips Crushes Rock Climbing with One Arm
If you're running low on motivation and need a boost of inspiration, then sit back and relax, Matthew Phillips has you covered. Phillips, 16, is the youngest member of Great Britain's Paraclimbing ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir and Mat Fraser Have Officially Won the 2017 CrossFit Open
After five weeks and five grueling, boundary-pushing workouts, Sara Sigmundsdottir and Mat Fraser have been announced as the winners of the 2017 CrossFit Open. Sigmundsdottir's ... Continue Reading
7 Tips to Build Muscle in College
To sum up college in one intro to an article is nearly impossible. For most, it's a time in life when you begin to transition from being looked after to doing the looking after. The looking after is ... Continue Reading
3 Performance Boosting Tips Strongman Athletes Forget
As a broadcaster, I have enjoyed the best seat in the house at all of the major strongman contests in the last two years. My job as the color man is to point out the interesting aspects of the action and ... Continue Reading
Bodyweight Training for Strongman Athletes
We all get into lifting for different reasons. But for many it’s for the looks, whether that’s improving the look of their body or the desire to do impressive looking physical feats. How many started ... Continue Reading
Is There a Post-Workout Anabolic Window?
“Protein in an hour, Strengthen thy power. Protein delayed, No gains are made.” This might as well be carved in stone at the exit of every gym in the world. The race to gulp down a protein ... Continue Reading
17.5 Open Workout Tips From Top CrossFit® Athletes
The last week of the CrossFit® Open is finally here. If you've been following each week's action, then you're more than likely relieved at what workout 17.5 entails. This week's workout is a ... Continue Reading
17.5 CrossFit® Open Workout Announced
Congratulations to every athlete who's competed in the 2017 CrossFit® Open this year, as you've made it to the final week. This year's Open has been filled with tons of ups and downs and has ... Continue Reading