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2025 Strongman Champions League Latvia Results

The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Latvia contest occurred on May 3, 2025, in Riga, Latvia. Twelve strongmen representing 10 countries competed in five events through the single-day competition: Truck Pull, Log Lift, Sandbag Toss, Loading Race, and Atlas Stones. Aivars Šmaukstelis claimed the gold in his home country, scoring 53 of a possible 60…
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Crossfit

Mat Fraser’s HWPO Training Announces HYROX Partnership

HWPO Training, the fitness brand and training platform led by five-time CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser, is entering the HYROX fitness racing trend. The company announced on Tuesday that it will partner with HYROX through a digital collaboration. Simultaneously, Fraser posted a video on Instagram announcing that he has another HYROX race on the books…
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Strongman

2025 Strongman Champions League Latvia Results

The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Latvia contest occurred on May 3, 2025, in Riga, Latvia. Twelve strongmen representing 10 countries competed in five events through the single-day competition: Truck Pull, Log Lift, Sandbag Toss, Loading Race, and Atlas Stones. Aivars Šmaukstelis claimed the gold in his home country, scoring 53 of a possible 60…
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Weightlifting

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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Powerlifting

Train as Much as an Elite Powerlifter to Get Stronger

Powerlifting has a straightforward goal: to maximize relative strength for one’s size by lifting the heaviest weight possible in the bench press, squat, and deadlift. If your goal is to build strength, training like a powerlifter prioritizes improving performance in these three foundational lifts. French powerlifter Panagiotis Tarinidis recently shared insights on optimizing training for bench press, squat, and deadlift…
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Bodybuilding

Train Past Failure for the Thickest Calves

Is pushing beyond training limits the key to faster muscle gains? Are partial reps better than a full range of motion? In April 2025, the House of Hypertrophy (HoH) shared an analysis of studies comparing the hypertrophic effects of forced reps, post-failure partials, and different ranges of motion. With post-failure partials, the lifter squeezes as much motion as…
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2025 California Supplement Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

The 2025 California Supplement Pro will occur in Alicante, Spain, on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Promoter Emilio Martinez will host a 2025 Olympia qualifying event for the IFBB Professional League’s Classic Physique and Bikini divisions. The winners earn qualifications to represent their division at the 2025 Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on the weekend of Oct. 9-12,…
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