The list of competitors for the 2019 Mr. Olympia will have one more named added. 2017 Arnold Classic winner Cedric McMillan has received a special invite from the IFBB Pro League and will be onstage ... Continue Reading
2019 Mr. Olympia: Open Men’s Competitor List
After a full season of contests that have taken place around the world, we finally know who will be moving on to compete for the title of 2019 Mr. Olympia. The 2019 Olympia Weekend will be taking place ... Continue Reading
John Haack (181 lb) Totals 2,000 Pounds for a New All-Time World Record
Last month, powerlifter John Haack, a.k.a. Captain America, said he wanted to total 2,000 pounds at The Tribute powerlifting meet in San Antonio, Texas, which took place on August 3rd and 4th. And, well, ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifter Kate Nye Opens Up About Her Recent Mental Health Diagnosis
Kate Nye, a Team USA weightlifter and the current -71kg American record holder in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total, announced on Instagram this week that she has been diagnosed with bipolar II ... Continue Reading
2019 Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Results: Dexter Jackson Wins!
The Tampa Pro bodybuilding show is the annual last chance saloon as it pertains to the Mr. Olympia contest. If you have not secured a qualifying spot by the time this show comes around, it’s either do so ... Continue Reading
Rich Froning and Team Mayhem Freedom Win the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
Team Mayhem Freedom has won the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games! On Thursday, the field in Madison, Wisconsin started with 14 teams and over the course of competition it dropped down to just 5 teams for the ... Continue Reading
Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 4
It is the final day of action at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games! Day 4 started off with a splash in Madison with a field of 10 men, 10 women, and 7 teams. By the end of the day Mayhem Freedom, Tia-Clair ... Continue Reading
Individual Cuts from Day 3 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
The athlete and team cuts implemented into the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games have seriously made things interesting this year. The field of individual athletes started with 148 men and 134 women, and now ... Continue Reading
Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 3
Day 3 in Madison, Wisconsin at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games started out with an absolute bang with a Team Sprint Relay. The team field was cut from 11 teams to 9 teams following the Team Sprint Relay. ... Continue Reading
Individual Cuts from Day 2 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
The 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games kicked off the second day of action in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday. Thursday showed no shortage of excitement, with big event wins, cruel cuts, and dominant team ... Continue Reading
Breaking: Mat Fraser Receives Penalty in Ruck Run
CrossFit HQ just announced that three-time Reebok CrossFit champion Mat Fraser has been given a 60-second penalty during the Ruck run event. The Ruck run kicked off the event action on Friday in Madison, ... Continue Reading
Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 1
It was an action packed first day of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin. The day kicked off with the first team event, and concluded in the evening with the women's second individual ... Continue Reading
Individual Cuts from Day 1 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
The 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games just got a whole lot more exciting. We knew these individual cuts were coming, but now they are official. This year, the Reebok CrossFit Games featured an individual field ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser Wins Men’s Individual Event 1 at 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
Spoiler alert: Mat Fraser is really good. The three-time Reebok CrossFit Games champion came out soaring in the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games first event. Fraser dominated the leaderboard and finished with ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces Roster for 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships
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