Pete Rubish is one of our favorite powerlifters to watch on YouTube and Instagram, and while he's got impressive lifts across the board, he's probably best known for his deadlifting prowess. But Rome ... Continue Reading
Bud Jeffries on Getting Your Mind Right to Reach Your Physical Potential
In Part 1 of my interview with powerlifter and strongman Bud Jeffries, we focused mostly on his physical accomplishments. This is a guy who once squatted 1000 pounds and creates workouts with 700lb ... Continue Reading
From 1000lb Squats to Dumbbell Cartwheels, Bud Jeffries Has Something Figured Out
If you’ve never heard of Bud Jeffries, you need to hear about Bud Jeffries. In his prime, Bud Jeffries has squatted 1000lbs, raw, from the bottom. Bud Jeffries walked a mile in a 300lb weight vest. Bud ... Continue Reading
Is the Fitness Industry About to Go Crazy Over Instagram Stories?
If you thought your favorite strength athletes, coaches, and, uh, influencers (?) were already obsessed with Instagram, it's only just begun. Today, the social media giant — which is owned by social media ... 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
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
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
Why the Movie “Bigger, Stronger, Faster*” Is More Important Than Ever
It's been eight years since Chris Bell released his first feature-length film, but "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*" remains the best look into the strength athlete's temptations, challenges, and goals ever ... Continue Reading
7 Feats of Strength and Balance That Are As Impressive As They Are Head Scratching
Before we get into this, lets get one unavoidable comment out of the way: aaaaaaaand THIS is why people hate on CrossFit. There. It's done. Let's all move on now, okay? The point of this ... Continue Reading
The Best World Record Squats from the IPF Classic Powerlifting Championships
From June 19-26, the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) held the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Killeen, Texas. The event drew hundreds of participants from dozens of nations, and as ... Continue Reading
Inspiring Masters Lifters from Powerlifting Worlds
Whether you're 23 or 73, when it comes to powerlifting, all that matters is the number on the bar. The 2016 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships are currently going on in Killeen, Texas, and ... Continue Reading
Upcoming “WEIGHT” Documentary Is About More than Just Powerlifting
Weight is a powerlifting documentary, but Weight is not about powerlifting. Sure, there are lots of big lifts, training tips to be learned, and and burly red faced men. But much like Sideways, where ... Continue Reading
Flashback Friday: Inna Filimonova Smokes a 419 Pound World Record Deadlift
Russian powerlifter Inna Filimonova is the reigning IPF Raw World Champion, and later this month, she'll look to defend her title in the 57kg weight class at IPF World Championships in Killeen, ... Continue Reading
“WEIGHT” Powerlifting Documentary Releasing July 12
Attention all powerlifters and lovers of all things strength: a new powerlifting documentary is coming to a screen near you. "WEIGHT: A Powerlifter in Brooklyn" releases on July 12, 2016 and is currently ... Continue Reading
Onnit and Marvel Launch Captain America Themed Weight Plates
Shut up and take our money. Marvel and Onnit have teamed up to produce a line of superhero-themed fitness equipment — they bill it as "functional fitness equipment," because obviously — and the first ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall and Mark Felix Set New Partner Deadlift World Record
In case you ever wondered how much two humans could pick up off the ground, we have at least a ballpark answer: 850kg/1873lbs. And that answer comes to us thanks to veteran strongmen/world-class ... Continue Reading
Yuriy Belkin Deadlifts 921 Pounds Weighing Just 223 — and Does It Beltless!
In a year filled with big pulls, this is one of the most ridiculous. Russian powerlifter Yuriy Belkin deadlifted 418 kilos/921 pounds at roughly 223 pounds bodyweight, which easily beats Konstantine ... Continue Reading
Win a Pair of Custom Nike Romaleos from BarBend and StrengthToSpare!
BarBend and artist Josh Peters (@strengthtospare) are teaming up to give away a pair of customized Nike Romaleos to one lucky winner. And anyone age 18 and up can enter to win — for free! Entering to win ... Continue Reading
Mark Wood Deadlifts 792 Pounds for a Double (with a Hook Grip)
Mark Wood is relatively new in powerlifting circles, but he's making waves on Instagram with a series of ridiculous training lifts while hovering around (or under) 190 lbs. The most recent entry in his ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Bans Laura Phelps-Sweatt, Disqualifies Westside Conjugate from Competition
In a post published on the Games website, CrossFit has announced that Laura Phelps-Sweatt is banned from sanctioned competition for one year. Her team — Westside Conjugate, which was scheduled to ... Continue Reading
Can Eddie Hall Become the First Man to Deadlift 500 kg (1,100 pounds)?
In a Facebook post on May 21st, pro strongman Eddie Hall made a bold claim: At a new, heavier bodyweight and with the aid of a deadlift suit (which he'd previously never used), he would become the ... Continue Reading
USA Powerlifting Nationals Results and Winners (and a 1,014 lb Squat)
USA Powerlifting Nationals was held from May 20-22nd in Colorado, and in case you missed the live streams, unofficial results and winners are already up on the USAPL's site via Google Spreadsheet. There ... Continue Reading
Ballet to Bench Press: Dancer Turned Powerlifter Melissa Tibay
If there’s one thing you don’t hear about very often in our circle, it’s tales of ballerinas throwing aside their pointe shoes in exchange for weight belts. As a former professional dancer myself, I’m ... Continue Reading
The Lab Gym Announces Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Strongman Comps (all in One Weekend)
When Justin Thacker started The Lab Gym in St. Louis nearly a decade ago, he never imagined how the demand for strength training facilities would increase in subsequent years. And while his first facility ... Continue Reading