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7 Strongman Athletes To Watch In 2025

The 2024 competitive strongman season ended with the 2024 Official Strongman Games (OSG). While many in the strength space know to watch 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) Mitchell Hooper, 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Hafthor Björnsson, three-time reigning WSM champion Tom Stoltman, and big names due for huge seasons like 2024 Magnus Ver Magnusson…
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Crossfit

Rival Podcasters John Wooley and Sevan Matossian to Go Head-to-Head in 2025 CrossFit Open

John Wooley wasn’t planning on doing the CrossFit Open this year. Not because he was actively boycotting it but because Wooley is training for a HYROX competition this spring and was focusing on that instead. Wooley told the Morning Chalk Up that a few others were falsely accusing him of boycotting the Open and “trying…
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Strongman

7 Strongman Athletes To Watch In 2025

The 2024 competitive strongman season ended with the 2024 Official Strongman Games (OSG). While many in the strength space know to watch 2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) Mitchell Hooper, 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Hafthor Björnsson, three-time reigning WSM champion Tom Stoltman, and big names due for huge seasons like 2024 Magnus Ver Magnusson…
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Weightlifting

Won Ju Ri (67KG) Scores Clean & Jerk Record at 2024 IWF World Championships

The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, ended on Dec. 15, 2024. The competition of the world’s best weightlifters showcased their immense strength and was landmarked by a bevy of world record performances across the men’s and women’s fields, with only six months until new weight categories take hold in June 2025. Among those elite…
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Powerlifting

Watch Zahir Khudayarov’s Insane Strength and Cardio Combo: Squatting 300KG (661LB) For 10 Reps In Training

When you’re an all-time great powerlifter, you must push the bounds of what seems reasonably possible for humankind bound by gravity and comprised of flesh, muscle, and bone. When your name is Zahir Kudayarov, the physical limits others face appear not to carry the same burden. On Oct. 30, 2024, the 41-year-old Kudayarov shared an…
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Bodybuilding

Nick Walker’s New Coach, Kyle Wilkes, Matches Him Set for Set in Training

“I felt for him, and I wanted to help.” After parting with Matt Jansen, IFBB Pro bodybuilder Nick Walker revived a past friendship with his new coach, Kyle Wilkes. They vlogged a workout in early December 2024. Walker is co-trained by Jared Feather. “My approach is different; I try to optimize digestion. There are certain foods we’re using…
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5 Big Moments in the Sport of CrossFit in 2024

The start of 2024 brought about feelings of hope and excitement as the CrossFit Games headed to a new home in Fort Worth, TX. That joy soon turned to tumult after beloved Serbian athlete Lazar Ðukić died during Event 1 on the first day of competition. The fallout and sadness from that horrible accident set…
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