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Kaiser Witte (+109KG) Wins Silver Medal for USA at 2023 Pan American Games
Kaiser Witte is back on the scene after a four-year hiatus from international weightlifting. On Oct. 24, 2023 in Santiago, Chile as part of the closing weightlifting sessions at the 2023 Pan American Games, +109-kilogram Witte took home a silver medal for the United States with a command performance. Going four-for-six on the day and ending with bests…
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Olivia Reeves (81KG) Wins Gold Medal, Sets New Records at 2023 Pan American Games
With weightlifting officially confirmed for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, keen eyes are turning towards the sport’s rising stars. And 20-year-old Olivia Reeves’ star is absolutely soaring. At the 2023 Pan American Games, a multi-sport international event held every four years and which runs from Oct. 21 to 24 in Santiago, Chile, Reeves swept gold. Lifting…
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Should CrossFitters Switch to Strongman? (with Hanna Coldiron)
Today we’re wrapping up our mini-series with elite strongwoman athletes. Hanna Coldiron is the 2021 world’s 7th strongest woman under 64kg, and she’s looking to better that result later in 2022. Hanna wears a lot of hats: athlete and contest promoter, in addition to working a full time job outside of strength athletics. She also got her start…
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Meredith Alwine (71KG) Wins Bronze Medal for USA at 2023 Pan American Games
If you’re a fan of Olympic lifting, you’ve been downright spoiled in the back half of 2023, as many of the most important weightlifting competitions of the year are being held between September and December. If you’re American weightlifter Meredith Alwine, you’re probably over the moon — after all, you just won a medal at the 2023 Pan…
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Weightlifter Cesar Flores Credits Beltless Squats for Helping Him Hit This 320KG (705LB) Paused 2-Rep Max
Despite not competing in the back squat like their powerlifting counterparts, Olympic lifters possess some of the strongest squats in the strength training game. Case in point: On Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, American weightlifter Cesar Flores (+109KG) posted a truly massive squat to social media — 320 kilograms, or 705.4 pounds. For a set of two paused reps. Not…
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The 12 Deadlifts Benefits You Need to Know About
Everyone should deadlift. If you’re a strength athlete, deadlifts (and their many variations) are non-negotiable. Bodybuilders who train to gain muscle and improve the quality of their physiques can also use the deadlift to develop their posterior chains. You don’t have to be a devoted weightlifter to benefit from deadlifts, though. After all, the motion itself is as…
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Again Faster Pursuit Olympic Barbell Review
If you have enough space to build a full home gym, a barbell is one of the best investments you can make due to its sheer versatility. The market is flooded with high quality barbells, but one of our favorites, especially for CrossFit workouts, is the Again Faster Pursuit Olympic Barbell. The self-lubricating bronze bushings in the loading sleeves provide…
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7 Ways Adjustable Dumbbells Can Boost Your Workouts
If you typically hit the gym at peak hours, you’re likely no stranger to spending a chunk of your workout looking for the right equipment or waiting your turn for the squat rack. On the flip side, working out at home may call to mind hundreds of burpees or endless reps of light biceps curls with the sole…
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Weightlifting Makes the Cut, Will Officially Be Held at 2028 Olympic Games
Californians will feel a very different earth-shattering sensation than they’re used to in the summer of 2028; that of barbells hitting the platform in the Olympic stadium. On Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, news broke that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed weightlifting’s status as a Games event for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. After years of…
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Hafthor Björnsson Will Return to Strongman in Three Contests in 2024
In September 2023, three-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion and 2018 World’s Strongest Man winner Hafthor Björnsson announced he was coming back to strongman. And now we know the details of when it will happen. On October 14, 2023, Björnsson announced that he is making his competitive return to the sport at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC), slated…
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