How would you feel if Matt Fraser, the three-time Fittest Man on Earth, popped into your local CrossFit gym for a quick hello and workout? Besides some initial nerves that he may leave you in the dust, ... Continue Reading
4 Beginner Friendly Deadlift Variations
The deadlift is a compound movement that can build total body strength, hypertrophy, and improve athletic capacity. Beginners can benefit from the deadlift, if and only if they take the time to develop ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Federation And International Testing Agency Sign Partnership
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and the International Testing Agency (ITA) signed an anti-doping partnership agreement at the SportAccord convention in Queensland, Australia. This ... Continue Reading
Six CrossFit Sanctionals™ Left for 2019 Games Season: What You Need To Know
The Reykjavik CrossFit Championship wrapped up last weekend, which means there are now just six more CrossFit Sanctional™ events remaining before the 2019 CrossFit Games. This month athletes will have the ... Continue Reading
How Strongman Benedikt Magnusson Is Rehabbing Partially Torn Hamstring
Strongman Benedikt Magnússon suffered a partial hamstring tear during deadlift training a few weeks ago. Magnússon, who currently holds the raw deadlift world record of 460.4 kg/1,015 lb, posted the injury ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Athlete Chantelle Loehner Tests Positive For Banned Substance
This weekend, Chantelle Loehner, a member of Team Invictus X alongside teammates Maddy Myers, Sam Dancer, and Holden Rethwill, posted on Instagram that she tested positive for a banned substance at the ... Continue Reading
Mattie Rogers Talks Struggling Against Haters On Social Media
USA Weightlifter Mattie Rogers held every American weightlifting record in the -69kg weight class before the classes changed last year and she rarely takes breaks from training. But this past week, she ... Continue Reading
New Wellness Division Coming to IFBB Pro League
The Pittsburgh Pro is a popular event that takes place at the beginning of May every year. Outside of the classic physique and bikini division shows that take place there every year, there are two other ... Continue Reading
Transgender Powerlifting: A Guide to Inclusive Federations
The American powerlifting scene is crowded, with more than 20 different federations around the United States and thousands of strength competitions each year. With so many organizations and different ... Continue Reading
Bjorgvin Gudmundsson, Jacqueline Dahlstrom, and Team JST Win the Reykjavik CrossFit Championship
The Reykjavik CrossFit Championship wrapped up over the weekend, and some big names came out on top. On the men's side, Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson won the event, however he had already punched his ... Continue Reading
2019 CrossFit Open Announces 236 National Champions
It’s been a long road since the beginning of the 2019 CrossFit Open, but finally 236 athletes have been crowned National Champions. The athletes have officially been invited to compete at the 2019 CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Strongmen Bjornsson, Hall, Shaw, and Licis All Trained the Truck Pull This Week
What have four of the world's best strongmen been up to this week? Just you know, what any average strongman would do with seven weeks to go until the World's Strongest Man competition: they pulled some ... Continue Reading
Nicki Lentz Nielsen Squats 396 Kg To Snag New Equipped IPF World Record
Nicki Lentz Nielsen set a new squat world record in the -93kg weight class at the IPF's European Open, Sub-Junior & Junior Equipped Powerlifting Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic on ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kjell Bakkelund Totals 900 Kg To Earn Gold At European Championships
Powerlifter Kjell Bakkelund added another piece of hardware to his name this week as he won gold at the IPF's European Open, Sub-Junior & Junior Equipped Powerlifting Championships in Pilsen, Czech ... Continue Reading
At 16 Years Old, Jackson Powell PRs with a Huge 725-Pound Squat
Just two weeks ago, 16-year old powerlifter and football player Jackson Powell shook the internet with his explosive squat of 655 pounds (297kg) for three reps. Now, Powell is back and stronger than ... Continue Reading
Reykjavik CrossFit Championship Brings Top Athletes to Iceland
While athletes and CrossFit fans alike may still be feeling the Asia CrossFit Championship and Italian Showdown post-high from the weekend, get ready because another fitness competition is about to take ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Announces Top 20 Men and Women in the 2019 Open
CrossFit announced the Top 20 men and women in the 2019 Open, and all of the athletes named have qualified for the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games this summer in Madison, Wisconsin. The Top 20 list includes ... Continue Reading
Adidas AdiPower 2 Release Date (First OFFICIAL Looks, Plus Women’s Model!)
Adidas fans, buckle up because we have the official details about the Adidas AdiPower 2 release! We've also received word that a women's Adidas AdiPower will be debuting soon (and more on that ... Continue Reading
Roman Khrennikov and Erin Vandendriessche Win CrossFit Italian Showdown
Over the weekend, two CrossFit Sanctional™ competitions were held. The first Sanctional was the Asia CrossFit Championship that took place in Shanghai, China where Brent Fikowski, Kristin Holte, and ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Deadlifts An Epic 431kg for All-Time World Record
The doctor will see you now. At the Kern US Open, Cailer Woolam or "Doctor Deadlift" as per his Instagram page, reinstated his dominance as one of the world's best deadlifters. Over the last few years, ... Continue Reading
Brent Fikowski, Kristin Holte, and CrossFit Mayhem Freedom Win Asia CrossFit Championship
Over the weekend, the Asia CrossFit Championship wrapped up in Shanghai, China and big name athletes walked away with first place finishes. With the conclusion of the Asia CrossFit Championship this ... Continue Reading
The ROGUE Invitational Is Absolutely Stacked With Top CrossFit Athletes
The 2019 ROGUE Invitational is coming to the Rogue headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. The ROGUE Invitational is a CrossFit Sanctional™ event that will run from May 18th through May 19th. If you were a fan ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Marianna Gasparyan Squats 4.6x Her Bodyweight and Sets 720 Wilks Score
Powerlifting fans had their hands full this weekend as some of the best athletes in the world faced off in San Diego, California at the Kern US Open. This WRPF sanctioned meet boasts some of the biggest ... Continue Reading
Big Man Weekend Show Bodybuilding Results
The IFBB Pro League has contests that take place all over the world so competitors around the globe have their chance to showcase their physiques and international fans can be entertained and inspired by ... Continue Reading