Bench is a favorite amongst bodybuilders and powerlifters alike. When it comes to adding size and strength to the upper body, it's hard to beat. Building a big bench comes from mastering your technique, ... Continue Reading
The 17.1 Reebok CrossFit Games Open Announcement Will Be Held In Canada AND France
The 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games Open begins in less than two weeks, and the 17.1 announcement is going to be a double header: it will take place on the same day in Montreal, Canada and Paris, France. The ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Federation Releases 2016 Executive Board Minutes
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has released minutes from their Executive Board Meetings that were held throughout the year in 2016. The calendar year of 2016 through January of this year ... Continue Reading
3 Reasons Why Weightlifters Should Do Sumo Clean Pulls
When we look at the pulling movements in formal weightlifting programming, we often see clean and snatch grip pulling variations, from various heights, tempos, and intensities. While those are all ... Continue Reading
Watch 94kg Weightlifter Nathan Damron Squat 595 Pounds for 5 Reps
At this point, Nathan Damron is a bona fide phenomenon. The 94kg American weightlifter — just off his record-breaking performance at the 2016 American Open — posted an Instagram video of a beautiful set ... Continue Reading
Nigerian Bodybuilder Does Farmers Walks with Gas-Powered Generators
We've written on Nigerian bodybuilder Azekhumhe Omoh before, but I thought it was only fitting to highlight his latest video featuring what could be described as a, "No excuses farmers walk." His latest ... Continue Reading
Emily Abbott Shuts Down Dating App Match Who Said He Prefers a “Real Woman”
Even if you’re a world-class athlete, it's hard to catch a break on dating apps. Emily Abbott, a three-time Reebok CrossFit Games athlete and the eighth place finisher at the 2015 Games, is currently ... Continue Reading
Watch Hafthor Bjornsson’s Road to the Arnold 2017 by Rogue Fitness
Any time elite strength athletes and Rogue Fitness come together to create videos, there tends to be a unique outcome. We saw that when Rogue Fitness posted their Stoneland video, and now we're seeing ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Update: Sara Sigmundsdottir Is Moving to California
The five weeks of the 2017 CrossFit Open won't begin until February 26, but Games season is (basically) fully in swing, with athletes around the globe dialing in their training, nutrition, and ... Continue Reading
Can You Use Olympic Weightlifting to Get Better at Boxing?
There’s an old Hungarian proverb that goes, “A man with one ass can’t ride two horses.” If you want to be great at something, don’t try to be great at anything else – pick a goal and focus. ... Continue Reading
The Russia Weightlifting Cup Is Currently Streaming Live
The Russian Cup is currently in full swing and it has three cameras streaming live. Currently there are two platform cameras and one camera on the warm-up room. To check out the stream follow this ... Continue Reading
Andy Bolton: Back to Training After Cancer and Kidney Failure
“I mean yesterday I maxed out at 440, I just can’t imagine what it feels like to pull a 1000lbs” “No. You can’t.” Fortunately both my deadlift and interviewing skills have improved a lot since the first ... Continue Reading
Kianoush Rostami Wins IWF’s Lifter of the Year, Two Days After Being Dropped From National Team
One day after the Kianoush Rostami was dropped from Iran's national weightlifting team, the International Weightlifting Federation has named him 2016's male Lifter of the Year. The award is decided by a ... Continue Reading
Dan Green Presses 374 for an Easy 11-Reps Post-Surgery
Dan "The Boss" Green, 34, is one of the more elite powerlifters in both the 110kg and 100kg weight class. As of recently, Green has been a little more quiet on social media and unless you follow him ... Continue Reading
Rich Froning, Josh Bridges, and Dan Bailey Have Started a Coffee Company
Coffee and fitness go together like peanut butter and jelly, and some of the biggest names from the Reebok CrossFit Games have teamed up to create their own company to power WODs around the world. Josh ... Continue Reading
Natalie Hanson Squats 3x Her Bodyweight and Sets a New American Record
A week ago at the USA Powerlifting Wisconsin State Open, Cooper Wage wasn't the only powerlifter putting up big lifts. Natalie Hanson was also leaving her mark by setting a new Open American squat ... Continue Reading
7 Strategies to Improve Recovery and Adapt from Hard Training
Recovery and adaptation at the physiological level (muscles, cells, endocrine system, etc) is critical for every athlete, especially when determining the differences between an elite lifter versus a very ... Continue Reading
Learn How to Pattern a Stronger, Healthier Squat with These 3 Movements
When preparing for squats and other movements, primer exercises can be highly beneficial for reinforcing and developing the correct neural patterning needed to promote the intended movement ... Continue Reading
Watch 77kg Weightlifter Jeison Lopez 5-Second Pause Hang Snatch 130kg
Professional Colombian weightlifter Jeison Lopez, 17, is the definition of a powerful teenage athlete. He competes in the youth 77kg weight class and continually pushes new limits. Lopez has his eyes set ... Continue Reading
John Cena: The Bench Press Is “A Worthless Test of Skill”
The debate as to whether or not the bench press is functional, useful, or worth the injury risk still rages today. It's seldom implemented in functional fitness workouts and it's a touchy ... Continue Reading
Watch Hafthor Bjornsson Crush a 206.5kg Log Clean & Press PR
The annual Arnold Sports Festival that takes place in Columbus, Ohio, March 2-5th is right around the corner. We're already within a month of the expo that brings thousands of strength athletes, ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir Breaks Multiple Icelandic Weightlifting Records in Reykjavik
CrossFit Games athletes sometimes get flack for being too “fit” and not sufficiently specialized, with the implication that trying to be “pretty good” in every area of fitness will result in an athlete ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Front Squats 222kg (489 lbs) for a Double
CJ Cummings is getting even stronger, and that's great news for fans of American weightlifters (or weightlifters in general). The world record-holding 16 year old is prepping for the 2017 USA Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Watch the Trailer for the New CrossFit Games Documentary, “Fittest On Earth: A Decade of Fitness”
"I love the pain, I love the suffering." Those are the first words of the first trailer for CrossFit HQ's new documentary about the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games, "Fittest On Earth: A Decade of ... Continue Reading