It has been a week of personal records for Team USA weightlifter Kate Nye. But given how successful her year has been, we can’t say we’re surprised that her strength is continuing to
USA weightlifter Katherine Nye is a name on everyone’s radar heading into the upcoming Olympic year. She’s had a record-setting 2019 season so far, being crowned champion on more than one occasion, and
Olympic Gold medalist Sohrab Moradi has dislocated his shoulder and will not compete at the Weightlifting World Championships this year. While we don’t know exactly when the shoulder was dislocated, Inside the Games reports that “he
It was a good day of lifts for Irish weightlifter and YouTube personality Clarence Kennedy, who completed a massive clean & jerk of 490 pounds, or 222.5kg for a new personal record. He
Chinese weightlifter Tian Tao was the talk of the town at READY STEADY TOKYO Test Event this past weekend. Tao put on a killer performance and set a new world record for the clean &
We’re about a year away from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and this weekend the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Japan Weightlifting Association, and International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), have
Nineteen-year-old CJ Cummings, who competes as a -73kg weightlifter for Team USA, had another Junior World Record breaking performance. At the Junior Pan Ams in La Habana, Cuba this week, Cummings broke Junior
The clean & jerk is a glorious expression of raw strength, power, mobility, and confidence. The attributes needed to successfully hoist hundreds of kilos overhead doesn’t happen overnight. Many lifters will come to
The snatch is a challenging Olympic weightlifting movement that requires strength, power, mobility, and high amounts of technique. In this article we will discuss three (3) common snatch mistakes beginners, CrossFit athletes, and
Knee sleeves can be worn for a variety of reasons in a day-to-day setting, and in this article, we’re going to highlight knee sleeves’ efficacy in the gym. We’ve tested some of the best
