Weightlifting

First, there was a pause in social media activity. Then came murmurings in small circles. And on February 29th at 9:30am EST, MuscleDriver USA officially announced a company shutdown through a quote from ... Continue Reading

Harrison Maurus is part of an exciting crop of young, talented, and rapidly improving American weightlifters under 17. Along with CJ Cummings, the 15 year old Maurus turns heads on social media and the ... Continue Reading

It was a small competition, to be sure, but that doesn't make the performances any less impressive. American lifters put up three podium finishes at the IWF Russian President's Cup in Kazan over the ... Continue Reading

Kendrick Farris is a two-time Olympian and a bit of a social media celebrity in the sport of weightlifting, so if you haven't seen the video below just yet, it's time to catch ... Continue Reading

Olympic weightlifting has skyrocketed in popularity over the past few years. And while it's easy to get caught up in debating exactly why the spike in interest has occurred - social media exposure, ... Continue Reading

Caine Wilkes may be America's best weightlifting troll, and we mean that in the best possible way. The reigning 105+ National Champion and World Team Member moves more weight than any other American ... Continue Reading

Football weight room power cleans could be a sport in their own right: Straps on, lift out of the rack, get some good pre-oscillation going in that bar, toss up, starfish legs, and rest the bar on your ... Continue Reading

Reigning weightlifting World Champion Artem Okulov is having a good year. After third place finishes in 2013 (Wroclaw) and 2014 (Almaty), the 85 kilo Russian came through big in Houston and took home the ... Continue Reading