Brian Shaw is one of the most influential figures in strongman today. As a four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) Champion (2011, 2013, 2015-2016), the organizer of the annual Shaw Classic, and a general ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Joe Mackey Looks Chiseled Ahead of the 2022 Texas Pro
Joe Mackey is on a mission. The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Pro League competitor has built a following thanks to his immense feats of strength. Now, he's chiseling that ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Captures 162-Kilogram Clean & Jerk for New World Record
Hampton Morris is one of the more prominent up-and-coming names in Olympic weightlifting. Amidst the absence of other notable stars, the athlete came through for Team USA at the 2022 International ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Tamara Walcott (+90KG) Deadlifts 299 Kilograms (660 Pounds) for Unofficial Raw World Record
As an elite powerlifter, Tamara Walcott is one of strength sport's biggest superstars. With a recent jaw-dropping feat while training, she may soon add to her ledger of official accomplishments. On July ... Continue Reading
Strongman Pa O’Dwyer Added to 2022 Giants Live World Open & World Deadlift Championships Roster
On July 22, 2022, the Giants Live organization announced that strongman Pa O'Dwyer will join the 12-person roster for the 2022 Giants Live World Open and World Deadlift Championships (WDC). That contest ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Kate Vibert Is Out of 2022 Pan-American Championships After Tearing Her Meniscus
On July 21, 2022, weightlifter Kate Vibert announced that she had torn a meniscus during a training session in an Instagram post. Meniscuses are pieces of cartilage in people's knees that function as shock ... Continue Reading
Check Out Peiman Maheripourehir Make A 996-Pound Deadlift Double Seem Effortless
One of strength sports' more illustrious achievements is the current deadlift world record of 501 kilograms (1,104.5 pounds). That lift belongs to 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) ... Continue Reading
Watch 71-Year-Old Powerlifter John LaFlamme (83KG) Crush a 427-Pound Squat for a New PR
John LaFlamme has been powerlifting in some competitive capacity for much of his adult life. Even with an absence between his youth in the late 1970s and his 60s in the early 2010s — according to Open ... Continue Reading
2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK Lineup and Events Revealed
After the doozy of an inaugural edition in 2021, the next edition of the Arnold Strongman Classic UK will soon return. This year's competition — which will test things like the respective athletes' ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Michal Križánek Switches to NPC, Hopes to Qualify for 2022 Mr. Olympia
As far as bodybuilding talents who have competed outside of the National Physique Committee's (NPC) parameters go, Michal Križánek is towards the top of the list. As the Men's Open winner of the 2021 Mr. ... Continue Reading
Check Out Chad Penson (90KG) Squatting 33 Pounds Over His Current World Record
A powerlifter matching or surpassing a world record squat should be a tremendous challenge. Yet, for an elite athlete with the requisite leg strength like Chad Penson, he can make the difficult feats seem ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Ivan Makarov Make a Deadlift Over 1,000 Pounds Look Casual
Ivan Makarov has made a name for himself in the strongman sphere because of his deadlift proficiency. He is the reigning champion of the annual World Deadlift Championships (WDC) contest, thanks to his ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kristy Hawkins (75KG) Deadlifts Over 22 Pounds More Than Her Own World Record
One of Kristy Hawkins' uncanny abilities is how easy the powerlifter can lift eye-opening weights. Though, as the Chief Science Officer for biotech company Antheia, with a Masters and Ph.D. in Chemical ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter John Haack Matches Raw World Record Squat With New 365-Kilogram lift
As the owner of the bench press, deadlift, and total World Records in the 90-kilogram weight class, John Haack is one of powerlifting's biggest active superstars. If his latest feat of strength says ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Danny Grigsby (140KG) Crush a 1,003-Pound Raw Deadlift
In late March 2022, Danny Grigsby (140KG) became the first ever powerlifter to pull a raw deadlift over 1,000 pounds in a sanctioned contest. He completed the 465-kilogram (1,025.2-pound) pull at the 2022 ... Continue Reading
2022 Vancouver Pro Results — Iain Valliere Leads the Way
As the 2022 Olympia inches ever closer, every IFBB Pro League competition will hold more significance. With qualification potentially on the line, men's and women's athletes who have not yet earned a spot ... Continue Reading
Rhianon Lovelace Breaks Deadlift World Record With 623-Pound Pull
Time and time again, as her Instagram bio reads, Rhianon Lovelace shows why she's the "pound for pound, strongest woman on the planet." At the 2022 Berkshire’s Strongest competition on July 16, 2022, ... Continue Reading
2022 Official Strongman Games Events Released
The 2022 Official Strongman Games (OSG) will take place on November 11-13, 2022, in Daytona Beach, FL. As a significant contest in the strongman sphere, the respective competitors will show off their ... Continue Reading
Watch Mitchell Hooper Smash a 406-Pound Log Press for a Double PR
On July 13, 2022, over Instagram, strongman Mitchell Hooper shared footage of himself capturing a 184-kilogram (406-pound) log press for two reps. Per Hooper, this log press feat is a new personal ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey Gives an Inside Look at the Comprehensive PRVN Fitness Garage Gym
On August 3-7, 2022, in Madison, WI, reigning five-time Fittest Woman on Earth®, Tia-Clair Toomey, will attempt to become the most successful individual CrossFit athlete of all time at the 2022 NOBULL ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Andrew Hause (140KG) Notches a New Deadlift PR by 50 Pounds
Andrew Hause has risen to powerlifting esteem largely thanks to his squat strength. A recent deadlift feat could point to a future where he's similarly famous for the staggering amounts of weight he can ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Agata Sitko (76KG) Captures 3 Equipped World Records at 2022 World Games
Watch Polish powerlifter Agata Sitko compete at any sanctioned contest, and it's easy to forget she's only 19 years old. The powerlifting community got a recent emphatic reminder of this fact. On July ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Andrew Hause (140KG) Captures a 467.8-Kilogram (1031.4-Pound) Squat PR During Training
Chances are, if you put a loaded barbell in front of powerlifter Andrew Hause, he'll have no trouble lifting it. On July 5, 2022, Hause shared a video on his Instagram profile he squatted 467.8 kilograms ... Continue Reading
Nick Best Is a Headliner at 2022 Official Strongman Games
Take a general glance over Nick Best's social media, and you'll see a man dedicated to strength. The athlete regularly shares videos of himself deadlifting, benching, and squatting. Even after tearing his ... Continue Reading
