When you think impressive bench press feats, what comes to mind? Do you weigh 1-RM attempts or huge volume sets as more impressive? In my opinion, I think they're equally impressive, but let's call it what ... Continue Reading
Watch the First Episode of the Brent Fikowski Documentary
"There are about six days of the year that are pretty exciting — the Regionals and the Games — other than that, it's pretty low key." That's Brent Fikowski describing his life and that sentence pretty ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Ilyas Boughalem Has Made the IPF’s Heaviest Raw Bench Press of All Time
Well, that record sure got broken fast. While the 2018 International Powerlifting Federation Championships took place over two weeks, a whole lot of world records were broken. Oftentimes the same record ... Continue Reading
Laura Hosier Tests Positive, CrossFit East Woodbridge Disqualified from Games
A pre-workout ingredient banned in CrossFit competition has cost Laura Hosier and her box their shot at the 2018 CrossFit Games. In a post uploaded to her Instagram, Hosier put up a picture of the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Amanda Lawrence Squats Unofficial 225kg (495 lb) World Record
Over the weekend, powerlifter Amanda Lawrence made waves at the USA Powerlifting Med City Raw Open held in Rochester, Minnesota. Lawrence took the platform in the women's -84kg weight class, and put up ... Continue Reading
Watch Chinese Weightlifter Lu Xiaojun Try Olympic Diving
Honestly, we're disappointed in ourselves that we missed this amazing Olympic weightlifting and diving video shared on the Olympic Channel about a month ago. Granted, we're more than excited now that we ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Announces Disqualification of Fifth Place Meridian Team
Last week, CrossFit HQ announced that the fifth place team in the CrossFit Meridian Regional could face disqualification due to a violation of team eligibility. This news broke on Instagram when CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Canadian Weightlifter and Olympian Bob Santavy Passes Away At Age 70
In sad news coming out of Canada this week, Canadian Weightlifting legend Robert “Bob” Santavy has passed away; he was 70 years old. Between 1967 and 1978, he qualified and lifted in two Commonwealth ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Bonica Brown Sets Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, and Total World Records to Secure IPF Championship
Fans of powerlifting know it's Bonica Brown's world, and we're all just living in it. At the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships, the multi-time 84+ kg World Champion furthered her domination ... Continue Reading
Jen Thompson (63kg) Benches 142.5kg for New World Record, Wins 10th Championship
Yesterday, we got to see the conclusion of this year's women's -63kg weight class at the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships. Over the last two months, the anticipation for this weight ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Hassan El Belghiti’s 4.5x Bodyweight Deadlift Is a New World Record
The men's -66kg class has wrapped up at the International Powerlifting Federation’s World Championships, and it was one for the ages. The lift that really gained steam on social media was this mighty ... Continue Reading
CrossFit, Inc. Brings Suit Over Licensing and Marketing Dispute With Reebok
Yesterday, CrossFit announced they plan to take Reebok to federal court over a licensing and marketing dispute that's developed over the last five years. This announcement comes from a press ... Continue Reading
Olympic Weightlifting Champion Chuck Vinci Dead At 85
Olympic weightlifting champion Charles Vinci has died at age 85. No official cause of death has been announced. “Chuck” Vinci is to this day the most recent American male to win an Olympic gold medal in ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Joy Nnamani (52kg) Deadlifts 3.7x Bodyweight for New World Record
Powerlifter Joy Nnamani continually proves that she's a dominant force when it comes to lifting on the international stage. Yesterday, Nnamani competed at the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Sergey Fedosienko Deadlifts 4.6x Bodyweight, Wins 5th World Championship
In terms of powerlifting and Russian lifter Sergey Fedosienko, where do you begin? At 36 years old, Fedosienko is possibly one of the most decorated powerlifters (at least in the IPF) from the last ... Continue Reading
Iranian Weightlifter Saeid Alihosseini Makes 370kg (815 lb) Deadlift Look Light
What does it look like to deadlift 370kg (815 lbs) like it's nothing? In this addition of crazy strong Iranian weightlifters, super heavyweight athlete Saeid Alihosseini makes what's normally an insane ... Continue Reading
House of Representatives Introduces Bill to Criminalize Doping in International Competition
A new bill was just introduced in the United States House of Representatives to criminalize doping in international sports. The bill is named the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA) after Grigory ... Continue Reading
Joseph Peña Shatters Junior World Record Squat With 425.5 Kilograms
It’s the squat that had countless powerlifters telling their buddies, “I told you this kid was the real deal.” Joseph Peña is the real deal. There have been a lot of historic lifts made at this year’s ... Continue Reading
IWF Lifts Doping Suspensions On Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan Early
Over the last month, there's been a plethora of news regarding the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and recently formulated anti-doping ... Continue Reading
Kevin Oak Squats 275kg (605 lbs) For An Easy Nine Reps
If you're a Kevin Oak fan, then you were probably pleasantly pleased when you saw him back under the bar two days ago. Oak is best known in the sport of powerlifting for his incredibly consistent ... Continue Reading
Only a Handful of Men Have Ever Lifted the Incredibly Heavy Dinnie Stones
What truly defines a legendary strength athlete? Often times, it's the fact that these athletes were years beyond their time when it comes to lifting, competition, and fitness knowledge. And in my opinion, ... Continue Reading
With 177kg Deadlift at ~57kg, Powerlifter Catherine Smith Sets New Junior World Record
And the records keep falling at the 2018 IPF World Classic Championships. Twenty-three year old Catherine Smith has toppled the Junior world record for the deadlift in her -57kg weight class with a ... Continue Reading
Junior Powerlifter Clifton Pho Sets Open World Record With 285.5kg Deadlift
Canadian powerlifter Clifton Pho still lifts as a Junior, but that hasn’t stopped him from breaking multiple Open world records. The 23-year-old turned up at the IPF World Championships that are currently ... Continue Reading
Jaisyn Mike Smokes a 281kg (619.5 lb) Bench Press for New World Record
As Jaisyn Mike's Instagram handle states, "Mr. Athletic Over Everything." After Mike's epic performance two days ago in the 120kg+ M1 weight class, we feel his Instagram handle certainly rings true. For ... Continue Reading