Hafthor Bjornsson is already one of the top strongmen in the world, having won the World’s Strongest Man title in 2018 and two consecutive Arnold Strongman Classic championships, along with several other ... Continue Reading
Wodapalooza 2020 Day 4 Recap: Results and Winners
The athletes in Miami have trained on land, in water, enjoying sunshine, and competing in the rain. All of it was for this day. The spotlights are the brightest on Sunday in Miami, Florida, even as night ... Continue Reading
Wodapalooza Day 3 Recap
We’re now into the second half of Wodapalooza, and this Sanctional has been entertaining, inspiring, and intense. Going into the day, there was a surprise on top of the men’s side while the favorites were ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Bench Presses a PR 765 Pounds (Raw)!
Julius Maddox has made it clear that he is currently on his own personal road to an 800 pound raw bench press. On February 22nd, the Kentucky resident's journey moved past another incredible mark. Maddox ... Continue Reading
Wodapalooza Day 2 Recap: Here’s the Action in Miami
Going into the second day of Wodapalooza, the fans in Miami, Florida knew that they were seeing some incredible feats of fitness being performed. It would be tough to follow the intensity and performances ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Taylor Atwood (-74kg) Make a Serious 205kg Bench Press PR
Taylor Atwood is a big name in the sport of powerlifting. He is the reigning back-to-back International Powerlifting (IPF) World Champion of the -74kg weight class, holding the IPF world records for ... Continue Reading
Hayden Willis Deadlifts Gigantic 350kg/771lb At 19 Years Old
We need to discuss the apparent trend of specifically 19-year-old powerlifters who are capable of deadlifting obscenely heavy weight. "Obscenely" in this case means at least 317.5kg/700lb. Recently, we ... Continue Reading
Meet Sana’a Mandar: The First Moroccan Woman to Compete at the CrossFit Games
In 2019, Sana'a Mandar became the first woman to represent Morocco at the CrossFit Games. “The feeling of accomplishment and pride to be the first woman to represent my country in such a prestigious ... Continue Reading
Katherine Nye Voted the IWF’s Female Lifter of the Year
The votes are in, democracy works, and the International Weightlifting Federation has announced 2019's Lifters of the Year, as chosen by you, the fans. This was not decided in a musty room of fusty ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Christine Castro Squat a Mammoth 195kg/430lb
Christine Castro burst onto the powerlifting scene at 22 years old in 2015 in the -63kg weight class. She competed in four events of which she won all four, before moving up to compete in ... Continue Reading
Dexter Jackson to Retire After 2020 Mr. Olympia
In an Instagram post made this morning by NPC News online, Dexter Jackson has announced that the 2020 Mr. Olympia contest will be his final appearance as a professional bodybuilder on stage. He shared his ... Continue Reading
Dylan Crawford Deadlifts a Monstrous 725 lbs At 19 Years Old
The old saying, "What are they feeding these kids?," rings absolutely true for powerlifter Dylan Crawford, a.k.a @bigdaddydeadlift per his Instagram handle. Granted, at 19 years old, Crawford isn't really ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Classic Bodybuilding Competition Preview
The Arnold Sports Festival is one of the biggest weekends on the fitness calendar, and there is normally something new and exciting happening every year. Even though there are lot of events taking place in ... Continue Reading
Watch Weightlifter Katherine Nye Clean 150kg/330lb Off Blocks
Katherine Nye has been sensational the last several years and is all but confirmed to represent the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan this summer. In the past year alone, the 21 ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Strongman Classic Preview
The sport of strongman has grown by leaps and bounds over the course of the last decade, but there are still two shows that stand head and shoulders above the rest. They are the World’s Strongest Man and ... Continue Reading
Meet CrossFit Games Athlete Nastassia Kaddour: Breaking New Ground for Covered Women
This summer, Natassia Kaddour will become the first Algerian woman to compete at the CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin. Born in Algiers, Algeria in 1992, the 27-year-old moved to the United Arab ... Continue Reading
Check Out Jaisyn Mike Bench Press 265kg/585lb at 42 Years Old
The powerlifting world has had some extremely impressive performances in Masters divisions recently. Many of which have involved world record setting lifts. It gives credence to the long used trope that, ... Continue Reading
16 Year Old Mahailya Reeves Bench Presses a Jaw Dropping 375 lbs
Over the weekend, weight lifting phenom Mahailya Reeves made another splash across social media, and added another impressive accolade to her lifting resume. At the 2020 Girls Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Norwegian CrossFit Championship Results: Qualifiers and More
The global journey to the 2020 CrossFit Games made its latest stop in Gol, Norway for the 2020 Norwegian CrossFit Championship. The fans in attendance of this Sanctional were pleased with the action and ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Wants to Set World Record for the CrossFit Workout “Grace”
2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall already has a few world records to his credit, most notably being the first man to perform the strongman version of the deadlift with 500 kg (1,102 pounds). Now he has ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Deadlifts 480kg (1,058 Pounds) with No Suit
In a YouTube video posted on February 15, 2018 World’s Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson completed a deadlift that he calls an unofficial world record. He completed a pull of 480 kg (1,058 pounds) which for ... Continue Reading
2020 Norwegian CrossFit Championship Preview
The seventh Sanctional of this young CrossFit season shifts the focus across the Atlantic to Norway where the Norwegian CrossFit Championship is set to take place February 14-16. The prize on the line? ... Continue Reading
Watch Weightlifter Lu Xiaojun’s First International Interview
Lu Xiaojun is one of the most decorated athletes in weightlifting. His numerous accolades include 2012 London Olympic Games gold medalist, current -81kg world record holder in the clean & jerk (207kg) ... Continue Reading
Strongman Luke Richardson Beltless Deadlifts 320kg/705lb for 10 Reps
Luke Richardson of Great Britain has earned the nickname "The Future" and for good reason. At only 21 years, he became the youngest powerlifter to ever total 1000kg/2,204lb in the 120+kg weight class at ... Continue Reading