When Olympic lifts go wrong, there's often not a whole lot we can do to save them. This becomes increasingly true in competition when you factor in fatigue and nerves. Yet, every once in a while you ... Continue Reading
Watch Luca Thimm, Weightlifter With Down Syndrome, Go 6 for 6
Luca Thimm may be that dose of Monday Motivation you've been looking for. Thimm is a German weightlifter and recently competed at a local meet going 6/6 on his lifts. His final lifts included in the video ... Continue Reading
Robles and Wilkes Lead the Way on Day 3 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
The final day of the USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships ended with a lot of big lifts from the strongest athletes in American Weightlifting. Olympic Medalist Sarah Robles posted her highest ... Continue Reading
Mattie Rogers Sets New Record, Dominates USA Weightlifting National Championships
Once again, Mattie Rogers has shown her dominance in the 69KG weight class. Competing at the 2017 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships, Rogers won her 3rd National championships with a ... Continue Reading
Rogers, Burns, and Tatum Highlight Day 2 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
Day 2 of the USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships picked up right where day 1 ended with the same excitement and energy surrounding American Weightlifting. The day crowned four more national ... Continue Reading
Jessica Lucero Puts on Record Breaking Performance at USAW National Championships
On Friday evening at the 2017 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships, Jessica Lucero of Catalyst Athletics won her third National Championship in a row and showed everyone why she is ... Continue Reading
Women Make History at Day 1 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
Day 1 of the USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships has concluded, and it was an historic first day to say the least. Three woman were crowned National Champions, and all three woman clean& ... Continue Reading
Not Competing at Nationals? Try Fantasy Weightlifting
This weekend, almost 400 of the best weightlifters in the United States will be invading Chicago for the 2017 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships. That means there will be over twenty thousand ... Continue Reading
Liao Hui Goes Way Over His Current World Records (In Training)
Three weeks ago, a video surfaced of 69kg Chinese weightlifter Liao Hui crushing some seriously heavy lifts. How heavy? The video features Hui hitting a 170kg snatch (4kg over his world record) and a 205kg ... Continue Reading
The 2017 USA Weightlifting National Championships Ultimate Preview
On May 4th, USA Weightlifting published the latest version of the athlete start list for the 2017 National Championships, to be held May 11 through the 14th of this year in Chicago, Illinois. As of this ... Continue Reading
Reichardt and Delacruz Win Medals at Junior Pan American Weightlifting Championships
Picking up where she left off in 2016, Hayley Reichardt has won the first medals for Team USA at the 2017 Junior Pan American Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Reichardt, who represents the Garage ... Continue Reading
USA Brings Home 54 Weightlifting Medals at the 2017 World Masters Games
Last weekend concluded the final day of the 2017 World Masters Games. This year marked the ninth games, and they were held in Auckland, New Zealand. The weightlifting event took place from April 22-29th. ... Continue Reading
Catching Up with Luis Mosquera, the Fastest Weightlifter in the Western Hemisphere
In the world of Olympic weightlifting, and specifically the Pan American Region of the world where the United States is a prominent member, few weightlifters have had the type of success at all age levels ... Continue Reading
Can Practicing Incorrect Form Actually Improve Your Lifting?
In the strength and conditioning world the saying, "there are multiple ways to skin a cat," couldn't be more true when developing an athlete's strength and technique. For this article, we're going to dive ... Continue Reading
78 Year Old Janis McBee Proves It’s Never Too Late to Start Olympic Lifting
If you're running low on motivation and need a Monday pick me up, then look no further than 78 year old Janis McBee. She is currently a U.S. National Masters Record holder for two age groups in the snatch, ... Continue Reading
The Sickest Angles: An Interview with Steve Galvan, the IWF’s Official Photographer
For sports fans, there is nothing more exciting than seeing a live competition. This is especially true if that competition consists of the best athletes in the world performing their craft. Unfortunately ... Continue Reading
Need Motivation? Watch Oscar Figueroa’s Epic Comeback to Win Gold in Rio
Very rarely do the best athletes ever have it easy. There always seems to be a great obstacle one must overcome before achieving true greatness. In an athlete's case, this could be a comeback from injury, ... Continue Reading
Our Favorite Men’s Lifts From the 2017 Chinese National Weightlifting Championships
The 2017 Chinese National Weightlifting Championships came to a conclusion today. This year’s competition was held over the span of two weekends, with the women competing April 8-11th and the men April ... Continue Reading
Tian Tao Clean & Jerks 221kg for an Unofficial World Record
The 2017 Chinese National Weightlifting Championships are wrapping up in the next couple days. This year's competition was held over the span of two weekends with the women competing April 8-11th, and the ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Lifting Shoes
Supportive strength gear has grown in popularity in the last few years, and weightlifting shoes experienced an especially big spike in visibility. There are now multiple major brands that carry and ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting’s Performance at Youth Worlds Earns 3 Spots at the Youth Olympics
After a triumphant week of incredible performances at the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, USA Weightlifting has been offered three provisional slots at the 2018 Youth Olympic ... Continue Reading
Meet the Elite Cuban Weightlifters Living and Training in America
Over the past year, I would argue that two of the most exciting weightlifters in the United States have been Yadier Nunez Quesada and Asniel Rodriguez Jimenez. Both are elite level, Cuban-born athletes who ... Continue Reading
Kuinini Manumua Wins Bronze for America at Youth World Weightlifting Championships
On the very last day of the International Weightlifting Federation's Youth World Championships, a young woman who is based in San Francisco won a bronze medal for the United States. Lifting in the ... Continue Reading
Nathan Damron Block Cleans 1Kg Over the American Record
Nathan Damron is, in his own words, "getting acquainted with the American record" in the clean & jerk. If by "getting acquainted with" he means "on a path to destroy," that'd be a pretty accurate ... Continue Reading