On March 19, 2022, former World's Strongest Man (WSM) champions Eddie Hall and Hafthor Björnsson ironed out their "dirty laundry" in the boxing ring. Björnsson defeated Hall by unanimous decision in what ... Continue Reading
2022 World’s Strongest Man Reveals 30-Person Lineup
Every year, the world's elite strongmen gather in one place with a singular mission — to be crowned the World's Strongest Man (WSM). This year the WSM will be held from May 24-29, 2022, in Sacramento, CA. ... Continue Reading
Strongman Nick Best Pulls a 755-Pound Deadlift at Age 53, Continues Comeback From Lat Injury
Roughly 11 months after tearing his lat, strongman Nick Best pulled 755 pounds off of the floor — raw. Now that's what you call a comeback. Best's injury happened during the 2021 WRPF Kern US Open on ... Continue Reading
Danny Grigsby (140 KG) Makes Powerlifting History, Logs First-Ever 1000-Plus Pound Raw Deadlift in a Full Power Meet
Danny Grigsby is officially a powerlifting pioneer. At the United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Virginia Beach Classic on March 26, 2022, he became the first-ever athlete to deadlift over 1,000 ... Continue Reading
Guilherme Malheiros Totals 1,101 pounds In Event 4 of the 2022 CrossFit Quarterfinals
The 2022 CrossFit Quarterfinals began virtually worldwide on Thursday, March 24, 2022. In the early goings, Guilherme Malheiros — one of CrossFit's rising stars — has already finished all five of the ... Continue Reading
Watch Bodybuilder Kyle Kirvay Squats 685 Pounds for 5 Reps
Professional bodybuilder Kyle "The Tiger" Kirvay is no stranger to impressive feats of strength. The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) pro and powerlifter recently took to the ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Breon Ansley Explains His Decision to Retire From the Classic Physique Division
On March 19, 2022, two-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Breon Ansley shared an update about his future in the division on his Instagram page. While showing off his physique in natural light, the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Tamara Walcott’s Next Competition Will Be the 2022 WRPF American Pro
It didn't take long for powerlifter Tamara Walcott to make a name for herself in the competitive scene. Since starting her career in 2018, she has won seven of the eight competitions she has participated ... Continue Reading
Here’s How 5-Time CrossFit Games Champion Tia-Clair Toomey is Eating to Cut Weight
To be a champion CrossFitter, you have to eat like a champion CrossFitter. On March 21, 2022 — mere days before the 2022 CrossFit Quarterfinals begin virtually on March 24 — five-time Fittest ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jamal Browner Pulls a Conventional Deadlift PR of 432.5 Kilograms (953.5 Pounds) in Training
Powerlifters dare not overlook the 110-kilogram Jamal Browner any time he gets under a barbell. On March 22, 2022, Browner again snapped more necks when he locked out a 432.5-kilogram (953.5-pound) raw ... Continue Reading
Dark Horses to Watch in the 2022 CrossFit Quarterfinals
CrossFit fans are likely accustomed to a familiar winner's circle in the sport's short history. Since the CrossFit Games started in 2007, five athletes have won the Men's and Women's divisions multiple ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil (69KG) Wins 2022 FFForce French Nationals, Scores Two Unofficial IPF Records
Accomplished powerlifter Prescillia "Lya" Bavoil continues to be one of the sport's premier competitors. The 2022 Fédération Française de Force (FFForce) French Nationals occurred in Albi, France, on March ... Continue Reading
A Look at Eddie Hall’s Boxing Performance Against Hafthor Björnsson
On March 19, 2022, former World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson defeated fellow former WSM winner Eddie Hall in the "Heaviest Boxing Match in History." After six action-packed rounds at ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Inez Carrasquillo’s Overhead Pressing is On a Different Level
The sport of strongwoman can be not only incredibly demanding but also a difficult and competitive sport to make a name for one's self. Inez Carrasquillo, a rising star in the sport, doesn't have this ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jessica Buettner (76KG) Deadlifts 252.5 Kilograms in Training for New PR
Many of us make resolutions to improve ourselves and reach new goals every year, but life happens, and it doesn’t always go according to plan. That isn’t trouble for Jessica Buettner, who starts 2022 in a ... Continue Reading
Reducing High Blood Pressure With Isometric Resistance Training
A new study looks the specific mode of exercise for managing high blood pressure, isometric resistance training (IRT). So, let's start with what is IRT? It is a type of strength training. A new ... Continue Reading
Time Restricted Eating Is All About Age and Sex
Time-restricted eating (TRE) is the bright shiny toy everyone wants on their diet list these days. Yeah, you can call it intermittent fasting. Salk scientists studying TRE in mice, looked into how it ... Continue Reading
The Lifting Game: Weightlifters Versus CrossFit Athletes
Watching Seb Ostrowics over at Weightlifting House on YouTube is one of my guilty pleasures. A bowl of Frosted Flakes, ice cold milk, and the droopy, sonorous musings of a weightlifting nerd are all it ... Continue Reading
Do Genetics Make for Better Strength and Power Athletes?
Whether you are an athlete, are going to be king of your gym or show natural ability in certain types of physical fitness activities, genetics have been suggested as playing a role in the capacity for ... Continue Reading
Lose 250 Calories Because Exercise Alone is Not Enough
The aorta is our healthy blood highway, effectively transporting our bloody supply to our peripheral tissues. When we are young, most of our large arteries are termed, elastic, but they stiffen as we ... Continue Reading
The 505kg Deadlift Mark Remains Untouched
In December 2015, Eddie Hall achieved the then world record deadlift at the World Deadlift Championships 2015, with a 463 kg (1,021 lb) deadlift. In 2016, The Beast, as Eddie is known, set a new world ... Continue Reading
Frailty Is the Disease, Physical Exercise Is the Cure
An interesting study review article in Nature, The Degree of Frailty as a Translational Measure of Health in Aging, looks at the impact of the different levels of frailty and their effect on aging, ... Continue Reading
How Lifting Weights Burns Fat
Findings from a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine and College of Health Sciences study add to growing evidence that resistance exercise has unique benefits for fat loss. The Department ... Continue Reading
6 Weeks of Exercise Leads to Genome Changes Linked to Disease
It's like social media always says, regular physical exercise is awesome and it's your fault you don't look like an Instagram filter on steroids. However, real scientist also know that working out ... Continue Reading
