After a Rio Games that saw him set a new World Record snatch but finish with a disappointing bomb out in the clean & jerk, 2012 Olympic Champion Behdad Salimi is hardly done with competing — and a ... Continue Reading
Dialing in Nutrition and Putting an End to “Bro Science”: Chatting with Nick Shaw of RP Strength
If you were to track my nutrition through my athletic career, you'd likely see a pretty big series of peaks and valleys. I was a college soccer player, downing everything that could roughly be classified ... Continue Reading
Nathan Damron: 156kg Snatch, 200kg Clean & Jerk, 307kg Back Squat at 20 Years Old
Yesterday, Mash Elite Performance held their annual "Barbell Picnic," featuring a combination of weightlifting and powerlifting competitions — along with what looked like solid food, festivities, and a ... Continue Reading
Tokyo Olympic Medals Could Be Made from Recycled Cell Phones, Other Electronics
The majority of people may never come close to earning an Olympic medal, but in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Games, Japanese residents may play a unique part in the medal process: Their recycled ... Continue Reading
Old Guys Are Outlifting You: 64 Year Old Snatches 100 Kilos Off the Blocks
Update: We've identified the lifter with help from our awesome readers! And it turns out he's actually 64 years young, not 62 as originally stated in this Instagram post embedded below. His name ... Continue Reading
Russian Weightlifting Federation President Resigns Amid Doping Bans
Inside the Games is reporting that Sergey Syrtsov has resigned as head of the Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) after numerous positive doping tests came to light this summer and a subsequent ban ... Continue Reading
No Shoes, No Problem. These Bulgarian Lifters Trained Barefoot When Their Luggage Got Lost
Though it's certainly nothing official, summer is as close to barefoot weightlifting season as it gets. And while we've highlighted some of the heaviest (and funniest) barefoot Olympic lifts in a ... Continue Reading
Black Tape by OLIFT Review – A Better Solution for Weightlifting?
In the world of strength sports, grip is an issue. Holding on to a bar, axle, stone, or other implement can sometimes be the biggest obstacle standing between you and another rep or a new PR. And even if ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Anatoli Ciricu Tests Positive from London; 9th Place Moves to Bronze
In the latest announcement after a series of doping retests from both the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympic Games, Moldovan weightlifter Anatoli Ciricu has tested positive for the anabolic agent ... Continue Reading
America’s Strongest Artist: Blending Weightlifting & Art with Caine Wilkes
If you follow American weightlifting, you probably know Caine "The Dragon" Wilkes for his string of National Championships, appearances in international competition, 500+ pound clean & jerks, ... Continue Reading
Monday Motivation: Ali Ludwig’s (Hilarious) Squat Jerk PR
Weightlifting is hard, so it's good when lifters can laugh off training mishaps – because otherwise, that sh!t will drag your whole day down. So when Ali Ludwig (a +75kg lifter out of Waxman's Gym) ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Profiles: Anthony Pomponio (85kg) From Juggernaut Strength
On Saturday, September 3rd I had the chance to catch up with Anthony Pomponio at the Hassle Free Invitational in Sacramento, CA before he won the grand prize of $3,000. Since leaving the US Olympic ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Nathan Damron Sets Milestone PR with 200kg Clean & Jerk
Last week, 20-year-old American weightlifter Nathan Damron hit a big 300kg PR squat, and the internet (well, at least the American weightlifting community) went wild. Damron, who has waffled back and forth ... Continue Reading
2020 Olympic Games: Weightlifting Venue, New Spectator Access Announced for Tokyo
In an information release published on their website, the International Weightlifting Federation outlined some news regarding weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Among the updates was ... Continue Reading
Check Out This Old School Reebok “Pump” Weightlifting Belt
File this under awesome things we wish we'd bought back in the 1990s (then kept around to show off today). Russian weightlifter Timur Ovchinnikov recently posted on Instagram about a Reebok "Instapump" ... Continue Reading
4-Time Olympic Medalist, American Weightlifting Legend Norb Schemansky Dies at 92
A Michigan based news outlet is reporting that American weightlifting legend Norbert "Norb" Schemansky has died at 92. Click On Detroit reports that the Michigan native passed away Wednesday night ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Profiles: Mary Peck (63kg) from Napa, California
On Saturday, September 3rd I had the chance to chat with Mary Peck at the Hassle Free Invitational in Sacramento, CA after she won the grand prize of $3,000. She told me training has been going well for ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting, GRID, and Finding the Right Size: An Interview with Tom Sroka
If you've been following American weightlifting online for the past few years, chances are you've stumbled across Tom Sroka in any number of videos from California Strength and (the now defunct) ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Nathan Damron Squats 300kg (660lbs), Just 2.5kg Off Powerlifting World Record
American weightlifter Nathan Damron is taking some time to focus on his back squat strength, and it seems to be paying off with new PRs almost every week. Now, the 20 year old training out of Mash Elite ... Continue Reading
ASICS Releases LIFT MASTER LITE Training Shoe. Would You Try Them for Lifting?
Though ASICS is no stranger to weightlifting shoes — their blue suede 727 model is the stuff of legend at this point and is still a go-to shoe for elite lifters from countries including North Korea — ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Releases Qualifying Totals for Anticipated New Weight Class
Yesterday, USA Weightlifting (USAW) released a statement regarding the IWF's proposal to introduce a new women's weight class, bringing to total number of weight classes for women to eight (equal with the ... Continue Reading
Here Are the 2017 Canadian Weightlifting National Championships Qualifying Totals
Breaking news out of Canada, the qualifying totals for the 2017 Canadian Senior National Championships for 2017 have been released, and they have increased over the 2016 Totals. (Click here to ... Continue Reading
IOC Officially Disqualifies 5 Beijing Weightlifters, Requests Return of Three Medals
Though we've known about their provisional suspensions since earlier this summer, earlier today the International Olympic Committee officially announced the disqualification of five weightlifters from the ... Continue Reading
How to Mentally & Physically Prep for Your Next Personal Record: The 24-Hour Approach
f“Failure to plan is planning to fail.” Like most feats, setting a personal record takes proper preparation over months of sport-specific training, nutrition, focus, and practice. Often, beginners and ... Continue Reading