One of the strongest men on Earth, Hafthor Bjornsson, is continuing his domination of pop culture with a cameo appearance in the latest music video from Katy Perry. The video for Perry’s new single ... Continue Reading
Nathan Damron (94kg, USA) Cleans 207kg in Training
We've seen Nathan Damron squat 700 pounds, block clean 212kg, and even do a one-legged backflip. Now, the 94kg weightlifter out of Mash Elite looks like he's tuning up for his next competition, American ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Dallas McCarver Passes Away at Age 26
Professional bodybuilder Dallas McCarder, known as "Big Country" to his fans, has unexpectedly passed away. We're still waiting on official reports, but as of now it's been reported that he was found ... Continue Reading
Mikhail Koklyaev Made a Full Music Video for His “Stolen Dance” Song Cover
Russian weightlifter/powerlifter/strongman Mikhail Koklyaev has a seriously impressive resume already. He’s a six-time Russian national weightlifting champion, a superheavyweight with a career snatch PR of ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the Boss of Bosses IV Powerlifting Meet FREE (Plus Lifters of Note)
Set your reminders, because the Boss of Bosses IV powerlifting meet has been available for free livestream. This year the meet is being held on August 25-26th, and is taking place at Dan and Sparkle ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Velichko Cholakov Passes Away at the Age of 35
A truly saddening news story broke this weekend on August 20th, as +105kg Bulgarian/Azerbaijani weightlifter Velichko Cholakov was confirmed to have passed away. The new's report from Sofia News Agency (an ... Continue Reading
Kuo Hsing-Chun (58kg) Clean & Jerks a New World Record at Summer Universiade
Taiwanese athlete Kuo Hsing-Chun has just broken the world record in the clean & jerk for the 58 kilogram weight class at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei with an enormous lift of 142 kilograms ... Continue Reading
Om Yun-chol (56kg, North Korea) Attempts World Record Clean & Jerk at Summer Universiade
The 2017 Summer Universiade is in full swing, and that means some of the world's top young weightlifters — including a packed American squad — are competing this week in Taipei, Taiwan. The event is a ... Continue Reading
Dana Linn Bailey Is Switching to Powerlifting
Some pretty big news has surfaced in the space between powerlifting and bodybuilding: Dana Linn Bailey is switching to powerlifting. As the winner of the 2011 NPC Junior Nationals Physique contest, the ... Continue Reading
Damien Pezzuti Crushes a 700 lb Beltless Back Squat
Damien Pezzuti has been absolutely crushing weight in his training over the last few months. One of his recent videos has caught a lot of attention within the powerlifting community. It features a beltless ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete Jen Smith Shows You Can’t Trust All Before/After Photos
If you spent three or more seconds reading fitness content, you’ve seen a before-and-after picture of someone’s incredible body transformation (hat's off to them!). And there’s also a pretty good chance ... Continue Reading
Dmitry Klokov Shows What Happens When Your Feet Are Too Narrow
What happens when your feet are too close together in the receiving position of a clean? Well, let Dmitry Klokov show you. In a recent training seminar that took place on CrossFit Cimarron (that’s in ... Continue Reading
International Powerlifting Federation Releases Stern Warning About Supplements
In a new statement published on British Powerlifting’s website, the International Powerlifting Federation is stating in no uncertain terms: it’s your fault if the supplements you’re taking have banned ... Continue Reading
Chipotle Has a WOD? 3 Brands Jumping on the Functional Fitness Bandwagon
Strength sports like powerlifting, weightlifting, and functional fitness are steadily growing (more so in recent years). Their growth can be attributed to a few different factors, which we'll save for ... Continue Reading
Jeison Lopez (Junor 77kg) Snatches 170kg in Training!
At just 18 years old, Colombian weightlifting Jeison Lopez has established himself as one of the Western Hemisphere's top strength athletes. Fresh off a victory at the 2017 Pan American Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Josh Bridges Pushes a 1,000 Pound Sled!
At a listed height of 5'5" and a listed weight of 173 pounds, Josh Bridges isn't the biggest Reebok CrossFit Games athlete around — but it's hard to match him for tenacity. The 34 year old's resume ... Continue Reading
Watch Mart Seim Squat 270kg for an Insane 12 Reps
Estonian superheavyweight weightlifter and master of the heavy high-rep squats Mart Seim is training hard and giving his Instagram fans a glimpse into the kind of lifting he endures to keep himself in top ... Continue Reading
Dallas Norris’s New All-Time World Record Squat Is Stirring Up Controversy (UPDATED)
South Carolina-based powerlifter Dallas Norris has pulled off what may be a new all-time world record in the raw squat with knee wraps: 355 kilograms, or 782.6 pounds, at 82kg (181 pounds) ... Continue Reading
Tian Tao Squats an Easy 310kg at ~85kg Bodyweight
Very, very strong Chinese weightlifter Tian Tao just made a 310 kilogram squat look like a warmup. There’s no hype music, no cheering, and only a faint glimmer of a smile as the athlete unracks, walks out, ... Continue Reading
Josef Eriksson Benches 223kg at 97.5kg for New European Record
Swedish powerlifter Josef Eriksson recently set a new European record for the classic bench press. He set this record at the Classic Bench Press European Championships, which were held August 9-13th in ... Continue Reading
‘Icarus’ Review — An Explosive Look at the Russian Doping Scandal
It’s interesting that the explosive new documentary Icarus — now available to stream on Netflix — is so often described as a tale of a cyclist who decided to beat a doping test. It's absolutely ... Continue Reading
California Strength’s Dave Spitz Breaks Down the Split, Squat, and Power Jerk
California Strength's Dave Spitz just put up an awesome video breaking down the jerk in weightlifting. He goes over all of the jerk variations, who they work best for, when to use them, and different ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces 2018 Nationals Location and Qualifying Totals
The 2018 Nike USA Weightlifting National Championships location and qualifying totals have been posted. In 2017, the National Championships took place in Chicago, Illinois, and the 2018 location will ... Continue Reading
Jon Call (Jujimufu) Tries Weightlifting at Mash Elite Performance
Jon Call, or Jujimufu, is the self-proclaimed 'anabolic acrobat' that I can almost guarantee you've seen on Instagram at some point in your life. He's one of the few strength athletes who can pull off ... Continue Reading