As a way to provide entertainment for the fans of strength sports and an avenue for elite strength athletes to showcase their talents, World’s Ultimate Strongman created the Feats of Strength series in ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Trains with Super Bowl Champion Vernon Davis
2019 World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis may not be defending his title this year, but he’s still training to prepare for whenever he will compete again. He usually trains with his friend and business ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Games Rookies Guide: Big Names, Newcomers, and Athletes to Watch
While everyone is looking at this year’s CrossFit Games with fresh eyes after several months of uncertainty, 2020's first-year qualifiers know even less about what to expect. For the first phase at least, ... Continue Reading
Antoine Vaillant Wins 2020 California Pro Bodybuilding Show
By this point in the 2020 pro bodybuilding schedule, the eyes of the sport would be on the 2020 Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thanks to the current status of the world, that contest will now be in ... Continue Reading
Felipe Rieutord Deadlifts 661 Pounds Raw at 19 Years Old
Maybe there's something in the water, but teenagers seem to be stronger nowadays. In just the deadlift, we have seen Hayden Willis sumo deadlift 350kg/771lb, Dylan Crawford pull 329kg/725lb in straps, ... Continue Reading
Marisa Flowers Performs Fastest Ever “Fran” By a Female Athlete
On August 31st, Marisa Flowers performed the CrossFit® WOD "Fran" in 1 minute 53 seconds. That is not only under the standard 2 minutes generally seen as excellent for elite athletes, but it's also ... Continue Reading
Powerlifting Legend David Ricks Squats 292kg/644lb for 5 at 61 Years Old
David Ricks has been an elite competitive powerlifter for nearly four decades. At 21 years of age in 1981, he made his sanctioned debut at the United States Powerlifting Federation (USPF) Pennsylvania ... Continue Reading
Check Out Jesus Olivares Squat 410kg/904lb at 22 Years Old
We have seen Jesus Olivares lift some massive weight before. Whether it was deadlifting 388.5kg/857lbs in a barn, working his cardio by squatting 302.5kg/667lb for 8 reps, or going huge with a ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Reveals Event List for Shaw Classic
On August 13th, 4-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Brian Shaw announced that he would host and compete in a new strongman competition called the Shaw Classic. It is currently set to take place on ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Konstantine Janashia vs. Rauno Heinla Deadlift Showdown
Season 2 of World's Ultimate Strongman's (WUS) "Feats of Strength" series starts this Sunday, September 13th. The premiere episode will feature Rauno Heinla and Konstantine Janishia battling it out ... Continue Reading
2020 New York Pro Bodybuilding Results
Only in a year that has been turned upside down due to a pandemic, as well as several other issues that has made 2020 a unique year to say the least, would it make sense for a bodybuilding show called “New ... Continue Reading
Mark Felix Sets New World Record for Hercules Hold (Again)
Mark Felix, competing in the 2020 Europe’s Strongest Man contest, has once again set a new world record for the Hercules Hold. Over the last few competitions, Felix and the Hercules Hold have become ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Confirms He Is Out of 2020 World’s Strongest Man
2019 and current World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis will not be taking part in this year’s contest, and will instead focus all of his efforts into winning the 2021 Arnold Strongman Classic. Licis and ... Continue Reading
Firefighter and Masters CrossFitter Carol Mezen Talks Gaining Confidence, Putting on 30 Pounds of Muscle
With three CrossFit Games competitors in the line up at the 2020 Masters Fitness Collective Championship, Carol Mezen wasn’t necessarily thinking she could win the women’s 45-49-year-old division was ... Continue Reading
Sarah Davies, Lu Xiaojun Named to IWF Athletes Commission
Earlier this week, insidethegames reported that the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) created an Athletes Commission that would be made up of male and female athletes from all five ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall and Ross Edgley Perform Navy SEAL Fitness Test
2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion and the first person ever to deadlift 500kg/1,102lb Eddie Hall's training has changed significantly since leaving the sport. Of course, he has essentially become a ... Continue Reading
Pat Vellner, Noah Ohlsen, and Armen Hammer Give 2020 CrossFit Games Predictions
This year has been a whirlwind of changes in and around the world of CrossFit. Sporting events around the world have been canceled or postponed due to Coronavirus, and the 2020 CrossFit Games were not ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Predicts Early Knockout Victory Against Eddie Hall
Hafthor Bjornsson has finally made his own prediction as to what the outcome will be in his boxing match against Eddie Hall next September in Las Vegas, Nevada. "The Mountain" foresees his arm being raised ... Continue Reading
Ric Drasin, Former Bodybuilder and Wrestler, Dies At 76
On August 30, the bodybuilding community and world of professional wrestling both lost a profound contributor to both industries. Ric Drasin passed away at the age of 76. His family made a public statement ... Continue Reading
Masters Collective Winner Jody Clements Says Fitness Is Just One Piece of CrossFit
2015: That was the last time 55-year-old Jody Clements qualified to the CrossFit Games. He placed 18th in the men’s 50-54-year-old division. The following year, he had one bad event in the qualifier ... Continue Reading
Kristine Best: First-Time CrossFit Games Competitor Talks Breaking Through and Training for the Unknown
Kristine Best’s quest to qualify for the CrossFit Games started in 2014 when she placed 21st at the North East Regional competition. Every year since then, she has contended, but has never quite broken ... Continue Reading
Rob Kearney Crushes 8,000 Calorie Ice Cream Challenge
We have seen many a strongman eat an absurdly large number of calories in a day. Whether it be a routine day of eating as part of their training regimen, a cheat meal, or a literal challenge of gluttony, ... Continue Reading
Jonathan Cayco Bench Presses 38.6lb Over World Record at -93kg
At the 2019 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Raw Nationals, Jonathan Cayco became the champion of the -93kg weight class with an 868.5kg/1,914.7lb total — an American record, an unofficial world record, and ... Continue Reading
Vilma Olsson Squats 14lb Over IPF World Record at 21 Years Old
At just 21-year-old, Vilma Olsson of Sweden has already made a name for herself in competitive powerlifting in the -72kg weight class. She made her debut with a win at the 2017 at the Svenska Styrkelyft ... Continue Reading