On October 22, four-time Arnold Classic Champion Ken “Flex Wheeler” shared a post on Instagram confirming that he had to undergo an emergency surgery that concluded with the partial amputation of his right ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jessica Buettner (-72kg) Just Pulled 500 lbs For Five Reps!
Canadian powerlifter Jessica Buettner pulled an insane 228kg/500lbs for five reps over the weekend at a Deadlift4Cancer competition in Saskatoon, a city in Saskatchewan, Canada. The best part about this ... Continue Reading
5 Massive Performances From 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals
The USAPL Raw Nationals wrapped up on Sunday in Lombard, Illinois. The meet brought together the best-of-the-best USAPL powerlifters from all 50 states. The competition kicked off on October 16th and ran ... Continue Reading
Nathan DeAsha Wins in South Korea, Qualifies for 2020 Mr. Olympia
Seoul, South Korea hosted the 2019 Monsterzym Pro this past weekend, and we have another athlete that is qualified for the 2020 Mr. Olympia contest. https://www.instagram.com/p/B32WAyUHAuo/ Nathan ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Announces Lefteris Theofanidis And Emma McQuaid Win Open Workout 20.1
CrossFit Athletes Lefteris Theofanidis and Emma McQuaid blew us all away with their impressive times and execution of CrossFit Open Workout 20.1. Now, both athletes can rest assured know that they are the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jonathan Cayco (93kg) Totals 868.5 kg For An Unofficial World Record
Powerlifter Jonathan Cayco's performance at the 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals will be talked about for quite some time. The 93kg athlete not only took home the title of 93kg National Champion, but also set two ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Marisa Inda (52kg) Deadlifts 190kg for New American Record
It wasn't a bad Thursday night for 52kg powerlifter Marisa Inda who just wrapped up competing at the 2019 USAPL Raw National Championships. Inda competed in the prime time 52kg weight class, and did not ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Workout 20.2 Tips From Top Athletes And Coaches
Australian CrossFit Games veterans Khan Porter and Matt Mcleod competed in a live announcement of Open Workout 20.2 on Thursday night. The anticipation was through the roof as to what the second workout ... Continue Reading
Get to Know Emma McQuaid: The Fastest in the World At CrossFit Open 20.1
9:11: That’s how fast Emma McQuaid completed the 10 rounds of ground-to-overheads and bar-facing burpees on her first attempt at 20.1 of the CrossFit Games Open last Friday. 7:57: That was McQuaid’s ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Workout 20.2 Announced
Now that we've recovered from the CrossFit Workout 20.1, we can officially get the second workout of the 2020 CrossFit Open underway. On Thursday, 20.2 was announced live from CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Watch Eddie Hall Get Smoked In A Workout Against The World’s Strongest Woman
Strongman Eddie Hall loves a good challenge. Almost every week we see the 2017 World's Strongest Man taking on some a lot of food or taking on some crazy workout. This week, Hall decided to test his ... Continue Reading
Watch Brent Fikowski Eat A Disgusting Sandwich In The 20.1 ‘Open Humiliation’ Challenge
While athletes all over the world were busy taking on grueling CrossFit Open Workout 20.1, four-time CrossFit Games athlete Brent Fikowski and friend decided to give the workout their own ... Continue Reading
431 Kilograms: Did Blaine Sumner Just Hit the Most Weight Ever On a Safety Squat Bar?
This is absolute insanity. A few days ago, Blaine Sumner posted a video on his Instagram page squatting a ridiculous 431kg/950 lbs...with a safety squat bar. For many, this lift looks like a ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Open Registration Numbers Show Drop From 2019
CrossFit HQ just released the participation numbers for the 2019 and 2020 CrossFit Opens. This year, for the first time ever, there are two CrossFit Opens that fall in the competitive calendar year. As ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2019 World’s Ultimate Strongman
Strongman fans everywhere get ready, because the 2019 World's Ultimate Strongman competition is just around the corner. On October 25th at the Meydan Grandstand in Dubai, some of the biggest names in ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Makes the Heaviest Clean & Jerk Ever Caught On Film (267kg/588.6lbs!)
It feels like just yesterday that Lasha Talakhadze put on a world record setting performance at the 2019 IWF Weightlifting World Championships. Plenty of records fell at the event, but Lasha's ... Continue Reading
How To Watch 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals
This week the 2019 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Raw Nationals competition kicks off bringing together the best USAPL powerlifters from all 50 states. The action begins on October 16th and runs through October ... Continue Reading
Cedric McMillan Wins Fit Parade Grand Prix
2017 Arnold Classic Champion Cedric McMillan will not have to worry about a special invite to compete in the 2020 Mr. Olympia contest. That’s because he has now earned an automatic qualification thanks to ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Russel Orhii Crushes 335.5kg/740 lbs For a Deadlift PR
Russel Orhii (-83kg) is looking more than ready for 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals next week. In his recent Instagram video, Orhii pulled an insane 740lbs/335.5kg in training for a new deadlift PR. The ... Continue Reading
Watch Annie Thorisdottir Tackle CrossFit Open Workout 20.1
Throughout the next five weeks Annie Thorisdottir will be publishing videos each week of her tackling the CrossFit Open workouts. Open Workout 20.1 was announced on Thursday night, and like Thorisdottir ... Continue Reading
Kai Greene Makes Big Splash at New York Comic Con
Kai Greene is best-known for his bodybuilding success, but he is also making moves in the comic book industry. Greene was a part of a booth that was featured prominently at New York Comic Con on October ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Veteran Scott Panchik Joins CrossFit Mayhem Freedom
On Thursday evening, during the announcement for CrossFit Open Workout 20.1, fans around the globe learned the name of the newest member of CrossFit Mayhem Freedom: Scott Panchik. And just to ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Deadlifts 435kg/959lbs For A Lifetime PR
We haven't seen powerlifter Cailer Woolam this excited in awhile. And his excitement comes with good reason, as just deadlifted an insane 435kg/959lbs for a lifetime person record. We had a feeling ... Continue Reading
Biggest Lifts Week 3: Dan Bell Deadlifts 855 lbs, Jessica Buettner Reps 405 lbs, and More!
Each week we're fired up by the big lifts we see. We see athletes across all the various strength sports putting up huge numbers, testing their limits, and crushing both personal and national/world ... Continue Reading