John David Glaude has over half a million followers on his YouTube channel “Obese to Beast,” and hey, he deserves the attention. The man once weighed 360 pounds and wore 5XL shirts but gradually — or as ... Continue Reading
Throwback to Chad Wesley Smith’s 2,000 lb Total In 37-Seconds
In some powerlifting federations, meets can take all day, which leaves a lot of down time in-between for both athletes and fans. After watching the CrossFit Total yesterday at the 2018 Reebok CrossFit ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces Youth Olympic Games Team
Earlier today, USA Weightlifting announced the two athletes that will be representing the United States of America at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The Youth Olympic Games occur every four years similar to ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Amanda Lawrence Hits Deadlift Triples of 218kg for 4 Sets
It's been a little over a month since we covered one of junior powerlifter Amanda Lawrence's big lifts or sets. When athletes think "PR", a lot of the times the thoughts go directly towards 1-RM max sets ... Continue Reading
Individual Event Times for Day 1 of the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
Today is the day that CrossFit athletes and fans worldwide have been waiting for: the official first day of the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games. Dave Castro has said on multiple occasions that this year's ... Continue Reading
6 Ways to Eccentrically Load Exercises and Their Advantages
In respects to different types of muscle contractions, there are four that folks generally know and these include: Concentric, eccentric, isometric, and isotonic. While every type of muscle contraction can ... Continue Reading
Update: Sam Briggs Makes It to the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
On Saturday, we wrote that Sam Briggs announced her visa troubles on her Instagram page, which put her attendance at the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games in question. At that time, she wrote a long post ... Continue Reading
Davidsdottir Vs. LeBlanc-Bazinet: Who Won This CrossFit Showdown?
So “Girls Gone Wild” maybe wasn’t the best title, but this new video from CompTrain offers up a pretty unusual group of athletes tackling a pretty brutal workout. Five of CrossFit’s best known female ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Christine Castro (66kg) Deadlifts a Strong Beltless 200kg
When was the last time you ran a mock meet for your training? Have you ever done it beltless? Yesterday, Canadian powerlifter Christine Castro shared a beltless mock meet on her Instagram page that ... Continue Reading
Reebok CrossFit Games Events 1 & 9 Details Announced, Plus a Look At This Year’s Gear
Less than two days remain until the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games kick off, and we're about halfway through the event hints and reveals. As of right now for the individual athletes, we know a majority of the ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Shares New Junior/Senior American Record Standards
By now, there's probably little chance you haven't seen the new weight classes that were announced by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in early July. These new weight classes will be ... Continue Reading
Cailer Woolam Back to Moving Weight; Pulls Very Fast 400kg Single
The doctor will see you now. Powerlifter Cailer Woolam, aka @Doctor.Deadlift per his Instagram page, shared a big deadlift video recently that has many powerlifting fans optimistic about his progress back ... Continue Reading
Rescue Randy Manikin Making Appearance At 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
Just when we thought we'd seen it all, Dave Castro threw yet another curveball at us for the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games. This year, Castro's hints and announcements have been anything short of exciting, ... Continue Reading
Sam Briggs Has Visa Issues, 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games Participation In Question
Earlier today, 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games Champion Samantha Briggs took to Instagram to share some potentially unfortunate news. In her Instagram post, Briggs shares that she's experiencing visa issues and ... Continue Reading
Day 1 of Reebok CrossFit Games Could Be Hardest Ever; More Team Events Posted
In an announcement that can only be taken as a warning for individual athletes, Dave Castro has stated the day one of the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games will be the hardest in history. On his Instagram page, ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
The 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games are just days away, and there are more ways than ever to watch all the action live. A big aspect of this year’s season is the increased participation of CBS Sports, a ... Continue Reading
The “CrossFit Total” Will Make Appearance At 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
We don't know about you, but we're fired up about the next workout that's been released for the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games. The next event that will take place on the first day as workout three for ... Continue Reading
The Obstacle Course Is Back for the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
We're another day and another hint closer to the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games. Last night, Dave Castro shared yet another look into this year's CrossFit Games. For those who love watching elite athletes ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Keith McHoney Smokes a Raw 4x Bodyweight Squat
Over the weekend, powerlifter Keith McHoney took the platform at the 2018 USA Powerlifting Palmetto Powerlifting Classic. At the meet, McHoney weighed in at 68kg (150 lbs) and he put in work on the ... Continue Reading
4-Person Deadlifts Will Make It to the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games
We're less than two weeks out from the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games, and Dave Castro has released another event hint via his Instagram page. The video below has received a lot of mixed feedback from both ... Continue Reading
Aleksey Lovchev’s 210-Kilo Apollon Axle Clean & Jerk May Be a New Record
While he continues to serve a doping suspension from international weightlifting competition, Aleksey Lovchev has been nothing if not creative with how he spends his time. Last year he starred in a ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Shock the Texas Tech Football Team
In today's rendition of strength athletes pranking others we have Cailer Woolam lifting with the Texas Tech Raiders football team. Whenever you throw a strength athlete (in this case a multi-time world ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Petr Petras Back In Big Way, Squats 400kg and Deadlifts 370kg
Elite Russian powerlifter Petr Petras is coming back to competition in a big way. After sustaining an injury (a torn pec) that forced him to withdraw from the first ProRaw Big Dogs meet in 2016 and take a ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Alyssa Ritchey Speaks Out On Bullying: “I Am Over It”
As a whole, the internet, and more specifically social media, have brought a lot of good to strength sports. On a daily basis, we have the availability of multiple great-minded coaches, athletes, and media ... Continue Reading