Watch Team Oly Concepts present The Praelium, live on BarBend's Facebook page! We'll also be embedding the live streams of Sunday's sessions below. ... Continue Reading
5 Tips to Break Through Weightlifting Plateaus
Everyone who trains in one sport long enough will eventually reach a plateau — that point where no matter what you do or how hard you work, nothing seems to improve. It can be frustrating and discouraging, ... Continue Reading
Jessica Phillips Sanctioned by USADA for Intravenous Infusion of Non-Prohibited Substances
Earlier this week, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced weightlifter, multi-time CrossFit Games athlete, and National Pro Grid League competitor Jessica Phillips accepted a 14-month sanction for ... Continue Reading
After the Games: A Rio Recap with USA Weightlifting CEO Phil Andrews
Less than a week after the Rio Olympics, and weightlifting fans in American and abroad are still re-watching records, highlights, and even some downright odd moments from the 2016 Games. While many of us ... Continue Reading
IWF: 15 More Lifters Test Positive from Beijing Olympics, Including Gold Medalists
In a public disclose released this morning on their website, the International Weightlifting Federation has reported that fifteen athletes have been provisionally suspended following reanalysis of their ... Continue Reading
Siamand Rahman, World’s Strongest Paralympic Powerlifter, Is Set to Amaze in Rio
There's a difference between being just the best at a sport, and being so dominant your competitors are almost always fighting for second place. Iranian Paralympic powerlifter Siamand Rahman exemplifies ... Continue Reading
4 Common Strongman Safety Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
In the last decade, the opportunities to compete in Strongman contests and hybrid events (functional fitness-style events, Highland Games, etc.) has increased at a crazy pace. People love the challenge of ... Continue Reading
IWF Website Hacked After 105+ Session, Warning Issued About Posting Authenticity
In a post published Sunday, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) acknowledged the hacking of their website shortly after the conclusion of weightlifting at the Rio Olympics and warned they ... Continue Reading
Struggling to Manage Athletes with Custom Programming? Try Rent-A-Rig
If you're a CrossFit box owner, you've probably dealt with athletes who just want to do their own thing. Whether it's a drop in who wants to stick to their home gym's programming, competitive athletes who ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Throwback: Alexander Varbanov Clean & Jerks 222kg at 75kg Bodyweight
1988 Olympic Silver Medalist Alexander Varbanov had one of that decade's best weightlifting resumes, and most of his accomplishments came while competing as a 75kg weightlifter for Bulgaria. (If the men's ... Continue Reading
Bronze Medalist Alexandr Zaychikov Posts 251 Kilogram Jerk from Training
Alexandr Zaychikov is 2015 Weightlifting World Champion in the men's 105kg class, and last week in Rio, he added Olympic bronze medalist to his growing resume. Now, the 24 year old lifter from Kazakhstan ... Continue Reading
Olympic Champion Ruslan Nurudinov Posts 205kg Snatch, 250kg Rack Jerk from Training
Uzbek lifter Ruslan Nurudinov claimed his first Olympic medal in Rio after winning the Men's 105kg class. Nurudinov had an impressive performance, finishing 5 of 6 lifts and winning Uzbekistan's first ... Continue Reading
The World’s Strongest Man Ends Today. Who’s Got a Shot?
The 2016 Commerce World's Strongest Man competition kicked off in Botswana a week ago, and after Day one, the field of finalists has begun to separate. The 10 athletes* to make it through the qualifying ... Continue Reading
Report: Iranian Weightlifting to File CAS Application Over Behdad Salimi’s Overturned Lift
Tehran-based Merh News is reporting that the Iranian Weightlifting Federation will file an application with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in response to events during the men's superheavyweight ... Continue Reading
Izzat Artykov Stripped of Medal in Rio, Luis Mosquera Moves Into Bronze
Just days after weightlifting wrapped up at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the first positive doping test has resulted in one lifter losing his bronze medal. The BBC is reporting that Kyrgyzstan's Izzat Artykov — ... Continue Reading
GRID Season Starts Slow But Picks Up Speed
The 2016 National Pro Grid League season kicked off on August 17. It's been nearly a full year since we've seen anyone throw down on the GRID, and even though the NPGL has stayed relatively under the radar ... Continue Reading
IWF President: Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus Bans Confirmed, Other Countries at Risk
IWF President Tamas Ajan has reportedly confirmed that the weightlifting federations of Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus will receive formal one-year bans from international competition starting in the next ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Wins Gold, Behdad Salimi Bombs Out After World Record Snatch
The final weightlifting session of the 2016 Rio Olympics did not disappoint. The weight class has a new world record — matching the all-time record set before weight class changes in the 1990s — and a new ... Continue Reading
Deadlift Progress Video Shows Pete Rubish’s Max Lifts from 550 to 900+
Pete Rubish is one of our favorite powerlifters to watch on YouTube and Instagram, and while he's got impressive lifts across the board, he's probably best known for his deadlifting prowess. But Rome ... Continue Reading
Here’s the Story Behind Kiribati’s Dancing Weightlifter, David Katoatau
There have been some impressive, inspiring, and downright jaw-dropping weightlifting performances so far at the Rio Olympics, but one story seems to stand above the rest. Lifting in the men's 105kg B group ... Continue Reading
Ruslan Nurudinov Wins 105kg Class, Claims Uzbekistan’s First Olympic Weightlifting Medal
In a weight class with the noticeable absence of Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin, his main rival showed he's a force to be reckoned with regardless of the names on the start list. Uzbekistan's Ruslan Nurudinov — ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Breaks His Own Keg Toss World Record in Botswana
If someone tells you strongman is all about slow, raw strength, show this video to kindly correct them. While competing at the 2016 World's Strongest Man in Botswana — which runs until August 20th — ... Continue Reading
Faster, Fitter, Stronger: How Sled Pushes and Pulls Will Change Your Strongman Game
Push/pull is a concept that has been a standard in weight training programs for decades. Doing press type work (bench, dips, overhead, etc.) one day and then pulling the next (deadlifts, rows, chins etc.) ... Continue Reading
I Did ROMWOD On My Roof and the Pics Turned Out Okay
In New York City, there are few places to find a moment of peace. There's no such thing as relaxing in a quiet environment, and you're out of luck if you're looking to do ROMWOD in a place where you can ... Continue Reading