No need to beat around the bush on this one: Julius Maddox has performed the heaviest raw bench press ever. Competing in the super heavyweight (308+lb) division, Maddox's legendary ... Continue Reading
Mateusz Kieliszkowski Wins Timber Carry, Sets World Record
Strongman Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland seems to perform his best when faced with incredible adversity. After all, he is the man won the 2019 World's Ultimate Strongman in Dubai with a torn ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Classic Friday Night Results
The first night of the 2020 Arnold Classic saw many of the world’s best fitness athletes take the stage and showcase their elite physiques and talents. Every competitor in each lineup were winners in their ... Continue Reading
Andrea Thompson, Kristin Rhodes Break 600 Pound Deadlift Mark
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article states that Andrea Thompson was the first strongwoman competitor to deadlift 600 pounds in competition; the feat has been performed previously by several ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Wins Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift Event
Hafthor Bjornsson pulled some epically large deadlifts in training heading into the Arnold Strongman Classic this weekend; the event he won the last two years in a row. He deadlifted 455kg/1,003lbs for a ... Continue Reading
Asian Weightlifting Championships Postponed; Olympics May Prohibit Spectators
Two developments in the coronavirus outbreak surfaced late this week. https://www.instagram.com/p/BwjTRf2gLKM/ The Asian Weightlifting Championships Postponed First up, the Asian Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Check Out Hafthor Bjornsson’s Training Diet, 10,000 Calories Per Day
Hafthor Bjornsson, the 2018 World's Strongest Man champion, is known for eating a lot of calories per day during training. He has shared his 8,000 calorie training diet which utilizes the vertical ... Continue Reading
Tom Stoltman Sets New Atlas Stone Weight Record
Aside from the Arnold Strongman Classic taking place in Columbus, Ohio, there are other competitions that are offering prizes for breaking records. The title of these contests are “Rogue Record Breakers.” ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Strongman Classic Day 1 Recap
Ten of the strongest men in the world made it to Columbus, Ohio looking to leave this weekend as the Arnold Strongman Classic Champion. Only one of these men, Hafthor Bjornsson, has had the title and goes ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter John Haack Crushes a 375kg/826 lb Deadlift PR
Despite the Arnold Sports Festival being cancelled for spectators, then re-opened for spectators, only to be cancelled again, elite powerlifter John Haack is still moving big weight. Yesterday, Haack ... Continue Reading
Kazakhstan and Bolivia National Champions Receive CrossFit Games Invites
CrossFit HQ shared a press release yesterday confirming that the male and female national champions of both Kazakhstan and Bolivia are eligible to compete at the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games in August and ... Continue Reading
Jessica Buettner Dominates CPU National Championships, Sets Unofficial World Records
It is almost expected that when Jessica Buettner is making waves in the powerlifting world, it is because she just deadlifted some obscenely heavy weight or flawlessly crushed a competition. She ... Continue Reading
Katherine Nye Will No Longer Compete At the Arnold Sports Festival
Team USA weightlifter Katherine Nye has announced her withdrawal from the American Open Series 1, also known as the Arnold Weightlifting Championships. The event is scheduled to take place at the ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Luke Richardson Axle Bar Deadlift 380kg/838lb For a Triple
Luke Richardson is at it again. The youngest ever athlete to total 1000kg/2,204lb raw has been putting in really impressive work in the gym this past week and showing off a bit with some massive axle bar ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: There Will Be No Spectators or Expo At 2020 Arnold Sports Festival
With less than 48 hours until it was scheduled to begin — the Olympic weightlifting was set to start at 10am on Thursday, with powerlifting and bodybuilding events starting at noon — the convention ... Continue Reading
The Hype Is Real In Strongman Martins Licis’ “Road to the Arnold” Video
Strength fans, get ready! The Arnold Sports Festival is only two days away and Rogue Fitness is continuing to stagger out their "Road to the Arnold" videos. In Rogue Fitness' latest release on ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jesus Olivares Annihilates 302.5kg/667lb Squat for 8 Reps
Jesus Olivares is a 21 year old powerlifter who vaulted back into the competitive scene late last December with a huge win at the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Winter Iron Open in the super heavyweight division ... Continue Reading
17 Year Old Jackson Powell Front Squats a Monstrous 675 lbs
Teen powerlifting sensation Jackson Powell is moving big weight once again. In his latest video, the 17 year old Powell veers away from the traditional big three to hit an absolutely monstrous front ... Continue Reading
Paralympian Siamand Rahman Has Passed Away At Age 31
Paralympic powerlifter Siamand Rahman passed away on Sunday March 1st, 2020 in his hometown, Oshnavieh, Iran, after suffering a heart attack. He was 31 years old. Rahman made his powerlifting debut ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Pro Strongwoman Preview
The eyes of the fitness world will be focused on Columbus, Ohio during the first weekend of March for several reasons. Bodybuilding, powerlifting, and strongman are just a few of the strength sports that ... Continue Reading
The 2020 IWF Junior World Championships Have Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Two weeks before it was scheduled to take place, the 2020 International Weightlifting Federation Junior World Weightlifting Championships have been cancelled, with the outbreak and global spread of the ... Continue Reading
How to Watch Weightlifting at the 2020 Arnold Sports Festival
The Arnold Sports Festival, also just called “The Arnold,” is arguably the biggest event on the strength sports calendar. The Arnold holds big time competitions for many strength sports, bringing ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter James Strickland Smokes a 615 lb Bench Press Double
This year has been an absolutely huge year for the bench press. We're seeing handfuls of athletes push new boundaries on the bench and one athlete in particular that we're excited to see compete in the ... Continue Reading
Watch Anthony Hobaica’s Jaw Dropping, 4.4x Bodyweight Squat!
Eight hundred pounds. (Talk about a nice, round number.) But “nice, round number” is a criminally understated way to describe the weight that Anthony “Hollywood” Hobaica had sitting on his back when he ... Continue Reading