On Christmas Eve, the best weightlifting video we've seen — or at least most interesting, the actual resolution isn't anything to write home about — is a true throwback. It's a video from the 1987 European ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: BarBend Banner & Apparel!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend is giving away a gym banner and apparel package! One lucky winner will receive a full-size BarBend banner, perfect for hanging in your home, ... Continue Reading
Things Strength Athletes Hear When They Go Home for the Holidays
"When are you getting engaged?" and "Oh wow, you look great, have you lost weight?" These are the common questions and statements that most receive when they go home for the holidays, but not everyone ... Continue Reading
Training for Tokyo: An Interview with Andrei Aramnau
Author's note: The questions for this interview were written by Stephen Powell. Daniel Engman asked Andrei these questions in Russian and translated his answers to English. Additional edits for length and ... Continue Reading
4 Underrated Accessory Exercises for Weightlifters
There's no shortage of coaches who are convinced that weightlifters only ever need to perform a handful of exercises to become the best athlete possible, but what about the more unusual accessory movements ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Glute Ham Raises
In this article we will discuss four primary benefits of the glute ham raise, which is often seen in strength, power, and fitness sports accessory programming. This movement, which can done in a wide array ... Continue Reading
Watch Olympic Weightlifter Benjamin Hennequin Compete in Powerlifting
French weightlifter Benjamin Hennequin made his name in strength sports as an 85kg weightlifter on the international stage, and he represented his country at multiple Olympic Games, making his first ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Shows Off Insane Raw Strength with 310-Kilogram Clean Pull
Sure, Georgian superheavyweight Lasha Talakhadze can snatch and total more than anyone in history, so we shouldn't be too surprised when the Olympic and World Champion shows off some insane strength. But ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: USA Weightlifting Exclusive Apparel & Merchandise Package
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and USA Weightlifting are teaming up to give one lucky winner a signed USAW apparel package! Our partners over at USA Weightlifting have cooked ... Continue Reading
7 Reasons You’re Not Getting Stronger (and How to Fix Them)
How often do you feel like your progress is slowing, or should be moving faster than it is? In a majority of the cases, you're probably improving in the gym at a fine pace, but then again, maybe you're ... Continue Reading
Oleg Chen (-69kg) Block Snatches 4 Kilograms Over the World Record
It looks like Russian weightlifter Oleg Chen just made a block snatch that was heavier than the snatch world record. Chen, who lifts in the -69kg category, posted the following clip of a training ... Continue Reading
Quiana Welch (75kg) Hits 108kg Snatch and Breaks American Record
Over the weekend, the 2017 Nike American Open Finals came to a conclusion in Anaheim, California. This competition took place from December 7th-10th, and acted as the championships for the year long ... Continue Reading
Kazakhstani News Outlet Reports Ilya Ilyin Can Return to Sport In Seven Months
Over the weekend, news one Kazakhstani news outlet reported that weightlifter Ilya Ilyin's suspension for doping will be concluded in seven months. This report came from the Kaz Inform, an International ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Half Squat
In an earlier article we discussed the benefits of and muscles worked in the half squat, a slightly controversial exercise in strength and power sports. Additionally, we then compared the half squat vs ... Continue Reading
Reebok Is Coming Out With a Wood Heel Legacy Lifter
A wooden heel in a lifting shoe is something that's sought after by athletes who typically want two things: A more connected feeling to the platform, and a love for the "old school" look. The only issue ... Continue Reading
Watch 19 Year Old Meso Hassona Clean & Jerk 220kg, Then Jerk 215kg In Jeans
Possibly one of the best lifts from this year's IWF Weightlifting World Championships came from Qatar's young weightlifting phenom Meso Hassona. He put on an outstanding performance at the championships, ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 Nike American Open Finals
Hopefully you haven't had enough weightlifting with the conclusion of the 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships, because we're about to transition into the 2017 Nike American Open Finals. The finals ... Continue Reading
British Weightlifter Sonny Webster Tests Positive for Ostarine
Yesterday afternoon, reports surfaced that British weightlifter Sonny Webster had tested positive for Ostarine. This substance is one of many on the World Anti Doping Agency's (WADA) Prohibited List, and ... Continue Reading
Adidas Fans: What Are Your Thoughts On the New Lifter Colorways?
Shoe fans rejoice, because we're hitting the best part of the year for new shoe models and colorways. Big shoe companies are notorious for releasing their latest shoes and colorways around the holiday ... Continue Reading
Colombian Weightlifter Edwin Mosquera Shot Dead in Colombia
Edwin Mosquera Roa, a Colombian weightlifter in the -69kg weight class, was murdered this weekend in an altercation in Palmira, a city near Cali in southwestern Colombia. According to reports, he was shot ... Continue Reading
CBD Oil Removed From World Anti Doping Agency’s Prohibited List
If you follow weightlifting, or compete in a WADA drug tested sport, then chances are you've heard that Cannabidiol (CBD) Oil found itself removed from the 2018 World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited ... Continue Reading
Sohrab Moradi (94kg, Iran) Sets Two New World Records
From the looks of it, Iran's Sohrab Moradi simply cannot be stopped. The 2016 Rio Olympic Champion returned to the international platform in sensational form Sunday night, winning the Men's 94kg weight ... Continue Reading
Mattie Rogers (69kg, USA) Wins Three Bronze Medals At World Weightlifting Championships
In her second World Championships, Mattie Rogers (69kg) further cemented herself as one of America's best weightlifters, earning bronze medals in Anaheim in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total to ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings (69kg) Sets New American Snatch Record
It wasn't the night CJ Cummings — and most fans of American weightlifting — hoped for, but the 17 year-old lifter still came away with a new American record. Cummings started off his performance at the ... Continue Reading