The 2017 Chinese National Games are underway, and competition — held once every four years — is often called "the Olympics of China." It's a multi-sport event that features the countries top athletes, and ... Continue Reading
Check Out 69kg Shi Zhiyong and Liao Hui’s Epic Clean & Jerk Battle
The Chinese National Games are underway, and the men's portion of the weightlifting competition is in full swing. These Games host a variety of sporting events, and are often considered China's version of ... Continue Reading
College Football Is Back: Check Out Saquon Barkley’s 5-Rep 525 lb Back Squat
For many, we're beginning that transition into one of the best times of the year, which entails colder weather weekends filled with college football. In honor of college football kicking off this weekend, ... Continue Reading
Check Out Onnit’s New Star Wars Themed Workout Equipment
If you love working out and Star Wars™, then you're in luck. Onnit has announced their newly released line of Star Wars inspired functional fitness equipment. As of right now and from what we can see, ... Continue Reading
The Best Women’s Weightlifting from the 2017 Chinese National Games
The National Games of the People’s Republic of China, a.k.a. the Chinese National Games and sometimes called the All China Games, is sometimes considered the Chinese version of the Olympics. It’s held ... Continue Reading
Mattie Rogers (69kg) Hits a 145 Kilogram Jerk PR
She already holds the Senior American Records in the snatch (106kg), clean & jerk (134kg), and total (239kg) for American women in the 69kg weight category, but that isn't stopping Florida-based lifter ... Continue Reading
Süleymanoğlu Vs. Leonidis Was One of the Greatest Weightlifting Battles of All Time
If you were to name the most intense weightlifting battle of all time, which would you pick? Dmitry Klokov Vs. Khadzhimurat Akkayev at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships? Maybe Matthias Steiner Vs. ... Continue Reading
How I Competed in 4 Powerlifting Meets in 20 Weeks
Editor's note: This is a guest post from Amit Sapir. After representing Israel in weightlifting at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Sapir became an IFBB bodybuilder and a powerlifter. At the time of writing, he ... Continue Reading
The Bizarre Story (and Sport) of British Toe Wrestling
We’re pretty obsessed with unusual, culturally specific strength sports around here. There’s the Finnish sport of wife carrying, where a man carries his partner through a muddy obstacle course. There’s ... Continue Reading
China Could Miss 2017 IWF World Championships After Losing Beijing Olympic Medals
China could miss this year's International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships, which will take place in Anaheim, California, this November. This news comes after two of their weightlifters ... Continue Reading
Focus on Weightlifting Technique: Chad Vaughn Breaks Down the Clean Deadlift
"Clean Dead Lift" does not just indicate clean grip and then you can deadlift however you want or feel you are the strongest at picking up weight from the floor (perhaps with back angle close to parallel ... Continue Reading
Jenn Rotsinger Smashes the World Total and Squat Records at 50kg Bodyweight
While there were a ton of historic performances at the Boss of Bosses IV meet this weekend, Jenn Rotsinger was making her own world records at the Treasure Coast Classic in Florida. She added two more ... Continue Reading
Meet Recap: Yury Belkin Totals 2,276 lbs at 219 lb Bodyweight for New All Time Record
The 26 year old Russian powerlifting phenom Yury Belkin is continuing to make waves across the sport of powerlifting. Belkin has become best known for his legendary deadlift strength, but is proving he's ... Continue Reading
Catching Up with Pedro Meloni, USA Weightlifting Senior Events Manager
When it comes to running weightlifting meets, Pedro Meloni is arguably the world's best. After nearly a decade in the sport starting in the mid-2000s, Meloni built a reputation as a cool, calm, and ... Continue Reading
Zahir Khudayarov Makes a 480kg Squat at 125kg Bodyweight for a New World Record
Finland-based powerlifter Zahir Khudayarov just broke his world squat record with a phenomenal lift of 480 kilograms (1,058.2 pounds) in knee wraps and a Harris singlet, which is made for raw competitions, ... Continue Reading
59 Year-Old Dave Barry Does “Murph” for 24-Hours Straight
When you think of tough and working out, what comes to mind? Is it squatting four plates, clean & jerking 300 lbs, or lifting a 400 lb Atlas stone? In their own respects, these could all be classified ... Continue Reading
Amit Sapir Squats Over 4.3x Bodyweight for a New World Record
Amit Sapir has just squatted 785 pounds (356 kilograms) raw with wraps at 181 pounds (82 kilograms) bodyweight for a new world record in the lift. That’s 4.3 times his own bodyweight. You can watch it take ... Continue Reading
Stefi Cohen Deadlifts 4x Her Bodyweight for New All Time Record
Stefanie Cohen had a big weekend at the WRPF's Boss of Bosses IV powerlifting meet, which was held at Boss Barbell Club on Saturday, August 26th. The Saturday invitation only meet hosted some of the ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of the Hang Clean
Hang cleans are more than just a clean and jerk variation seen in functional fitness competitions or barbell WODs. They are a vital part to the development and enhancement of the Olympic weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Jeison Lopez (Junior 77kg, Colombia) Clean & Jerks 200kg in Training!
Jeison Lopez — the Junior 77kg lifter from Colombia — is at it again. Just a couple weeks after posting an incredibly impressive 170kg snatch to Instagram, Lopez crossed another lifting milestone in ... Continue Reading
Check Out What Happens When a 150 lb Kettlebell Hits Concrete
Have you ever wondered what would happen when certain pieces of lifting equipment hit the ground? Some things in the gym are meant to be dropped like bumper plates and rubber sided dumbbells. But metal ... Continue Reading
Dmitry Klokov and Bradley Martyn Talk Bodybuilding Vs. Weightlifting
If you love strength sports enough to appreciate both weightlifting and bodybuilding, there’s a chance you’ve fantasized about seeing Dmitry Klokov and Bradley Martyn train together. Now the powers that ... Continue Reading
Ben Bergeron Picks His Top Moments from the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
CrossFit® trainer Ben Bergeron has been staggering out his top ten favorite moments on his Instagram from the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games. Bergeron own CrossFit New England and has coached over six CrossFit ... Continue Reading
The Best Responses from Dave Castro’s Reddit AMA
As Director of the CrossFit Games, Dave Castro has one of the sport's most recognizable faces. The retired Navy SEAL has been the Director of the Games since its inception ten years ago, and he took to ... Continue Reading