Strongman Tom Stoltman is set to attempt a new Atlas Stone world record on Saturday, May 23rd in Scotland as part of World's Ultimate Strongman's (WUS) "Feats of Strength" series. The lift in question ... Continue Reading
Thor Bjornsson Says He’ll Never Work With Giants Live Again
2018 World’s Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson has had a pretty tumultuous month. After winning the Arnold Strongman Classic in March and scheduling his 501kg world record deadlift attempt for early May, his ... Continue Reading
Lya Bavoil Crushes 220kg/485 lb Deadlift, Closes In On IPF World Record
More than likely you've seen French powerlifter Lya Bavoil's name on our site at least once. The elite -63kg athlete is continuously pushing her lifts further and is now showing signs that she's ready to ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Lifts 705 Pounds for 4 Reps on the Bench Press (RAW)
Julius Maddox, the current all-time world record holder in the raw bench press, is still preparing for his attempt to make history on June 27 when he hopes to become the first man to press 800 pounds (363 ... Continue Reading
Strongman Robert Oberst Reacts To Mean Tweets On YouTube
The 35-year-old strongman Robert Oberst has been drumming up a lot of views on his YouTube channel lately, which has included of late pushing for a boxing match with Nick Best and claiming that Thor ... Continue Reading
Check Out Samantha Calhoun Deadlift 3x Her Bodyweight
Samantha Calhoun has been competing in the -63kg weight class for the past four years and has been extremely impressive in that time. She made her competitive powerlifting debut at the age of 25 on ... 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
IFBB Pro League Releases Revised 2020 Schedule
Earlier this week, the promoters of the Olympia announced that the biggest weekend in bodybuilding would take place December 16-20 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The change was made due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Continue Reading
Benjamin “Binnie” Downs Pulls Unreal 700lb Paused Deadlift Triple
Benjamin "Binnie" Downs is a Canadian powerlifter whose gigantic lifts in the gym are more of what one might expect a from a competitive strongman. We have seen him show off his strength ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Luke Stoltman’s World Record Log Lift Attempt
Tomorrow — Saturday, May 16th — Luke Stoltman will attempt to set a new log lift world record as part of World's Ultimate Strongman (WUS) "Feats of Strength" series. The Scottish strongman will attempt ... Continue Reading
John Meadows To Be Released From Hospital
On May 11, John Meadows’ wife, Mary, had announced that John had suffered a heart attack and was in a local hospital. On May 14, Mrs. Meadows had posted on the Mountain Dog’s Facebook account that he would ... Continue Reading
Study: How Do Men and Women Respond Differently to Strength Training?
Men and women both have incredible potential when it comes to increasing their strength, hypertrophy, and power with resistance training. Over the last few decades, multiple studies have explored potential ... Continue Reading
Aria Attia Deadlifts an Insane 910lb Raw
It was at Rivercity Barbell in Cincinnati, Ohio, where 35-year-old powerlifter Aria Attia pulled a monstrous 413kg/910lb without using straps or a belt or any other piece of supportive equipment. For this ... Continue Reading
Kai Greene and Guy Cisternino Collaborate in YouTube Workout
Three-time Arnold Classic Champion Kai Greene has posted his latest YouTube training video, but this time he was joined by another popular bodybuilder. 212 Division bodybuilder Guy Cisternino joined Greene ... Continue Reading
Watch Max Shethar Squat a 625lb Double PR at 17 Years Old
Max Shethar is a 17-year-old powerlifter who began his competitive powerlifting career at the age of 15 — when he was already able to squat 260kg/575lb. He is the youngest powerlifter to ever deadlift ... Continue Reading
John Meadows Update: Blood Clots Caused Heart Attack
The bodybuilding world had been showing support for longtime bodybuilding coach and competitor, John Meadows, in the day following the announcement that he had suffered a heart attack and was admitted to ... Continue Reading
Hunter McIntyre Programs His Own Training And Eats Sugar To Crush The Competition
Hunter McIntyre is a 6-time obstacle course racing (OCR) world champion, 4-time OCR national champion, the reigning Broken Skull Ranch champion (the television show hosted by Stone Cold ... Continue Reading
Athletes Compete to Challenge Hafthor Bjornsson In New Series “Beat The Mountain”
Strongman Hafthor Bjornsson is launching a TV show where regular athletes will get to compete against him. Bjornsson, who is six-foot-nine and weighs 450 pounds, has his name in the history ... Continue Reading
Pro Bodybuilder and Coach John Meadows Suffers Heart Attack
IFBB Pro League bodybuilder and renowned nutritionist/coach John Meadows is in an Ohio hospital after suffering a heart attack on May 11. His wife, Mary, posted the news on his Facebook page the evening ... Continue Reading
The Historic Road To The First 1000-Pound Deadlift
The past few years have been a wonderful time for strength fans. Between strongmen and powerlifters, figures in the squat, deadlift, and bench press have jumped to previously unimagined levels. Right now, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifting’s Biggest Names Team Up For Fundraiser “Stronger Together”
Jen Thompson announced on her Instagram yesterday that she has teamed up with several major names in the powerlifting world for the charity fundraiser Stronger Together. The goal is to raise ... Continue Reading
After CrossFit Games Cancels Team Competition, Rich Froning Announces He’s Holding His Own
On April 16th, CrossFitHQ announced the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games would have a reduced field and relocate to Aromas, California — where the first three CrossFit Games were held — and the Games ... 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