Over the last ten years, Rogue Fitness has continually been upping their weightlifting game. Late in 2016, Rogue Fitness was named USA Weightlifting's official manufacturer. Then earlier this year in June, ... Continue Reading
New Research Suggests Working Out In Groups Improves Quality of Life
When you work out, is it alone, with a group, in a class, or even with a team? It goes without saying that everyone has their personal preference when working out, but do the benefits of each workout ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter With Dwarfism Rich Willis Defies Odds, Aims for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Weighing in at 51kg (112.4lb), and only starting powerlifting at the age 47, Rich Willis isn't your typical powerlifting athlete, and he only recently set his sights on competing at the 2020 Tokyo ... Continue Reading
Eric Lilliebridge Squats 925lb x 2, Hopes to Break His Own World Record
Elite powerlifter Eric Lilliebridge is currently training hard in preparation for the XPC Powerlifting Finals, a meet that will be held on December 16th in Granite City, Illinois. His latest feat: an ... Continue Reading
Use Cues, You Lose: Alternative Mental Strategies for Better Powerlifting Form
I’ve added 130 pounds to my powerlifting total over the last year, and - considering I spent most of that year dieting and cutting weight to compete as a lightweight at the US Open and a couple of local ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir Breaks Rib, Is Out of the Dubai Fitness Championship
Icelandic CrossFit® athlete and weightlifter Sara Sigmundsdottir has broken her first rib and will no longer be competing at the Dubai Fitness Championship in mid-December . The DFC is an international ... Continue Reading
Check Out Mart Seim’s Crazy Fast (and Heavy) Press and Squat Complex
Estonian superheavyweight Mart Seim has given us another glimpse into the kind of training it takes to hit clean & jerks that regularly exceed 220 kilograms (485lb) on the platform. Take a look at this ... Continue Reading
Turkmenistan Will Host the 2018 IWF World Championships
While the weightlifting world is preparing for the Weightlifting World Championships to kick off in California this week, the IWF is also preparing for next year’s Championships. In a press ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships
The 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships begin on Tuesday, November 28th and run through Tuesday, December 5th. This year, the event is taking place in Anaheim, California. If you're interested in ... Continue Reading
IWF Executive Board Approves Recommendations of Clean Sport & Sports Programme Commissions
In case you've missed it, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been going through an extensive process to update their anti-doping and clean sport regulations. Earlier this year in June, ... Continue Reading
Kianoush Rostami (85kg, Iran) Receives Visa to Compete in Weightlifting World Championships
After several weeks of uncertainty, Iran's Kianoush Rostami — a 2016 Olympic Champion, 2012 Olympic silver medalist, and 2016's IWF Male Lifter of the Year — has received his visa to compete at the 2017 ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis’ 500-Pound Steinborn Squat Is the Heaviest We’ve Ever Seen
Latvian strongman Martins Licis is currently ranked as the fourth strongest man on Earth — that’s where he placed at this year’s World’s Strongest Man contest — but he may have the strongest obliques we’ve ... Continue Reading
Chen Wei-Ling (47kg) Deadlifts 180kgs (4.5kg Over the World Record)
Chen Wei-Ling is one of Taiwan’s best-known powerlifters, and she’s just reminded us all why she’s at the top of the sport. While she sat out this year’s IPF Open World Championships, she made sure to go ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting World Championships Entry List Announced
Less than a week remains before the 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships kick off. This year, the Championships are taking place in Anaheim, California, from November 28th-December 2nd. There will be ... Continue Reading
Behdad Salimi Clean & Jerks 260kg in Training for Weightlifting World Championships
Though the 2016 Rio Olympics didn't end as he'd hoped after missing all his clean & jerks, Iranian superheavyweight Behdad Salimi is training to once again stand at the top of the international podium. ... Continue Reading
Eddie Berglund Benches 192.5kg at 66kg for an Unofficial World Record
Here’s a lift that’s stirring up some pretty interesting discussion in powerlifting circles. Swedish powerlifter Eddie Berglund totaled 642.5 kilograms (1,416.5 pounds) at a meet this weekend, and more ... Continue Reading
16-Year-Old Janik Velgos Benches 340kg for an Unofficial World Record
A 16-year-old has benched three hundred and forty kilograms equipped. Three hundred and forty kilograms. That’s 749.6 pounds. It didn’t look easy, but Janik Velgos nailed this lift at a Global Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Lindsay Hilton Was Born Without Limbs, Still Crushes Workouts
Chances are you've seen Lindsay Hilton at some point on social media, or through various media outlets like Shape magazine or CrossFit's Facebook page. She's now been featured on CrossFit's Facebook ... Continue Reading
Nike Metcon DSX Flyknit 2 Set to Release Very Soon
Attention strength athletes and shoe lovers: we're in prime time new shoe release season. Every year around Thanksgiving and Christmas, we start seeing more shoe leaks, previews, and release dates for ... Continue Reading
Powerlifting Australia and Robert Wilks Are Out of the IPF
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) has resolved to exclude Powerlifting Australia (PA), the Oceania Powerlifting Federation (OPF), and the President of both organizations Robert Wilks from the ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting World Championship Athletes Can Compete In CrossFit Liftoff
This year, the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships and CrossFit Liftoff coincide with each other, which originally meant some weightlifting athletes would have to miss this year's Lift Off. Luckily for ... Continue Reading
Clarence Kennedy PRs His Snatch With 187.5kg at ~100kg Bodyweight
It took two years for Clarence Kennedy to add 2.5 kilograms to his snatch, but when you’re advanced enough in weightlifting that your personal record is 185 kilograms (407.8lb) at 103 kilograms (227lb) ... Continue Reading
Larry “Wheels” Williams Totals 2,275 lbs for New All Time World Record
Larry "Wheels" Williams had a great meet this past weekend at the RPS Powerlifting meet Insurrextion, which was held over the course of November 18-19th. This time last year, we were writing about Williams ... Continue Reading
Check Out the First Event of Fraser Froning Vs. The World
Two days ago, we first got word from Mat Fraser and Rich Froning's Instagram pages about the newly created competition: Fraser Froning Vs. The World. Unlike most regulated CrossFit® competitions, this is a ... Continue Reading