One of the first times we covered 120kg+ powerlifter Luke Richardson, he reached a massive milestone becoming the youngest athlete to total over 1,000kg/2,204 lbs. It was 2018 at the Junior Mens Classic ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jonathan Cayco (93kg) Totals 1902 Pounds For An Unofficial World Record
Powerlifter Jonathan Cayco is heating things up in the -93kg weight class. The man had quite the showing at the USA Powerlifting's California State Championships over the weekend, putting up a new American ... Continue Reading
Saxon Panchik Will Compete Alongside His Brother at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
Saxon Panchik is heading back to the CrossFit Games. While he came close, Panchik failed to qualify for the Games in any CrossFit Sanctionals™ or the CrossFit Open this year. (He finished in 32nd place in ... Continue Reading
Watch Martins Licis’ Full Length Documentary About His World’s Strongest Man Win
The first time he competed at the World’s Strongest Man, Martins Licis placed sixth. He would place fourth the next two times he went to the event in 2017 and 2018. This year, having never even reached the ... Continue Reading
Larry “Wheels” Williams Suffers A Torn Biceps Training Atlas Stones
It couldn't have been worse timing for powerlifter turned strongman Larry "Wheels" Williams to suffer a biceps injury. The athlete was gearing up to compete at a prominent strongman event, the Giants Live ... Continue Reading
Arnold Schwarzenegger Teams Up With Star Cast to Produce Vegan Documentary
What do Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron, Jackie Chan, Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic, and Chris Paul all have in common? Apart from being known as masters of their respective crafts, they have ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Julius Maddox’s 10 Tips for Setting Bench Press Records
It has been quite the week for super heavyweight powerlifter Julius Maddox. Maddox set a new American record on bench press with a massive 723.1 pounds over the weekend. Maddox broke the previous record ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Athletes Hinrik Ingi Óskarsson and Elly Kabboord Test Positive For Banned Substance
Hinrik Ingi Óskarsson of Iceland has tested positive for a banned substance at the Reykjavík CrossFit Championship, CrossFit HQ announced in a press release. The 24-year-old tested positive for ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter CJ Cummings Just Set Three New Junior World Records
Nineteen-year-old CJ Cummings, who competes as a -73kg weightlifter for Team USA, had another Junior World Record breaking performance. At the Junior Pan Ams in La Habana, Cuba this week, Cummings broke ... Continue Reading
Leif Sundberg Becomes First Man To Finish American Ninja Warrior™ in Under One Minute
The American Ninja Warrior™ television show has been around for 11 seasons, and for the first time ever in the show's history a man completed the obstacle in under one minute. Leif Sundberg is the first ... Continue Reading
How Playing Pro Hockey Prepared Carolyne Prevost For Her First CrossFit Games
Carolyne Prevost could have put her head down after she found out she didn't make the 2014 Winter Olympic women's hockey team for Canada, but rather she channeled her competitiveness and set new ... Continue Reading
Laurence Shahlaei Says 2019 World’s Strongest Man Was Poorly Organized
The 2019 World’s Strongest Man did not go according to plan for British strongman Laurence Shahlaei, who ruptured his Achilles during a heavy yoke on the first day of the events. His wasn’t the only ... Continue Reading
CNN Follows Pat Vellner’s Journey To the 2019 CrossFit Games
Twenty-eight-year-old chiropractic student Pat Vellner had podium finishes at the last three Reebok CrossFit Games. In 2016 and 2017 he finished in third place, last year he came in second, and this year, ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Benches 723.1 Pounds For a New American Record
Remember that time powerlifter Julius Maddox first joined the 700 pound bench press club? Us too. Last year, Maddox broke the major bench press barrier when he pressed 700 lbs, and this year he's reached ... Continue Reading
The 2019 World Deadlift Championships Preview
Now that the World’s Strongest Man has come and gone, you might think that strongman goes into an offseason. But the calendar keeps going, and the one of the next events to keep your eyes on will take ... Continue Reading
Watch How Martins Licis Became This Year’s World’s Strongest Man
After one of the most exciting World's Strongest Man competitions to date, Martins Licis rose to the top to be crowned the 2019 World's Strongest Man this past Sunday. Licis, 28 years old, claimed his ... Continue Reading
French Throwdown: How to Watch, Roster Breakdown, and More
The CrossFit Sanctionals™ will wrap up with the CrossFit French Throwdown in Paris, France, which takes place between June 28th and June 30th. The French Throwdown is the final competition ahead of the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Mayhem’s Elly Kabboord Tests Positive for a Banned Substance
CrossFit Mayhem Independence member and team captain Elly Kabboord, has tested positive for banned substance, Clenbuterol, at the Reykjavik CrossFit Championship in Iceland. Kabboord is a three-time ... Continue Reading
Breaking News: Martins Licis Wins 2019 World’s Strongest Man
After one of the most exciting, back-and-forth competitions in recent memory, we have a new World's Strongest Man: Martins Licis of the United States. With his victory, Licis becomes one of the few ... Continue Reading
These Are Your Finalists for the 2019 World’s Strongest Man (Day 3 Results)
On the last day of the qualifying events for the World’s Strongest Man, the name of the game was Atlas stones. The event was Last Man Standing: the second and third place finishers from each of the five ... Continue Reading
Laurence Shahlaei and Sigfus Fossdal Both Tear Achilles, Withdraw From World’s Strongest Man
Two Achilles torn, two athletes dropped out. Both Laurence Shahlaei (Great Britain) and Sigfus Fossdal (Iceland) have dropped out of the 2019 World’s Strongest Man event due to injuries sustained on the ... Continue Reading
2019 World’s Strongest Man Day 2 Results
In Bradenton, Florida, the World’s Strongest Man has wrapped Day 2 of its four-day competition and it’s clear that this year’s event is a real nailbiter. After winning last year’s event with a ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2019 World’s Strongest Man Competition
The most hotly anticipated strongman competition of the year is upon us: the 2019 World's Strongest Man event will take place in Bradenton, Florida from Thursday, June 13th until Sunday, June 16th. Every ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kevin Oak Pulls 815 lbs for an Unplanned Sumo Deadlift PR
Powerlifter Kevin Oak just hit a sumo deadlift PR with an impressive 815 lbs! Oak pulled this massive personal milestone during a training session this week. Oak has been a big name in the powerlifting ... Continue Reading