Short of beating a person into unconsciousness, it’s hard to think of a more primal battle of wills than Mas wrestling. Sure, flinging kegs, flipping tires, and hauling Atlas Stones all come with their own ... Continue Reading
Dialing in Nutrition and Putting an End to “Bro Science”: Chatting with Nick Shaw of RP Strength
If you were to track my nutrition through my athletic career, you'd likely see a pretty big series of peaks and valleys. I was a college soccer player, downing everything that could roughly be classified ... Continue Reading
Tokyo Olympic Medals Could Be Made from Recycled Cell Phones, Other Electronics
The majority of people may never come close to earning an Olympic medal, but in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Games, Japanese residents may play a unique part in the medal process: Their recycled ... Continue Reading
Old Guys Are Outlifting You: 64 Year Old Snatches 100 Kilos Off the Blocks
Update: We've identified the lifter with help from our awesome readers! And it turns out he's actually 64 years young, not 62 as originally stated in this Instagram post embedded below. His name ... Continue Reading
Russian Weightlifting Federation President Resigns Amid Doping Bans
Inside the Games is reporting that Sergey Syrtsov has resigned as head of the Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) after numerous positive doping tests came to light this summer and a subsequent ban ... Continue Reading
Black Tape by OLIFT Review – A Better Solution for Weightlifting?
In the world of strength sports, grip is an issue. Holding on to a bar, axle, stone, or other implement can sometimes be the biggest obstacle standing between you and another rep or a new PR. And even if ... Continue Reading
Siamand Rahman Sets World Record at 310kg, Benches More Than Any Paralympian In History
Update: We have the best video yet of Rahman's 305kg lift (his heaviest that counted for the competition), embedded below! He would go on to lift 310kg on a granted 4th attempt. Iranian powerlifter ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Anatoli Ciricu Tests Positive from London; 9th Place Moves to Bronze
In the latest announcement after a series of doping retests from both the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympic Games, Moldovan weightlifter Anatoli Ciricu has tested positive for the anabolic agent ... Continue Reading
Onnit Announces Iron Man Kettlebell in Collaboration With Marvel
Earlier this summer, equipment/supplement/apparel company Onnit and Marvel teamed up to announce a series of Captain America bumper plates — and the results took the internet by storm. While those plates ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Didn’t Break the 100 Meter Rowing Record, But He Came Darn Close
Still fresh off his victory at the 2016 World's Strongest Man (his 4th overall), American strongman Brian Shaw seems to be having some fun with training, hanging out with 2015 CrossFit Games ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Nathan Damron Sets Milestone PR with 200kg Clean & Jerk
Last week, 20-year-old American weightlifter Nathan Damron hit a big 300kg PR squat, and the internet (well, at least the American weightlifting community) went wild. Damron, who has waffled back and forth ... Continue Reading
2020 Olympic Games: Weightlifting Venue, New Spectator Access Announced for Tokyo
In an information release published on their website, the International Weightlifting Federation outlined some news regarding weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Among the updates was ... Continue Reading
How to Watch Powerlifting at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games
Today marks the first day of events for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Between September 8th and 14th, 180 athletes from over 50 nations will be competing in the sport of ... Continue Reading
Ray Williams Breaks 1,000 Pound RAW Squat Barrier in Training
A little over a week ago, we came across Ray "Ray Ray" Williams going heavy in training with a 975 pound back squat, the heaviest such lift we'd seen raw (in training or competition). The lift was ... Continue Reading
Phoenix Rise Defeat Boston Iron 21-14 in NPGL Finals
In a dramatic (yet commanding) blowout, the Phoenix Rise defeated the Boston Iron 21 to 14 during the finals of the 2016 NPGL Season. Though the Rise proved dominant and clinched the win in Race 9, the ... Continue Reading
NPGL’s DC Brawlers Suffer First-Ever Loss, Knocked Out of Playoffs by Boston Iron
In the three-year history of the National Pro Grid League, the DC Brawlers have absolutely dominated their competition, going undefeated through two seasons (and two championships) and winning their first ... Continue Reading
ASICS Releases LIFT MASTER LITE Training Shoe. Would You Try Them for Lifting?
Though ASICS is no stranger to weightlifting shoes — their blue suede 727 model is the stuff of legend at this point and is still a go-to shoe for elite lifters from countries including North Korea — ... Continue Reading
Here Are the 2017 Canadian Weightlifting National Championships Qualifying Totals
Breaking news out of Canada, the qualifying totals for the 2017 Canadian Senior National Championships for 2017 have been released, and they have increased over the 2016 Totals. (Click here to ... Continue Reading
IOC Officially Disqualifies 5 Beijing Weightlifters, Requests Return of Three Medals
Though we've known about their provisional suspensions since earlier this summer, earlier today the International Olympic Committee officially announced the disqualification of five weightlifters from the ... Continue Reading
How to Mentally & Physically Prep for Your Next Personal Record: The 24-Hour Approach
f“Failure to plan is planning to fail.” Like most feats, setting a personal record takes proper preparation over months of sport-specific training, nutrition, focus, and practice. Often, beginners and ... Continue Reading
Russian Athletes and Events Announced for Second Annual Klokov Power Weekend
In early July, Dmitry Klokov announced his second-annual Power Weekend, a Moscow-based event where international lifters (both active and retired) come together to put on some feats of strength we ... Continue Reading
Can You (and a Friend) Beat the “TailPipe” World Record?
It's a deceptively brutal partner workout, but one we can't not keep trying: TailPipe. The workout originated with the Gym Jones crew nearly a decade ago, and it's named after the feeling one gets toward ... Continue Reading
Can OpenBarbell Start a New Wave of Data-Obsessed Strength Training?
When I last visited S& S Barbell in Williamsburg, what stuck out most weren't the Oly platforms, power racks, and competition plates stacked and sorted into every crevice; it was the tech. ... Continue Reading
Fore! Fitness “Golf” Is the Latest Way to Structure Your WOD
Forget AMRAPS and MetCons for time; Fitness Golf is the newest way to mix up your usual WOD routine. Some mad genius has taken the general idea of par and applied it to workouts, which makes for a fun way ... Continue Reading