Kevin Oak, or Oak Strong, as he's known on social media, just pulled a huge one rep max in lead up to the Boss of Bosses IV. Oak hit a 370kg (815 lb) deadlift, and is now five and a half weeks out before ... Continue Reading
Tom Martin Totals 920kg With a Torn Bicep
When British powerlifter Tom Martin tore his bicep at the World Powerlifting Congress' European Championships, we figured he was done with deadlifting for a while. He had other plans. The -110kg athlete ... Continue Reading
Stefi Cohen Reps 440-Pound Deadlifts at 123 Pounds Bodyweight
Stefi Cohen has publicly declared on several occasions that her biggest goal for 2017 is a quadruple bodyweight deadlift, and her latest Instagram post shows she’s closer than ever. Below, you can see ... Continue Reading
Kirill Sarychev Just Announced Two Brand New Lifting Federations
Kirill Sarychev has already made a lot of contributions to strength sports. Easily one of the strongest living powerlifters, he currently holds the world record for the heaviest raw bench press of all ... Continue Reading
How to Prevent a Bicep Tear
Bicep tears are pretty gnarly. They’re extremely painful, can put a lifter out of commission for months — even squats can be prohibited — and they can come out of nowhere. You can do curls and chin-ups all ... Continue Reading
Obstacle Course Confirmed for 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
Last night, Dave Castro confirmed on his Instagram page that an obstacle course will be making a return at the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games. The last time we saw an obstacle course in the games was in 2012 ... Continue Reading
3 Tips for Pulling Under the Bar in Olympic Weightlifting
It’s not uncommon, especially in beginning lifters or lifters transferring to weightlifting after competing in other sports, to have difficulty getting under the bar while completing full snatches and ... Continue Reading
Two Hip Replacements Won’t Stop Ed Coan’s 500-Pound Deficit Deadlifts
One of the most celebrated powerlifters of all time is back to lifting heavy, despite having undergone not one, but two hip replacements. Ed Coan has broken dozens of powerlifting records throughout his ... Continue Reading
Watch Rob Blackwell’s Snatch Go from 90kg to 160kg (In One Video)
In strength sports you need three things to be successful and those are strategy, strength, and most importantly, consistency. A lot of athletes can't remain consistent for long periods of time, which ... Continue Reading
Daniella Melo Smashes the Junior World Deadlift Record In Training
Eighteen-year-old powerlifting phenom Daniella Melo just broke her all-time deadlift record with a mammoth 480-pound (217.7-kilogram) lift in training, which would be a new IPF junior world record in ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Announces Second 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games Event
We're exactly a week after the first 2017 Reebok CrossFit® Games Event announcement, and in true Dave Castro fashion, the second event isn't going to disappoint. So what is it? Well, there's been quite ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw’s Home Gym Has 10 Kinds of Barbells
"This is where all the World’s Strongest Man titles are earned." Four-time World's Strongest Man and consumer of 12,000 daily calories Brian Shaw has invited viewers into his densely-packed home gym in ... Continue Reading
Check Out Liao Hui’s Personalized Weightlifting Plates
It looks like one of China’s most successful weightlifters is taking his branding to the next level: Liao Hui has his own personalized weightlifting plates. Popular online weightlifting coach Yang Yang ... Continue Reading
This Beach Gym Has Wooden Plates, Dumbbells, and Bars
How do you work out on vacation? In your hotel's make shift gym, with a bodyweight circuit, or do you skip workouts completely, and say the good ol' "Eh, I'm on vacation". If you're part of the ... Continue Reading
Trailer: Watch Hafthor Bjornsson Play an Evil Boxer in “Kickboxer: Retaliation”
World’s Strongest Man runner-up Hafthor Bjornsson’s has added another role to his acting resume in a sequel to the classic 1980s Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, Kickboxer. After four direct-to-DVD ... Continue Reading
Susan Salazar Nails a World Record Total and a 602 Wilks
On the first day of the USPA’s National Powerlifting Championships in Las Vegas, Susan Salazar made history by setting a new World Record total in the International Powerlifting League: 1190.5 pounds, or ... Continue Reading
Layne Norton Wins First Powerlifting Competition After Two Year Injury Hiatus
Layne Norton, PhD, or Biolayne as most know him on social media, is finally back to competing in powerlifting. Norton has been on a two year hiatus from competing after a series of injuries forced him to ... Continue Reading
5 Effective Tips for Stronger Handstands
Handstands: for some, they feel more natural than standing on feet, and for others, they may seem foreign or even downright impossible. As a bodyweight athlete and avid handbalancer, one of my most ... Continue Reading
Tom Martin Tears His Bicep Attempting a Deadlift World Record
At the World Powerlifting Congress’s European Championships this weekend, -110kg British powerlifter Tom Martin had a goal. He didn’t just want to beat the record in his weight class, he wanted to beat ... Continue Reading
How Soon Can I Squat After an ACL Tear?
Please note that the following article does not constitute medical advice. Speak to a licensed medical practitioner before starting an exercise program or any form of physical rehabilitation. Tearing ... Continue Reading
After Two Hip Replacements, Ed Coan Squats 585 Pounds for Reps
Ed Coan wouldn’t let a hip replacement or two stop him from beating your squat PR. The man who some consider the greatest powerlifter of all time is wowing his fans with this new clip of himself squatting ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts Hits a 220kg Clean in Training, Closes in on American Record
Less than two weeks after the last update, we're putting together another article covering 105kg weightlifter Wes Kitts' impressive lifts. On June 27th, we reported on Kitts' new snatch and total ... Continue Reading
Here’s the First Announced Event of the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
Director of the CrossFit Games Dave Castro has taken to Instagram to announce the very first event of the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games. Using what appears to be his favorite announcing method of scrawling ... Continue Reading
Alexander Eriksson Deadlifts 281kg at 74kg for an Unofficial Junior World Record
Swedish athlete Alexander Eriksson has exploded onto the global powerlifting scene with an unofficial IPF junior world record deadlift of 281 kilograms, or 619.5 pounds. Eriksson competed raw in the -74kg ... Continue Reading