As one commenter put it on Reddit, “You know it’s a grind when you finish the lift with more spotters than when you started.” Anthony Hobaica is an 82.5kg/181lb powerlifter based in Utica with a goal of ... Continue Reading
How Iron Biby Found and Used Strength to Overcome Childhood Bullying
A recent BBC News story covered the story of strongman athlete Cheick Ahmed al-Hassan Sanou, or "Iron Biby" as he's known to many and social media. In their story, they write about Sanou's upbringing, the ... Continue Reading
Chris Bridgeford Deadlifts 400kg (881 lbs) for a Strong Double
The weight is moving up at Golden Age Iron in Vancouver, Washington. At the young age of 23, powerlifter Chris Bridgeford hit possibly his best deadlift double to date with a strong 400kg (881 lb) ... Continue Reading
Larry “Wheels” Williams Is Redefining What Volume Training Means
With less than three weeks until his first bodybuilding competition, Larry "Wheels" Williams continues on a volume based strength training warpath. His first bodybuilding competition is set to take place ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Shares Athletes to Compete At 2018 Open Workout Announcements
We're another week closer to the exciting CrossFit Open announcements and workouts. Over the weekend, CrossFit HQ confirmed the official venue locations for each Open workout's announcement, and late ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Harrison Maurus PRs His Clean at 200 Kilograms
One of the United States' most promising young weightlifters, Harrison Maurus, is getting better every day. The 17-year-old athlete made a pretty significant personal record over the weekend, cleaning 200 ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Wins 5th Straight Britain’s Strongest Man
Over the weekend, Eddie Hall took home his 5th straight title at the 2018 Britain's Strongest Man. This year's contest was held on January 27th in Sheffield, a borough in South Yorkshire, England. Many had ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Releases Live Announcement Venues for 2018 Open
Let the Games (or at least the Open) begin. The 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games season kicks off on February 22nd with the first Live Open Announcement. And CrossFit Games HQ has released the venues for all ... Continue Reading
4 Tips for Choosing Your Squat Attempts On Meet Day
The ability to accurately and effectively plan and execute your attempts on meet day is as much of a skill as the squat itself. If you don’t arrive on meet day with a plan, then you have already placed ... Continue Reading
Powerbuilding Programs: How to Incorporate Supplementary Work
We’re working on a series here – if you’re new, make sure to check out part one and part two (I think my arms look especially good in part two). But just in case you don’t have time for that, here’s a ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Front Squats 200kg for a Strong 9 Reps
Weightlifter Harrison Maurus has been hitting multiple PRs since the 2017 IWF World Championships. His latest Instagram video highlights possibly the biggest front squat set we've seen yet from the young ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Mayhem Freedom Announces Final Two Teams Rosters
CrossFit Mayhem Freedom recently announced their two final teams rosters for the upcoming 2018 CrossFit Games season. Over the last few months, athletes have wondered who would fill the two respective ... Continue Reading
Dmytro Semenenko (105kg) Squats 405kg (891 lbs) for Two Reps In Wraps
This may be the craziest set of squats we've seen thus far in 2018. If you don't already know Ukrainian powerlifter Dmytro Semenenko, then be prepared to have your mind blown. He competes in the -105kg ... Continue Reading
Is Kratom a Performance-Enhancing Drug?
Kratom is an unusual target in the War on Drugs. A relative newcomer to the American market, kratom hovers in the space between plant-based medicine and prescription drug, and while it’s usually used as a ... Continue Reading
IWF Publicly Announces Anti-Doping Results From 2017 World Championships
As of today, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) publicly disclosed initial findings from last year's IWF World Championships anti-doping tests. They report that four athletes have come back ... Continue Reading
Survey Finds the Average American Spends Over $100k On Fitness In Their Lifetime
How much do you spend a month on your fitness? This could include things like gym memberships, supplements, equipment, meals, and so forth. A little over a week ago, the supplement company MyProtein posted ... Continue Reading
Official Strongman Games 2017: A Photo Essay
Over two days in December, the greatest strongmen and strongwomen from across the globe met in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the Official Strongman Games. I had the honor of capturing images of these world ... Continue Reading
USA Powerlifting Announces 2018 Open Raw National Team
Yesterday, USA Powerlifting announced their 2018 roster for the Open Raw National team. Every year the IPF World Classic Championships brings out some of the best athletes in the sport of raw powerlifting. ... Continue Reading
How Can Desk Jockeys Compete Against Career Strongmen?
I work in a cubicle. To be fair, it’s a decent-sized cubicle with a window that looks out onto a forested area, but as I sit here trying to prepare for my upcoming strongman competitions, I can’t help ... Continue Reading
Katrin Davidsdottir on the Next Five Years of CrossFit and How Long She’ll Compete
A couple weeks ago, we had the opportunity to sit down with a couple of CrossFit's top athletes at a Reebok CrossFit Nano 8 launch event. Our goal was to score sit down time with each athlete and ask a few ... Continue Reading
Ben Pollack’s 4 Steps to the Perfect Powerlifting Warm-Up
Warming up is so hot right now, and that’s great, because it’s extraordinarily important to a good training plan. Warming up improves performance, reduces risk of injury, and it only takes a few ... Continue Reading
Brent Fikowski Discusses His Goals, CrossFit’s Future, and the Toughest Part of Being Fit
A couple weeks ago, we had the chance to sit down and interview Brent Fikowski at a Reebok CrossFit Nano 8 Launch event. In our conversation, we talked bigger CrossFit related topics, along with a few ... Continue Reading
Daniella Melo Squats 205kg (Only 1.5kg Under Her World Record) for Five Reps
Junior powerlifter Daniella Melo continues to show off an insane amount of strength under the bar. Still in her teenage years, Melo has continually pushed the IPF classic squat world record further and ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Talks to IWF About Being Named Georgia’s ‘Athlete of the Year’
Two days ago, the IWF released a press release highlighting that Georgia named +105kg weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze 'Athlete of the Year,' along with his quotes on the topic. This award came for good ... Continue Reading