Last week saw Dani Speegle and Matt Chan rise to the top of Mount Olympus and stand victorious in the Central Region championships. Speegle, who was the defending Titan, held her ground and beat out ... Continue Reading
Check Out Eddie Hall’s New 6,000 Calorie Boxing Diet
Eddie "The Beast" Hall has over a year until his boxing march against strongman rival Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson. The fight is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in September 2021 and is ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Benches 520 Pounds for Easy Double
Four-time World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw has shared another update on his “Road to 701” bench press series on his Shaw Strength YouTube channel. The highlight of this session is his top set of pressing ... Continue Reading
Kiera Aston Deadlifts a Monstrous 230kg for 5 Easy Reps
When it comes to owning high level accolades in multiple strength sports at a young age, few athletes compare and stack up to 21 year old Kiara Aston. The United Kingdom based figure competitor and ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Rauno Heinla Vs Jerry Pritchett Deadlift For Reps World Record
This Saturday, June 20th, 2019 World's Ultimate Deadlift champion Rauno Heinla will take on 2017 America's Strongest Man Jerry Pritchett in a one-on-one 400kg/882lb deadlift for reps challenge to set ... Continue Reading
24 Hour Fitness Latest Gym Chain to File for Bankruptcy and Close Locations
The COVID-19 pandemic that caused a shut down across the nation (and much of the globe) has wreaked havoc on multiple industries. One industry in particular that has been absolutely ravished by the months ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Julius Maddox’s 800lb Bench Press World Record Attempt
Julius Maddox will attempt to bench press 363kg/800lb — the heaviest raw bench press by any human ever — this Saturday, June 20th, as part of World's Ultimate Strongman's (WUS) "Feats of Strength" ... Continue Reading
Day 2 Rogue Invitational Recap: Toomey and Vellner Win
Day 1 saw some stellar performances. Sam Briggs had an insane effort of 211 power snatches in the last person standing event and the 19-year-old Haley Adams scored a major win in event 3. After 3 ... Continue Reading
Day 1 Rogue Invitational Recap: Toomey and Vellner Lead
Day 1 of the 2020 Rogue Invitational is in the books. 36 athletes — 18 male and 18 female — competed in the live, online, entirely remote event. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, athletes ... Continue Reading
Katrin Davidsdottir, Brooke Wells, Amanda Barnhart Announce They’re Out of 2020 CrossFit Games
While CrossFit HQ has a new CEO, many in the community are still unconvinced significant change has or will come to the company's leadership and direction. According to new CEO Dave Castro, more needs to ... Continue Reading
IOC Says More Corruption Could Mean Weightlifting Removed from Olympic Games
According to Reuters, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach said in a virtual new conference on Wednesday that weightlifting could potentially lose its spot at future ... Continue Reading
An Inside Look at Zydrunas Savickas’ Trophy Room
Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania is easily one of the most decorated strongmen in the history of the sport. His 29 year strongman career saw him compete in over three hundred competitions and acquire two ... Continue Reading
McLaren Report Aftermath: IWF Reform, ITA Investigation
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) shared a press release on Thursday discussing "key steps (that) have been taken to lay the foundation for future progress." These steps follow the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit CEO Dave Castro: Rich Froning May Program 2021 Games
In a brief Twitter message posted after a Zoom call with 2020 CrossFit Games athletes, new CrossFit CEO Dave Castro announced the 2020 Games would be the last he programmed. His potential replacement? ... Continue Reading
Katrin Davidsdottir Speaks Out Against CrossFit’s New CEO Appointment
Katrin Davidsdottir is one of the most prominent CrossFit® athletes of all time. One of just three women to repeat as Fittest Woman on Earth™ — she won the Games in 2015 and 2016 — she's a phenomenal ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Rob Kearney’s American Record Log Lift Attempt
On Saturday June 13th, strongman Rob Kearney will attempt to break his own American record log lift of 214kg/471lb with a 215.5kg/475lb lift. The lift will be featured in the sixth episode of World's ... Continue Reading
Ronnie Coleman Speaks About Career and Injuries on “Joe Rogan Experience”
Eight-time Mr. Olympia and International Sports Hall of Famer Ronnie Coleman was a guest on the June 10th episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. The renowned podcaster and UFC commentator has spoken about ... Continue Reading
IOC Confirms Athletes May Not Kneel or Protest at Olympic Venues
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released a three page document clarifying Rule 50 of the International Olympic Charter regarding "advertising, demonstrations, and ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser Withdraws From 2020 Rogue Invitational
Reigning 4-time Fittest Man on Earth Mat Fraser will not be participating in the Rogue Invitational scheduled to take place this weekend. Fraser took to his Instagram page to relay the news that a ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser Shares Thoughts on Greg Glassman Twitter Controversy
On Tuesday evening, around the time reports were confirming that Dave Castro would replace Greg Glassman as CrossFit's CEO, four-time defending CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser took to Instagram to share ... Continue Reading
Greg Glassman Retires, Dave Castro to Become New CEO of CrossFit
According to reports, Dave Castro will be named the new CEO of CrossFit HQ after Greg Glassman stepped down from the position following extensive backlash for comments he made on Twitter regarding the ... Continue Reading
Ben Bergeron and Rory McKernan To Host Affiliate Town Hall
Ben Bergeron and Rory McKernan will be hosting an online affiliate town hall on Wednesday, June 10th at 12pm EDT. The town hall will allow for gyms still affiliated with CrossFit to ask questions and ... Continue Reading
2020 Rogue Invitational: Reebok Now Partner, and Workouts Announced
After a stressful and controversial last few days in the CrossFit world, companies, athletes, and the community are looking to turn the page and move forward. That process will start with this weekend’s ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Aids Crash Victim By Nearly Pulling His Car Door Off
This past Friday, June 5th, 4-time World Strongest Man champion Brian Shaw was present on the scene of a car crash near his home. The accident was purported to be a head-on collision that left one of the ... Continue Reading