Fernando Reis, one of Brazil’s prominent competitive weightlifters, has been suspended following a positive doping test mere days before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, which run from July 24 through
Fernando Reis is the strongest weightlifter in the Americas. He’s won three Pan American Games and holds all three Pan American records in weightlifting with a 201kg snatch, 240kg clean & jerk, and
‘Welp, I guess I should just pack it up and go home.’ These were the thoughts going through my head last night as I deadlifted and watched the Instagram video below. In the
The annual Wodapalooza festival is currently underway in Miami, Florida. It kicked off on January 11th and goes through January 14th. This festival brings thousands of athletes from multiple countries together over the
American weightlifter Caine Wilkes has a lengthy resume that includes multiple National Championships and even a few of the heaviest clean & jerks in American history. Not, he can add a new title
The final weightlifting session of the 2016 Rio Olympics did not disappoint. The weight class has a new world record — matching the all-time record set before weight class changes in the 1990s
The Start List has officially been published for this week’s Pan American Championships in Colombia. For the USA Woman’s team, this will be for bragging rights of who is the best in the
The front squat is a lift we rarely — if ever — see tested under “competition” circumstances, but it makes up a big portion of strength training for athletes across disciplines. It’s a
