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Latest News

  • 5 Key Takeaways From Our Call With the PFAA About CrossFit Safety

    5 Key Takeaways From Our Call With the PFAA About CrossFit Safety

    On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, the Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association (PFAA) contacted CrossFit LLC to demand that the Director of Sport, Dave Castro, “be removed from his position in [CrossFit’s] Sport Team.”  Before that happened, we had the chance to sit down with PFAA President Brent Fikowski and Chief Operating Officer Grace Paulus for an…

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  • Chris Bumstead Demolishes 150-Pound Incline Dumbbell Bench Press Ahead of 2024 Olympia

    Chris Bumstead Demolishes 150-Pound Incline Dumbbell Bench Press Ahead of 2024 Olympia

  • Terrence Ruffin Will Miss the 2024 Classic Physique Olympia

    Terrence Ruffin Will Miss the 2024 Classic Physique Olympia

  • Take a Tour Through Wesley Vissers’ Vintage Gym

    Take a Tour Through Wesley Vissers’ Vintage Gym

Crossfit

  • UPDATE: 2024 CrossFit Games Prize Purse Details Revealed, No Increase From 2023 for Elites

    UPDATE: 2024 CrossFit Games Prize Purse Details Revealed, No Increase From 2023 for Elites

    Additional reporting by Joe Genetin-Pilawa UPDATE (6/20/24): During the week of June 17, 2024, the CrossFit Games Rulebook (Section 5.16) was updated to reflect additional details about the 2024 CrossFit Games prize purse. In short, the cash prizes awarded to the top performers at the Games will not increase from the 2023 season. All cash…

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  • How to Watch the 2024 CrossFit Games

    How to Watch the 2024 CrossFit Games

  • Will Fatigue Be a Factor at Friday Night Lights During the 2024 CrossFit Games? A Preview and Some Predictions

    Will Fatigue Be a Factor at Friday Night Lights During the 2024 CrossFit Games? A Preview and Some Predictions

  • Spectator’s Guide to the 2024 CrossFit Games

    Spectator’s Guide to the 2024 CrossFit Games

Strongman

  • Eddie Hall’s 8,000-Calorie Carnivore Diet, Explained

    Eddie Hall’s 8,000-Calorie Carnivore Diet, Explained

    2017 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Eddie Hall is embarking on a new dietary journey, eliminating plant-based foods for a carnivore diet. The retired strongman, who has trained in mixed martial arts, appeared in an indie wrestling show, and devoured the entire McDonald’s menu in one sitting, shared his carnivore diet experience on Aug. 11, 2024. Below is a glimpse of his first day of…

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  • How Tom Stoltman Eats 11,000 Calories a Day While Traveling

    How Tom Stoltman Eats 11,000 Calories a Day While Traveling

  • 2024 Shaw Classic Lightweight Women’s Results

    2024 Shaw Classic Lightweight Women’s Results

  • 2024 Shaw Classic Lightweight Men’s Results

    2024 Shaw Classic Lightweight Men’s Results

Weightlifting

  • Exclusive: Olivia Reeves “Open” to Second Olympics, Wants World Records First

    Exclusive: Olivia Reeves “Open” to Second Olympics, Wants World Records First

    Despite her historic gold-medal performance at the 2024 Olympics, Team USA weightlifter Olivia Reeves isn’t certain she’ll make a bid for the next summer Games. What is certain, though, is that Reeves isn’t ready for a break. After winning America’s first weightlifting gold in 24 years during the Paris 2024 Women’s 71KG event, Reeves, 21,…

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  • Italian Weightlifters Are Social Media Stars, but They Blew It at the 2024 Olympics

    Italian Weightlifters Are Social Media Stars, but They Blew It at the 2024 Olympics

  • Win or Lose, Weightlifters Love Doing Backflips When They Compete

    Win or Lose, Weightlifters Love Doing Backflips When They Compete

  • Despite 3X Olympic Golds, Lasha Talakhadze’s 10-Year Goal of 500KG Total Is Out of Reach

