Rehab Ahmed is a Para powerlifter representing Egypt with an extensive resume of competitive success. Her biggest accomplishment to date is her silver medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games in the -50kg ... Continue Reading
Luke Sandoe’s Family Confirms Heart Failure As Cause of Death
On May 7th, 2020, the bodybuilding world was shocked to find out that Luke Sandoe had passed away at the age of 31. He was considered one of the next major stars of the sport and had a legion of fans ... Continue Reading
Chloe Lansing: Deadlifting 500 Pounds and Fighting for Inclusivity in Strength
At 148 lb., 29-year-old Chloe Lansing can deadlift 518 lb. Her best squat is 512 lb., and she can bench press 225 lb. What’s even more impressive is that she can do this without two of her fingers, not ... Continue Reading
Strongman Anthony Pernice Sets Silver Dollar Deadlift World Record of 550kg/1212.5lb
Anthony Pernice is a strongman who just set a new silver dollar deadlift world record of an absolutely colossal 550kg/1212.5lb. The lift took place on July 25th as part of the United States Strongman ... Continue Reading
Hunter Labrada Wins Pro Bodybuilding Debut in Tampa
For the first time since March’s Arnold Classic, the IFBB Pro League held a professional bodybuilding show. The 2020 Tampa Pro took place and featured ten divisions. The main event was the men’s Open ... Continue Reading
Afrobrutality and NYPD’s Fitness Initiative Will Hold Their Third Event on August 6th
The founder of Afrobrutality Sports Syn Martinez and New York Police Department (NYPD) Lieutenant Ronald Perez have partnered together to start a fitness initiative. As the former owner and coach of ... Continue Reading
Strength Legend Odd Haugen: Why You Need to Try Armlifting
Many current fans of strongman know Odd Haugen as the man who is featured in many of Martins Licis’ YouTube videos. Longtime fans of strength know him for far more than that. He’s a former Strongest Man in ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Daniel Bell Talks Beginnings, Training, and His Performance at APF Meet
On July 25, Daniel Bell competed for the first time in a multi-ply equipped powerlifting meet and finished with a 2,667 pound (1,209.5 kg) total. If you’ve been following Bell’s career as a lifter, then ... Continue Reading
19 Year Old Keydomar Vallenilla Front Squats 280kg
You may not yet know much about Keydomar Vallenilla, but you probably should. The 19-year-old weightlifter from Venezuela, who competes in the -89kg weight class, holds the Junior clean & jerk ... Continue Reading
Antonio Martin: Untrained 430 Pound Bench Press to Para Powerlifting Superstar
After becoming a paraplegic at the age of 23, when he was shot trying to break up a fight while working security at a nightclub, Antonio Martin barely skipped a beat. “It was kind of challenging, but ... Continue Reading
Rich Froning Announces Cancelation of Mayhem Madness Team Event
The 4-time Fittest Man on Earth and member of the 4-time CrossFit Games winning team Mayhem Freedom Rich Froning announced on his Instagram page earlier today that the Mayhem Madness Team Event is ... Continue Reading
NBC’s The Titan Games Episode 10 Recap: Country Strong in the East
Last week, we saw both Will Sutton and Haley Johnson retain their status as Titans of the East. In the men's division, pro golfer Ryan Steenberg injured his bicep on Mount Olympus allowing Sutton to take a ... Continue Reading
Nike Metcon 6 Release Date Announced (Plus Metcon 6 Mat Fraser)
The Nike Metcon 6 will be released to Nike members on August 4th and have a global release on August 31st. The Metcon 6 has some upgrades from the Metcon 5. We'll highlight what they are and which of ... Continue Reading
Road To 304kg: Tom Stoltman Eyes New Atlas Stone Record
You don’t earn the nickname “King of the Stones” from shying away from previously unthinkable records. That’s why no one should be shocked that Scottish Strongman Tom Stoltman has his sights set on an ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels and James Harrison Want to Do a Strict Curl Contest
Many powerlifting fans don’t know that in the early days of the sport, there used to be a fourth lift. It was the strict curl. Your head, back, and glutes must stay against a wall while you perform a ... Continue Reading
Petr Asayonok Snatches 7kg Over World Record
Petr Asayonok of Belarus began his professional weightlifting career in 2010 at the age of of 17 in the -69kg class when he placed second at a Youth Olympic Qualifying Event. He has since competed in the ... Continue Reading
Jay Moir On Overcoming Cerebral Palsy: Feedback Is My Fuel
Jay Moir is a gym instructor, fitness blogger, and online coach from Aberdeen, Scotland. He acquired those professional accolades despite being a wheelchair-user with cerebral palsy. However, ... Continue Reading
BarBend and World Para Powerlifting Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Reach New Audiences
BONN/NEW YORK CITY – On July 27th, BarBend, the world’s leading strength-based sport media outlet, finalized their agreement with World Para Powerlifting as a Media Provider. The agreement will ... Continue Reading
Logan Aldridge: Well Armed with One-Arm in Fitness, Sports, and CrossFit
It was a freak accident. Logan Aldridge was just 13 years old. He loved extreme sports and wanted to be a professional wakeboarder. One day, after wakeboarding at his family’s lake house, he was ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: Eric Roza, Greg Glassman Finalize Acquisition Deal for CrossFit
It was announced last month that former CEO of data and analytics company Datalogix Eric Roza would acquire CrossFit from its founder and now former CEO Greg Glassman. The move came following intense ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Bounces Back With a 740lb Bench Press Double (Almost)
Julius Maddox was on the "Road to the 800lb Bench Press" for much of the last year. That all came to a head when that would-be heaviest raw bench press of all-time was scheduled for Saturday, June 20th in ... Continue Reading
Dexter Jackson Guest Poses At NPC Body Be 1 Classic
2008 Mr. Olympia and 5-time Arnold Classic Champion Dexter Jackson won’t be competing again until the 2020 edition of the Olympia this December, but he is still active in the sport of bodybuilding and ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Eats His Old 15,000 Calorie Strongman Diet
Brian Shaw's strongman diet used to consist of a whopping 15,000 calories in a single day. Even for the 6'8 tall, 440+lb 4-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion, that's a lot of food to consume. What ... Continue Reading
NBC’s The Titan Games Episode 9 Recap: Slip, Tumble, Pop
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