The 28 year old Polish powerlifter, Krzysztof Wierzbicki, has done it again. Known as “Mr. Deadlift”, Wierzbicki is notorious for pulling some of the heaviest weight around. He has a tendency to not
This was bound to happen. Ashton Rouska’s inevitability as the dominant player in the -93kg weight class could have been predicted when he first stepped on the competitive stage at just 15 years
The Brazilian CrossFit Championship took place this past weekend (March 6th-8th) in São Paulo as the eighth CrossFit Sanctionals competition of the 2020 season. The event saw an extremely diverse set of athletes
The Australian CrossFit Championship took place this past weekend (March 5th-8th) in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia as the seventh CrossFit Sanctionals competition of the 2020 season. Athletes from all over the globe were
There was an elephant that was hanging around every room in Columbus, Ohio when the Arnold Sports Festival started. The expo was cancelled and spectator restrictions were enacted due to the risk of
The 2020 Arnold Sports Festival can go down as a landmark event in the sport of strongwoman. Earlier in the weekend, Kristin Rhodes and Andrea Thompson both performed 600 plus pound deadlifts. And
At the end of the first day of the Arnold Strongman Classic, it appeared to be a contest between two men: Hafthor Bjornsson and Mateusz Kieliszkowski. Bjornsson is the reigning champion of this
Strongman Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland seems to perform his best when faced with incredible adversity. After all, he is the man won the 2019 World’s Ultimate Strongman in Dubai with a torn biceps.
The first night of the 2020 Arnold Classic saw many of the world’s best fitness athletes take the stage and showcase their elite physiques and talents. Every competitor in each lineup were winners
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article states that Andrea Thompson was the first strongwoman competitor to deadlift 600 pounds in competition; the feat has been performed previously by several competitors. We
