Award season is upon us! The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has released the nominees for both male and female weightlifter of the year. The winners will each receive ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Luke Sandoe Shows Incredible Strength While Pressing 220 Pound Dumbbells
There is a common statement made by bodybuilders and bodybuilding fans that Monday is “International Chest Day.” It seems everyone wants to start their week by training the pecs and working on their ... Continue Reading
Fun Fact, Rich Froning Might Have Won the Mayhem Classic Had He Competed
Over the weekend, we got to watch 60 elite CrossFit athletes throwdown at the CrossFit Mayhem Classic that took place in Cookeville, Tennessee. This was the first Sanctionals competition for this year's ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Mayhem Classic Results and Recap
This weekend, the first CrossFit Sanctionals competition for 2020 wrapped up down in Cookeville, Tennessee. The CrossFit Mayhem Classic kicked off on Friday and ran through Sunday and it was an ... Continue Reading
Vellner, Smith, Ohlsen Added to Wodapalooza Athlete List
The fans attending Wodapalooza in Miami this February will be in for an atmosphere that could resemble the CrossFit Games itself. That’s because the organizers have now added three big names to the athlete ... Continue Reading
3 More Weightlifters Fail Olympic Doping Re-Analysis
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) shared a press release today about the return of Adverse Analytical Findings (AAF) for the results of three more athletes from the 2012 Olympic Games. ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Chris Duffin Squat a Mind Blowing 970 lb Double
Powerlifter Chris “Mad Scientist” Duffin is well-known for pushing an excessively large amount of weight against where gravity wants it to go. Yesterday, he posted a heavy squat session on his ... Continue Reading
Roelly Winklaar Is Out of 2020 Arnold Classic
IFBB Pro League Open bodybuilder Roelly Winklaar was one of the athletes on the list of competitors for the 2020 Arnold Classic but he will now be sitting that contest out. Dave Palumbo of RXMuscle ... Continue Reading
Watch “Survivor” Castaways Battle In Strongman Challenge!
The hit reality TV show Survivor, where castaways are marooned on a deserted island to fend for themselves while vying for a million dollar prize competing in a strategic game of lies and deceit, is headed ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Garrett Fear Deadlift 804 lbs for a Lifetime PR
Powerlifter Garrett Fear has an impressive resume in the sport of powerlifting despite only being twenty-two years old. Since his competitive debut four years ago at the United ... Continue Reading
Johnnie O. Jackson: A Storied Bodybuilding Career That Isn’t Over Just Yet
When the lineup for the 2020 Arnold Classic was announced, there was one name on the list that surprised many fans and insiders. That name was Johnnie O. Jackson. It’s not that Jackson isn’t worthy to be ... Continue Reading
2020 IWF World Masters Championship Relocated to Orlando, FL
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) sent out a press release earlier this week sharing a big announcement by the IWF Masters, USA Weightlifting, and USA Masters Weightlifting: "The 2020 IWF ... Continue Reading
Watch Pro Wrestlers Mark Henry and Ryback Face Off In a Bench Press Competition
In the world of professional wrestling, the heavyweights battle not only in the ring, but also on the bench! Check out this legendary throwback video below. On the March 29th, 2013 episode ... Continue Reading
IWF Rejects Allegations Made in ARD’s Documentary
German TV broadcaster ARD released a documentary on Sunday, January 5th titled Secret Doping – the Lord of the Lifters that alleges the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and its ... Continue Reading
10 Up-and-Coming CrossFit Athletes to Watch In 2020 and Beyond
Though it’s possible to burst onto the scene and land on the podium at the CrossFit Games in your rookie season—like Rich Froning did in 2010, Mat Fraser in 2014, and Patrick Vellner in 2016—it appears to ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Open National Champions Announced
Almost two months following the final CrossFit Open workout, we finally have the announced National Champions for the 2020 CrossFit Open. Yesterday evening, CrossFit HQ shared a press release that ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Mayhem Classic Sanctional Preview
The CrossFit season is well underway but the first Sanctional of 2020 is set to take place this weekend. The inaugural Mayhem Classic will be taking place January 10-12 in Cookeville, Tennessee and is the ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Incline Presses 242 Pound Dumbbells
In a new YouTube video titled “World’s Heaviest Incline Dumbbell Press,” 2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall goes through a chest training session at the Strength Asylum gym in the UK. The video features ... Continue Reading
German TV Documentary Alleges IWF Corruption and Scandal Cover-Up
A TV documentary titled Secret Doping – the Lord of the Lifters was aired by ARD, a German state broadcaster, on Sunday January, 5th 2020. As reported by insidethegames, the documentary ... Continue Reading
Competing With One Arm, Powerlifter Jay Bonilla Makes Phenomenal 920 lb Total
If you're running a little low on motivation this Monday, then you need to check out adaptive powerlifter Jay Bonilla's latest performance from this past weekend. Bonilla, who competed at the 5th ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete Dani Speegle Looks to Rewrite Her Breakout Season in 2020
Dani Speegle enjoyed quite a meteoric rise to the top of the CrossFit leaderboard in the 2018-19 season. After back-to-back top 10 finishes at Regionals in 2017 and 2018, the 26-year-old finished fifth in ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Deadlifts 822 Pounds for Reps in New YouTube Video
Two-time and defending Arnold Strongman Classic champion Hafthor Bjornsson has shared a new YouTube video which shared details of one of his latest training efforts on the road to the 2020 ASC in Columbus, ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil (-63kg) Smoke a 215kg Deadlift
Prescillia "Lya" Bavoil of France is the current International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) European Champion in the -63kg weight class. On her way to becoming champion, she pulled a continental ... Continue Reading
Egyptian Weightlifting Officials Jailed Amid Doping Scandal Inquiry
Technical director Mohamed Moussa and coach Mohamed Hosni of the Egyptian national weightlifting team were sent to jail for four days on Sunday December 29th, 2019. As reported by Inside the Games, ... Continue Reading