Sergio Oliva Jr. announced on Monday that he will be one of the competitors invited to take part in the 2020 Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio this coming March. The news came in the form of an Instagram ... Continue Reading
Blaine Sumner Breaks Multiple World Records at the IPF World Open Championships
Powerlifting history was changed this past weekend at the International Powerlifting Federation World Open Championships in Dubai. Blaine "The Vanilla Gorilla" Sumner paced the field to the gold medal and ... Continue Reading
10 CrossFit Women Who Inspired Us In 2019
While it goes without saying that three-time CrossFit Games champion Tia-Clair Toomey and the Icelandic Dottirs have been inspiring CrossFit fans with their brilliant performances for years, there are so ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Releases Penalties Issued for Open Workout 20.4
This week's string of CrossFit Open penalties are in and multiple athletes in the top 40 have received penalties. Reminder, for this year's Open, CrossFit HQ requires every athlete that finished in the top ... Continue Reading
Marte Elverum Deadlifts a World Record 550lbs at 2019 IPF World Open Championship
The official results from the 40th International Powerlifting Federation World Open Championships for the women's -72kg weight class are in and Marte Elverum of Norway raises the bar, so to speak, once ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete Jonne Koski Announces Withdrawal From Filthy 150
Earlier today, 5-time CrossFit Games athlete Jonne Koski announced that he had to withdraw from the CrossFit Filthy 150 Sanctionals competition due to food poisoning. In his Instagram post's ... Continue Reading
Watch Peiman Maheripourehir Deadlift a Colossal 931lbs Without Straps!
Peiman Maheripourehir, an Iranian strongman, shared a video on his Instragram where he deadlifts 422.5kg (931lbs) without the use of any additional equipment. In the video, Maheripourehir psyches ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman JF Caron Hold 922 lbs On EACH Arm In Louis Cyr Reproduction
Yesterday, Canada's Strongest Man, Jean-Francois (JF) Caron shared a video that literally had our jaws dropping. The video features Caron holding two cars continually upper their horsepower for a ... Continue Reading
Gábor Török Responds to CrossFit Games Suspension
Gábor Török of Hungary was one of five athletes in breach of the CrossFit Drug Testing Policy at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games after testing positive for banned substances. Török tested ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Legend Jusup Wilkosz Has Passed Away
Yesterday, it was announced publicly that German bodybuilding great Jusup Wilkosz, also known as "German Zeus" had passed away at the age of 71. As of right now, there have been no details shared on the ... Continue Reading
Kheycie Romero Deadlifts 545 lbs for a Hook Grip PR
If you're looking for some deadlift inspiration to get your Tuesday off to a strong start, then look no further. Powerlifter Kheycie Romero recently shared a monstrous deadlift that has caught the ... Continue Reading
Dexter Jackson Commits to 2020 Olympia
2008 Mr. Olympia Dexter Jackson shared a post on Instagram where he discussed his 2019 Olympia placing (4th) and how he hopes to improve on that placing next year. So the competitor with the most pro wins ... Continue Reading
How Tyler Christophel Broke Into the Top 10 in the World in the CrossFit Open
Missouri-based Tyler Christophel used to do it all one his own: his own programming, his own nutrition plan, his own mental preparation to thrive in competition. The approach got him incredibly far ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Juan Morel Wins 2019 Japan Pro
Thanks to promoter and Japanese bodybuilding legend Hidetada Yamagishi, the IFBB Pro League was brought to the Land of the Rising Sun for the 2019 Japan Pro show. There were three divisions contested at ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Breaks the All-Time Raw Bench Record with 337.5 kg (744.1 pounds)
The people at Big Tex Gym in Austin, Texas this past weekend were able to witness something that has never been done before and something that has happened twice in the past 60 days. Back in September, ... Continue Reading
Thuri Helgadottir, CrossFit Games Veteran, Reveals Shoulder Injury
Thuri Helgadottir has revealed that she has been diagnosed with a superior labral tear anterior to posterior (SLAP) 2 lesion on her shoulder after receiving the results of an MRI performed last ... Continue Reading
How Andrea Nisler Accidentally Finished in the Top 20 in the 2020 CrossFit Open
Andrea Nisler has never taken the Open seriously. “The Open was never that important to me,” said the 30-year-old, who just placed 15th in the world in 2020 CrossFit Games Open. This has always ... Continue Reading
Strongman Athlete Patrik Baboumian Responds to Brian Shaw’s Challenge
In case you missed it, four-time World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw answered a fan’s question in a YouTube video about vegan strongman Patrik Baboumian and challenged him to see who would be the stronger ... Continue Reading
Kristof Horvath, Hungarian CrossFit Competitor, Struck by Car
Kristof Horvath, the unofficial 2020 CrossFit Open Hungarian National Champion, was hit by a speeding car while riding his bike to the gym on November 13th. He was transported via ambulance to the ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Shares Unofficial 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic Schedule
Icelandic strongman Hafthor Bjornsson has been coming in absolutely clutch with the video content lately. In his latest YouTube video, he provides a solid 6-minutes of commentary breaking down all of the ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2019 IPF World Open Powerlifting Championships
The 2019 IPF World Open Powerlifting Championships are about to be underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This year, the Championships are running from November 18th through the 23rd with 249 athletes ... Continue Reading
Dorian Yates Documentary to Be Released
The producers of Generation Iron are set to release another feature that will be the latest in a string of bodybuilding documentaries. The latest one will be on six-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates and will ... Continue Reading
Full #TrashtalkThursday Series Ft: Brent Fikowski, Jason Carrol, Pat Vellner, Lukas Esslinger, Travis Williams
Welp, the second CrossFit Open for this year has come and gone, and with it so has #TrashtalkThursdays. If you're a fan of Brent Fikowski, Patrick Vellner, Jason Carrol, Lukas Esslinger, or Travis ... Continue Reading
Saeid Alihosseini (+109kg) Announces Retirement From Weightlifting
Iranian weightlifter Saeid Alihosseini (+109kg) has announced that he'll be retiring from the sport of weightlifting. This news comes quickly after Alihosseini learned that his hopes for competing at the ... Continue Reading