In this article we will discuss barbell cycling, a method of moving a barbell with precision, speed, and efficiency during high skilled movements like the snatch, clean, and jerk (as well as a few other ... Continue Reading
Here Are the Voting Options for CrossFit Open Workout 18.5
For the first time ever, Dave Castro and CrossFit are having CrossFit athletes, fans, and strength athletes from all walks of life vote on a CrossFit Open Workout. Yesterday, Castro announced in a video ... Continue Reading
Zydrunas “Big Z” Savickas PRs His Log Press, Won’t Say How Heavy It Is
As the Europe’s Strongest Man contest approaches, one of the most hotly debated questions is the matter of who will win the log lift event. Some of the strongest overhead pressers on Earth, including Eddie ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kevin Oak Squats an Easy 367.5kg (810 lb) Two Rep Max
Powerlifter Kevin Oak has been crushing some big weights in lead up to his next meet. Oak is currently a little over two weeks out from the USPA Connecticut Spring Classic being held in Derby, Connecticut. ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Low Bar Back Squats
In the article we will discuss four unique benefits of the low bar back squat to help strength, power, and fitness athletes further understand this squat ... Continue Reading
How to Start Olympic Weightlifting After 50
Any kind of strength training is fantastic for overall health, but one of the great things about Olympic weightlifting is that it builds more than just strength and power. To successfully execute the lifts ... Continue Reading
How to Watch CrossFit Open Workout 18.5 (Plus 18.5 Vote & Leaderboard)
Well, if you've been tuning in every week to the 2018 CrossFit Open live announcements, congratulations, you made it through the stressful highs and lows of anticipation. For those tuning in for the first ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Athlete Jacob Heppner Will Not Qualify for Regionals
It's been a rough couple of years for three-time CrossFit Games athlete Jacob Heppner. Last year, he had to withdraw from the 2017 CrossFit Open after 17.1 due to bursitis in his knee. Now, he's shared on ... Continue Reading
Dates and Venue Confirmed for 2018 World Weightlifting Championships
Late last week there was some confusion in the weightlifting community when South Korean weightlifting fan Shin Yong Jin — who regularly posts weightlifting news and training clips — uploaded the following ... Continue Reading
Try These 3 Bench Press Variations to Improve Your Pressing Power
It only makes sense to wrap up the “Variations You Should Know” series with the bench press. Full disclaimer, though: while I consider myself an expert on the squat and deadlift, I can’t say the same about ... Continue Reading
Zydrunas Savickas Starts Doing Hip Thrusts, Says His Squat and Deadlift Feel Even Stronger
It’s hard to think of Zydrunas Savickas as someone with anything left to learn about strength and conditioning. At 42 years old, the guy has been competing in strength sports for twenty years — he came ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Crushes a 226kg Seated Log Press, 2kg Shy of World Record
While he doesn’t appear to be competing in this year’s World’s Strongest Man contest in Manila, Eddie Hall still has a big year ahead of him. In multiple interviews with Hall — like ours, you should ... Continue Reading
18.4 CrossFit® Open Workout Tips from Top Athletes and Coaches
Can you believe we're already four weeks into the 2018 CrossFit® Open? Last night, Dave Castro announced CrossFit Open Workout 18.4, which is composed of two descending couplets with a 9-minute time ... Continue Reading
Just 17% of Rx’d Athletes Got to Round Two of CrossFit Open Workout 18.3
We know that every time an Open workout is announced people call it brutal, but the CrossFit Open’s 18.3 workout was pretty darn brutal. With its AMRAP triplet of toes to bar, hang clean & jerks, ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Superstars Sara Sigmundsdottir and Bjorgvin Gudmundsson Try MMA
OK, but what is fitness? The standard response from many CrossFit® athletes is something along the lines of "constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity across broad time and modal ... Continue Reading
How Strength Training Is Helping This Adaptive Athlete Prepare for the Ironman® World Championship
Imagine later today you’re walking around as normal, then out of nowhere you’re struck by a car and the life that you’ve become adapted to living changes in a split second. You wake up in a hospital bed ... Continue Reading
10 Athletes Who Got Their First Muscle-Up During CrossFit Open Workout 18.3
Every year, the string of five CrossFit Open workouts test an athlete's tenacity in multiple capacities of strength. The workouts test an athlete's mental, emotional, and physical capabilities, and ... Continue Reading
3 Benefits of Reverse Hyperextensions
In an earlier article we discussed the reverse hyperextension and provided a thorough exercise guide for strength, power, and fitness athletes and coaches. In the reverse hyperextension exercise guide we ... Continue Reading
How to Watch CrossFit Open 18.4 Announcement (Plus Current Leaderboard)
Only two weeks remain in the 2018 CrossFit Open, and we're beginning to get a hint of the top competitors for the 2018 CrossFit season. With the conclusion of the ridiculously tough Open Workout 18.3, ... Continue Reading
Check Out Bodybuilding Legend Frank Zane’s Weightlifting Commercial
Get ready for a throwback. I've seen the image below surface a couple times on forums, most often on bodybuilding focused sites, but it's made its way back to many strength athlete's Instagram feeds and ... Continue Reading
Top Performances of CrossFit Open Workout 18.3 (and Leaderboard Mishaps)
Editor's note: The current 18.3 leaderboard has multiple score submission errors, and the lists below are based off of our best judgements. Once CrossFit HQ validates the current 18.3 leaderboard, then ... Continue Reading
Boady Santavy (94kg) Unofficially Breaks Canadian Snatch and C&J Records
Canadian weightlifter Boady Santavy is heading to the Commonwealth Games in Australia, and a month out of from competition he’s exceeding Commonwealth records. The -94kg athlete just posted this clip of a ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces 2018 Senior Pan Am Team
This past Friday afternoon, USA Weightlifting announced the full men's and women's rosters for their 2018 Senior Pan Am team. If you follow some of USA Weightlifting's top athletes already on social media, ... Continue Reading
Reverse Hyperextension at Home/Without Machine
Reverse hyperextensions are an effective accessory exercise to develop the glutes and hamstrings. Sometimes, however, access to a reverse hyperextension machine is not feasible (training from home, ... Continue Reading