It should come as no surprise that powerlifter Chris Craft, who founded the training program called "Respect the Depth," is serious when it comes to massive squats. The 2021 United States Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Bobby Thompson Partial Deadlift 455 Kilograms for a Double
The "American Nightmare" is back. After finishing ninth overall in his first World's Strongest Man (WSM) Finals appearance at the 2021 WSM contest, Bobby Thompson is diving into his preparation for the ... Continue Reading
Meet Team USA Olympic Weightlifter Caine Wilkes (+109KG)
Caine Wilkes will be competing in arguably one of the most hotly contested weight classes — +109 kilograms — at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The Matthews, NC native is making his Olympic debut ... Continue Reading
Meet Team USA Olympic Weightlifter Wes Kitts (109KG)
Thirty-one-year-old Wesley Kitts is one of eight Americans traveling to Tokyo Japan to compete in the weightlifting portion of the rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games. Kitts, who hails from Knoxville, TN, ... Continue Reading
2021 Chicago Pro Bodybuilding Show Men’s Open Preview
With less than three months to go until the 2021 Olympia — taking place from Oct. 7-10 in Orlando, FL — more and more athletes are adding their names to the list of winners throughout the season qualified ... Continue Reading
Meet Team USA Olympic Weightlifter Sarah Robles (+87KG)
Sarah Robles probably doesn't need an introduction. The 33-year-old, who hails from San Jacinto, CA, is the most experienced member of Team USA's weightlifting squad. The 2020 Games is Robles' third ... Continue Reading
Meet Team USA Olympic Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (87KG)
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, 25-year-old Martha Ann "Mattie" Rogers will make her Olympic debut representing the USA in the 87-kilogram class. Rogers is originally from Apopka, FL, but trains at ... Continue Reading
Meet Team USA Olympic Weightlifter Harrison Maurus (81KG)
Harrison Maurus has been issued one of the biggest challenges in USA weightlifting history. At only 21 years of age, he is representing his country at the 2020 Olympic Games in what has historically been ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Games Podium Predictions — Men, Women, and Teams
If they haven’t already arrived, many elite athletes will be descending upon Madison, WI. in the coming days to acclimate, prepare, and get their game face on for the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games, which take ... Continue Reading
Meet Team USA Olympic Weightlifter Kate Nye (76KG)
Kate Nye is on a mission. At only 22 years of age, the Detroit-area native has experienced a meteoric rise to the top of the field in American weightlifting since her competitive debut only five years ago ... Continue Reading
Meet Team USA Olympic Weightlifter Clarence “CJ” Cummings Jr. (73KG)
At the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, 21-year-old weightlifter Clarence "CJ" Cummings Jr. will represent Team USA in the 73-kilogram weight class. Cummings trains at The Foundry — a gym located in ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Bench Presses 340 Kilograms Raw in Training — for Two Reps
If you don’t know Julius Maddox, you’re missing out on something truly special in powerlifting. The Kentucky native is taking the world of strength sports by storm with what feels like an onslaught of PRs ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Danial Zamani Trounces a 347.5-Kilogram Raw Bench Press In Training
Adding 10 kilograms (22.1 pounds) to one's bench press in less than a month is no easy feat. It's even more difficult to add that much weight to one of the heaviest raw bench presses ever caught on ... Continue Reading
Meet Team USA Olympic Weightlifter Jourdan Delacruz (49KG)
At 23 years of age, Jourdan Delacruz will make her Olympics debut at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, representing the USA in the 49-kilogram class. Originally from Wylie, TX, Delacruz trains out ... Continue Reading
Two-Time Figure Olympia Champion Jenny Lynn-Powell Dies at Age 49
On Sunday, July 18, 2021, two-time Figure Olympia Champion Jenny Lynn-Powell (a.k.a. Jenny Lynn) died at 49 years old. According to a post on Lynn-Powell’s husband Ricky's Facebook page, she suffered a ... Continue Reading
Brazilian Weightlifter Fernando Reis Suspended for Doping Ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Fernando Reis, one of Brazil's prominent competitive weightlifters, has been suspended following a positive doping test mere days before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, which run from July 24 ... Continue Reading
Team USA Weightlifter Kate Nye Crushes a 153-Kilogram Jerk PR
On July 15, Team USA weightlifter Kate Nye took to social media with a video of a new PR in the jerk — a truly astonishing 153-kilograms (337 pounds). An important note: Although this jerk PR is ... Continue Reading
How to Watch Weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Live Streaming, Broadcasts, and More
After a particularly tumultuous qualification cycle rife with delays and controversy surrounding weightlifting’s status as an Olympic event, lifters from around the globe will compete in Tokyo, Japan, from ... Continue Reading
Team USA Weightlifter Mattie Rogers Hits 110-kilogram Push Press, Then Busts a Move
Team USA member Mattie Rogers will represent the USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, where she will compete in the 87-kilogram class. The Games kick off on July 23, 2021, and her division is scheduled to ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Martins Licis and Rapper Action Bronson Smash Eccentric Deadlifts
The last time rapper Action Bronson (Ariyan Arslani) met up with 2019 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Martins Licis to train, Bronson had just dropped over 120 pounds. Under Licis's tutelage, Bronson ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Pavlo Nakonechnyy’s Silky Smooth 475-Kilogram Deadlift
The race to beat 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson's all-time heaviest ever deadlift of 501 kilograms (1,104.5 pounds) just got hotter. Pavlo Nakonechnyy of Ukraine recently took ... Continue Reading
Turkish Weightlifter Daniyar Ismayilov Faces Possible 8-Year Ban After Doping Charge
Daniyar Ismayilov, who won silver at the 2016 Olympic Games in the now-defunct Mens’ 69-kilogram category, is facing a possible four to eight-year suspension from competition following a drug-related ... Continue Reading
James “Flex” Lewis Says He Won’t Compete at the 2021 Mr. Olympia
Seven-time Olympia 212 Champion bodybuilder James “Flex” Lewis has formally announced that he will not compete in the 2021 Mr. Olympia. The “Welsh Dragon” announced the news in a video on his YouTube ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Nabil Lahlou (67.5KG) Deadlifts a Staggering 329 Kilograms Raw
Nabil Lahlou is redefining what strength is in the 67.5-kilogram weight class. On July 6, 2021, he took to his Instagram page to share a video wherein he chalked his hands and pumped himself up before ... Continue Reading