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
Check Out Rogue’s New Dumbbell Bumpers
If you’ve ever said to yourself, “Dumbbells are great alternatives to barbells, but I wish they were more like barbells,” well, your ship has come into port. Not content to merely sell old-fashioned ... Continue Reading
CBS Sports Report: Kent State Unable to Produce Certification for Strength Coach After June Death
CBS Sports recently published a story detailing that Kent State is (as of right now) unable to produce a certification for Ross Bowsher, the strength coach who was in charge at the time of football ... Continue Reading
Dennis Cornelius Crushes His World Record Squat In Training
Raw, barefoot, and listening to country music, 120kg powerlifter Dennis Cornelius is crushing world records in training. Thrash metal be damned, Cornelius is making Trace Adkins look like a great choice ... Continue Reading
Janis Finkelman’s New World Record Deadlift: 225kg at 60kg Bodyweight
Iowa-based powerlifter Janis Finkelman has set a new IPL deadlift world record with a mighty pull of 225 kilograms (496 pounds) at 60kg (132lb), more than 3.75 times her ... Continue Reading
Transitioning from Powerlifting to Strongman: Tips and Considerations
I wanted to address a fairly well discussed topic in my circle for quite some time now. It is a deeply personal issue that people either embrace as the choice of someone to make on their own, or harass ... Continue Reading
All Teen and Masters Podium Finishers at the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
By now, chances are you've heard Tia-Clair Toomey and Mat Fraser have been crowned the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games individual champion. In case you missed it, check out the individual podium finishers ... Continue Reading
2017 CrossFit Games Masters (60+) Athlete Saves Drowning Fellow Competitor
Robert Caslin may not have come out on top at the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games, but he's definitely left a lasting impact. CrossFit HQ recently released a story on Caslin, a Masters 60+ athlete, who saved ... Continue Reading
Wasatch CrossFit Wins Reebok CrossFit Games Team Division; CrossFit Mayhem Finishes in 2nd
In 2015, four-time Individual Reebok CrossFit Games Champion Rich Froning and CrossFit Mayhem made a jaw-dropping run on the last day to take home the Affiliate Cup in Carson, California. In 2016, ... Continue Reading