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
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
CrossFit Games East Region Day 1: Mat Fraser, Carol-Ann Reason-Thibault, and Injuries on the Ring Dips
Day 1 of the 2017 CrossFit Games East Regional finished with some familiar names on top of the leaderboard in Albany. 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser leads the men's standings, and ... Continue Reading
CrossFit and Facebook Sign Deal to Broadcast Live Events
Earlier this week, Facebook signed an unprecedented agreement with CrossFit to broadcast the CrossFit Regionals live on the CrossFit Games’ Facebook page. You can now watch the 2017 CrossFit Regionals on ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces Senior Pan American Championships Squad
Late yesterday, USA Weightlifting announced the men's and women's teams for this year's Pan American Championships, which will be held from July 20-27 at the Miccosukee Resort in Miami, Florida. The ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 CrossFit Regionals
Believe it or not, it’s been almost two months since the CrossFit Open ended and Mat Fraser and Sara Sigmundsdottir were announced as the winners. (Fraser won by a decisive 78 points ahead of Noah Ohlsen, ... Continue Reading
What Brian Shaw’s 12,000-Calorie Diet Looks Like
"I should probably start out at the beginning by saying...This diet is to make me as strong as I possibly can be. I'm eating to be the strongest man on the planet," says professional strongman Brian Shaw ... Continue Reading
Check Out This Epic Split/Squat Jerk Combo Save
When Olympic lifts go wrong, there's often not a whole lot we can do to save them. This becomes increasingly true in competition when you factor in fatigue and nerves. Yet, every once in a while you ... Continue Reading
Watch Luca Thimm, Weightlifter With Down Syndrome, Go 6 for 6
Luca Thimm may be that dose of Monday Motivation you've been looking for. Thimm is a German weightlifter and recently competed at a local meet going 6/6 on his lifts. His final lifts included in the video ... Continue Reading
Robles and Wilkes Lead the Way on Day 3 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
The final day of the USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships ended with a lot of big lifts from the strongest athletes in American Weightlifting. Olympic Medalist Sarah Robles posted her highest ... Continue Reading
Mattie Rogers Sets New Record, Dominates USA Weightlifting National Championships
Once again, Mattie Rogers has shown her dominance in the 69KG weight class. Competing at the 2017 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships, Rogers won her 3rd National championships with a ... Continue Reading
Rogers, Burns, and Tatum Highlight Day 2 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
Day 2 of the USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships picked up right where day 1 ended with the same excitement and energy surrounding American Weightlifting. The day crowned four more national ... Continue Reading
Jessica Lucero Puts on Record Breaking Performance at USAW National Championships
On Friday evening at the 2017 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships, Jessica Lucero of Catalyst Athletics won her third National Championship in a row and showed everyone why she is ... Continue Reading
Women Make History at Day 1 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
Day 1 of the USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships has concluded, and it was an historic first day to say the least. Three woman were crowned National Champions, and all three woman clean& ... Continue Reading