Despite what has been one of the strangest years in recent memory, the 2020 Games are still on — but not without a dramatic shift in format. This Games will be two stages. Stage one (Sept. 18-19) ... Continue Reading
Watch CrossFit CEO Eric Roza Do “Friendly Fran,” the First 2020 Games Workout
Eric Roza doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty. Two days before the start of the 2020 Games, the new CrossFit CEO completed the first event of the competition — Friendly Fran. The official workout consists ... Continue Reading
Jon “Jujimufu” Call to Compete In the Arnold Classic Amateur Bodybuilding Show
Jon Call, aka Jujimufu, rocked the powerlifting platform this past February. Now, the self-described "anabolic acrobat" is shifting gears and trading his singlet for posing trunks. Call confirmed on ... Continue Reading
All 7 Events Announced for 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games Stage One
The first two events of the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games were recently posted on CrossFit's Instagram page. Athletes will complete these during a time period called "Block 1." Blocks 1 and 2 will ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus on Olympic Postponement and Weightlifting Goals
Harrison Maurus may be young, but he's a veteran on the international weightlifting stage. He won bronze in the clean & jerk at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships at just 17 years old, which ... Continue Reading
Apple Launches Virtual “Fitness+” Service with Streamed Workouts
Back in August, Amazon announced the release of their fitness tracking app called Halo. Now, another member of the top five American technology stocks, or "FAANG" (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, ... Continue Reading
How To Watch USA Weightlifting 2020 American Open Series 3
The Nike American Open Series 3 powered by Rogue Fitness will be held from September 17-20, 2020 as a live, completely remote event. The announcement of this transition came in late July and followed the ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Trey Mitchell’s Deadlift For Reps World Record Attempt
For episode 2 of World's Ultimate Strongman's (WUS) "Feats of Strength" series, Trey Mitchell III will attempt to break the deadlift for reps world record — 400kg/882lb for as may reps as possible in 75 ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Trains with Super Bowl Champion Vernon Davis
2019 World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis may not be defending his title this year, but he’s still training to prepare for whenever he will compete again. He usually trains with his friend and business ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Games Rookies Guide: Big Names, Newcomers, and Athletes to Watch
While everyone is looking at this year’s CrossFit Games with fresh eyes after several months of uncertainty, 2020's first-year qualifiers know even less about what to expect. For the first phase at least, ... Continue Reading
Antoine Vaillant Wins 2020 California Pro Bodybuilding Show
By this point in the 2020 pro bodybuilding schedule, the eyes of the sport would be on the 2020 Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thanks to the current status of the world, that contest will now be in ... Continue Reading
Felipe Rieutord Deadlifts 661 Pounds Raw at 19 Years Old
Maybe there's something in the water, but teenagers seem to be stronger nowadays. In just the deadlift, we have seen Hayden Willis sumo deadlift 350kg/771lb, Dylan Crawford pull 329kg/725lb in straps, ... Continue Reading
Marisa Flowers Performs Fastest Ever “Fran” By a Female Athlete
On August 31st, Marisa Flowers performed the CrossFit® WOD "Fran" in 1 minute 53 seconds. That is not only under the standard 2 minutes generally seen as excellent for elite athletes, but it's also ... Continue Reading
How To Watch the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games Stage One
The 2020 Reebok CrossFit® Games starts will be in two stages this year as part of a hybrid model. The first stage is an 2-day online qualifier (athletes compete remotely in their home countries) to ... Continue Reading
Powerlifting Legend David Ricks Squats 292kg/644lb for 5 at 61 Years Old
David Ricks has been an elite competitive powerlifter for nearly four decades. At 21 years of age in 1981, he made his sanctioned debut at the United States Powerlifting Federation (USPF) Pennsylvania ... Continue Reading
Tara Nott-Cunningham: Sydney Olympics and Historic Weightlifting Gold
Tara Nott-Cunningham (born Tara Nott) is one of America's most decorated Olympic weightlifters, having competed in both the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic Games. In 2000 — the first year women's ... Continue Reading
Check Out Jesus Olivares Squat 410kg/904lb at 22 Years Old
We have seen Jesus Olivares lift some massive weight before. Whether it was deadlifting 388.5kg/857lbs in a barn, working his cardio by squatting 302.5kg/667lb for 8 reps, or going huge with a ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Reveals Event List for Shaw Classic
On August 13th, 4-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Brian Shaw announced that he would host and compete in a new strongman competition called the Shaw Classic. It is currently set to take place on ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Konstantine Janashia vs. Rauno Heinla Deadlift Showdown
Season 2 of World's Ultimate Strongman's (WUS) "Feats of Strength" series starts this Sunday, September 13th. The premiere episode will feature Rauno Heinla and Konstantine Janishia battling it out ... Continue Reading
Luke Richardson Wins 2020 Europe’s Strongest Man
With 2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall in attendance, the first major strongman competition since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic took place. That contest was the 2020 Europe’s Strongest Man ... Continue Reading
2020 New York Pro Bodybuilding Results
Only in a year that has been turned upside down due to a pandemic, as well as several other issues that has made 2020 a unique year to say the least, would it make sense for a bodybuilding show called “New ... Continue Reading
Mark Felix Sets New World Record for Hercules Hold (Again)
Mark Felix, competing in the 2020 Europe’s Strongest Man contest, has once again set a new world record for the Hercules Hold. Over the last few competitions, Felix and the Hercules Hold have become ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Confirms He Is Out of 2020 World’s Strongest Man
2019 and current World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis will not be taking part in this year’s contest, and will instead focus all of his efforts into winning the 2021 Arnold Strongman Classic. Licis and ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Rookie Jay Crouch On Training and Preparing for a Virtual Comp
Australian CrossFit athlete Jay Crouch is currently preparing to make his first individual CrossFit Games appearance in 2020. Although things certainly won’t look the same as in year’s past, Crouch says he ... Continue Reading