Last month, USA weightlifter Kate Nye went six-for-six in the -71kg weight class to win the 2019 Pan American Championships and bring home three gold medals. That performance helped build to Nye's ... Continue Reading
How To Watch the 2019 USA Weightlifting National Championships
The 2019 Nike USA Weightlifting National Championships is officially rockin' and rollin' at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. The event runs from May 9th to May 12th. Last July, the International ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Federation And International Testing Agency Sign Partnership
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and the International Testing Agency (ITA) signed an anti-doping partnership agreement at the SportAccord convention in Queensland, Australia. This ... Continue Reading
Mattie Rogers Talks Struggling Against Haters On Social Media
USA Weightlifter Mattie Rogers held every American weightlifting record in the -69kg weight class before the classes changed last year and she rarely takes breaks from training. But this past week, she ... Continue Reading
Kate Nye Crowned -71kg Pan Am Champion With Record Breaking Performance
Katherine Nye can't be stopped. And on Thursday, at the Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Nye made a strong case for being one of the best weightlifters in the ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Breaks 15 Records At 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships
The second day of the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships is currently wrapping up in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Yesterday, Team USA kicked off their very strong start to the Championships with ... Continue Reading
Alyssa Ritchey and Morghan King Medal At Pan American Weightlifting Championships
Team USA didn’t waste any time making a statement at the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships on Day 1 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Alyssa Ritchey and Morghan King both earned spots on the podium ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Ready For Pan American Championships (Plus How To Watch)
The Pan American Championships are officially underway in Guatemala City, Guatemala! Team USA has spent the last week training in Houston, Texas and from now until April 25th will be traveling to Guatemala ... Continue Reading
Iran Sends First Women’s Senior Weightlifting Team To An International Competition
Iran will be sending a senior female weightlifting team to an international competition for the first time. The Asian Championships will be held in Ningbo, China from April 18th to April 20th, and seven ... Continue Reading
Talakhadze and Kashirina Set Records on Final Day of European Weightlifting Championships
On the final day of the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in Batumi, Georgia, the two superheayweight World Champions put on a show and sent a simple message: they are in the home stretch to the ... Continue Reading
Improve Your Weightlifting With Aleksey Torokhtiy’s Matrix-Style Lifting Videos
A dream that Aleksey Torokhtiy and his partner Sergei Putsov have had in the making for years is finally becoming a reality. Torokhtiy and the crew at Warm Body Cold Mind are set to release a series of ... Continue Reading
Report: 41 Athletes Banned from European Weightlifting Championships
The 2019 European Weightlifting Championships began in Batumi, Georgia this weekend but 41 athletes from 18 nations were barred after failing to comply with World Anti-Doping Agency regulations. Note ... Continue Reading
Andrei Aramnau Jerks a Massive 240 Kilograms From the Rack
Belarusian weightlifter Andrei Armnau retired in 2016 after a spate of injuries, but he’s training hard as he continues his comeback in the sport. Take a look at this monstrous split jerk he made from the ... Continue Reading
It’s Official: Weightlifting Will Be At the 2024 Paris Olympics
On the first day of a three-day meeting in Switzerland, the International Olympic Committee has confirmed that weightlifting will be included at the Paris 2024 Olympics. “The IOC Executive Board decided ... Continue Reading
Who’s Best At Sports: a Weightlifter, Powerlifter, Bodybuilder, or CrossFit Athlete?
All we have to say is hats off to Brute Strength for putting on another awesome showdown series. If you're late to the party, then we'll quickly catch you up below, but be warned — spoiler alert if you ... Continue Reading
Team USA Sweeps Weightlifting Team Titles At Youth World Championships
American Weightlifting history was made this week in Las Vegas. The 2019 Youth Weightlifting Championships concluded on Friday, and the American team finished in first place for both the men and woman’s ... Continue Reading
Max Clean & Deadlift: Weightlifter, Powerlifter, Bodybuilder, and CrossFitter Face Off
Brute Strength had tremendous success last year when they pitted a male weightlifter, bodybuilder, powerlifter, and CrossFit® athlete against one another to see which would fare the best across several ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival LIVE
We're less than one day out from the official kick off of the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival. This year, the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival begins on Thursday, February 28th in Columbus, Ohio, and runs through ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Katherine Nye Sets New American Snatch Record
Over the weekend, USA Weightlifting hosted the 2019 National Junior Championships. This competition also served as a Pan American Trial and brought out some the best American weightlifters in the country. ... Continue Reading
Olympic Gold Medalist Sohrab Moradi May Miss 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Yesterday, the weightlifting world was hit with unfortunate news in regards to Iranian Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Sohrab Moradi's competition readiness. As reported by the Tehran Times, ... Continue Reading
Report: After Albanian’s Doping Ban, Mattie Rogers to Receive Silver Medals from 2017 WWC
According a report from Inside the Games, American weightlifter Martha "Mattie" Rogers is set to receive two silver medals from the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships after Albanian ... Continue Reading
Thailand’s Ability to Host 2019 IWF World Championships In Question After Positive Tests
In a story first covered by Inside the Games, four weightlifters from Thailand have tested positive for banned substances following the 2018 Weightlifting World Championships. The positive tests could ... Continue Reading
The 7 Most Epic Strength Feats and Performances of 2018
It's hard to believe, but we've already made it through 2018 and it's been another historic year for strength. This year has been nothing short of amazing for every strength sport, and we wanted to take ... Continue Reading
IWF Announces Positive Retests from 2012 Olympics; Torokhtiy and Nurudinov Among Named
Earlier today, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced on its website recent doping retests from the 2012 London Olympic Games have produced an additional five positives for banned ... Continue Reading