Romanian weightlifter Florin Croitoru has tested positive for three banned substances and has been disqualified from the 2012 London Olympic Games, insidethegames.biz first reported on ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Grants Hunter McIntyre A WildCard Invitation to the 2019 Games
CrossFit HQ and Hunter McIntyre seem to be on the same page. Last week, McIntyre told The Morning Chalkup in an exclusive interview that he thinks he can hang with the fittest on earth, and deserves a ... Continue Reading
Pull-Up Challenge: Strongman Brian Shaw Vs. A Navy SEAL
Pull-ups are one of the most challenging bodyweight movements to master, but if you're a four-time winner of the World's Strongest Man, a pull-up challenge is just another day in the life, ... Continue Reading
Iranian Weightlifter Mohsen Bahramzadeh Hits A 197kg Snatch In Training
Iranian weightlifter Mohsen Bahramzadeh showed off an impressive 197kg snatch in training, which as it stands, unofficially tops the current world record snatch standard of 196 kg. However, Bahramzadeh ... Continue Reading
Lidia Valentin and Lasha Talakhadze Named 2018 Lifters of the Year
Weightlifters Lidia Valentin and Lasha Talakhadze were celebrated at the 2018 Lifters of the Year Award Gala in Georgia on Monday evening. The gala celebrated both of these athletes being named as the 2018 ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jen Thompson Wins 11th IPF Classic Bench Press Championship Title
Powerlifter Jen Thompson just keeps on winning. The 10-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Bench Press Champion didn't just show up at the IPF World Open, Sub Junior, Junior ... Continue Reading
Juan Morel Wins 2019 New York Pro
If you look at the shows that take place in the IFBB Pro League, the shows can be placed in tiers when it comes to the level of prestige. The Olympia is obviously the top show and the Arnold Classic in ... Continue Reading
Martin Tye Deadlifts 505kg For New Seated Deadlift World Record
In March, strongman Martin Tye made headlines and history when he deadlifted 501kg for a seated deadlift world record at the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival. Now, just two months later he's making headlines ... Continue Reading
Jason Khalipa and Samantha Briggs Dominate Legends Division At Rogue Invitational
Remember the quote from Babe Ruth in The Sandlot, “Remember kid, there’s heroes and there’s legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die"? At the Rogue Invitational over the weekend at Rogue ... Continue Reading
Recap: Brazil CrossFit Championship, Down Under CrossFit Championship, and ROGUE Invitational
It was a jam-packed weekend of CrossFit Sanctionals™, with the Brazil CrossFit Championship, the Down Under Championship, and the ROGUE Invitational all happening simultaneously. Brazil, Australia, and the ... Continue Reading
Oleskii Novikov Wins Arnold Strongman Africa
Even though we are quickly closing in on the World’s Strongest Man competition, there are still other opportunities for the competitors in strongman to win titles, take home prize money, and set themselves ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Amanda Lawrence (-84 kg) Deadlifts An Incredible 265kg
Powerlifter Amanda Lawrence doesn't just like to lift heavy, she loves it. The -84kg athlete showed off her insane deadlift sequence from training, which was highlighted with her incredible 265kg, or ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces 2019 Pan American Games Team Roster
USA Weightlifting has named their Pan American Games Team to compete in Lima, Peru. The Pan American Games are set to run from July 26th through August 11th. In USA Weightlifting's press release, they ... Continue Reading
Arnold Africa Strongman 2019 Preview
We are around a month away from the World’s Strongest Man contest, and there is a lot of speculation about that event for obvious reasons. In the meantime, the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series is rolling ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Luke Richardson Hits Huge 400kg Deadlift Milestone
We’ve been saying this for some time now, but it’s seriously just the beginning for Luke Richardson. The British powerlifter has been absolutely dominating the sport for the past few years, and on ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Marisa Inda Deadlift 419 Pounds For Lifetime PR
This Mother's Day we included powerlifter Marisa Inda in our list of strongest moms, and just one day later she went to the gym and crushed a deadlift of 190 kilogram/419 pounds for a lifetime personal ... Continue Reading
World’s Strongest Man Announces List Of Events for 2019 Contest
(Editor's note: The events were updated on May 16 and June 4 as alterations to the events were announced by World's Strongest Man.) The World’s Strongest Man is coming up next month, and we’ve all been ... Continue Reading
Watch Julius Maddox Bench Press 600 Pounds For Eight Reps
Powerlifter Julius Maddox is a member of the 700-pound bench press club, but he's no stranger to hitting phenomenal lifts for reps either — take a look at his ridiculous bench press personal record of 600 ... Continue Reading
5 Big Performances From the 2019 USA Weightlifting National Championships
The USA Weightlifting National Championships wrapped up over the weekend in Memphis, Tennessee. There were a ton of big performances that we wanted to a moment to highlight. For starters, Sarah Robles ... Continue Reading
Sandra Bradley and Liefia Ingalls First Women In Recorded History to Lift Husafell Stone
History has officially been made and written in the sports of strongwoman and stone lifting. Over the weekend, professional strongwoman athletes Sandra Bradley and Liefia Ingalls took a trip to Húsafell, ... Continue Reading
Watch Ray Williams Squat What Looks Like 432.5kg For A Double
Powerlifter Ray Williams knows how to shock the internet with his massive lifts. And, once again, he's back on the squat rack, this time doing some ridiculous 432.5kg double. He didn't clarify just how ... Continue Reading
Kristi Eramo Declines Her Invite To The 2019 CrossFit Games
Kristi Eramo, three-time CrossFit Games individual athlete has decided to decline her invitation to the 2019 CrossFit Games. Eramo posted on her Instagram the decision to not attend her fourth CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Interview: Weightlifter Kate Nye Shares Her Secrets For Hitting PRs
Last month, USA weightlifter Kate Nye went six-for-six in the -71kg weight class to win the 2019 Pan American Championships and bring home three gold medals. That performance helped build to Nye's current ... Continue Reading
How To Watch the 2019 USA Weightlifting National Championships
The 2019 Nike USA Weightlifting National Championships is officially rockin' and rollin' at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. The event runs from May 9th to May 12th. Last July, the International ... Continue Reading