Often seen as one of the premiere qualifier competitions for the CrossFit Games, the Dubai CrossFit Championship generally occurs in December. But there will be no such event to give fans and athletes an ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Doesn’t Know Why Thor Bjornsson Thinks He’s Not Invited to WSM
Four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Brian Shaw shared a Q&A on his YouTube channel in which he answers a range of questions, from the process of how he recovered from his plantar fasciitis ... Continue Reading
17-Year-Old Alex Sydor Paused Deadlifts a Humongous 600lb
At age 16, Alex Sydor embarked on his competitive powerlifting career at the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) United Barbell Classic on January 12th, 2019 where he placed third in the -83kg weight class after ... Continue Reading
Luke Nall Bench Presses Massive 675lb at 24 Years Old
Luke Nall is a 24-year-old powerlifter from Bloomington, Illinois who has so far only competed in two sanctioned events, both in the 140+kg weight class at the age of 23. In his debut at the United States ... Continue Reading
Pro Bodybuilder Luke Sandoe Passes Away At 30 Years Old
IFBB Pro Bodybuilder and UK fan favorite Luke Sandoe has died at the age of 30 years old. He was found at his home on the morning of May 7th by his longtime training partner and fellow IFBB Pro League ... Continue Reading
Strongman Robert Oberst Challenges Nick Best To a Fight As Well
On Tuesday, May 5th during a Q&A that strongman Nick Best held on his YouTube channel, he was asked "Of Brian [Shaw], Eddie [Hall], and Robert [Oberst], who would you find easiest to beat up in a fist ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Performs 605 Pound Triple on the Incline Bench Press
Julius Maddox is most famous for his power and strength feats on the flat barbell bench press, but he recently performed a massive feat of strength from another angle – the incline. On May 6, Maddox posted ... Continue Reading
Emil Norling Annihilates His Competition PRs in Mock Meet
Emil Norling won the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 2019 Junior World Classic Powerlifting Championships in the -105kg weight class with these stats: Squat — 312.5kg/689lb Bench Press ... Continue Reading
The Titan Games’ Season 2 Roster Is Loaded With CrossFit® Athletes
Season 2 of NBC's The Titan Games is set to premiere on Monday may 25th at 8pm EST. Hosted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, The Titan Games pits thirty-six athletes from three U.S. regions ... Continue Reading
Check Out Brittany Suplicki Squat 2.5x Bodyweight To Failure
Brittany Suplicki embarked on her competitive powerlifting career in 2018 at the United States Powerlifting (USAPL) North Carolina State Championships in the -57kg weight class where she took first with a ... Continue Reading
Kai Greene Shares First Training Video in 6 Months: Isolated Arm Training
Three-time Arnold Classic Champion Kai Greene recently shared an arm training video on his YouTube channel and by the looks of his physique, he’s been staying in great shape during the lockdown that has ... Continue Reading
140+kg Powerlifter Bryan Hartsel Deadlifts Super Smooth 865lb
Bryan Hartsel first stepped on the competitive powerlifting scene back in 2017 at the relatively late age of 29. He has since competed seven times and placed first in all six of the meets where he ... Continue Reading
Ilya Ilyin Is Retiring; Considers Future Career Options
Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan has had a very decorated weightlifting career. He has won four World Weightlifting Championships across three different weight classes — 2005 at -89kg), 2006 and 2011 at -94kg, and ... Continue Reading
Gold’s Gym Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Says They Will Not Be Going Out of Business
Many industries have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, however one industry in particular that continues to feel the accumulated stress of the pandemic is the brick and mortar gym ... Continue Reading
The Date for Thor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall’s Boxing Match Has Been Announced
"The Heaviest Boxing Match In History" is the current slogan for the fight that went from rumors to signed-contracts-with-a-date-and-location really quickly. 2017's World's Strongest Man Eddie ... Continue Reading
To Use Reps to Failure Or Not for Beginners, New Study Explores the Topic
More than likely, you've performed a burnout set or set to failure at least once in your lifting career. The sets to failure that you performed could have been programmed in your training cycle, or maybe ... Continue Reading
World’s Strongest Man Launches “Home Edition” Competition On Snapchat
For the next eleven weeks, World's Strongest Man (WSM) will air a competition show on Snapchat called "World's Strongest Man: Home Edition." Episodes will take place every Monday and consist of eight well ... Continue Reading
IPF Will Not Recognize World Records From The 2020 Arnold Sports Festival
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) shared a letter that was sent to USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Executive Director Priscilla Ribic with regard to consideration of world records secured in ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Accepts Hafthor Bjornsson’s Fight Challenge
In the interview following Hafthor Bjornsson’s world record deadlift of 501 kg, the 2018 World’s Strongest Man issued a challenge to 2017 champion (and fellow 500 kg deadlift club member) Eddie Hall for a ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: Hafthor Bjornsson Just Performed The Heaviest Deadlift Ever
He did it. Hafthor Bjornsson successfully pulled the heaviest deadlift ever — 501kg/1,104lb. The historic lift was televised throughout the United States by ESPN and the rest of the globe via ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Just Did a 3.5x Bodyweight Front Squat In His Driveway
CJ Cummings is a 4-time junior world weightlifting champion — he won them consecutively in 2016, 2017, 2018 in the -69kg weight class, and 2019 in the -73kg weight class where he currently competes. The ... Continue Reading
There Will Not Be Age Group Competition at the 2020 CrossFit Games
It was announced on Thursday, April 30th that the 2020 CrossFit season for age group athletes has come to a close earlier than expected: the "Online Qualifier marks the end of the 2020 season for age group ... Continue Reading
Keith Correa Deadlifts Over Four Times His Bodyweight
Keith Correa bounces back and forth between the -67.5kg and -75kg weight classes and even spent his most recent competition — the World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) 2019 Apeman Elite Open, where he ... Continue Reading
Mattie Rogers Talks Quarantine, Recovery, And Q&A From Her Ice Bath
Member of Team USA Weightlifting and two-time World Weightlifting Championships silver medalist Mattie Rogers has been posting much more regularly to her YouTube channel since lockdown started, and in her ... Continue Reading