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  • Why Lauren Kalil’s Packing FITAID for Every Trip This Season

    Why Lauren Kalil’s Packing FITAID for Every Trip This Season

    Talk about a woman on the go.  Whether it’s her infectious laugh or her on-the-spot athlete interviews at events around the world, if you’re a fan of CrossFit, there’s no doubt you know Lauren Kalil. Constantly traveling from her home base in Syracuse, NY, where she podcasts, Kalil has produced content from as far as…

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  • 5 Exercises That Build The Fuller, Rounder Chest You Crave

    5 Exercises That Build The Fuller, Rounder Chest You Crave

  • Labor of Love: How Hatch Athletic Cares for Women During All Stages of Life and Fitness

    Labor of Love: How Hatch Athletic Cares for Women During All Stages of Life and Fitness

  • The Underrated Supplement Champion Bodybuilding Coach Hany Rambod Believes In

    The Underrated Supplement Champion Bodybuilding Coach Hany Rambod Believes In

Crossfit

  • Why Lauren Kalil’s Packing FITAID for Every Trip This Season

    Why Lauren Kalil’s Packing FITAID for Every Trip This Season

    Talk about a woman on the go.  Whether it’s her infectious laugh or her on-the-spot athlete interviews at events around the world, if you’re a fan of CrossFit, there’s no doubt you know Lauren Kalil. Constantly traveling from her home base in Syracuse, NY, where she podcasts, Kalil has produced content from as far as…

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  • Labor of Love: How Hatch Athletic Cares for Women During All Stages of Life and Fitness

    Labor of Love: How Hatch Athletic Cares for Women During All Stages of Life and Fitness

  • CrossFit Burke Celebrates a Year of Offering Classes for Neurodivergent Kids 

    CrossFit Burke Celebrates a Year of Offering Classes for Neurodivergent Kids 

  • Brazil’s Kaique Cerveny Is Built for the Long Game

    Brazil’s Kaique Cerveny Is Built for the Long Game

Strongman

  • Make One Change to Seriously Improve Your Deadlift

    Make One Change to Seriously Improve Your Deadlift

    Breaking through deadlift plateaus can be tedious. The secret lies in fine-tuning training frequency, mastering variations, and building core strength to achieve steady progress. Three-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion and 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Mitchell Hooper will attempt to break Hafthor Björnsson’s deadlift world record on Sept. 6, 2025, with a 505-kilogram pull at the 2025 World Deadlift Championships. With that in mind,…

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  • 3 Exercises to Boost Your Push Press

    3 Exercises to Boost Your Push Press

  • 2025 Eastern Canada’s Strongest Man Results

    2025 Eastern Canada’s Strongest Man Results

  • 2025 Strongman Champions League Holland Results

    2025 Strongman Champions League Holland Results

Weightlifting

  • China’s Weightlifting Team’s Core Training Floats Weights on Their Upper Back

    China’s Weightlifting Team’s Core Training Floats Weights on Their Upper Back

    The Chinese weightlifting team has dominated the global stage, with five of their six athletes clinching gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Their remarkable performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics saw eight Chinese weightlifters acquire seven golds and one silver.  In mid-April 2025, Shenzhen Weightlifting, a training association for elite weightlifters, shared the Chinese weightlifting team’s updated…

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  • IPF Bans Stiff Knee Sleeves

    IPF Bans Stiff Knee Sleeves

  • World Record Weightlifter Karlos Nasar Trains Like a Bodybuilder

    World Record Weightlifter Karlos Nasar Trains Like a Bodybuilder

  • Invictus Launches New Total Strength Program Created by Games Podium Athletes Sam Dancer and Holden Rethwill

    Invictus Launches New Total Strength Program Created by Games Podium Athletes Sam Dancer and Holden Rethwill

Powerlifting

  • Heather Connor (47KG) Sets IPF Deadlift and Total World Records at 2025 World Classic Championships

    Heather Connor (47KG) Sets IPF Deadlift and Total World Records at 2025 World Classic Championships

    The 2025 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Championships took place in Chemnitz, Germany, from June 8-15, 2025. The competition was aflutter with new IPF world records across several men’s and women’s categories. One of the remarkable performances in Chemnitz belonged to America’s Heather Connor in the 47KG class. The deadlift specialist scored a new…

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  • 2025 IPF World Classic Championships Results

    2025 IPF World Classic Championships Results

  • Improve Your Front Squat Mobility

    Improve Your Front Squat Mobility

  • Your Deadlift Setup Might Be Wrong, Here’s How to Fix It

    Your Deadlift Setup Might Be Wrong, Here’s How to Fix It

Bodybuilding

  • Why You Don’t Look Like You Lift 

    Why You Don’t Look Like You Lift 

    Despite years of training, many lifters can become discouraged by their lack of muscle gains. In June 2025, veteran natural fitness influencer Sean Nalewanyj broke down seven culprits that prevent athletes from being able to show off their hard work in the gym and how to course-correct.  7 Reasons You’re Not Growing  How to Look…

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  • Does Protein Before Bed Really Do What You Think It Does?

    Does Protein Before Bed Really Do What You Think It Does?

  • The Best Training Technique to Gain Strength + Build Muscle After 40

    The Best Training Technique to Gain Strength + Build Muscle After 40

  • Bikini Olympia Champion Lauralie Chapados’ First Full Week of Eating for 2025 Olympia Prep

    Bikini Olympia Champion Lauralie Chapados’ First Full Week of Eating for 2025 Olympia Prep

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  • The Best Training Technique to Gain Strength + Build Muscle After 40

    The Best Training Technique to Gain Strength + Build Muscle After 40

    If you’re pushing (or have pushed past) 40, want to build muscle or increase strength, and aren’t doing blood flow restriction, you’re screwing up. Why is BFR particularly potent for middle-aged gym rats? Because its main selling point is directly relevant to one of the most frustrating parts of aging: You don’t have to lift…

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  • Make One Change to Seriously Improve Your Deadlift

    Make One Change to Seriously Improve Your Deadlift

  • 3 Exercises to Boost Your Push Press

    3 Exercises to Boost Your Push Press

  • Bikini Olympia Champion Lauralie Chapados’ First Full Week of Eating for 2025 Olympia Prep

    Bikini Olympia Champion Lauralie Chapados’ First Full Week of Eating for 2025 Olympia Prep

  • “Own Your Health”: CrossFit Redefines Level 1 for Everyone, Not Just Coaches

    “Own Your Health”: CrossFit Redefines Level 1 for Everyone, Not Just Coaches

  • CrossFit’s Last Chance Qualifier Sees Record-Low Turnout — Why Athletes Skipped Their Shot at the Games

    CrossFit’s Last Chance Qualifier Sees Record-Low Turnout — Why Athletes Skipped Their Shot at the Games

  • 2025 IPF World Classic Championships Results

    2025 IPF World Classic Championships Results

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