Garrison Redd is a para powerlifter vying to represent the United States at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games as a member of Team USA. As a high school football player, he had aspirations of going pro. ... Continue Reading
NBC’s The Titan Games Episode 5 Recap: Alvarez Ascends Mt. Olympus
Last week, The Titan Games saw a powerful display by Kelly Valdez and a gutsy performance by Noah Palicia over his brother Eric. Both rose to the occasion on Mount Olympus and became Titans in the premiere ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey Discusses Whether or Not She’ll Compete at 2020 CrossFit Games
Tia-Clair Toomey is the first ever three-time Fittest Woman on Earth™ — she's won the last three consecutive CrossFit Games and is arguably the most influential female athlete in the sport. So a lot of ... Continue Reading
How to Watch Hollands vs. Shivlyakov Masters Deadlift World Record Attempt
This Saturday, June 27th, 2-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) bronze medalist Terry Hollands will battle it out against 2018 Arnold Strongman South Africa champion Mikhail Shivlyakov in a Masters deadlift ... Continue Reading
Sam Briggs and Brent Fikowski Announce Withdrawals from 2020 CrossFit Games
As CrossFit continues to deal with the aftermath of ex-CEO Greg Glassman’s racially charged comments, new allegations of sexism and sexual harassment have been made against Glassman and his higher-ups at ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Misses 800 Pound Raw Bench Press Record
Ever since the word went out that Julius Maddox had set the goal of being the first man to bench press 800 pounds raw, the eyes of the powerlifting world had been on him every step and rep of the ... Continue Reading
Rauno Heinla Wins World’s Ultimate Strongman Deadlift Showdown
On June 20, World’s Ultimate Strongman (WUS) featured another edition of their “Feats of Strength” series. This competition was a deadlift showdown featuring Jerry Pritchett of the United States and Rauno ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Prepares for 2020 Iceland’s Strongest Man
2018 World’s Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson has had a busy year so far. In March, he won the Arnold Strongman Classic for the third year in a row and he followed that up with his historic 501 kg deadlift ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Jessica Lucero Announces Her Retirement
Jessica Lucero began her weightlifting career at the age of 14. She was a member of Team USA and competed in the -58kg (sometimes -59kg) weight class. Her accolades include three America records, a bronze ... Continue Reading
NBC’s The Titan Games Episode 4 Recap: The Brothers’ Battle
Last week saw Dani Speegle and Matt Chan rise to the top of Mount Olympus and stand victorious in the Central Region championships. Speegle, who was the defending Titan, held her ground and beat out ... Continue Reading
Check Out Eddie Hall’s New 6,000 Calorie Boxing Diet
Eddie "The Beast" Hall has over a year until his boxing march against strongman rival Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson. The fight is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in September 2021 and is ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Benches 520 Pounds for Easy Double
Four-time World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw has shared another update on his “Road to 701” bench press series on his Shaw Strength YouTube channel. The highlight of this session is his top set of pressing ... Continue Reading
Kiera Aston Deadlifts a Monstrous 230kg for 5 Easy Reps
When it comes to owning high level accolades in multiple strength sports at a young age, few athletes compare and stack up to 21 year old Kiara Aston. The United Kingdom based figure competitor and ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Rauno Heinla Vs Jerry Pritchett Deadlift For Reps World Record
This Saturday, June 20th, 2019 World's Ultimate Deadlift champion Rauno Heinla will take on 2017 America's Strongest Man Jerry Pritchett in a one-on-one 400kg/882lb deadlift for reps challenge to set ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Julius Maddox’s 800lb Bench Press World Record Attempt
Julius Maddox will attempt to bench press 363kg/800lb — the heaviest raw bench press by any human ever — this Saturday, June 20th, as part of World's Ultimate Strongman's (WUS) "Feats of Strength" ... Continue Reading
Day 2 Rogue Invitational Recap: Toomey and Vellner Win
Day 1 saw some stellar performances. Sam Briggs had an insane effort of 211 power snatches in the last person standing event and the 19-year-old Haley Adams scored a major win in event 3. After 3 ... Continue Reading
Day 1 Rogue Invitational Recap: Toomey and Vellner Lead
Day 1 of the 2020 Rogue Invitational is in the books. 36 athletes — 18 male and 18 female — competed in the live, online, entirely remote event. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, athletes ... Continue Reading
Katrin Davidsdottir, Brooke Wells, Amanda Barnhart Announce They’re Out of 2020 CrossFit Games
While CrossFit HQ has a new CEO, many in the community are still unconvinced significant change has or will come to the company's leadership and direction. According to new CEO Dave Castro, more needs to ... Continue Reading
An Inside Look at Zydrunas Savickas’ Trophy Room
Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania is easily one of the most decorated strongmen in the history of the sport. His 29 year strongman career saw him compete in over three hundred competitions and acquire two ... Continue Reading
CrossFit CEO Dave Castro: Rich Froning May Program 2021 Games
In a brief Twitter message posted after a Zoom call with 2020 CrossFit Games athletes, new CrossFit CEO Dave Castro announced the 2020 Games would be the last he programmed. His potential replacement? ... Continue Reading
Katrin Davidsdottir Speaks Out Against CrossFit’s New CEO Appointment
Katrin Davidsdottir is one of the most prominent CrossFit® athletes of all time. One of just three women to repeat as Fittest Woman on Earth™ — she won the Games in 2015 and 2016 — she's a phenomenal ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Rob Kearney’s American Record Log Lift Attempt
On Saturday June 13th, strongman Rob Kearney will attempt to break his own American record log lift of 214kg/471lb with a 215.5kg/475lb lift. The lift will be featured in the sixth episode of World's ... Continue Reading
Ronnie Coleman Speaks About Career and Injuries on “Joe Rogan Experience”
Eight-time Mr. Olympia and International Sports Hall of Famer Ronnie Coleman was a guest on the June 10th episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. The renowned podcaster and UFC commentator has spoken about ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser Withdraws From 2020 Rogue Invitational
Reigning 4-time Fittest Man on Earth Mat Fraser will not be participating in the Rogue Invitational scheduled to take place this weekend. Fraser took to his Instagram page to relay the news that a ... Continue Reading