Weightlifting

Russian weightlifting champion Vasily Polovnikov is currently based in New York City and has been spending the summer making some seriously impressive muscle snatches. The -94kg athlete (who appears to ... Continue Reading

Before scrolling onto the video below, I want to share a bit of advice. When you watch the clip, don't blink, if you do you're going to miss the lift because that's how fast it happens. Over the last two ... Continue Reading

As a strength sports journalist, few things are as exciting as reporting on newly published research that's applicable for strength athletes everywhere. In the recent research, we get a very specific ... Continue Reading

USA Weightlifting is about to hold the most tested event in the organization’s history. In a new article published on their official website, USAW has revealed a new they're implementing a pilot program ... Continue Reading

In late July, the American Open Series 2 weightlifting competition took place in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. This competition was big for a few reasons. First, it served as the last US national competition ... Continue Reading

Earlier today, USA Weightlifting announced the two athletes that will be representing the United States of America at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The Youth Olympic Games occur every four years similar to ... Continue Reading

By now, there's probably little chance you haven't seen the new weight classes that were announced by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in early July. These new weight classes will be ... Continue Reading

As a whole, the internet, and more specifically social media, have brought a lot of good to strength sports. On a daily basis, we have the availability of multiple great-minded coaches, athletes, and media ... Continue Reading

Announced in a recent news release from USA Weightlifting, there will be an enhanced push from major weightlifting federations and anti-doping agencies to improve anti-doping education. The IWF, USAW, and ... Continue Reading

It hasn't been incredibly long since the last time we covered one of Mash Elite Performance athlete Nathan Damron's monstrous lifts. Damron, aka #freedomfridge as per Instagram, recently hit a squat PR ... Continue Reading

Over the weekend, Team USA concluded their strong performance at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships, which took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from July 6th to the 14th. The world's best junior ... Continue Reading

Only two days remain at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. We've seen our fair share of big lifts thus far at the World Championships, but we have a good ... Continue Reading

Another day, another round of medals for Team USA. This year, Team USA has been doing a stellar job at bringing home hardware at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships and are in contention for team ... Continue Reading

We're five days into the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships, which are taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from July 6th - 14th. The best junior weightlifters across the world have gathered to go ... Continue Reading

We’ll be honest, we’re having trouble coming to terms with Toshiki Yamamoto’s week. The Japanese athlete does hold all of his country’s Olympic weightlifting records in the -85kg weight class, but still, ... Continue Reading

As we speak, the world's best junior weightlifters are going head-to-head at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This year's Championships kicked off on July ... Continue Reading

With the IWF's recent announcement of weightlifting's new bodyweight categories — which technically still need to be ratified — lifters around the globe have been pondering where to take their diets and ... Continue Reading

Olympic weightlifting. It’s not much of a bro workout — the max bench press isn’t a particularly important skill — but smart coaches know that it can be extraordinarily useful for football players. It's ... Continue Reading