USA Weightlifting announced the 24 athletes that will be competing at the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships in September. The competition runs from ... Continue Reading
Sarah Robles Earns Medal No. 5 for USA Weightlifting at Pan American Games
It has been a strong showing for USA weightlifting at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Over the weekend, Team USA earned their 100th Pan American Games medal thanks to a bronze medal performance ... Continue Reading
Five Storylines to Follow At the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
Athletes have officially touched down in Madison, Wisconsin for the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games. The stage is being set for what is expected to be one of the most exciting Reebok CrossFit Games yet. The ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Earns 100th Pan American Games Medal
Since the first Pan American Games that took place in 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, USA weightlifting has won at least one medal at every one of their appearances. This past weekend, the 2019 Pan ... Continue Reading
Experts Predict Winners for the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games: Agree with Their Picks?
The 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games are upon us, which means it's time to set your own predictions for the Women's and Men's podiums. The 2019 iteration of Games — which run from July 31st to August 4th in ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Yangsu Ren Beltless Deadlifts 745lbs for a Massive Triple
Powerlifter Yangsu Ren (-83kg), aka “Deadlift Panda”, just casually deadlifted 745lbs/337.93kg for a triple. To understand just how impressive this is, in 2017 Ren set the American raw deadlift record ... Continue Reading
Portugal Pro Bodybuilding Results: Mohamed Shaaban Wins
When you look at a bodybuilding lineup for a pro show, you might see the biggest names and predict that one of them will take the victory. This is especially true if you only see one or two big names and ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Kate Nye Jerks 145kg/319lb for a Big PR a Week Out From Pan American Games
It has been a week of personal records for Team USA weightlifter Kate Nye. But given how successful her year has been, we can't say we're surprised that her strength is continuing to increase. Nye ... Continue Reading
Watch the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Live on BarBend
BarBend will be streaming the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games on our site! The Reebok CrossFit Games kick off on July 28th in Madison, Wisconsin, with a formal competition running from Thursday, August 1st ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey Officially Signs with NOBULL
Two-time defending CrossFit Games champion Tia-Clair Toomey officially signed with NOBULL, the company announced on Tuesday. NOBULL announced the partnership with Toomey on their Instagram, and Toomey ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Julius Maddox Bench Presses 610 Pounds for Eight Reps
Less than a month after setting a new American bench press record, super heavyweight powerlifter Julius Maddox has no interest in slowing down. Maddox beat the American raw bench press record by 1.1 ... Continue Reading
Hadi Choopan Wins Vancover Pro Bodybuilding Competition
There was a lot of buzz leading up to the Vancouver Pro about one bodybuilder in particular. Hadi Choopan is from Iran and has been unable to compete in the United States because of travel and visa ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Announces Daily Schedule for 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
The highly anticipated daily schedule for the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games is finally here. CrossFit HQ announced that the Games will formally kick off on Thursday, August 1st at 9 a.m. in Madison, ... Continue Reading
What 4 of the World’s Strongest Men Eat for Breakfast (Eddie Hall, Brian Shaw, Robert Oberst, and Nick Best)
This week, the History Channel premiered a new series, ‘The Strongest Man in History,’ which features four of the world’s greatest strongman athletes. The show is hosted by four-time winner of the ... Continue Reading
Vegan Strongman Hits Back at Joe Rogan and Robert Oberst’s Discussion of His Diet
This week, World's Strongest Man competitor Robert Oberst guested on Joe Rogan's podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience, and while the conversation hit a wide range of topics including deadlifting and (of ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Sohrab Moradi Dislocates Shoulder, Will Not Attend World Championships
Olympic Gold medalist Sohrab Moradi has dislocated his shoulder and will not compete at the Weightlifting World Championships this year. While we don't know exactly when the shoulder was dislocated, Inside ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Clarence Kennedy PRs His Clean & Jerk With 222.5 Kilograms
It was a good day of lifts for Irish weightlifter and YouTube personality Clarence Kennedy, who completed a massive clean & jerk of 490 pounds, or 222.5kg for a new personal record. He made the lift ... Continue Reading
Most People Shouldn’t Deadlift, Strongman Robert Oberst Tells Joe Rogan
Robert Oberst competes regularly at the World's Strongest Man competition. He's been a finalist twice and recently competed at the 2019 competition, although he suffered a torn brachialis on day ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Athlete Kara Saunders Shares Full Day Of Training Post-Pregnancy
In December of last year, seven-time CrossFit Games athlete Kara Saunders announced that she wouldn't be competing in the 2019 Games season because she was expecting a child. The big day arrived last ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Legend Ronnie Coleman Is Back In the Gym
When bodybuilding fans hear the name Ronnie Coleman, they think of this mythical figure lifting unfathomable weights for reps and looking like a real-life comic book hero when he posed onstage throughout ... Continue Reading
Giants Live at Wembley Results: Kieliszkowski Wins!
Less than one month after the sport of strongman crowned a new World’s Strongest Man, fans were treated to another great event that included moments that will be talked about for a long time to come. The ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Ashton Rouska Totals a Monstrous 1,984 lbs At 208 lbs Bodyweight
Powerlifter Ashton Rouska recently showed off some insane deadlift training (casual 716.5 pounds for five reps we're talking about), and let's just say all that gym time has seriously paid off. This ... Continue Reading
JF Caron Wins Arnold Strongman Canada, Qualifies for 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic
The eyes of many strongman fans was in Wembley Arena, but that wasn’t the only event taking place this weekend. The 2019 Festival Hommes Forts Warwick was highlighted by the Arnold Strongman Canada event ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Russel Orhii Deadlifts 625 Pounds for Seven Reps, New Volume PR!
Last month, 83kg powerlifter Russel Orhii had his best meet to date at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships. He was crowned World Champion in the 83kg weight class, and even ... Continue Reading