John Haack is no stranger to reaching huge powerlifting feats, and now you can add an updated All-Time World Record Total to his resume. On Sunday, the American powerlifter weighed in at 181.8 pounds ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Ready For Pan American Championships (Plus How To Watch)
The Pan American Championships are officially underway in Guatemala City, Guatemala! Team USA has spent the last week training in Houston, Texas and from now until April 25th will be traveling to Guatemala ... Continue Reading
16 Year Old Jackson Powell Squats 655 Pounds Three Times
If you need some Friday squat motivation, then look no further because we have you covered. A few days ago, Jackson Powell, a 16 year old up and coming football player and powerlifter, casually squatted ... Continue Reading
Benedikt Magnusson Wants to Pull 528kg At the World Deadlift Championships
Professional srongman fans and deadlift lovers, get ready. Things are starting to heat up as athletes prepare for this year's Giant's Live World Deadlift Championships taking place in Wembley, England on ... Continue Reading
Ashton Rouska Finishes Collegiate Powerlifting Career With 1,930 lb Total
Hold the cap and gown, because Ashton Rouska is lifting well beyond his collegiate years. The 22-year-old finished his undergraduate powerlifting career with his best-ever performance at the 2019 USA ... Continue Reading
Jenn Rotsinger Beats Two Orlando Europa Open IPL World Records
Jenn Rotsinger went into the Orlando Europa wanting nothing more than to crush the Open International Powerlifting League (IPL) world record, and on Sunday she did just that. Rotsinger, who went up a ... Continue Reading
Meg Reardon, John-Paul Hethcock, and Invictus X Win Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge
Meg Reardon, John-Paul Hethcock, and Invictus X all earned big wins at the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge in Washington, D.C and with that have all punched their tickets to the 2019 CrossFit Games in ... Continue Reading
Watch 60kg Powerlifter Marianna Gasparyan Squat 235kg for 5 Reps
We are a little under two weeks out from the 2019 Kern US Open and the athletes competing are beginning to wrap up their final heavy sessions. This year, the Kern US Open is set to take place April ... Continue Reading
Oleksii Novikov Is Victorious at the Arnold South America Strongman!
The next chapter in the Arnold Strongman Pro World Series has been written in Sao Paulo, Brazil and it was a man from Ukraine who put the exclamation point at the end. Oleksii Novikov won the Arnold ... Continue Reading
Talakhadze and Kashirina Set Records on Final Day of European Weightlifting Championships
On the final day of the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in Batumi, Georgia, the two superheayweight World Champions put on a show and sent a simple message: they are in the home stretch to the ... Continue Reading
Arnold Strongman South America Preview
The strongman competitive season has been in full swing and there have been many memorable moments place in North America, Australia, and Europe. Now we move on to South America where the Arnold Pro ... Continue Reading
2019 CrossFit Games PRO Predictions (Who Will Win???)
In late 2018, CrossFit HQ dropped a series of bombshell announcements regarding the future of The CrossFit Games. (Though to be fair, many were first reported on by independent news outlets.) Regionals ... Continue Reading
Improve Your Weightlifting With Aleksey Torokhtiy’s Matrix-Style Lifting Videos
A dream that Aleksey Torokhtiy and his partner Sergei Putsov have had in the making for years is finally becoming a reality. Torokhtiy and the crew at Warm Body Cold Mind are set to release a series of ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Wins 2019 Europe’s Strongest Man
The sport of strongman can be documented by top stars of certain eras. You can start with Bill Kazmaier followed by Jon Pall Sigmarsson, Magnus Ver Magnusson would be after that, then comes Mariusz ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Heather Connor Makes a 4x Bodyweight Deadlift Look Easy
Powerlifter Heather Connor has been absolutely crushing big weight in her latest training videos. Connor, a seasoned 47kg/103 lb athlete, has her sights set high as she preps for the 2019 IPF World Classic ... Continue Reading
Kingsnake Strikes At The Indy Pro Bodybuilding Show!
It’s still early in the IFBB Pro League season, but Steve Kuclo is already in midseason form. After starting the season in Columbus with a 6th place finish at the Arnold Classic, the Texas firefighter ... Continue Reading
Andrei Aramnau Jerks a Massive 240 Kilograms From the Rack
Belarusian weightlifter Andrei Armnau retired in 2016 after a spate of injuries, but he’s training hard as he continues his comeback in the sport. Take a look at this monstrous split jerk he made from the ... Continue Reading
Rob Kearney Recaps His Arnold Australia Strongman Win!
Rob Kearney had a following in the strongman community but may not have been as well-known as the bigger names in the sport before he traveled to Melbourne, Australia. That all changed by the time his ... Continue Reading
19.5 CrossFit® Open Workout Tips from Top Athletes and Coaches
We are nearing the road for the 2019 CrossFit Open, but we're not there yet. CrossFit Open Workout 19.5 features a high volume descending ladder featuring thrusters and chest-to-bar pull-ups. Of all the ... Continue Reading
Who’s Best At Sports: a Weightlifter, Powerlifter, Bodybuilder, or CrossFit Athlete?
All we have to say is hats off to Brute Strength for putting on another awesome showdown series. If you're late to the party, then we'll quickly catch you up below, but be warned — spoiler alert if you ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser Makes a Statement Winning CrossFit® Open Workout 19.4 in Just 8.08
Three-time CrossFit® Games Champion Mat Fraser already secured his spot at this year’s Games back in December when he won the Dubai CrossFit Championships, and while many raised eyebrows at his 59th place ... Continue Reading
2019 Arnold Australia Strongman Results
Now that the 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic is in the history books, it’s time to start determining who will compete at the 2020 event. The field is determined in part by the Arnold Pro Strongman Series. ... Continue Reading
Team USA Sweeps Weightlifting Team Titles At Youth World Championships
American Weightlifting history was made this week in Las Vegas. The 2019 Youth Weightlifting Championships concluded on Friday, and the American team finished in first place for both the men and woman’s ... Continue Reading
19.4 CrossFit® Open Workout Tips from Top Athletes and Coaches
We've seen a fair share of 2019 CrossFit Open workouts requiring strategy, but Open Workout 19.4 may take the cake as the most strategic yet. The workout itself is tough and technical, but what we ... Continue Reading