A new documentary has landed on the CrossFit® YouTube channel, and while it's entitled 17.03: Birds of Prey, there's not much talk of this year's squat-snatch and pull-up-laden 17.3 Open workout. ... Continue Reading
Check Out Dimitar Savatinov’s 240kg (528 lb) Barbell Push Press
One of world's strongest pressers is back at it again with an epic barbell push press. The press was performed by none other than Dimitar Savatinov, a Bulgarian strongman. Savatinov recently shared ... Continue Reading
Oleksandr Rubets Squats 431kg at 100kg Bodyweight for a New World Record
We've been seeing some seriously earthshaking lifts come out of the IPF-affiliated European Equipped Powerlifting Championships that are taking place this week in Malaga, Spain. Earlier this week, we ... Continue Reading
Not Competing at Nationals? Try Fantasy Weightlifting
This weekend, almost 400 of the best weightlifters in the United States will be invading Chicago for the 2017 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships. That means there will be over twenty thousand ... Continue Reading
2017 CrossFit® Regionals Events 4, 5, and 6 Revealed, Still No Barbells
Dave Castro may be the master of the slow build and reveal, but it looks like he’s decided to throw caution to the wind and drop three events of the CrossFit® Regionals in a day. The average load for a ... Continue Reading
Liao Hui Goes Way Over His Current World Records (In Training)
Three weeks ago, a video surfaced of 69kg Chinese weightlifter Liao Hui crushing some seriously heavy lifts. How heavy? The video features Hui hitting a 170kg snatch (4kg over his world record) and a 205kg ... Continue Reading
The 2017 USA Weightlifting National Championships Ultimate Preview
On May 4th, USA Weightlifting published the latest version of the athlete start list for the 2017 National Championships, to be held May 11 through the 14th of this year in Chicago, Illinois. As of this ... Continue Reading
A New Junior World Record: Karen Hesthammer Squats 185.5kg at 52kg Bodyweight
A new junior world record has entered the books in Malaga, Spain, where the European Powerlifting Federation’s Open, Sub-Junior, and Junior Powerlifting Championships are currently underway. Karen ... Continue Reading
2017 CrossFit® Regionals Workout 2 (Dumbbells Are Back!)
Less than twelve hours after releasing Workout 1, Dave Castro has released the second CrossFit® Regionals event. The Regional competitions are taking place over the span of three weekends, which ... Continue Reading
52kg Powerlifter Liz Craven Squats 155.5kg for New World Record
There were a handful of records broken two weekends ago at the Pacific Invitational that was held in Sydney, Australia. One of the records that somewhat got lost in rotation was Liz Craven's world record ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Announces 2017 CrossFit Regionals Workout 1
It's that time of year again: CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro is releasing Regional workouts ahead of time. The Regional competitions — which take place across three weekends from May 19th through June ... Continue Reading
Here’s How CrossFit Games Athlete Sam Dancer Warms Up
If you love the Reebok CrossFit Games, odds are that you’ve wondered how on Earth Sam Dancer is so strong. Dancer came in second place at the 2014 Reebok CrossFit® Games when he was competing as part of ... Continue Reading
Watch Mat Fraser Snatch 132kg at the 2012 USAW National Championships
Through a strength athlete's career, it's likely they'll partake in multiple forms of lifting as they learn and grow. For example, it's common to see weightlifters excel in CrossFit® competition due to ... Continue Reading
Watch the 17.2 Documentary Starring Froning, Davidsdottir, Sigmundsdottir, and More
As the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games approach, we haven't just been enjoying the coverage from the Reebok CrossFit Games' Update Studio, hours of behind-the-scenes footage, the occasional comedy sketch, and ... Continue Reading
Reichardt and Delacruz Win Medals at Junior Pan American Weightlifting Championships
Picking up where she left off in 2016, Hayley Reichardt has won the first medals for Team USA at the 2017 Junior Pan American Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Reichardt, who represents the Garage ... Continue Reading
USA Brings Home 54 Weightlifting Medals at the 2017 World Masters Games
Last weekend concluded the final day of the 2017 World Masters Games. This year marked the ninth games, and they were held in Auckland, New Zealand. The weightlifting event took place from April 22-29th. ... Continue Reading
James Hobart Explains Why He’s Not Competing in the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games
A veteran of eight CrossFit Games, a three-time Affiliate Cup Champion, and former member of CrossFit Mayhem, James Hobart is a fixture in the sport of CrossFit. That's why it was a little surprising to ... Continue Reading
Karen Skalvoll Competes at Powerlifting Nationals Under Oxygen Therapy
Earlier this year in March, we reported on a Norwegian adaptive strength athlete named Karen Skalvoll. She competed and set a world record under oxygen therapy at this year's Arnold Classic Disabled ... Continue Reading
Watch Travis Williams Finish Isabel In Under a Minute
After the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games, Travis Williams became the nineteenth fittest man on Earth, but we think he might have just completed the fastest Isabel in history. The workout is simple: thirty ... Continue Reading
Kevin Gray Squats More Than 4 Times His Bodyweight to Set New World Record
Australian powerlifter Kevin Gray had an eventful weekend at the Pacific Invitational in Sydney. This year's Invitational was held during the Australian Fitness Show, which took place over the weekend on ... Continue Reading
Catching Up with Luis Mosquera, the Fastest Weightlifter in the Western Hemisphere
In the world of Olympic weightlifting, and specifically the Pan American Region of the world where the United States is a prominent member, few weightlifters have had the type of success at all age levels ... Continue Reading
Check Out Thor “The Mountain” Bjornsson Deadlifting 400kg for Two Easy Reps
Well we already knew he could crush skulls with his bare hands, but "The Mountain" is less well-known for his tremendous hip drive and deadlift lockout. During his relentless training for the 2017 ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Drops First Hint for CrossFit® Games Regionals Workouts
The CrossFit® Open has come and gone, and we're a little under a month away from Regionals season. This year's Open had a ton of ups and downs, so we're excited to see what's in store for the Regionals ... Continue Reading
Watch Blaine Sumner and Kelly Branton Drink Chicken Shakes and Squat 915lbs
If you felt the earth shaking Monday, remain calm, because there's no need to be alarmed. It was just two of powerlifting's best squatters coming together for an epic bro session, which to no one's ... Continue Reading