The dust has finally settled after the 2018 CrossFit Open, and we finally have an idea of the athletes that are moving on to Regionals. In what's been regarded as one of the toughest CrossFit Opens to ... Continue Reading
Report: Weightlifters from Russia and 4 Other Countries Lose Tokyo Olympic Spots; Qualification System Changed
In a story broken by Reuters today, five nations have had their spots for weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics reduced to two athletes apiece. The IWF is also introducing a new qualification system for ... Continue Reading
Kilo for Kilo: Weightlifters Are Some of the Strongest Athletes On Planet
There's no denying that body type can play a monumental part in one's success in strength sports. No matter the strength sport, there will always be a body type that responds better to certain activities, ... Continue Reading
How to Get 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games Tickets (Plus Other Details)
If you're interested in attending the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games, then you're in luck. CrossFit HQ has announced all of the details about buying 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games tickets, along with how to do ... Continue Reading
Reebok Fans: Legacy Lifters Will Now Feature Customization
If you're on the market for weightlifting shoes, like Reebok, and love the idea of customizing your own pair, then we have good news. In an interview with the @reeboknanoclub Instagram page, Tal Short ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Daniella Melo Deadlifts a Huge 240kg (530 lb) Lifetime PR
As the old saying goes, when it rains it pours. This is our second time writing about an athlete's strong deadlift performance in two consecutive weeks, and we're not going to lie, we don't hate it. ... Continue Reading
Commonwealth Weightlifting Records Fall in Men’s 94kg Competition
Yesterday, in one of the most tense sessions of weightlifting so far at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, two men set two different Commonwealth Games records in the 94KG category. In the snatch, 20 year ... Continue Reading
Rep Ranges for Strength, Hypertrophy, and Cutting
In this article we will discuss the key repetition ranges for gaining strength, muscle hypertrophy (general and for strength and power-based athletes), and for cutting phases (aesthetics and/or for sport ... Continue Reading
Watch Actor William H. Macy Crush a Legless Rope Climb
We’ve been spending a lot of time talking about the insane back workouts that Sylvester Stallone is pulling off (or pulling down) in his seventies, but it’s definitely worth pointing out that he’s not the ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels PRs His Deadlift With 870lb at 270lb
At 3.2 times his bodyweight, powerlifter Larry “Wheels” Williams has set a personal record in the deadlift: 870 pounds (394.6kg) while weighing 270 pounds (122.5kg). For one of the strongest bodybuilders ... Continue Reading
Deadlift Party: Cailer Woolam, Larry Wheels, Jujimufu, and Tom Cruise Max Out
Alright, this may or may not be one of the cumulatively heaviest deadlift articles we've ever written. Over the weekend, a few of strength sports most notable athletes met up for an excursion of lifting ... Continue Reading
What Is Hypertrophy? – Definition
In this article we will discuss muscle hypertrophy, a scientific term used to describe the physiological process of new muscle tissue development. Muscle hypertrophy is a key training process for every ... Continue Reading
Who Has the Best Chance to Take the Strongman Log Lift World Record?
We're currently less than three days out from the 2018 Europe's Strongest Man, which is taking place on April 7th in Leeds, England. Handfuls of strongman's best athletes will go head-to-head for ... Continue Reading
Watch Kara Saunders’ Best-on-Earth 18.5 Workout
The current Second Fittest Woman on Earth™ Kara Saunders was the only CrossFit® athlete, male or female, to break the 200-rep barrier in the 18.5 Open workout. Saunders, who recently changed her name ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Melissa Barber Pulls a Huge 206kg (455 lb) at 57kg (127 lb) Bodyweight
If you read this title and thought, "Hey didn't I just see an article similar to this?" Our answer would be yes, yes you did. Less than a week ago, we wrote on 56/57kg powerlifting athlete Melissa ... Continue Reading
Hips Or Knees: Which Should Break First In the Squat?
Chicken or the egg, which came first? The knees and hips argument has raged on since the dawn of time, well, at least since we started barbell squatting. On social media and other online outlets, it can ... Continue Reading
Strongman Eddie Hall Maxes His One-Armed Human Press
Zydrunas Savickas gets a lot of press for his pressing, which is fair enough given that he still holds the world record in the log press with 228kg. But don’t sleep on Eddie Hall. The reigning World’s ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Daniella Melo Pulls a Smooth 495 lb Deadlift Triple
It hasn't taken long for -84kg powerlifter Daniella Melo to get back under and over the bar to perform impressive strength feats. About a month ago, we wrote on Melo's strong performance at the USA ... Continue Reading
Watch Mat Fraser and Josh Bridges Compete In CrossFit Open Workout 18.5
It’s hard to believe that after five weeks and five gut-wrenching, game-changing workouts, the CrossFit Open 2018 is over. For some of us, it’s because it was such a fun experience that the time just flew ... Continue Reading
105kg Weightlifter Wes Kitts Goes Big With New 221kg Lifetime Clean PR
California Strength's 105kg weightlifter Wes Kitts is back at it crushing big numbers to conclude a brutal training block. Over the weekend, Kitts hit a lifetime clean PR and continues on his journey to ... Continue Reading
Did Weightlifter Won Jeong-Sik Clean & Jerk 200kg (2kg Over World Record)?
South Korean 69kg weightlifter Won Jeong-Sik appears to have just hit a huge clean & jerk in training. Yesterday, Shin Yong-Jin shared the video below, which features what is said to be a huge 200kg ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Stefanie Cohen Strapless Deadlifts 505 lbs for Three Reps
Powerlifter Stefanie Cohen has once again shaken up the online strength community with her insane deadlift strength. In her latest video, Cohen pulled a deadlift weight that she's hit before, but for ... Continue Reading
Tall Jerk – Technique Video, Variations, and Benefits
In this article we will discuss the tall jerk (and its variations) to help coaches and athletes better improve technique, speed and precision of footwork, and aggression in the jerk. In the below sections ... Continue Reading
Report: Russia Helped Armenian Weightlifters Dope At Beijing and London Olympics
Between 2006 and 2012 Armenian weightlifters took performance-enhancing drugs, falsified test samples, and were aided by Russian doping officials in their efforts, according to an explosive report ... Continue Reading