On July 24th, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Russian athletes will be allowed to compete subject to final approval of their International Federation (IF). Today, the International ... Continue Reading
Want to Try Strongman? Follow These Steps to Be the Best Rookie, Period
So your curiosity is piqued and you want to give strongman training a try, but how? Like anything other sport, you need equipment, guidance and the right attitude. I want to show you how you can find great ... Continue Reading
A Strongman Record You’ll Want to Try (and Fail) to Beat: Double Overhand Axle Deadlift
If you're professional strongman competitor Terry Hollands, 240 kilograms/528 pounds isn't a whole lot of weight on most lifts. That's especially true when it comes to deadlifts, as Terry (and other top ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Federation Suspends 11 More Lifters After London Retests
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced today that International Olympic Committee (IOC) retesting of London samples has returned positive tests for 11 weightlifters. This is the latest ... Continue Reading
America’s Strongest Nerds? Squats & Science Opens NYC’s First 24 Hour Barbell Gym
New Yorkers expect (and normally get) everything on demand, whenever they want: Food, booze, entertainment, Uber Black Cars. Fitness is no exception, and 24-hour gyms dot the five boroughs ... Continue Reading
Russian Official: Tatiana Kashirina and Anastasia Romanova Out of Rio Olympics
In a move confirming what's been suspected since earlier this week, Alexander Zhukov — Head of the Russian Olympic Committee — has confirmed weightlifters Tatiana Kashirina and Anastasia Romanova won't be ... Continue Reading
Who Will Become the Strongest Woman in the World?
On August 27 & 28th, Jacksonville, Florida will host the biggest Women’s Professional Strongman contest ever held. With a guaranteed prize money payout of $10,000 and Reebok sponsoring the event, you ... Continue Reading
A Complete Guide to (Actually Enjoying) Your First Strongman Competition
“I’m pretty sure it’s here. It says on Google Maps; we are right on top of it.” “Yeah, but I don’t see anything.” “Maybe that warehouse right there?” My dad and I are lost and trying to find where I ... Continue Reading
Sohrab Moradi Snatches 190kg, Two Kilos Above World Record
When we last caught up with Sohrab Moradi, he was doing some fairly ridiculous things, like unofficially (!) breaking the clean & jerk world record in the 94kg weight class. Now, the Iranian lifter is ... Continue Reading
IOC: Russians Can Compete in Rio, But Ruling Keeps Out Prominent Weightlifters
In the long awaited follow-up to last week’s McLaren Report, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that due to the urgency of the matter, Russian athletes will be allowed to compete ... Continue Reading
Aleksey Torokhtiy Hits 255kg Power Jerk in CrossFit Games Vendor Village
Call him a perfectionist, because 245kg was simple not enough. Just a couple weeks after hitting well over 500 pounds on the power jerk in training, 2012 Olympic gold medalist (105kg) Aleksey ... Continue Reading
Sinclair Coefficient – Formula and What It Means
For a sport that seems like it should be super simple, weightlifting sure has made itself pretty complicated. In theory, weightlifting is nothing more than lifting as much weight as you can in both the ... Continue Reading
Dimitar Savatinov Sets New World Record with 310 Pound Dumbbell Press
Due to his prior competition obligations, we won't see Dimitar Savatinov competing at the World's Strongest Man competition in August. But that doesn't mean the Russian-born strongman isn't doing big ... Continue Reading
World Anti-Doping Agency Wants Russian Athletes (Including Lifters) Banned from Rio
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has already moved to ban Russia's weightlifters from international competition, a sanction many assumed would take effect following the 2016 Rio Olympic ... Continue Reading
Olympic Legend Pyrros Dimas to Join USA Weightlifting As Technical Director
In a new announcement from USA Weightlifting, it's been confirmed that three-time Olympic gold medalist (and one-time Olympic bronze medalist) Pyrros Dimas will be joining the organization as ... Continue Reading
Sam Briggs Solves Visa Issues, Will Compete at the 2016 CrossFit Games
The 2013 CrossFit Games Winner will not be forgotten in 2016. Sam Briggs has arrived. After reaching out to the CrossFit community via her Instagram for some help with ongoing visa issues, Briggs ... Continue Reading
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The Big Man with the Bigger Spirit: Powerlifter Anthony Clark
We don’t know what you were doing when you were 16 years old, but Anthony Clark was bench pressing 600 pounds. Six years later, in 1992, he benched pressed 700lbs. One year after that, he broke his own ... Continue Reading
Aleksey Lovchev’s Suspension Appeal Denied, Responds with 215kg Snatch
After setting a new world record clean & jerk at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston, Russian superheavyweight Aleksey Lovchev was suspended for a positive doping test. Lovchev ... Continue Reading
Steven Maradona Makes 500 Pound Jerk, Joins Exclusive Club for Americans
Steven Maradona is just 23 years old, though his feats of strength are impressive regardless of age. But what's even more astounding is that Maradona — who got his start in strength training with ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Releases 2017 Nationals Qualifying Totals
If you're looking to qualify for the 2017 USA Weightlifting Senior Nationals, make sure to double check qualifying totals, because some of the numbers have changed. According to the recently released USAW ... Continue Reading
Kazakhstan Announces Rio Olympic Weightlifting Team
Doping retests have dramatically altered the weightlifting field heading into Rio, and with several Olympic champions testing positive from Beijing and London retests, Kazakhstan was among the nations most ... Continue Reading
Adidas’ Leistung Lifting Shoe Is 30% Off Until Midnight on Amazon
It's only available in Men's sizes, and the offer expires at midnight (of July 12th). But if you act now, you can get a pair of Adidas' Leistung weightlifting shoes for 30% off through Amazon as a Prime ... Continue Reading
Aleksey Torokhtiy Hits 245kg Power Jerk, Is Still Technically “Retired”
Ukrainian weightlifter Aleksey Torokhtiy has the most coveted title in his sport: Olympic gold medalist. And while the 2012 London Olympic Champion in the 105kg weight class is technically "retired" from ... Continue Reading