Tian Tao is an exciting lifter to watch, but sometimes, he's too exciting. He's young (just 22) and immensely strong, but his performances on the international stage are inconsistent. He won ... Continue Reading
IWF Public Disclosure: Norik Vardanian Tests Positive for Anabolic Agent
In a public disclosure released on the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) website, it was announced that Norik Vardanian, a 94kg lifter who has competed internationally for both the United ... Continue Reading
Canadian Weightlifter Boady Santavy Snatches 158kg in Training, Above National Record
Canadian weightlifter Boady Santavy has been weightlifting since he was around 6, and he's truly grown up around the sport: His father, Dalas, represented Canada at the 2005 World Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Jon North Has Defibrillator Implanted, Is Recovering After Successful Surgery
Last week, weightlifter and bodybuilder Jon North went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital. A few days later, his wife — Jessica Lee North — announced on Facebook that ... Continue Reading
Watch the Weightlifting World Masters Championships for Free
The IWF Master's World Championships are going on right now in Heinsheim, Germany. While the competition started on Friday, September 30th, there's still plenty of weightlifting that runs through October ... Continue Reading
British Weightlifter Sonny Webster on Mobility, Snapbacks, and the Rio Olympics
At 22 years old, British weightlifter Sonny Webster is on a roll. Less than two months after his first Olympic Games, Webster — the lone British male to compete in weightlifting in Rio — is planning a ... Continue Reading
Post-Activation Potentiation (PAP) Training for the Lower Body
The ability to develop lower-body power is no easy feat. We all have our natural abilities to develop power, but what do we do when we need more? When the sport or activity we partake in demands more to ... Continue Reading
Houston IWF World Championships Wins Prestigious SportsTravel Award
On Tuesday, SportsTravel Magazine held their annual awards gala at the TEAMS (Travel, Events and Management in Sports) 2016 Conference and Expo in Atlantic City, NJ. TEAMS represents the world’s largest ... Continue Reading
Weightlifters Getting Gymnasty: Nathan Damron’s One-Legged Back Flip
Nathan Damron has had a busy couple of months. The 20 year old weightlifter out of Mash Elite Performance in North Carolina has officially moved up to the 94kg weight class after bouncing back and forth ... Continue Reading
Ilya Ilyin, Other Guests and Participants Announced for 2016 Klokov Power Weekend
The second annual Klokov Power Weekend is coming up this November, and while some Russian athletes have already been announced for the competition portion, Dmitry Klokov himself has recently ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Myths: Spot Toning and Muscle Turning Into Fat
When it comes to believing in the benefits of strength training, there are usually two types of people: those that dive in head first, and those looking for the magic pill without putting in the time to ... Continue Reading
7 Physiological Symptoms of Overreaching In Strength and Power Athletes
Understanding the reasoning behind a sluggish start to a training session, slowed and/or diminished improvements in training, or an overall staleness in one’s fitness can sometimes be an elusive process. ... Continue Reading
IWF Approves 8th Women’s Weight Class, Eliminates Bodyweight Tiebreaker from Competition
Editor's update: The new 90kg women's weight class has been formally adopted by the International Weightlifting Federation. The new women's weight class breakdown is 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 63kg, 69kg, 75kg, ... Continue Reading
The Cold Hard Truths About Ice Baths and Muscle Recovery
Ice baths, or cold water immersion (CWI), have long been used by high level strength and power athletes to enhance recovery from high intensity matches and training sessions. Although the exact mechanisms ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Profiles: Junior American Record Holder Megan Seegert (48kg)
On Saturday, September 3rd, I had the chance to catch up with Megan Seegert at the Hassle Free Invitational in Sacramento. In 2016, Seegert has been one of the most productive American Junior aged ... Continue Reading
Watch Dmitry Klokov Climb a Giant Sand Dune with a 60kg Barbell on His Back
Retired Russian weightlifter Dmitry Klokov spent a decade as one of the world's top Olympic lifters, and his resume includes a World Championship, European Championship, and Olympic silver medal ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2016 USA Weightlifting University and Under 25 Championships
After recent flooding in Baton Rouge wreaked havoc on that city's infrastructure, the 2016 University and Under 25 Championships in weightlifting have been moved to the Alario Center in New Orleans, ... Continue Reading
“Numbers on the Barbell, Not on the Scale”: Female Athletes Discuss Changing Body Perceptions
How's this to start your day: Some of the top female athletes in strength sports are giving their own takes on "strong is beautiful" — several of whom give very personal insights into what the movement has ... Continue Reading
Why You Shouldn’t Train Clean Pulls Like Deadlifts
The clean pull, while similar looking, is a very different exercise than the conventional barbell/powerlifting deadlift. Often, lifters attack clean pulls with the same patterning, focus, and end goal as 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
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
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