Knee sleeves are useful pieces of supportive strength equipment for a variety of reasons. First, they can help keep the knee joint warm, which is a plus for those using longer rest periods. Second, they ... Continue Reading
Bonica Lough Squats 312.5kg (687.5 lbs) for a New World Record
Bonica Lough, aka @bubblypowerlifter on Instagram, is finishing 2017 with some outstanding performances. In mid-October, Lough squatted 273kg (601 lbs) at USAPL Raw Nationals, which was an unofficial world ... Continue Reading
2 Weeks Out From Worlds: CJ Cummings Puts Up Strong Squat Jerks
We're only two weeks out from this year's IWF Weightlifting World Championships, and CJ Cummings is still squat jerking. In the first week of October we first wrote about Cummings squat jerking 170kg, ... Continue Reading
Check Out These Epic 4x+ Bodyweight Squats At the IPF Open World Championships
Currently, the IPF Open World Championships are taking place in Pilsen, a city in the western Czech Republic. The Championships started Monday and will go through Saturday, November 18th. If you're late to ... Continue Reading
Think You Have What It Takes to Take On Mat Fraser and Rich Froning?
Things are continuing to get interesting in Cookeville, Tennessee at Rich Froning's CrossFit® box CrossFit Mayhem. We've known for a few weeks now that Mat Fraser has moved to the town, and that Froning ... Continue Reading
2018 Arnold Strongman Classic Roster and Events Announced
The roster and event schedule for the 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic was just released, and it's going to be an epic event. In March, the Columbus, Ohio-based Arnold Classic acts as finals for the Arnold ... Continue Reading
IWF Sport Programme Commission Suggests Weightlifting Changes for 2020 Olympics
By now, chances are you've heard about potential changes for the sport of weightlifting, and more specifically weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In recent years, international weightlifting has ... Continue Reading
Brooke Ence Weighs In On Controversial Justice League Costumes
Hollywood continues to pump out the high demand superhero movies, and the latest block buster is set to drop tomorrow. DC Comics' "Justice League" will be making a big screen appearance and features a ton ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Prowler Push
In this article we will discuss the prowler push, a versatile piece of equipment to train muscle hypertrophy, leg strength, metabolic conditioning, and more. We will cover five benefits of prowler pushes ... Continue Reading
Ruslan Albegov Provisionally Suspended for Potential Anti-Doping Violation
Russian superheavyweight weightlifter Ruslan Albegov has been provisionally suspended from international weightlifting competition after being charged by the IWF with an anti-doping policy ... Continue Reading
Insane Powerlifting Record: Vilma Ochoa Squats 218kg at 52kg Bodyweight
Ecuadorian powerlifter Vilma Vargas Ochoa has set a new world record in the equipped squat with an incredible 218 kilograms (480.6 pounds) at a weight of 52 kilograms (114.6 pounds). That’s 4.2 times her ... Continue Reading
123 lb Stefi Cohen Deadlifts 495 lbs to Extend Her All Time World Record
Stefi Cohen has had an electric 2017, and if you're in the strength sports community, then by now you've more than likely heard of her. Cohen competes in the 123 lb weight class and holds the all time ... Continue Reading
James Hall, Strongman Eddie Hall’s Brother, Sets World Record in the Ski Erg
It looks like record-breaking feats run in the Hall family. James Hall, the brother of 2017’s World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall, is an incredibly accomplished athlete in his own right: he’s been a ... Continue Reading
Check Out Junior Powerlifter Yi-Chun Lin’s 4.5x Bodyweight Deadlift
It's Monday morning and we've already written three articles on epic deadlifts, and that's not a bad way to start the week. Currently, 2017 the IPF Open World Championships are taking place in Pilsen, ... Continue Reading
Gina Aversa Deadlifts 557 lbs at 165 lbs for All Time World Record
After 2016's epic deadlift performances, we thought for sure we could deem it the year of the deadlifts, but we're beginning to think 2017 may have topped it. Gina Aversa, or Ginahalfwolf as her Instagram ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 IPF Open World Championships
The International Powerlifting Federation’s Open World Championships is one of the biggest highlights of the year for any powerlifting fan, and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, it’s available ... Continue Reading
Cailer Woolam Deadlifts 928lbs and Pushes World Record Further
Cailer Woolam had an explosive performance at the SPF Record Breakers meet that took place this past weekend on November 11-12th. He ended up extending his current 220 lb all time world record deadlift by ... Continue Reading
Four Times the “Helicopter” Jerk Made an Appearance On the Platform
There are a ton of factors that go into completing a successful jerk, and it's arguably the toughest lift to complete while being gassed from snatches and previous attempts (not to mention the clean just ... Continue Reading
Why Are Jason Khalipa, Mat Fraser, and Rich Froning Training Together?
Over the last five years, Cookeville, Tennessee has progressively become a major training hub for multiple CrossFit® athletes. Rich Froning, a long-time resident of Cookeville, opened CrossFit Mayhem in ... Continue Reading
Mart Seim Jerks 255kg As He Preps for 2017 World Championships
Estonian superheavyweight Mart Seim is really ramping up his training as he prepares for the World Weightlifting Championships, which kick off in California on November 28. This jerk the heaviest we’ve ... Continue Reading
Nathan Damron Block Cleans a Huge 215kg in Training as He Prepares for Worlds
Meanwhile in North Carolina, twenty-one-year-old weightlifter Nathan Damron — known in weightilfting circles as "The Freedom Fridge" — has just hit a personal record in the block clean. It's not often ... Continue Reading
Tony Gentilcore On Underrated Deadlift Accessories and Getting Strong After 40
Tony Gentilcore, CSCS, is a Boston-based strength coach who has made a name for himself as a guru of all things deadlift. He's also an insanely prolific fitness writer and has been published in Men's ... Continue Reading
Alma Kimura Started Powerlifting At Age 58 and Now Holds Multiple Records
Alma Kimura didn't have your typical powerlifting beginning, as in she didn't actually start competing, or even lifting like a powerlifter until 58 years old. Now 63, Kimura is a weathered powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Blaine Sumner Squats 1025lb in Knee Sleeves
After suffering a herniated disc earlier this summer, we weren’t sure how long it would take Blaine Sumner to get back to squatting heavy. It turned out we wouldn’t have to wait long. Sumner, who holds ... Continue Reading