Last week's episode kicked off the East Region competition with a shocking series of events that saw both of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Titans fall. This week, competitors knew that those ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Returns with 2020 Online Pan Am Cup
Over this past weekend history was made, as the 2020 Pan American Cup became the first-ever International level Weightlifting Competition held exclusively via the internet. Athletes had cameras setup in ... Continue Reading
Adam Bishop and JF Caron Tie On 400kg Deadlift for Reps
The latest episode of the World’s Ultimate Strongman “Feats of Strength” series featured the second running of a previous event but with two new competitors. Adam Bishop and Jean-Francois Caron took part ... Continue Reading
Andrea Thompson Sets Log Lift World Record
Over the course of the World Ultimate Strongman “Feats of Strength” series, the log press had been featured on two different occasions. Luke Stoltman was unable to claim the world record while Rob Kearney ... Continue Reading
Mikhail Shivlyakov Wins Masters Deadlift Showdown
The World’s Ultimate Strongman and CoreSports have been keeping the strength sports community entertained over the last couple of months thanks to their “Feats of Strength” series. The latest edition of ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Misses 800 Pound Raw Bench Press Record
Ever since the word went out that Julius Maddox had set the goal of being the first man to bench press 800 pounds raw, the eyes of the powerlifting world had been on him every step and rep of the ... Continue Reading
Rauno Heinla Wins World’s Ultimate Strongman Deadlift Showdown
On June 20, World’s Ultimate Strongman (WUS) featured another edition of their “Feats of Strength” series. This competition was a deadlift showdown featuring Jerry Pritchett of the United States and Rauno ... Continue Reading
First Bodybuilding Show in Months Held in Oklahoma; Physician Who Won Weighs In on Precautions
On June 6, bodybuilding and fitness competitions officially made their return to the United States. The NPC Battle of the Bodies contest was held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This show was the first contest held ... Continue Reading
If 2021 Olympic Games Are Canceled, Rescheduling Is Very Unlikely
Yesterday, BBC shared an article that detailed the latest information about the 2021 Olympic Games from the International Olympics Committee's (IOC) President, Thomas Bach. The Olympics, which have already ... Continue Reading
USA Powerlifting Will Not Send Teams to Multiple 2020 IPF Meets
Yesterday, USA Powerlifting (USAPL) made an announcement that shook the powerlifting community. In their announcement USAPL stated that they would not be sending teams to multiple 2020 International ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Responds to 2017 World’s Strongest Man Video
2017 World’s Strongest man Eddie Hall will be facing 2018 champion Hafthor Bjornsson in a fight in Las Vegas, Nevada sometime in September 2021. Bjornsson had announced that he had signed the contract for ... Continue Reading
2020 Olympia Bodybuilding Contest Rescheduled for December
On May 11, the organizers for the Olympia officially announced that the biggest contests in bodybuilding will be rescheduled and hosted in a different venue. The Joe Weider Olympia Fitness and Performance ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Games Invites to Reset, Team Competition Officially Canceled
In an announcement alluded to by CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro last week, CrossFit has announced significant changes to this year's Games field. Notably among the changes, the Individual field will ... Continue Reading
Dubai CrossFit® Championship Cancels 2020 Event
Often seen as one of the premiere qualifier competitions for the CrossFit Games, the Dubai CrossFit Championship generally occurs in December. But there will be no such event to give fans and athletes an ... Continue Reading
Arnold Sports Festival Announces New Dates for Two 2020 Contests
It’s hard for many people to believe that it’s already been almost two months since the shocking announcement was made by the Arnold Sports Festival that the 2020 Arnold Expo was cancelled and that ... Continue Reading
USA Powerlifting To Forego Qualifying Totals For 2020 Nationals
According to an announcement by USA Powerlifting (USAPL) on April 21st, Open, Youth, Bench and Raw athletes will no longer be required to secure a qualifying total in order to register for 2020 ... Continue Reading
Krzysztof Wierzbicki (-100kg) Deadlifts All-Time World Record 433.5kg/955.7lb
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 only ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Ashton Rouska (-93kg) Wins Arnold Grand Prix, Sets Multiple Records
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 old and ... Continue Reading
Brazilian CrossFit Championship Recap, Melina Rodriguez Wins By Just Two Points
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 ... Continue Reading
Australian CrossFit Championship Recap, Jay Crouch and Kara Saunders Come Out On Top
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 ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Classic Saturday Night Results
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 ... Continue Reading
Olga Liashchuk Wins 2nd Straight Arnold Pro Strongwoman Title
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 now the ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Strongman Classic Day 2 Recap and Final Results
At the end of the first day of the Arnold Strongman Classic, it appeared to be a contest between two men: Hafthor Björnsson and Mateusz Kieliszkowski. Björnsson is the reigning champion of this contest, ... Continue Reading
Mateusz Kieliszkowski Wins Timber Carry, Sets World Record
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 ... Continue Reading