Since the COVID-19 pandemic mandated stay-at-home orders, Larry Wheels found unique ways to train — like that time he overhead pressed a ladder with two human beings hanging from the outer rungs poolside ... Continue Reading
How To Watch World’s Strongest Man: Home Edition Finale
Since early May, World's Strongest Man (WSM): Home Edition — an episodic series on Snapchat — has seen strongmen from all over the globe vying for votes from an audience watching them perform ... Continue Reading
2020 Mayhem Madness Preview: New Dates for Rich Froning and Crew’s Team Competition
Update: In a post from July 7th, the CrossFit Mayhem team announced the event would be postponed until late August at the earliest. From their post: "Travel bans have eliminated our ability to host the ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Adam Bishop Vs J.F. Caron Deadlift For Reps World Record
This coming Saturday, July 11th, the 2020 Britain's Strongest Man champion Adam Bishop will take on 7-time Canada's Strongest Man Jean-François (J.F.) Caron in a one-on-one deadlift for reps ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Integrates HIIT Into His Boxing Prep
Eddie Hall recently shared what a full day of eating looks like for him on his adapted 6,000 boxing diet. Normally, that kind of eating was paired with multiple training sessions at the gym that focused on ... Continue Reading
“The Last of Us 2” Lead Character’s Body Modeled After Colleen Fotsch
In the world of gaming, many female characters are often portrayed with a particular body type — delicate features, narrow waist, hourglass figure, etc. According to Polygon, that design, when paired ... Continue Reading
Andrea Thompson Sets Log Lift World Record
Over the course of the World Ultimate Strongman “Feats of Strength” series, the log press had been featured on two different occasions. Luke Stoltman was unable to claim the world record while Rob Kearney ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw and Robert Oberst Perform the NFL Combine Bench Press Test
Two of the stars of “The Strongest Men in History,” Brian Shaw and Robert Oberst, have collaborated in a different test of strength than those that were featured on The History Channel. A new video on ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson: Iceland’s Strongest Man “Likely My Last Strongman Show”
The 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic victory and setting the world record deadlift at 501kg/1,104lb hasn’t been enough for Hafthor Bjornsson. As he shared recently, he is preparing for the 2020 Iceland’s ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Andrea Thompson’s Women’s Log Lift World Record Attempt
The next episode in the "Feats of Strength" series by World's Ultimate Strongman will take place this Saturday, July 4th. It will feature the 2018 World's Strongest Woman champion and 4-time Britain's ... Continue Reading
NBC’s The Titan Games Episode 6 Recap: Alvarez Retains
On last week's episode, 6-time CrossFit Games individual competitor Margaux Alvarez bested fellow CrossFit Games competitor Kelly Stone and former Titan Kelly Valdez to become the new reigning Titan of the ... Continue Reading
Nicole Carroll Returns To CrossFit HQ
Earlier today, CrossFit's former Director of Training Nicole Carroll announced that she would be making her return. Her decision was made after several conversations with soon to be CrossFit ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games Delayed Until At Least September 14th
Earlier today, Armen Hammer shared a post on his Instagram page that revealed the breaking news that the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games would again be delayed until at least September 14th. Just eight days ... Continue Reading
The Pay It No Mind Challenge: Celebrating Pride With Fitness
This Sunday, June 28th marks the inaugural Pay It No Mind Challenge (PINMC). The PINMC is "an independent fitness challenge to honor the life and legacy of Marsha P. Johnson (the "P" stands for "pay it ... Continue Reading
Eric Roza Discusses Culture of CrossFit In Live Interview
Earlier today, the new owner and CEO of CrossFit Eric Roza sat down for a live interview with current acting CEO Dave Castro via Zoom call that was held on CrossFit's YouTube ... Continue Reading
How Para Powerlifter Garrison Redd Trains To Be a Role Model
Garrison Redd is a para powerlifter vying to represent the United States at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games as a member of Team USA. As a high school football player, he had aspirations of going pro. ... Continue Reading
How To Compete In The HYROX Virtual Championships of Fitness
The HYROX Virtual Championships of Fitness (VCF) is online event is comprised of five workouts over three weeks. It will consist of two different competitions: Bodyweight ... Continue Reading
Pandemic-Inspired Fitness: How Gyms Around the World Adapt
Though the fitness industry looks much different than it did in March, the measures various gyms have taken—from Big box and Globo gyms, to group class facilities—are diverse. Getting Creative with Pod ... Continue Reading
NBC’s The Titan Games Episode 5 Recap: Alvarez Ascends Mt. Olympus
Last week, The Titan Games saw a powerful display by Kelly Valdez and a gutsy performance by Noah Palicia over his brother Eric. Both rose to the occasion on Mount Olympus and became Titans in the premiere ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey Discusses Whether or Not She’ll Compete at 2020 CrossFit Games
Tia-Clair Toomey is the first ever three-time Fittest Woman on Earth™ — she's won the last three consecutive CrossFit Games and is arguably the most influential female athlete in the sport. So a lot of ... Continue Reading
How to Watch Hollands vs. Shivlyakov Masters Deadlift World Record Attempt
This Saturday, June 27th, 2-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) bronze medalist Terry Hollands will battle it out against 2018 Arnold Strongman South Africa champion Mikhail Shivlyakov in a Masters deadlift ... Continue Reading
Sam Briggs and Brent Fikowski Announce Withdrawals from 2020 CrossFit Games
As CrossFit continues to deal with the aftermath of ex-CEO Greg Glassman’s racially charged comments, new allegations of sexism and sexual harassment have been made against Glassman and his higher-ups at ... Continue Reading
New York Times Report: Greg Glassman, CrossFit HQ Fostered a Sexist Company Culture
For those following along at home, it’s been an intense few weeks for Greg Glassman. The founder, former CEO, and sole owner of CrossFit Inc. recently retired following the backlash from a ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Misses 800 Pound Raw Bench Press Record
Ever since the word went out that Julius Maddox had set the goal of being the first man to bench press 800 pounds raw, the eyes of the powerlifting world had been on him every step and rep of the ... Continue Reading