The second day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off right where Friday night ended. Medals were presented in the men’s 69KG, 77KG, and 85KG categories, along with the woman’s 63KG ... Continue Reading
Big Lifts in Orlando: 2016 American Open Day 1 Results
The first day of the 2016 USA Weightlifting (USAW) American Open kicked off with the excitement that you would expect from a national competition with over 800 athletes competing. Medals were presented in ... Continue Reading
13-Year Old Morgan McCullough Breaks Multiple American Records at the American Open
The 2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championships are in full swing down in Orlando, Florida. Last night the youth athletes took the floor, and one young weightlifter made sure to leave his ... Continue Reading
Watch the Second Klokov Power Weekend With English Subtitles
The second annual Klokov Power Weekend took place in Moscow in mid-November, but it was like Christmas for Olympic weightlifters. Both active and retired international lifters assembled for some friendly ... Continue Reading
2-Time Olympic Weightlifting Medalist Szymon Kołecki Starts MMA Career
According to two Polish news sources, Szymon Kolecki — the 2000 Olympic silver medalist and 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 94kg category — has announced he's beginning an MMA career starting in ... Continue Reading
Watch Kara Webb Snatch 220 Pounds!
The 2016 Reebok CrossFit Invitational featured a max snatch event, but it looks like Team Australia competitor and multi-time CrossFit Games athlete Kara Webb had her best lifting in the warm-up ... Continue Reading
Antonio Urso Announces Candidacy for IWF Presidency
This past weekend at the Junior European Championships in Eilat, Israel, Italy’s Antonio Urso declared his candidacy for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)’s presidency in elections to be ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championship
The 2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championships are about to be underway in Orlando, Florida. Official dates for the competition are from December 8th-11th, which means there's only four days to ... Continue Reading
Average Broz Gym Stretch Tape Review
A good hook grip can be the difference between missing a lift and crushing a PR. Yet, hook gripping isn’t always easy to perform, especially when we experience thumb pain. In most cases we push through the ... Continue Reading
Breaking: USA Weightlifting Names Rogue Fitness Official Equipment Manufacturer
Earlier today, USA Weightlifting made a big announcement confirming that Rogue Fitness will be their new official Equipment Manufacturer. Rogue Fitness is now part of a 4-year agreement with USA ... Continue Reading
Rootz Paleo Protein Superfood Review
Paleo workout supplements were always going to happen, but are they really a substitute for guilty pleasure, sweetener-laden whey powder? Rootz is betting that there’s a market for folks wary of the ... Continue Reading
Long Day of Sitting? Try These 8 Stretches to Unlock Your Hips
We’re not going to bore you with all the stats and scary science about how sitting is the new smoking and sitting is killing you why are you sitting right now buy a treadmill desk already. But every ... Continue Reading
Watch Jon North Snatch 300 Pounds in His First Lifting Since Cardiac Arrest
In late September of this year, weightlifter, bodybuilder, and author Jon North suffered a cardiac arrest while visiting the zoo with his family. After having a defibrillator installed to address ... Continue Reading
7 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Weightlifting
Olympic weightlifting requires an incredible amount of technique, strength, flexibility, agility, balance, focus, and determination. There's a lot to work on — and that means that getting better ... Continue Reading
16 Year Old Harrison Maurus Rack Jerks 420 lbs
Harrison Maurus has caught our attention for the second time this week putting up another big number. We first shared a video of this 16 year old’s 400 lb clean & jerk, but in his most recent ... Continue Reading
Dmitry Klokov Releases His Own Line of Weightlifting Equipment
“Unleash your inner Klokov.” That’s what the brand new barbells, plates, and collars from Klokov Equipment promise to do. At age 33, the incomparable Dmitry Klokov – Olympic weightlifting medalist, ... Continue Reading
6 Easy Ways To Start Programming Progressive Overload
One of the most fundamental concepts in all forms of strength training is the concept of progressive overload. Think back to the first time you picked up a weight. My guess is you naturally added more ... Continue Reading
Sorry, Internet: This Video of Aleksey Lovchev’s 270kg Clean & Jerk Isn’t Real
Not real, but still interesting. A video is making the rounds of Aleksey Lovchev clean & jerking what looks like 270kg (at first glance) doesn't seem to be the real deal — rather, ... Continue Reading
All Dates, Cities Announced for 2017 USA Weightlifting American Open Series
In a post on the Team USA website today, USA Weightlifting announced the third and final city to host an American Open Series event in 2017. From the release: “Michigan holds a special place in our ... Continue Reading
Here’s How (and Why) You Can Donate to USA Weightlifting on #GivingTuesday
It's #GivingTuesday across the internet, and in the American strength sports community, there are a few causes getting a lot of attention. One very near and dear to our hearts involves one of our favorite ... Continue Reading
John Cena Shows Off His Weightlifting Skills By Hitting a 304 lb Snatch
When you think of John Cena, what’s the first thought that comes to mind? I’m going to guess it’s probably professional wrestler or actor. What about Olympic weightlifter? That’s right: John Cena is ... Continue Reading
How to Maximize Effectiveness When Strength Training Solo
Let's assume that you are serious about improving as an athlete, are fully invested in learning to become better, but either cannot afford a coach, can only afford programming/online coaching, or do not ... Continue Reading
16 Year Old Harrison Maurus Clean & Jerks 400 lbs
Harrison Maurus, 16 years old, continues to push the envelope in the American Youth weightlifting world. In his most recent video shared on Instagram, Maurus hits a clean & jerk of 400 lbs. This ... Continue Reading
Aleksey Ni Steps Down As Head Coach of Kazakhstan’s National Weightlifting Team
According to outlet Vesti.kz, longtime Kazakhstani National Coach Aleksey Ni is stepping down as head of his country's weightlifting team. Ni officially stepped down on November 25th. Aleksey Ni Ni ... Continue Reading