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Ader Pro Grade Kettlebell Review

Kettlebells are useful pieces of strength equipment that can be used for a variety of strength athletes. Whether your objective is conditioning or strengthening, using them unilaterally or bilaterally, a ... Continue Reading

Reebok CrossFit® Nano 8 Flexweave Review

Cross training shoes are becoming increasingly more common in strength sports. These are shoes designed to feel like flexible tennis shoes, but with a strength athlete in mind. This being said, they're ... Continue Reading

Rogue Fitness Rubber Coated Kettlebell Review

Home gym and garage gym come in all shapes and forms, and one of the popular staples found in both are kettlebells. Chances are you've used kettlebells before, but if not, then a kettlebell is a piece of ... Continue Reading

BodyCraft Xpress Pro Home Gym Review

BodyCraft is a company that creates multiple pieces of home gym equipment. They produce things like treadmills, benches, racks, full body home gym systems, and much more. What they may be possibly best ... Continue Reading

BodyCraft Galena Pro Home Gym Review

BodyCraft is a company that produces multiple types of home gyms, and one of their most popular home gym models is the Galena Pro. This machine aims to provide a lifter with a fairly versatile piece of ... Continue Reading

Total Gym 1400 Deluxe Home Gym Review

Home gyms can be a useful way to achieve a great workout without taking a step outside of the comfort of your home. Not every home gym is created equal, and to someone new to working and the home gym ... Continue Reading

Review: “Born Strong” Is the Deepest Strongman Documentary Yet

There are a lot of well-made documentaries about strongmen, like Eddie Hall’s Eddie Strongman, Brian Shaw’s Tossing Kegs on 7 Meals a Day, and Hafthor Bjornsson's screentime in The Giants of Iceland. ... Continue Reading

Powerline BSG10X Home Gym Review

A home gym is a great way to efficiently get in workouts from the comfort of one's home. However, it can be tough finding the perfect home gym to match your workout wants and needs. Body Solid is a company ... Continue Reading

The Best Garage Gym? Rogue Fitness W-4 Garage Gym Review

Rogue Fitness is one of the top sellers of workout gear in the fitness industry, and one of the major product categories they offer is home gym equipment. Many will seek out Rogue Fitness' equipment for ... Continue Reading

Review: “Supergirl,” the Record-Breaking, 12-Year-Old, Orthodox Jewish Powerlifter

How does the competitive powerlifting experience differ for a 12-year-old girl from a conservative, Orthodox Jewish household? "Supergirl," directed by Jessie Auritt, follows pint-sized powerlifter ... Continue Reading

Bowflex PR3000 Review

Home gym systems are a great way for achieving fitness results and maintaining progress from the comfort of your own home. One of the many companies that has a strong name in home gym equipment is Bowflex. ... Continue Reading

Fit Active Sports Weight Lifting Gloves Review

Lifting gloves can be useful to a variety of strength athlete and gym-goers. Like most supportive strength equipment, gloves are tools used to protect and enhance performance across multiple strength ... Continue Reading

Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Home Gym Review

Home gym equipment is useful for anyone who's looking to achieve a full workout at home, or have equipment readily available to maintain their current fitness level. Bowflex is one of the leaders in home ... Continue Reading

Bowflex Blaze Review

Home gym equipment and systems are great ways to get a workout in at home, or perform maintenance work when you're crunched on time. Bowflex is one of the popular home gym equipment brands, and the offer ... Continue Reading

Onnit Total Strength + Performance Review — Caffeine-Free Pre-Workout?

Onnit is a unique fitness company. On the equipment side, they focus less on barbells and more on off-balanced workout equipment like kettlebells, maces, and clubs. Their supplements are known for ... Continue Reading

SEEU Weight Lifting Gloves Review

Gloves are another supportive strength tool athletes will use to support their gym performance. An athlete often reaches for a glove for two reasons, and those include hand protection and grip support. ... Continue Reading

Contraband Women’s Weightlifting Gloves Review

Lifting gloves can be used for a variety of reasons, but most commonly it's to protect the hands from wear and tear. Typically functional fitness and calisthenic athletes, along with bodybuilders will ... Continue Reading

Trideer Ultralight Weight Lifting Gloves Review

Strength athletes can use lifting gloves for a variety of reasons, but more often than not, it's for hand protection. For a beginner, certain types of athletes, and those worried about their hands, lifting ... Continue Reading

Pioneer Fitness 13mm Thick – 4″ Suede Lever Powerlifting Belt Review

General Leathercraft Manufacturing Inc. is a Texas based company that manufactures Pioneer Fitness equipment. Pioneer Fitness creates a variety of supportive strength gear for the dedicated strength ... Continue Reading

‘Icarus’ Review — An Explosive Look at the Russian Doping Scandal

It’s interesting that the explosive new documentary Icarus — now available to stream on Netflix — is so often described as a tale of a cyclist who decided to beat a doping test. It's absolutely ... Continue Reading

Kettlebell Kitchen Review – Good for Paleo?

Quick, healthy, on-the-go meals have become increasingly popular in the strength athlete demographic. Kettlebell Kitchen makes an effort to provide ready-made meals for the goal oriented, health conscious ... Continue Reading

Rogue Ohio Lifting Belt

Rogue Ohio Leather Lifting Belt Review

Rogue Fitness was founded in 2006 and has grown a substantial amount since their first production of lifting equipment. They're based in Ohio and have over 500 employees. In 2016, USA Weightlifting ... Continue Reading

Rogue Ohio Cotton Lifting Strap Review

Rogue Fitness has become a well-known name in almost all gyms across the country. They were founded in 2006 and are American company based in Columbus, Ohio. Rogue Fitness has built such a strong name, ... Continue Reading

IronMind Strong Enough Straps

IronMind Strong Enough Lifting Straps Review

Strength sport enthusiasts may have heard of IronMind before. IronMind Enterprises was founded in 1988 by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D., who’s also the editor-in-chief and publisher of MILO Journal. In ... Continue Reading

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