Romanian weightlifter Florin Croitoru has tested positive for three banned substances and has been disqualified from the 2012 London Olympic Games, insidethegames.biz first reported on ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Grants Hunter McIntyre A WildCard Invitation to the 2019 Games
CrossFit HQ and Hunter McIntyre seem to be on the same page. Last week, McIntyre told The Morning Chalkup in an exclusive interview that he thinks he can hang with the fittest on earth, and deserves a ... Continue Reading
Iranian Weightlifter Mohsen Bahramzadeh Hits A 197kg Snatch In Training
Iranian weightlifter Mohsen Bahramzadeh showed off an impressive 197kg snatch in training, which as it stands, unofficially tops the current world record snatch standard of 196 kg. However, Bahramzadeh ... Continue Reading
Patrick Moore, Jon Delarosa Win Contests, Qualify for Olympia
The IFBB Pro League has several shows that take place over the course of their season, but it isn’t often that there are two contests held on the same weekend. Memorial Day Weekend this year was an ... Continue Reading
Johnnie Harris Incline Pause Bench Presses an Insane 585 lbs
Need some Friday motivation to carry you through the holiday weekend and your next lift? Look no further than this insane 585 lb paused incline bench from Johnnie Harris. Harris absolutely annihilated ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Breaks Silence About Their Deactivated Social Media Accounts
On Monday, if you searched CrossFit and CrossFit Games on Instagram and Facebook, then you'd be left with no results from CrossFit, Inc. The abrupt deactivation of the social media accounts left nearly ... Continue Reading
Junior Powerlifter Tim Monigatti Squats a Massive 280kg
This year's International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting Championships are just around the corner, which means powerlifters everywhere are fine-tuning their ... Continue Reading
Dana Glowacka’s Incredible 4-Hour Plank Is an Unofficial World Record
Holding a plank for a minute can be a challenge for many. The plank is a foundational core strengthening exercise that has endless benefits, the main one being improving midline stability. What if we ... Continue Reading
Laura Desey Defies MS to Compete in Her First Powerlifting Meet
If you are looking for some midweek inspiration, look no further than this powerlifting meet at Valhalla Strength in Brisbane, Australia. It was a a novice three-lift competition, which meant it was open ... Continue Reading
Lidia Valentin and Lasha Talakhadze Named 2018 Lifters of the Year
Weightlifters Lidia Valentin and Lasha Talakhadze were celebrated at the 2018 Lifters of the Year Award Gala in Georgia on Monday evening. The gala celebrated both of these athletes being named as the 2018 ... Continue Reading
Report: Indian Weightlifters Test Positive For Banned Substances
More than 10 Indian weightlifters have been asked to leave their national team's training camp after testing positive for performance enhancement drugs, The Hindustan Times first reported. They have all ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jen Thompson Wins 11th IPF Classic Bench Press Championship Title
Powerlifter Jen Thompson just keeps on winning. The 10-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Bench Press Champion didn't just show up at the IPF World Open, Sub Junior, Junior ... Continue Reading
Juan Morel Wins 2019 New York Pro
If you look at the shows that take place in the IFBB Pro League, the shows can be placed in tiers when it comes to the level of prestige. The Olympia is obviously the top show and the Arnold Classic in ... Continue Reading
Reebok CrossFit® Nano 9: First Looks and Release Date Announced
Calling all cross training shoe lovers, it's that time of year again. We're finally beginning to receive official word about this year's top cross training shoes release dates. Reebok has announced ... Continue Reading
Martin Tye Deadlifts 505kg For New Seated Deadlift World Record
In March, strongman Martin Tye made headlines and history when he deadlifted 501kg for a seated deadlift world record at the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival. Now, just two months later he's making headlines ... Continue Reading
Jason Khalipa and Samantha Briggs Dominate Legends Division At Rogue Invitational
Remember the quote from Babe Ruth in The Sandlot, “Remember kid, there’s heroes and there’s legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die"? At the Rogue Invitational over the weekend at Rogue ... Continue Reading
Strongman Martins Licis Steinborn Squats an Incredible 565 lb World Record
The Steinborn Squat is a lift that is rooted in old-timely strength training goodness. While unconventional in nature, the Steinborn Squat grown in popularity over the last couple years due to the boom of ... Continue Reading
Recap: Brazil CrossFit Championship, Down Under CrossFit Championship, and ROGUE Invitational
It was a jam-packed weekend of CrossFit Sanctionals™, with the Brazil CrossFit Championship, the Down Under Championship, and the ROGUE Invitational all happening simultaneously. Brazil, Australia, and the ... Continue Reading
Review: Westside Vs the World Is the Perfect Powerlifting Documentary
“It’s a bunch of violent, mean motherfuckers that aren’t kind or gentle in any way.” “Westside was a cult.” “They were the crazies.” The name Westside Barbell evokes images of rattling chains and ... Continue Reading
ROGUE Invitational: How to Watch, Prize Money, Roster Breakdown, and More
The ROGUE Invitational could arguably be the most highly anticipated CrossFit Sanctional™ of the year, as it will feature multiple top male and female athletes from the 2018 Games. The Sanctional runs ... Continue Reading
Watch This 20-Year-Old Clean & Jerk 529 Lbs
Iranian powerhouse weightlifter Ali Davoudi got to celebrate his 20th birthday in the best possible way. After just joining the 2-0 club he casually hit a huge clean & jerk of 240 kilograms, or 529 ... Continue Reading
How to Watch Brazil CrossFit Championship, Down Under CrossFit Championship
We talked about how crazy May was going to be with five CrossFit Sanctionals™ taking place, and now we finally get to watch the action officially kick off. On Friday, the Brazil CrossFit Championship ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces 2019 Pan American Games Team Roster
USA Weightlifting has named their Pan American Games Team to compete in Lima, Peru. The Pan American Games are set to run from July 26th through August 11th. In USA Weightlifting's press release, they ... Continue Reading
Arnold Africa Strongman 2019 Preview
We are around a month away from the World’s Strongest Man contest, and there is a lot of speculation about that event for obvious reasons. In the meantime, the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series is rolling ... Continue Reading