Due to all of the changes in scheduling for the IFBB Pro League from pandemic-related shutdowns, organizers have opted to hold contests in the remaining months of 2020 to allow athletes early opportunities ... Continue Reading
Yury Belkin Deadlifts Over 4 Times His Bodyweight Beltless
Yury Belkin is known to lift some gigantic weights off the floor. The Russian has shattered multiple all-time world records, including Ed Coan's deadlift record in the 100-kilogram (220-pound) weight class ... Continue Reading
Watch Brian Shaw’s Colossal 1,091-Pound (494.8-Kilogram) Deadlift off Blocks
Brian Shaw is absurdly strong. The four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion has been training aggressively in preparation for the 2020 WSM competition taking place on Nov. 11-15, 2020, in Bradenton, ... Continue Reading
Devon Lévesque Bear Crawls A Full Marathon In 20 Hours and 48 Minutes
On the weekend of October 30th, the New York City Marathon would have been held if not for its cancellation due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of people decided to compete in the virtual ... Continue Reading
World’s Ultimate Strongman Announces 2021 Qualified Athletes
While the world at large has been dealing with the effects surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, World’s Ultimate Strongman (WUS) stepped up and offered opportunities for athletes to showcase their abilities ... Continue Reading
Shi Zhiyong Beats His Own World Record with 199 Kilogram Clean & Jerk
Shi Zhiyong is an absolute record-setting machine. The -73-kilogram weightlifter exceeded his own clean & jerk world record by one kilogram with a 199-kilogram lift. However, the clean & jerk was ... Continue Reading
Justin Medeiros Is the CrossFit Games Wildcard for 2020
At 21 years old, Justin Medeiros has already made a mark on CrossFit. In Stage One of the 2020 CrossFit Games, Medeiros finished in third place — at his first-ever Games! — and trailed reigning champ Mat ... Continue Reading
Taylor Atwood Hits Jaw-Dropping Training PR With a 770-Pound/349-kilogram Deadlift
Somebody should hand Taylor Atwood a chill pill because he can't seem to slow down. Last week, on Oct. 18, 2020, Atwood totaled 11-times his body weight at 163 pounds and set three new American ... Continue Reading
Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay Receives Special Invite to Compete in 2020 Mr. Olympia
On October 21st, the promoters of the Olympia Weekend announced that they had extended a special invitation to Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay of Egypt to compete in the 2020 Mr. Olympia contest this December ... Continue Reading
2020 Mr. Olympia Lineup Officially Set: Who Is Competing In Las Vegas?
As with every other sport in the world, bodybuilding had to make systemic changes and adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been impacting the world for the entire year of 2020. However, with ... Continue Reading
Taylor Atwood Becomes First 74-Kilogram Powerlifter to Total Over 800 Kilograms
Taylor Atwood has solidified himself as one of the greatest powerlifters in any weight class. Atwood totaled 812 kilograms (or 1,790 pounds) raw in the 74-kilogram weight class at the 38th annual ... Continue Reading
Akim Williams Wins 2020 Chicago Pro Bodybuilding Show
The final bodybuilding contest to offer qualification spots to the 2020 Mr. Olympia was this past weekend’s Chicago Pro show. Due to the restrictions in Illinois caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ... Continue Reading
Mikhail Shivlyakov Sets Masters Strongman Deadlift World Record with 436 KG
For the second time on the Feats of Strength series, Russian strongman Mikhail Shivlyakov attempted to break the Masters world record in the deadlift. He had previously failed in setting the mark when he ... Continue Reading
Ivan Makarov Fails to Pull 502 KG in World Record Deadlift Attempt
On May 2nd of this year, Hafthor Bjornsson made history by breaking Eddie Hall’s world record in the deadlift by lifting 501 kg (1,104 pounds). Hall’s record had lasted four years prior to Bjornsson ... Continue Reading
Flex Lewis Drops Out of the 2020 Mr. Olympia Competition Due to Injury
James “Flex” Lewis will not be competing at the 2020 Mr. Olympia. Lewis, a seven-time 212 Mr. Olympia champion, announced on Oct. 16, 2020, that he is dropping out of the competition due to an undisclosed ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Rauno Heinla, Ivan Makarov 502-Kilogram Deadlift Attempts
On Oct. 18, 2020, two men will attempt to go lift what no human has lifted before. Strongmen Rauno Heinla and Ivan Makarov will each attempt to set a new deadlift world record of 502 kilograms (1,106.7 ... Continue Reading
Rob Kearney Diagnosed With Ruptured Triceps Tendon
On Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, current American log lift record holder Rob Kearney ruptured his left triceps tendon while competing remotely on World's Ultimate Strongman (WUS) "Feats of Strength" ... Continue Reading
Luke Stoltman Sets British Record with 221kg/487 Pound Log Press, Rob Kearney Injured in Attempt
The latest edition of World Ultimate Strongman’s “Feat of Strength” series showcased two of the elite strongmen in the world going after a long-standing world record: the Log Press record that going in was ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdóttir Reveals Shin Injury That Impacted Her CrossFit Games Performance
By many accounts, Sara Sigmundsdóttir underperformed at Stage One of the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games. The 2020 Open winner — her third Open win in the last four years — and two-time CrossFit Games podium ... Continue Reading
“Big Ramy” Mamdouh Elssbiay Tests Positive for COVID-19
Bodybuilder Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay was prepared to compete at the 2020 Europe Pro Show in Alicante, Spain this weekend with hopes to win and earn an automatic invite to the 2020 Mr. Olympia contest. ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Brian Carroll Squats All-Time World Record 592.3 Kilograms Equipped
Brian Carroll has become the first person (to our knowledge) to ever squat over 1,300 pounds. On October 3rd, the 39-year-old Carroll competed in the Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate (RPS) Gene ... Continue Reading
Para Powerlifter Sedric Roussel Competes to Change Society’s Mindset
Sedric Roussel of Hungary began training as a Para powerlifter at the young age of 14. After competing in wheelchair basketball via the recommendation from his orthopedic doctor to exercise as often as ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Hits Massive 195-Kilogram/429-Pound Clean & Jerk Personal Record
Olympic weightlifter CJ Cummings is closing in on the clean & jerk world record. The 20-year-old, who competes in the -73 kilogram weight class, is a four-time Junior World Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Brandon Westover Matches 24-Hour “Murph” World Record
The 24-hour "Murph" world record has been matched. On Sept. 27, 2020, Brandon Westover, a fitness coach and endurance athlete from Orlando, Florida, completed a full 17 rounds of the CrossFit hero WOD ... Continue Reading