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  • 2025 Kalita Strongman Show Results

    2025 Kalita Strongman Show Results

    The 2025 Kalita Strongman Show occurred in Moscow, Russia, on June 6, 2025. The contest featured eight athletes, all representing the home country, competing through five events: Dumbbell Medley, Axle Deadlift, Farmer’s Walk & Block Carry Medley, Truck Pull, and Stone Over Bar. David Shamey stood atop the podium, scoring 37 of a possible 40…

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  • 2025 Moscow Sports Cup Results

    2025 Moscow Sports Cup Results

  • Comebacks, Chaos, and Controversy at the 2025 NorCal Classic: Here’s What You Missed

    Comebacks, Chaos, and Controversy at the 2025 NorCal Classic: Here’s What You Missed

  • 2025 Toronto Pro Supershow Results

    2025 Toronto Pro Supershow Results

Crossfit

  • Comebacks, Chaos, and Controversy at the 2025 NorCal Classic: Here’s What You Missed

    Comebacks, Chaos, and Controversy at the 2025 NorCal Classic: Here’s What You Missed

    The NorCal Classic introduced four new names to the 2025 CrossFit Games roster: Alex Gazan and Hattie Kanyo on the women’s side, and Bill Leahy and Jorge Fernandez for the men, both of whom are Games rookies. The event was punctuated by confusion and controversy at times (more on that below), yet the athletes thrived…

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  • 10-Year CrossFit Gym Owner Patrick Heringer Killed During Home Invasion

    10-Year CrossFit Gym Owner Patrick Heringer Killed During Home Invasion

  • 2025 CrossFit Games Roster – Who Has Qualified So Far?

    2025 CrossFit Games Roster – Who Has Qualified So Far?

  • Trolled Online, Fueled by CrossFit – Dan Nides’ ‘Love Is Blind’ Fallout

    Trolled Online, Fueled by CrossFit – Dan Nides’ ‘Love Is Blind’ Fallout

Strongman

  • 2025 Kalita Strongman Show Results

    2025 Kalita Strongman Show Results

    The 2025 Kalita Strongman Show occurred in Moscow, Russia, on June 6, 2025. The contest featured eight athletes, all representing the home country, competing through five events: Dumbbell Medley, Axle Deadlift, Farmer’s Walk & Block Carry Medley, Truck Pull, and Stone Over Bar. David Shamey stood atop the podium, scoring 37 of a possible 40…

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  • 2025 Moscow Sports Cup Results

    2025 Moscow Sports Cup Results

  • How Much Should You Squat, According to the Strongest Man on Earth?

    How Much Should You Squat, According to the Strongest Man on Earth?

  • How to Know if You’re Lifting Heavy Enough

    How to Know if You’re Lifting Heavy Enough

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

  • Larry Wheels’ Private Powerlifting Meet Results

    Larry Wheels’ Private Powerlifting Meet Results

    Powerlifter turned Classic Physique bodybuilder Larry Wheels hosted an exclusive powerlifting meet at his One Gen Gym in Claremont, California, on May 24, 2025. He gathered some of the sport’s biggest names for this private event, including Dan Green, Stefi Cohen, and Tyson Ridenour. Ridenour first made waves in 2021 at age 19 when he set a record-breaking deadlift of 855 pounds (388 kilograms).…

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  • Your Month-Long Strength Program Designed by an Elite Powerlifter

    Your Month-Long Strength Program Designed by an Elite Powerlifter

  • Sonita Muluh (+84KG) Hits Squat and Bench Press PR Doubles in Training

    Sonita Muluh (+84KG) Hits Squat and Bench Press PR Doubles in Training

  • 3 Pro Powerlifting Tips to Build a Bigger Squat 

    3 Pro Powerlifting Tips to Build a Bigger Squat 

Bodybuilding

  • 2025 Southern California Pro Wellness Show Results

    2025 Southern California Pro Wellness Show Results

    Shanique Grant has won the 2025 Southern California Pro. The IFBB Professional League Wellness show occurred on Saturday, June 7, in San Diego, CA, and served as a 2025 Olympia qualifier. Thanks to her win, Grant is now qualified to compete at the 2025 Wellness Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 9-12. 2025 Southern California Pro Results [Related:…

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  • 2025 Oklahoma Pro Classic Physique Show Results

    2025 Oklahoma Pro Classic Physique Show Results

  • 2025 Thailand Pro Results

    2025 Thailand Pro Results

  • 2025 Omaha Pro Women’s Physique Results

    2025 Omaha Pro Women’s Physique Results

More News

  • 10-Year CrossFit Gym Owner Patrick Heringer Killed During Home Invasion

    10-Year CrossFit Gym Owner Patrick Heringer Killed During Home Invasion

    In the early hours of June 4, Patrick Heringer, the longtime owner of Findlay Movement and CrossFit Level 3 coach, was fatally stabbed while trying to protect his wife from an intruder in their home in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, OH. From a hotel room, Heringer’s grieving wife, Sarah, spoke on camera, sharing her…

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  • 2025 Adela Garcia Classic Pro Fitness Division Show Results

    2025 Adela Garcia Classic Pro Fitness Division Show Results

  • 2025 Mile High Pro Results

    2025 Mile High Pro Results

  • Trolled Online, Fueled by CrossFit – Dan Nides’ ‘Love Is Blind’ Fallout

    Trolled Online, Fueled by CrossFit – Dan Nides’ ‘Love Is Blind’ Fallout

  • Lumen: A Personalized Metabolic Health Coach 

    Lumen: A Personalized Metabolic Health Coach 

  • 2025 DC Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

    2025 DC Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

  • 2025 Thailand Pro Men’s Physique Show Preview

    2025 Thailand Pro Men’s Physique Show Preview

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