    Despite 3X Olympic Golds, Lasha Talakhadze’s 10-Year Goal of 500KG Total Is Out of Reach

Powerlifting

  • These 3 Bench Press Mistakes Are Killers, Says Jeff Nippard

    These 3 Bench Press Mistakes Are Killers, Says Jeff Nippard

    “You might have the worst bench press on the planet if you do these three things,” says content creator and coach Jeff Nippard. We aren’t sold just yet, but we’ll hear what Nippard has to say and then determine whether his fixes will help you increase strength or build muscle. And don’t worry — you…

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  • Zuzanna Kula (57KG) Locks Out 169-Kilogram IPF Equipped Bench Press World Record

    Zuzanna Kula (57KG) Locks Out 169-Kilogram IPF Equipped Bench Press World Record

  • The 8 Worst Exercises for Strength, From the “Impractical” to the “Stupid”

    The 8 Worst Exercises for Strength, From the “Impractical” to the “Stupid”

  • Devin Williams (120KG) 261-Kilogram Raw Bench Press Breaks IPF World Record

    Devin Williams (120KG) 261-Kilogram Raw Bench Press Breaks IPF World Record

Bodybuilding

  • Take a Tour Through Wesley Vissers’ Vintage Gym

    Take a Tour Through Wesley Vissers’ Vintage Gym

    The 2024 Arnold Classic Physique champion Wesley Vissers is diligently preparing for the 2024 Olympia in October. Eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman claimed Vissers could unseat the reigning five-time Classic Physique champion, Chris Bumstead. In pursuit of this goal, Vissers invested significant effort and time into building his personal training space, coined the “Vintage Gym.”  On Aug. 18, 2024, Vissers offered a virtual tour…

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  • Exercise Scientist Dr. Mike Israetel Explains How To Squat For Quad Growth

    Exercise Scientist Dr. Mike Israetel Explains How To Squat For Quad Growth

  • 7x Mr. Olympia Phil Heath Uses the “Three T’s” For Bigger Arms

    7x Mr. Olympia Phil Heath Uses the “Three T’s” For Bigger Arms

  • The 2 Best Leg Exercises for Muscle (if You Can’t Do Anything Else)

    The 2 Best Leg Exercises for Muscle (if You Can’t Do Anything Else)

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  • 7x Mr. Olympia Phil Heath Uses the “Three T’s” For Bigger Arms

    7x Mr. Olympia Phil Heath Uses the “Three T’s” For Bigger Arms

    Seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil “The Gift” Heath is often touted as having the greatest genetics in bodybuilding history. His arms are among his best body parts, with clear insertions, oversized proportions that pop on stage, and exceptional forearm development. Heath was recently at the TYB by Yasir Khan gym in Dubai, UAE, where he shared his favorite…

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  • 19-Year-Old Nonso Chinye Deadlifts 400KG/881LB Ahead of IPF Junior World Championships

    19-Year-Old Nonso Chinye Deadlifts 400KG/881LB Ahead of IPF Junior World Championships

  • How To Stop Elbow Pain on Triceps Extensions

    How To Stop Elbow Pain on Triceps Extensions

  • Former CrossFit Games Medical Volunteer Says He Was Banned for Speaking Out About Safety Concerns in 2015

    Former CrossFit Games Medical Volunteer Says He Was Banned for Speaking Out About Safety Concerns in 2015

  • How Tom Stoltman Eats 11,000 Calories a Day While Traveling

    How Tom Stoltman Eats 11,000 Calories a Day While Traveling

  • Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada Improved His Gut Health to Build His Best Physique

    Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada Improved His Gut Health to Build His Best Physique

  • Here’s What a Morning Routine for a Men’s Open Bodybuilder Looks Like

    Here’s What a Morning Routine for a Men’s Open Bodybuilder Looks Like

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