After nearly eight years in competitive fitness, I've been lucky enough to meet hundreds of great athletes and coaches at all levels. As fitness competitions have evolved and transitioned to spectator ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Donna Moore Makes Light Work of 140 kg Stone
When it comes to strongman, the guys usually get most of the publicity. These behemoths (seriously, they are that big) are the ones we grew up seeing on ESPN, lifting stones shaped like continents in some ... Continue Reading
Norik Vardanian Clean & Jerks 212 in Training, Looks Strong for Pan Am Trials
Norik Vardanian is looking strong in preparation for the USA National Weightlifting Championships/Pan American Trials from May 5-8. So strong, in fact, that he just clean & jerked 1 kilogram above the ... Continue Reading
2016 European Weightlifting Championships Full Results
The 2016 European Weightlifting Championships have come to an end. The event, held in Forde, Norway and organized by the European Weightlifting Federation, came to an end on April 16th. Just as notable ... Continue Reading
Reddit User Solves Our Bumper Plate Math Problems
For those of us who are a little, uh, special when it comes to math and bumper plates, Reddit user "suppersam" came to the rescue. As if we needed further proof that the internet solves all our problems, ... Continue Reading
Is Becca Swanson’s 672 lb Deadlift the Heaviest Ever by a Woman?
We'll be honest: There isn't a ton of context for this video, and we haven't been able to identify the exact meet just yet. But it appears to be longtime powerlifter, bodybuilder, pro-wrestler, and ... Continue Reading
Leanna Carr Has Powerful Message on Fitness, Periods, and Reproductive Health
Sometimes, fitness, strength, and health don't all seem to go hand in hand. At least, that's what powerlifter and pro figure competitor Leanna Carr wants to remind the world -- especially her 109,000+ ... Continue Reading
Could Boyanka Kostova Power Snatch Her Way to Olympic Victory?
Could Boyanka Kostova win gold in Rio by power snatching? The answer is probably not (though power snatches were more than enough to earn her a third European Championship). But maybe! At the 2016 ... Continue Reading
Chris Spealler Turns Chapter, Says He’s Probably Sitting Out Regionals
In an interview with Pat Sherwood, Chris Spealler has clarified that despite an impressive Open performance that left him in 22nd place in the South West Region, he will likely sit out Regionals if he ... Continue Reading
Nick Bloch Completes “Grace” In 59 Seconds
Thanks to Instagram's new update that allows for one minute long videos, we get to see a host of longer training (and cat) videos from across the interwebs. Of course, we usually expect only one minute of ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts Jerks 500 Pounds. How Many Americans Can Do That?
American weightlifting has another 500 pound jerker, and his name is Wes Kitts. And before you call out the lift on a technicality: Yes, we know it's from the back rack, and yes, it's still ... Continue Reading
Andrei Chemerkin Was Crazy, Stupid Strong
For most of the 1990s, Olympic weightlifting's heaviest weight class was ruled by the Russian giant Andrei Chemerkin. At his competition peak, Chemerkin's 6 foot frame supported nearly 400 pounds of ... Continue Reading
Princesses Rapunzel and Elsa Deadlift for a Great Cause
With a little help from Princess Elsa, a group of powerlifters are using their physical strength to bring hope and emotional strength to kids with life threatening diseases. Powerlifter Kayla Heal teamed ... Continue Reading
Dmitry Klokov Is the World’s Favorite Weightlifting Ham
Dmitry Klokov is a living weightlifting legend. Between his 2008 Olympic silver medal, world title, and reputation for just being a really nice guy, he's solidified himself as one of the most ... Continue Reading
Fitness by Numbers: Official Stats from the 2016 CrossFit Open
The 2016 CrossFit Open is far in our collective rear view mirror, but HQ has finally released numbers stats worth reflecting over. Check out the video below with some of the key metrics, along with our own ... Continue Reading
Three World Records (Unofficially) Broken at Chinese National Championships
With the European Championships and Rio test event, it would have already been a big few weeks for international weightlifting -- but add in Chinese Nationals, and you have an entirely different sort of ... Continue Reading
Olympic Weightlifting Champ Aleksey Torokhtiy Releases Free Online Programming
Go ahead and give this man all the karma, folks. Aleksey Torokhtiy -- Ukrainian national treasure and 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 105 kg class -- has released 11 weeks of free online training via ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games GM Justin Bergh Says Event May Move in 2017
Ten years into the CrossFit Games, and there are some constants fans and athletes have come to expect: Arduous qualifiers, a Carson finale, Rich Froning winning. But some of that could change in the ... Continue Reading
Olympic Weightlifting Champion Dmitry Berestov Starts Strongman Training
Dmitry Berestov is one of Russia's most celebrated weightlifters of the last few decades, and his 2004 Olympic gold in the uber-competitive 105 kilo weight class is still a memorable performance. (For ... Continue Reading
Olga Zubova Jerks 180 Kilos, Reminds Us All How It’s Done
From the Instagram account of Russian weightlifting coach Vladimir Safonov comes another insane lift from behind the former iron curtain. Still just 22 years old, 75 kilo lifter Olga Zubova is training ... Continue Reading
Get to Know the Athletes of CrossFit Dynamix 2016
For the 2016 CrossFit Games season, me and five other athletes came together under the leadership of coach Justin Cotler to make it Regionals, the Games, and (ultimately, hopefully) one of the fitness ... Continue Reading
At 270 Kilos, These Jerks Are the Heaviest Ever Caught on Video
For years, there have been rumors of ungodly big lifts completed in Soviet training halls during the Cold War: Pisarenko's 270 kilo clean & jerk and 280 clean; Yuri Zakharevich's 300 kilo ... Continue Reading
First Look at the Reebok Nano 6.0
Update: The Nano 6.0 is set to release on Reebok's site in a matter of days. CrossFit Games athlete Spencer Hendel just previewed his pair on Instagram, pictured below. What do you think of the ... Continue Reading
The 6 Most Creative Warm-Ups To Try At Your Box
Functional fitness may be all about constant, varied movement, but we've all showed up to the gym day in and day out and felt like the warm-up is a little stale. There's only so many times you can perform ... Continue Reading