There are an endless number of variables that can potentially improve or hinder your training at home or in the gym. Some are environmental, such as the size of the space or the availability of the equipment, some are learnable, such as improved form or increasing consistency, and some affect the quality of training. Of...
Category: Powerlifting
The Best Multi-Sport Strength Athletes Of All Time
Reaching the pinnacle of one strength sport — powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, CrossFit, strongman, bodybuilding — is a monumental feat. Becoming the top dog in more than one strength sport is a legendary display of strength, discipline, and ability to push the human body to limits only a few handfuls of people can relate to. Best...
1047 Pound Squat DOUBLE! (And Nick Walker Is Back) — Strength Weekly 3/29
Strength Weekly is bringing you all the news from around the barbell game. This week, we’re covering: Zahir Khudayarov Squats a 475-Kilogram Double In Wraps Nick Walker’s Post Hamstring Tear Leg Training 9 Weeks Out From the 2024 New York Pro 2024 HYROX Houston Results — Kristi O’Connell Wins In Her Debut Russel Orhii (83KG)...
Hadi Choopan Wins Again, Mattie Rogers Out of Olympic Contention — Strength Weekly 3/22
Strength weekly is bringing you everything you need to know from around the barbell game! This week, we’re covering: Hadi Choopan Wins 2024 Arnold Classic UK Mattie Rogers’ “Soul-Crushing” Injury Ends Her 2024 Paris Olympic Games Hopes Victoria Long Retires From Competitive Strongwoman Mitchell Hooper on the Value of Body Composition in Strongman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjiPdXFQvycVideo can’t...
World Record 1,053 Pound Squat (and What If Tom Haviland Did Strongman)? — Strength Weekly 2/16
Strength weekly is bringing you everything you need to know from around the barbell game! This week, we’re covering: Sheffield Insanity: Powerlifting Records Fall Jesus Olivares (+120KG) Sets IPF Raw Squat World Record of 478 Kilograms at 2024 Sheffield Mitchell Hooper Thinks Tom Haviland Can Win the World’s Strongest Man HYROX to Expand to Canada...
North Korean World Records (and Chris Bumstead is BACK) — Strength Weekly 2/9
Strength Weekly is bringing you all the news from around the barbell game. This week, we’re covering: North Korean weightlifting world records Haley Adam’s return to CrossFit competition Amanda Lawrence squatting 11 kilograms OVER her own world record Chris Bumstead’s return to bodybuilding training. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGGHi5uWqWUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: North Korean World...
Heaviest Deadlift EVER (Plus America’s Best Weightlifter) — Strength Weekly
Welcome to Strength Weekly, keeping you updated on everything from around the barbell game! This week, we’ve got an action-packed rundown. American weightlifting phenom Olivia Reeves sets MULTIPLE World Records, Karlos Nassar recovers from injury to take his own new World Record. And who is Ventsislav Dimitrov? Well, he just pulled the heaviest deadlift of...
Official Strongman Games and CrossFitter Dominates Weightlifting, Strength Weekly 12/7
Strength Weekly is the show taking you in depth on all aspects of the barbell game and beyond. This week, we break down the four biggest stories in strength. We’ve got Official Strongman Games Results for 2023, CrossFit Champ Laura Horvath wins the Hungarian Weightlifting Championship, powerlifter Russel Orhii squats 22 kilograms OVER the world...
What Are the Differences Between Powerlifting vs. Weightlifting?
Strength is strength. Fortunately, there’s a lot more to it than that. Human beings have competed in tests of strength since, essentially, the dawn of time. From crude rock-lifting competitions to the Olympic Games, strength has been systematized, economized, and categorized. Two of the most prominent disciplines in the world of strength are powerlifting and...
How to Train Your Strength Sport in a Commercial Gym
Everyone comes to strength sports in their own way. Whether you saw a video online of a weightlifter snatching 400 pounds in the blink of an eye, or witnessed firsthand a powerlifter sinking a back squat ass-to-grass in your local gym, it’s easy to be enamored by the pursuit of strength. Practicality is another matter....
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