A list of the world's strongest famous people usually turns up the Schwarzeneggers, Stallones, and Johnsons. We wanted to know about the people you wouldn't expect—the politicians, celebrities, and ... Continue Reading
After Losing Gov’t Funding, British Weight Lifting Receives £2.2 Million From a New Source
After a tough week, life just got a little easier for British Weight Lifting. On December 9, the United Kingdom governmental body, UK Sport, announced that they were withdrawing all of their funding for ... Continue Reading
Strongman Corporation Will Hold First Competition For Disabled Athletes At 2017 Arnold Classic
For the time first time in Strongman Corporation history, there will be a sanctioned strongman competition for disabled athletes. This competition will take place at the 2017 Arnold Classic. The 2017 ... Continue Reading
The Essential Sandbag Workout for Strength Athletes
If "functional fitness" is your bag, it can sometimes get a little hard to defend barbell training. If your goal is to be able to lift and carry real things in the real world, well, how often is that going ... Continue Reading
Watch Lu Xiaojun’s Insane 180kg Snatch (at 77kg Bodyweight)
At this point, we're used to seeing footage of Lu Xiaojun doing some impressive things in training. And there are few active weightlifters who can match his competition pedegree: Three time World Champion, ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts Sets New American Record Snatch in 105kg Class
In breaking news at the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open, Wes Kitts made two successful lifts in the snatch portion of the competition to set a new American Record of 174KG (383lb). The old ... Continue Reading
Colin Burns Sets New American Snatch Record in 94kg Weight Class!
The final day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off right where Saturday night ended. Competing in the 94KG session, Colin Burns made three successful lifts in the snatch ... Continue Reading
Records Fall: 2016 American Open Championship Day 2 Results
The second day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off right where Friday night ended. Medals were presented in the men’s 69KG, 77KG, and 85KG categories, along with the woman’s 63KG ... Continue Reading
Jezza Uepa Squats 455kg/1,003lbs for a New RAW World Record!
We'll clarify this from the start: While Ray Williams was the first person to squat over 1,000 pounds raw, without wraps in USAPL competition, his massive and historic squat didn't set a world record ... Continue Reading
Big Lifts in Orlando: 2016 American Open Day 1 Results
The first day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off with the excitement that you would expect from a national competition with over 800 athletes competing. Medals were presented in ... Continue Reading
13-Year Old Morgan McCullough Breaks Multiple American Records at the American Open
The 2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championships are in full swing down in Orlando, Florida. Last night the youth athletes took the floor, and one young weightlifter made sure to leave his ... Continue Reading
Watch the Second Klokov Power Weekend With English Subtitles
The second annual Klokov Power Weekend took place in Moscow in mid-November, but it was like Christmas for Olympic weightlifters. Both active and retired international lifters assembled for some friendly ... Continue Reading
John Haack Squats 595lbs x 6 RAW and Continues a Great 2016
There’s no question about John Haack being one strong dude, especially when its comes to squats. Haack recently shared a video to his Instagram of a 270kg (595 lb) raw squat for six. A video ... Continue Reading
2-Time Olympic Weightlifting Medalist Szymon Kołecki Starts MMA Career
According to two Polish news sources, Szymon Kolecki — the 2000 Olympic silver medalist and 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 94kg category — has announced he's beginning an MMA career starting in ... Continue Reading
Watch Kara Webb Snatch 220 Pounds!
The 2016 Reebok CrossFit Invitational featured a max snatch event, but it looks like Team Australia competitor and multi-time CrossFit Games athlete Kara Webb had her best lifting in the warm-up ... Continue Reading
Antonio Urso Announces Candidacy for IWF Presidency
This past weekend at the Junior European Championships in Eilat, Israel, Italy’s Antonio Urso declared his candidacy for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)’s presidency in elections to be ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championship
The 2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championships are about to be underway in Orlando, Florida. Official dates for the competition are from December 8th-11th, which means there's only four days to ... Continue Reading
Davon Mahon Squats 180kg For 42 Reps
In case you need motivation to squat later, a video shared on Powerlifting Motivation's Facebook page definitely got us pumped up to train legs. The video highlights a lifter named Davon Mahon ... Continue Reading
Average Broz Gym Stretch Tape Review
A good hook grip can be the difference between missing a lift and crushing a PR. Yet, hook gripping isn’t always easy to perform, especially when we experience thumb pain. In most cases we push through the ... Continue Reading
Chris Spealler Will Compete at the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games (If He Qualifies)
Contrary to previous reports, Chris Spealler may not be sitting out next year's Reebok CrossFit Games after all. You might remember him announcing his retirement from the CrossFit Games after his ... Continue Reading
Breaking: USA Weightlifting Names Rogue Fitness Official Equipment Manufacturer
Earlier today, USA Weightlifting made a big announcement confirming that Rogue Fitness will be their new official Equipment Manufacturer. Rogue Fitness is now part of a 4-year agreement with USA ... Continue Reading
Rootz Paleo Protein Superfood Review
Paleo workout supplements were always going to happen, but are they really a substitute for guilty pleasure, sweetener-laden whey powder? Rootz is betting that there’s a market for folks wary of the ... Continue Reading
Long Day of Sitting? Try These 8 Stretches to Unlock Your Hips
We’re not going to bore you with all the stats and scary science about how sitting is the new smoking and sitting is killing you why are you sitting right now buy a treadmill desk already. But every ... Continue Reading
Jezza Uepa Squats 1,036 lbs Raw, 31 Pounds Over Ray Williams’ Record
Jezza Uepa, 36, a powerlifter from the tiny island of Nauru, is one seriously strong guy. In a recent video shared on his Instagram, he’s squatting 470kg (1,036 lbs) raw, and he makes it look pretty easy ... Continue Reading