Meat consumption is rising faster than ever, but plenty of strength athletes have shattered records without touching the stuff. Check out our list below to learn some of the best known ... Continue Reading
Adidas Releases Two New Shoes Under CrazyPower Model
Adidas appears to be joining the mix in the recent new training shoe releases. They recently shared their new weightlifting shoe, the Leistung 16 II, but now they've posted two other ... Continue Reading
First Looks At the New Adidas Leistung 16 IIs. What Do You Think?
The new Adidas weightlifting shoe - the Leistung 16 IIs - are beginning to make rounds on the internet. An Adidas UK Specialty Sports site has them listed and available for purchase at 179.5 Euros or ... Continue Reading
The 12 Best Strength Sports Movies, Ranked
Wondering why you don’t see more strength sports in Hollywood movies? We’ve scoured the web and spent many, many hours watching barbells clang and strongmen scream so you can know exactly what you want for ... Continue Reading
New 2017 Weightlifting Rules Taking Effect January 1st (Will They Impact You?)
Note: The following rules changes come from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and will affect all participating countries. USA Weightlifting (USAW) has announced four new IWF rules that ... Continue Reading
Earth Fed Muscle Primitive Protein Review
Whey protein powder companies are a dime a dozen, but few deliberately target strength athletes. That's where Earth Fed Muscle comes in, a new supplement company from the brains behind Garage Strength, a ... Continue Reading
5 Exercises for Gloriously Strong Glutes
Whether you’re a powerlifter, weightlifter, or functional fitness athlete, your butt is your engine. Practically every key athletic movement, from the deadlift to the snatch to the kettlebell swing to a ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Throwback: Blagoy Blagoev Snatches 195kg at 90kg Bodyweight!
In the late 1970s/early 1980s, Blagoy Blagoev was one of Bulgaria's — and the world's — top weightlifters, helping his national team to an unprecedented era of dominance in strength sport. He was the 1980 ... Continue Reading
Athlete Profiles: Amanda Braddock of Canada (48kg)
At the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, the Canadian Woman’s team had an abundance of success and were able to qualify 3 woman for each team. This was based on dominant team performances at the previous two ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness 4″ Nylon Weightlifting Belt Review
Rogue Fitness is known for a lot of things, and as of this year being the official manufacturer of USA Weightlifting is one of them. They were founded in 2006 and are based in American out of Ohio. Over ... Continue Reading
These Nike Romaleos 3 May Have The Coolest Color Scheme Yet – Do You Agree?
The anticipation continues to build behind the official release of the Nike Romaleos 3. Lukas Hogberg, a European CrossFit Games athlete, shared a photo of another color scheme for the new Romaleos on his ... Continue Reading
This Rubik’s Cube Pause Squat Is Taking the Strength World By Storm
We've highlighted him before, but now, Dan Weierich has really outdone himself. The 60-meter dash track athlete out of Rutgers University just solved a Rubik's Cube in 35 seconds while doing a pause back ... Continue Reading
10 Celebrities Who Have No Business Being This Strong
A list of the world's strongest famous people usually turns up the Schwarzeneggers, Stallones, and Johnsons. We wanted to know about the people you wouldn't expect—the politicians, celebrities, and ... Continue Reading
After Losing Gov’t Funding, British Weight Lifting Receives £2.2 Million From a New Source
After a tough week, life just got a little easier for British Weight Lifting. On December 9, the United Kingdom governmental body, UK Sport, announced that they were withdrawing all of their funding for ... Continue Reading
Watch Lu Xiaojun’s Insane 180kg Snatch (at 77kg Bodyweight)
At this point, we're used to seeing footage of Lu Xiaojun doing some impressive things in training. And there are few active weightlifters who can match his competition pedegree: Three time World Champion, ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts Sets New American Record Snatch in 105kg Class
In breaking news at the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open, Wes Kitts made two successful lifts in the snatch portion of the competition to set a new American Record of 174KG (383lb). The old ... Continue Reading
Colin Burns Sets New American Snatch Record in 94kg Weight Class!
The final day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off right where Saturday night ended. Competing in the 94KG session, Colin Burns made three successful lifts in the snatch ... Continue Reading
Records Fall: 2016 American Open Championship Day 2 Results
The second day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off right where Friday night ended. Medals were presented in the men’s 69KG, 77KG, and 85KG categories, along with the woman’s 63KG ... Continue Reading
Big Lifts in Orlando: 2016 American Open Day 1 Results
The first day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off with the excitement that you would expect from a national competition with over 800 athletes competing. Medals were presented in ... Continue Reading
13-Year Old Morgan McCullough Breaks Multiple American Records at the American Open
The 2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championships are in full swing down in Orlando, Florida. Last night the youth athletes took the floor, and one young weightlifter made sure to leave his ... Continue Reading
Watch the Second Klokov Power Weekend With English Subtitles
The second annual Klokov Power Weekend took place in Moscow in mid-November, but it was like Christmas for Olympic weightlifters. Both active and retired international lifters assembled for some friendly ... Continue Reading
2-Time Olympic Weightlifting Medalist Szymon Kołecki Starts MMA Career
According to two Polish news sources, Szymon Kolecki — the 2000 Olympic silver medalist and 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 94kg category — has announced he's beginning an MMA career starting in ... Continue Reading
Watch Kara Webb Snatch 220 Pounds!
The 2016 Reebok CrossFit Invitational featured a max snatch event, but it looks like Team Australia competitor and multi-time CrossFit Games athlete Kara Webb had her best lifting in the warm-up ... Continue Reading
Antonio Urso Announces Candidacy for IWF Presidency
This past weekend at the Junior European Championships in Eilat, Israel, Italy’s Antonio Urso declared his candidacy for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)’s presidency in elections to be ... Continue Reading