In the world of Olympic weightlifting, and specifically the Pan American Region of the world where the United States is a prominent member, few weightlifters have had the type of success at all age levels ... Continue Reading
Can Practicing Incorrect Form Actually Improve Your Lifting?
In the strength and conditioning world the saying, "there are multiple ways to skin a cat," couldn't be more true when developing an athlete's strength and technique. For this article, we're going to dive ... Continue Reading
78 Year Old Janis McBee Proves It’s Never Too Late to Start Olympic Lifting
If you're running low on motivation and need a Monday pick me up, then look no further than 78 year old Janis McBee. She is currently a U.S. National Masters Record holder for two age groups in the snatch, ... Continue Reading
The Sickest Angles: An Interview with Steve Galvan, the IWF’s Official Photographer
For sports fans, there is nothing more exciting than seeing a live competition. This is especially true if that competition consists of the best athletes in the world performing their craft. Unfortunately ... Continue Reading
Need Motivation? Watch Oscar Figueroa’s Epic Comeback to Win Gold in Rio
Very rarely do the best athletes ever have it easy. There always seems to be a great obstacle one must overcome before achieving true greatness. In an athlete's case, this could be a comeback from injury, ... Continue Reading
Our Favorite Men’s Lifts From the 2017 Chinese National Weightlifting Championships
The 2017 Chinese National Weightlifting Championships came to a conclusion today. This year’s competition was held over the span of two weekends, with the women competing April 8-11th and the men April ... Continue Reading
Tian Tao Clean & Jerks 221kg for an Unofficial World Record
The 2017 Chinese National Weightlifting Championships are wrapping up in the next couple days. This year's competition was held over the span of two weekends with the women competing April 8-11th, and the ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Lifting Shoes
Supportive strength gear has grown in popularity in the last few years, and weightlifting shoes experienced an especially big spike in visibility. There are now multiple major brands that carry and ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting’s Performance at Youth Worlds Earns 3 Spots at the Youth Olympics
After a triumphant week of incredible performances at the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, USA Weightlifting has been offered three provisional slots at the 2018 Youth Olympic ... Continue Reading
Meet the Elite Cuban Weightlifters Living and Training in America
Over the past year, I would argue that two of the most exciting weightlifters in the United States have been Yadier Nunez Quesada and Asniel Rodriguez Jimenez. Both are elite level, Cuban-born athletes who ... Continue Reading
Kuinini Manumua Wins Bronze for America at Youth World Weightlifting Championships
On the very last day of the International Weightlifting Federation's Youth World Championships, a young woman who is based in San Francisco won a bronze medal for the United States. Lifting in the ... Continue Reading
Nathan Damron Block Cleans 1Kg Over the American Record
Nathan Damron is, in his own words, "getting acquainted with the American record" in the clean & jerk. If by "getting acquainted with" he means "on a path to destroy," that'd be a pretty accurate ... Continue Reading
Breaking: Lasha Talakhadze Just Made the Heaviest Snatch Ever in Competition
Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze has made history by snatching 217 kilograms (478.4 pounds) at the European Weightlifting Championships in Split, Croatia. That's the most amount of weight any human ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Sets New World Record & Wins 2017 Youth Worlds!
The 2017 IWF Youth National Championships are currently underway in Bangkok, Thailand. They started April 3rd and will continue through the 10th, and you can check out the live stream here. Living up ... Continue Reading
At 60 Years Old, Eleiko Has Unveiled a New Logo
The weightlifting equipment company Eleiko has announced they have a new logo and brand identity that will be slowly rolled out over the coming weeks and months. Image courtesy of Eleiko. The ... Continue Reading
New Logo Released for 2017 IWF World Championships
The logo for the 2017 IWF World Championships was just released, and it looks awesome. The championships are being held at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 28-December 5th in Anaheim, ... Continue Reading
Watch Tian Tao Clean & Jerk a 225kg PR (5kg Over World Record)
Chinese weightlifter Tian Tao, 22, is back to moving some serious weight. Ma Strength, a Chinese weightlifting coaching outlet, shared a compilation video featuring Tao taking a 300kg squat double for a ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships
Planet Earth's best youth weightlifters have descended on Bangkok, Thailand this week in the hopes of setting new PRs — and maybe winning a medal or two — at the 2017 IWF Youth World Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Federation Announces Candidates for Executive Board Elections
Following the conclusion of the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) Executive Board meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, the IWF has published the list of candidates who have declared their interest in ... Continue Reading
Eleiko Unveils Revolutionary Line of Anti-Roll Plates
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of plates that roll around when you're trying to lift. Circular plates constantly move when you're trying to setup for lifts and roll away if they bounce ... Continue Reading
Watch a Competitive Powerlifter Try Snatching for the First Time
"It never gets easier, you just get stronger. The stronger you get the more you're rewarded with hard work," says Max Aita, Head Coach at Juggernaut Training Systems. That's arguably one of the most ... Continue Reading
Americans Weightlifters to Watch at the IWF Youth World Championships
USA Weightlifting's top Youth competitors will be competing at the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships starting next week. This year's Youth Worlds are being held from April 3-10th in Bangkok, ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts Just Jerked 237kg In Training
During a casual live stream of a run-of-the-mill training session at California Strength, the 105kg weightlifter and former GRID athlete Wes Kitts pulled off one of the heaviest jerks we’ve seen from an ... Continue Reading
Is Oscar Figueroa Coming Out of Retirement?
Oscar Figueroa knows about struggle — it took him four appearances at the Olympic Games to finally win a gold medal, which he did in Rio at age 33 when he totaled 318 kilograms (701 pounds) in the 62kg ... Continue Reading