YouTube channel London Real has produced a free, authorized documentary-feature about six-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates. Its contents may surprise you! [We've embedded Part 1 of the documentary at the ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting President Ursula Garza-Papandrea Elected First Female IWF Vice President
Earlier today, USA Weightlifting President Ursula Garza-Papandrea was elected the first-ever female Vice President for the International Weightlifting Federation. IWF elections are being held in Bangkok, ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Announces Retirement from World’s Strongest Man; Hafthor Bjornsson Questions Press Score
Though contractual obligations with organizers prevent competitors from announcing results at this point, Eddie Hall has announced his retirement from World's Strongest Man competition via Instagram. From ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Pacific Region Recap: Webb & Newbury Win, Toomey Close Behind
The final day of 2017 CrossFit Games Pacific Regional has come to a close in Wollongong, Australia, and familiar names are at the top of the leaderboard. Kara Webb managed to edge out Tia-Clair ... Continue Reading
Dan Bailey Withdraws from 2017 CrossFit Games Central Regional
Multi-time Reebok CrossFit Games competitor and fan favorite Dan Bailey has withdrawn from the 2017 Central Regional. While Bailey's withdrawal was announced on the Region's live stream, no reason has ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Central Regional Day 1: Griffith & Castillo in First, Sigmundsdottir Sitting in 2nd
Big names sit toward the top of the Central Region leaderboard after Day 1, but some of the sport's best-known names are still on the outside looking in as athletes fight for a coveted qualification spot ... Continue Reading
Meet the Multi-Record Holding Powerlifter Who Can Squat 3.6x Her Bodyweight
Victoria Vargas, aka "Shoooorrrt_Stufff", as her Instagram handle states, continually proves that her lifts are nothing short of amazing. This 22 year old -52kg powerlifter is currently on course to break ... Continue Reading
These Are Your World’s Strongest Man Finalists
If you want to glimpse some of the mightiest battles taking place in sports today, check out the images posted this week of the qualifying rounds of the World's Strongest Man on Instagram. The ... Continue Reading
Pyrros Dimas on the Future of Weightlifting and IWF Elections
Pyrros Dimas is one of the world's most famous weightlifters, and more than a decade after his retirement from competition, he's stayed busy as an official and administrator at the sport's highest levels. ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Pacific Region Day 1: Tia-Clair Toomey and Kara Webb Tied
Day 1 of the 2017 Reebok CrossFit® Games Pacific Regional wrapped up with some big names at the top of the leaderboard in Wollongong, Australia. 5-time Games veteran Kara Webb is neck and neck with ... Continue Reading
Khan Porter Suspects Pec Injury After Pacific Regionals Day 1 (Will Continue)
We're in the second weekend of the 2017 CrossFit Games Regionals and another athlete suspects they've sustained a pec injury. 3-time Games competitor Khan Porter, competing in the Pacific Regional and ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of the Sumo Deadlift (That You May Have Overlooked)
Deadlifting is known to produce strong people. All forms. In the world of deadlifting however, there are many debates between conventional style fanatics vs sumo pullers, each staking their turf in the ... Continue Reading
Natalie Hanson Squats 3.2 Times Her Bodyweight for an Unofficial World Record
There were plenty of impressive lifts at the 35th Annual USA Powerlifting Open National Championships in Orlando this weekend. The -72kg athlete Kelsey McCarthy put up a 162kg (357.1lb) bench press, the ... Continue Reading
How Alyssa Ritchey Transitioned from CrossFit Regionals to International Weightlifter
She's one of only a handful of American women to clean & jerk double her bodyweight in competition, and now, Alyssa Ritchey is headed to Miami this July after making her first Pan American ... Continue Reading
Check Out These Heart Stopping Self Spotting Videos
What do you when the odds are stacked against you? Like when you're at the bottom of the squat and you can't get back up. Do you dump the weight behind you, or use your resources to self spot ... Continue Reading
Derek Poundstone Set to Make Strongman Return
Renowned American strongman Derek Poundstone is back! But to what extent? In an official video announcement (embedded below), Ultimate Strongman broke news that three-time America’s Strongest Man ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Is Writing a Book About the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
Every year the Reebok CrossFit Games coverage gets better and better, and we’ve just been treated to a very cool, in-depth article from Reebok HQ in which a writer tails Dave Castro for a few days during ... Continue Reading
14-Year Old Alayna Easterly Deadlifts 147.5kg (3.1 Times Her Bodyweight)
What were you doing at 14-years old? I, for one, wasn't deadlifting 3.1 times my bodyweight. In comes Alayna Easterly, the 14-year old who recently claimed first in the Teen 1 division at the ... Continue Reading
5 USA Weightlifting Members in Contention for Senior IWF Positions
It’s election season at the International Weightlifting Federation, and that means that hundreds of candidates are running for positions at the world’s foremost weightlifting organization. There are ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games South Region Recap: Reed and Collins Hold On
The 2017 CrossFit Games South Regional has come and gone, and familiar faces are atop of the leaderboard. Tennil Reed and Logan Collins managed to hold on to their first place positions and punch their ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games East Region Recap: Fraser & Reason-Thibault Win, Davidsdottir Finishes Second
To no one's surprise, Katrin Davidsdottir is headed back to the Reebok CrossFit Games. What may surprise fans is that the 2-time defending Games Champion didn't win the East Region like many ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games South Region Day 2: Tennil Reed, Collins, and Leaderboard Changes
One day remains in the 2017 CrossFit® Games South Regional and it appears the leaderboard has had its fair share of shifts. Unlike the East Regional, the South's men's and women's individual top fives ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games East Region Day 2: Fraser Still Ahead, and Another Big Name Withdraws
With only one day to go in the East Region, familiar names top the leaderboard, though one defending CrossFit Games Champion is still fighting for a first place spot. On the women's side, Carol-Ann ... Continue Reading
CrossFit® Games South Region Day 1: Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Logan Collins, and More
Day 1 of the 2017 CrossFit® Games South Regional is in the books and we're halfway through the second day. Unlike the East Regionals, athletes at the top of both the women and men's individual South ... Continue Reading