Zydrunas Savickas is one of the best athletes in strongman history, and like most heavyweight competitors in the sport, he's a darn big guy: 6'3" (or an inch taller than that, according to some sources) ... Continue Reading
Russian Weightlifter Apti Aukhadov Ordered to Return London Olympic Medal
Russian weightlifter and 2012 London Olympic Silver Medalist Apti Aukhadov has been ordered to return his medal, according to Inside the Games. Aukhadov competed in weightlifting in the men's 85kg ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Releases Info, Points System for American Open Series
Last week, USA Weightlifting (USAW) released the qualifying totals for the new American Open Series. The totals — which are significantly lower than what we're used to seeing at National meets — created a ... Continue Reading
2017 IWF World Weightlifting Championships Moved to USA
The 2017 World Weightlifting Championships are headed to Anaheim, California. Though originally slated to take place in Penang, Malaysia — site of this year's Youth World Weightlifting Championships — ... Continue Reading
Brooke Wells Deadlifts 425 Pounds (and Makes It Look Easy)
After the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games — in which she finished 6th overall — 21 year old Brooke Wells went in a different direction with her training. To do so, she enlisted the help of CrossFit New England ... Continue Reading
Release Date Set for Reebok Legacy Lifter (and the Closest Look So Far)
Two months ago, 2010 CrossFit Games Champion (and longtime Reebok athlete) Graham Holmberg gave us a look at Reebok's new weightlifting shoe in a YouTube video. And at the IWF Junior Worlds earlier this ... Continue Reading
Here Are the 2017 American Open Series Qualifying Totals from USA Weightlifting
In 2017, USA Weightlifting will introduce a new "American Open Series" of three meets held across the country, and while exact dates and locations have yet to be announced, we now know the qualifying ... Continue Reading
Ray Williams Hits First-Ever 1,000 Pound Raw (No Wraps) Squat in Powerlifting History
USA Powerlifting Nationals are currently underway in Atlanta, Georgia, and on the last day of competition, history has been made. Super Heavyweight and reigning World Champion Ray "Ray Ray" ... Continue Reading
Chris Duffin REPS 1,001 Pounds in the Sumo Deadlift
It's a big week for powerlifting, and if you're an athlete in and/or fan of the sport, you probably have your eyes set on USAPL Raw Nationals in Atlanta this weekend. But while there's some truly amazing ... Continue Reading
Athletes to Watch at the 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships
This week, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) released the final start list for the 2016 Youth World Championships, to be held in Penang, Malaysia from October 19th to 25th. For just under a ... Continue Reading
Check Out These Nike Weightlifting Shoes from 1987
While we're waiting for the Nike Romaleos 3 to drop (supposedly later this year), USA Weightlifting is feeding our weightlifting shoe fix by taking it old school — as in, 29 years ago old ... Continue Reading
IWF Releases Public Disclosure on Positive Doping Tests from Rio
The International Weightlifting Federation has released on official Public Disclosure regarding positive doping tests at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. While we had heard reports from various news ... Continue Reading
This American Shot Putter Just Jerked 500 Pounds
The list of Americans who can currently jerk 500 pounds/227 kilograms (or recently, meaning they've done it in the past year or so), is small. And before today, we had confirmation from the following ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting CEO Phil Andrews Visits IWF Headquarters, Presents Award
Last month, USA Weightlifting, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), and Harris County — Houston Sports Authority won a SportsTravel Magazine award for the 2015 World Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
All the Weightlifters Currently Suspended After Olympic Doping Retests
Beginning early this summer, numerous weightlifters from the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games were provisionally suspended following doping retests from those competitions. With numerous waves of sample ... Continue Reading
BarBend Black Snapbacks Now Available!
The BarBend Classic Black Snapback is currently out of stock. Made out of 100% cotton with raised BarBend "B" above the front brim and full "BarBend" logo in the back. It makes a statement about ... Continue Reading
How One Marine Did Every Hero WOD in a Year (on the Anniversary of Each Hero’s Death)
A few months ago, we interviewed Jeff Yan, an NYC-based CrossFit® trainer who made it his goal to complete every Hero WOD. Yan's journey sparked a lot of conversation on social media, and a few weeks ... Continue Reading
Training Inspiration: Azekhumhe Omoh and His Homemade Barbells, Dumbbells, and More
Nigerian bodybuilder Azekhumhe Omoh has been training for around five years, and mostly, he trains on homemade equipment in his yard. Recently, a video of Omoh squatting with a homemade barbell and ... Continue Reading
Jon North Recovering at Home, Starts New Blog and Details Heart Condition
Last week, 2011 USA Weightlifting National Champion Jon North suffered a cardiac arrest while visiting the zoo with his wife, Jessica Lee North, and young son. After a successful surgery to install a ... Continue Reading
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Releases Its 2017 Prohibited List
Earlier this week, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released their annual Prohibited List of banned substances and methods for drug-tested sports. The full list can be found here. A summary of the ... Continue Reading
Rio Silver Medalist Tian Tao Cleans 230kg
Tian Tao is an exciting lifter to watch, but sometimes, he's too exciting. He's young (just 22) and immensely strong, but his performances on the international stage are inconsistent. He won ... Continue Reading
IWF Public Disclosure: Norik Vardanian Tests Positive for Anabolic Agent
In a public disclosure released on the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) website, it was announced that Norik Vardanian, a 94kg lifter who has competed internationally for both the United ... Continue Reading
Need to Warm Up for Olympic Weightlifting? Here’s Greg Everett’s Routine
Catalyst Athletics founder Greg Everett puts out a bunch of great content on the sport of weightlifting, and he's been doing so for years. Recently, Everett tackled one of the most overlooked aspects of ... Continue Reading
Canadian Weightlifter Boady Santavy Snatches 158kg in Training, Above National Record
Canadian weightlifter Boady Santavy has been weightlifting since he was around 6, and he's truly grown up around the sport: His father, Dalas, represented Canada at the 2005 World Weightlifting ... Continue Reading