Today marks the first day of events for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Between September 8th and 14th, 180 athletes from over 50 nations will be competing in the sport of ... Continue Reading
The Future of Women’s Strength Sports: Going Heavy with Strongwoman Dani Schwalbe
With a killer press and boundless enthusiasm, Dani Schwalbe won the biggest paying woman’s professional strongman contest ever — Strongman Corporation’s Strongest Woman in the World (August 27-28th in ... Continue Reading
Capturing Powerlifting Like Never Before: Adam Palmer of 9for9 Media
For the first two decades of the Internet Age, powerlifting lagged behind many other sports when it came to coverage. World Record lifts were captured — if at all — via grainy video or stills, and ... Continue Reading
Ray Williams Breaks 1,000 Pound RAW Squat Barrier in Training
A little over a week ago, we came across Ray "Ray Ray" Williams going heavy in training with a 975 pound back squat, the heaviest such lift we'd seen raw (in training or competition). The lift was ... Continue Reading
Phoenix Rise Defeat Boston Iron 21-14 in NPGL Finals
In a dramatic (yet commanding) blowout, the Phoenix Rise defeated the Boston Iron 21 to 14 during the finals of the 2016 NPGL Season. Though the Rise proved dominant and clinched the win in Race 9, the ... Continue Reading
4-Time Olympic Medalist, American Weightlifting Legend Norb Schemansky Dies at 92
A Michigan based news outlet is reporting that American weightlifting legend Norbert "Norb" Schemansky has died at 92. Click On Detroit reports that the Michigan native passed away Wednesday night ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Profiles: Mary Peck (63kg) from Napa, California
On Saturday, September 3rd I had the chance to chat with Mary Peck at the Hassle Free Invitational in Sacramento, CA after she won the grand prize of $3,000. She told me training has been going well for ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting, GRID, and Finding the Right Size: An Interview with Tom Sroka
If you've been following American weightlifting online for the past few years, chances are you've stumbled across Tom Sroka in any number of videos from California Strength and (the now defunct) ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Nathan Damron Squats 300kg (660lbs), Just 2.5kg Off Powerlifting World Record
American weightlifter Nathan Damron is taking some time to focus on his back squat strength, and it seems to be paying off with new PRs almost every week. Now, the 20 year old training out of Mash Elite ... Continue Reading
Rubets Oleksandr, Squats 416kg, Breaks IPF Junior and Open Records at Just 20 Years Old
At just 20 years old, Ukrainian powerlifter Rubets Oleksandr has absolutely demolished the previous IPF Junior squat record and set a new Open record in the process. At the Sub-Junior and ... Continue Reading
NPGL’s DC Brawlers Suffer First-Ever Loss, Knocked Out of Playoffs by Boston Iron
In the three-year history of the National Pro Grid League, the DC Brawlers have absolutely dominated their competition, going undefeated through two seasons (and two championships) and winning their first ... Continue Reading
ASICS Releases LIFT MASTER LITE Training Shoe. Would You Try Them for Lifting?
Though ASICS is no stranger to weightlifting shoes — their blue suede 727 model is the stuff of legend at this point and is still a go-to shoe for elite lifters from countries including North Korea — ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Releases Qualifying Totals for Anticipated New Weight Class
Yesterday, USA Weightlifting (USAW) released a statement regarding the IWF's proposal to introduce a new women's weight class, bringing to total number of weight classes for women to eight (equal with the ... Continue Reading
Here Are the 2017 Canadian Weightlifting National Championships Qualifying Totals
Breaking news out of Canada, the qualifying totals for the 2017 Canadian Senior National Championships for 2017 have been released, and they have increased over the 2016 Totals. (Click here to ... Continue Reading
IOC Officially Disqualifies 5 Beijing Weightlifters, Requests Return of Three Medals
Though we've known about their provisional suspensions since earlier this summer, earlier today the International Olympic Committee officially announced the disqualification of five weightlifters from the ... Continue Reading
How to Mentally & Physically Prep for Your Next Personal Record: The 24-Hour Approach
f“Failure to plan is planning to fail.” Like most feats, setting a personal record takes proper preparation over months of sport-specific training, nutrition, focus, and practice. Often, beginners and ... Continue Reading
Russian Athletes and Events Announced for Second Annual Klokov Power Weekend
In early July, Dmitry Klokov announced his second-annual Power Weekend, a Moscow-based event where international lifters (both active and retired) come together to put on some feats of strength we ... Continue Reading
Report: Romania’s Gabriel Sincraian, Rio 85kg Bronze Medalist, Fails Doping Test
According to Romanian language media outlet Stiripesurse.ro, Rio Bronze Medalist Gabriel Sincraian has tested positive for a banned substance and will subsequently lose his medal and award; the exact ... Continue Reading
Can You (and a Friend) Beat the “TailPipe” World Record?
It's a deceptively brutal partner workout, but one we can't not keep trying: TailPipe. The workout originated with the Gym Jones crew nearly a decade ago, and it's named after the feeling one gets toward ... Continue Reading
Can OpenBarbell Start a New Wave of Data-Obsessed Strength Training?
When I last visited S& S Barbell in Williamsburg, what stuck out most weren't the Oly platforms, power racks, and competition plates stacked and sorted into every crevice; it was the tech. ... Continue Reading
Fore! Fitness “Golf” Is the Latest Way to Structure Your WOD
Forget AMRAPS and MetCons for time; Fitness Golf is the newest way to mix up your usual WOD routine. Some mad genius has taken the general idea of par and applied it to workouts, which makes for a fun way ... Continue Reading
Watch The Praelium LIVE Courtesy of BarBend.com!
Watch Team Oly Concepts present The Praelium, live on BarBend's Facebook page! We'll also be embedding the live streams of Sunday's sessions below. ... Continue Reading
Ray Williams Hits Massive 975lb Raw Squat in Training
Ray Williams set a new IPF raw squat record at the IPF Classic this past June (check out that massive lift here). For awhile, it looked like his 438kg/~963.6 pound lift from that competition ... Continue Reading
5 Tips to Break Through Weightlifting Plateaus
Everyone who trains in one sport long enough will eventually reach a plateau — that point where no matter what you do or how hard you work, nothing seems to improve. It can be frustrating and discouraging, ... Continue Reading