Though it’s possible to burst onto the scene and land on the podium at the CrossFit Games in your rookie season—like Rich Froning did in 2010, Mat Fraser in 2014, and Patrick Vellner in 2016—it appears to ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Open National Champions Announced
Almost two months following the final CrossFit Open workout, we finally have the announced National Champions for the 2020 CrossFit Open. Yesterday evening, CrossFit HQ shared a press release that ... Continue Reading
Competing With One Arm, Powerlifter Jay Bonilla Makes Phenomenal 920 lb Total
If you're running a little low on motivation this Monday, then you need to check out adaptive powerlifter Jay Bonilla's latest performance from this past weekend. Bonilla, who competed at the 5th ... Continue Reading
Wayne Van Nostrand Is the Second Man to Bench 600+lb At 50+ Years Old
Over the weekend, Wayne Van Nostrand accomplished a powerlifting feat that many athletes dream of, but never end up achieving. That feat in question being a 600 lb bench press, but it's not the weight that ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir and Brent Fikowski Win 2019 Dubai CrossFit Championship
After four days of competition and 11 events for Individuals and Teams, the 2019 Dubai CrossFit Championship has determined its winners. Sara Sigmundsdottir and Brent Fikowski walked away with the titles ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Deng Wei (-64kg) Sets New Snatch World Record With 117kg
Over in Tianjin, a city of 15 million people in Northern China, records are continuing to fall as the IWF World Cup continues. At the Silver level qualifying event, which is also known as the IWF Shengxin ... Continue Reading
SouthFit and Pandlaland CrossFit Challenge Sanctionals Recap
We are officially three CrossFit Sanctionals competitions into the 2020 CrossFit Games seasons and we're only getting started. This weekend, you can look forward to tuning in to yet another competition — ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the SouthFit CrossFit Challenge, Plus Full Event Details
It's an action packed weekend for CrossFit fans with two Sanctionals competitions taking place. As we speak, the second official CrossFit Sanctionals competition deemed the SouthFit CrossFit Challenge is ... Continue Reading
Blaine Sumner Breaks Multiple World Records at the IPF World Open Championships
Powerlifting history was changed this past weekend at the International Powerlifting Federation World Open Championships in Dubai. Blaine "The Vanilla Gorilla" Sumner paced the field to the gold medal and ... Continue Reading
Daniel Bell Makes History, Puts Up Biggest Wrapped Total In Powerlifting History
The weight was moving this weekend in Gainesville, Florida, at the WRPF American Barbell Club Open powerlifting meet. There were a ton of strong performances at this meet, however, one performance ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir, Justin Medeiros, and Team ROMWOD Win CrossFit Filthy 150
Over the weekend, the CrossFit Filthy 150 wrapped up in Ireland and marked the official start of the 2020 CrossFit Sanctionals™ season. The Filthy 150 competition kicked off Thursday and ran ... Continue Reading
Matthew Schmidt Wins NPC Nationals Overall Title
This past weekend, the NPC National bodybuilding championships were held in Miami, Florida, and it was the last chance in 2019 for amateur American competitors to achieve IFBB Pro League member status. ... Continue Reading
Marte Elverum Deadlifts a World Record 550lbs at 2019 IPF World Open Championship
The official results from the 40th International Powerlifting Federation World Open Championships for the women's -72kg weight class are in and Marte Elverum of Norway raises the bar, so to speak, once ... Continue Reading
How to Watch CrossFit Filthy 150, Full Schedule, Athletes to Track, and More
Today, the first CrossFit Sanctionals™ competition deemed the Filthy 150 kicks off in Ireland. This Sanctionals competition is set to run from Friday, November 22nd through Sunday the 24th and is ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Breaks the All-Time Raw Bench Record with 337.5 kg (744.1 pounds)
The people at Big Tex Gym in Austin, Texas this past weekend were able to witness something that has never been done before and something that has happened twice in the past 60 days. Back in September, ... Continue Reading
Shacasia Johnson (-76kg) Wins Gold for Team USA at IWF Grand Prix
On the second day of the IWF Grand Prix in Peru, Team USA took home six medals: three silver medals from CJ Cummings and three from Shacasia Johnson, a -76kg athlete who put on a stellar performance and ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Wins 3 Silver Medals for Team USA at IWF Grand Prix
When it hit 1pm in Lima today, American weightlifting fans turned their eyes to the IWF Grand Prix at the Eduardo Dibos Coliseum. (It's streaming.) Here in the stadium, there was electricity in the air as ... Continue Reading
Team USA’s Hayley Reichardt (-49kg) Wins Silver at the IWF Grand Prix
On the first day of the IWF Grand Prix in Lima, the only junior weightlifter competing in the -49kg class, Hayley Reichardt, has set two new junior Pan American records and won a silver medal in the ... Continue Reading
Johnnie Harris Crushes a 655 lb Bench Press In First Powerlifting Meet
Can you remember how your first powerlifting meet went? Very few athletes can say they've taken down a world record at their debut performance, but Johnnie Harris can. In his first meet, Harris ... Continue Reading
3 Huge Performances From the Big Dogs 4 Powerlifting Meet
Over the weekend, Big Dogs 4 brought eight of the biggest names in powerlifting together to compete over one day in Australia. The event runs in conjunction with the Wild Cats meet, which is a competition ... Continue Reading
Cedric McMillan Wins Muscle Fest Pro in Romania
Bodybuilding fans in Romania got to see a show this past weekend that featured a few Mr. Olympia competitors as well as one of the rising stars in the ... Continue Reading
Max Shethar Becomes Youngest Powerlifter to Deadlift 722 lbs In Competition
Junior powerlifter Max Shethar had himself a day this past weekend competing at the Drug Tested Washington State Open held at DOP Strength Gym in Kirkland, Washington. Shethar, no stranger to ... Continue Reading
Mateusz Kieliszkowski Wins World’s Ultimate Strongman With A Torn Biceps
Polish strongman Mateusz Kieliszkowski edged out his competition on Friday to be crowned the 2019 World's Ultimate Strongman — his first world title. Kieliszkowski finished on top with 55.5 points, ... Continue Reading
5 Massive Performances From 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals
The USAPL Raw Nationals wrapped up on Sunday in Lombard, Illinois. The meet brought together the best-of-the-best USAPL powerlifters from all 50 states. The competition kicked off on October 16th and ran ... Continue Reading