Tag: Top Athletes
YouTuber Will Tennyson Learns the Clean & Jerk the Hard Way From CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser
“You’re just gonna leave me to it?” Will Tennyson says, his voice quivering gently, as he approaches an unloaded barbell. Scoffing a bit, five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser offers encouragement, “Just do a few reps. We’ll see what your starting point is.” On Jan. 18, 2024, YouTuber Tennyson published a training vlog alongside CrossFit legend Fraser…
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Hafthor Björnsson Elephant Bar Deadlifts 440 Kilograms During 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic Prep
When former World Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson announced his comeback to competitive strongman after a four-year hiatus, many questioned if he could achieve a similar level of dominance he once levied on the sport. Björnsson’s recent training videos display he is on the right path. On Jan. 22, 2024, the three-time Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champ…
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Dana Linn Bailey Performs Sam Sulek-Style Superset Training
The inaugural Women’s Physique Olympia champ (2013), Dana Linn Bailey, dipped into what it’s like to train like social media sensation bodybuilder Sam Sulek. While Sulek has never competed in a pro show, his physique rivaling elite athletes has garnered a ton of the industry’s attention. On Jan. 23, 2024, Bailey published her Sam Sulek-style back workout on her YouTube channel that featured the following…
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Jade Jacob (57KG) Raw Deadlifts 225 Kilograms for Two Reps
French powerlifter Jade Jacob is the highest-ranked raw female in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) who hasn’t yet won an Open world title. She was the IPF Junior World Champion in 2021. She has been lifting in the Open class ever since despite still being a Junior athlete in 2024. At the 2022 IPF Classic World Championships (CWC), Jacob compelled…
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Russel Orhii (83KG) Raw Squats the IPF World Record for Four Reps
Elite powerlifter Russel Orhii will return to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) in 2024. He won the IPF Classic World Championships (CWC) in the 83-kilogram class in 2019 and again in 2021 (no contest in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Orhii set the raw squat and total world records at 320.5 kilograms (706.5 pounds) and 841 kilograms (1,854 pounds)…
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How CrossFit Athlete Josh Bridges’ Training Has Changed at 40 Years Old
Former United States Navy SEAL and six-time CrossFit Games athlete Josh Bridges’ competitive career highlight is a second-place finish at the 2011 Games behind four-time Fittest Man on Earth® Rich Froning. Bridges last competed as an elite Individual at the CrossFit Games in 2018 to a 31st-place finish. Though Bridges doesn’t compete at the highest level of CrossFit anymore,…
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Jesus Olivares Raw Deadlifts 16 Kilograms Over World Record in Prep for the 2024 Sheffield Championships
Superheavyweight powerlifting superstar Jesus Olivares is leaving nothing behind as he prepares to return to the UK to defend his title at the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. Last year, Olivares took home £30,000 in prize money for his raw total (in knee sleeves) of 1,152.5 kilograms (2,541 pounds) — more than anyone else on the planet. Olivares’ raw deadlift world record in…
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What Colten Mertens Thinks Is Wrong With CrossFit Programming
CrossFit training comprises three modalities — weightlifting, gymnastics, and mono-structural movements. CrossFit competitions test athletes’ fitness through programming that combines those modalities. While the nuances of competition programming can often go unnoticed by fans, the subtleties could mean the difference between victory and defeat for athletes at the elite level. On Jan. 6, 2024, four-time CrossFit Games athlete…
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Hall of Fame Mixed Martial Artist Silvana Shamuon Trains Mitchell Hooper for His Upcoming Fight
2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mitchell Hooper is training for his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut against 2017 WSM champion Eddie Hall. Hall picked up boxing after his retirement from competitive strongman, giving Hall a slight experience advantage in the octagon over Hooper for their bout in Qatar on Feb. 17, 2024. To improve Hooper’s fighting technique, he has sought numerous experts’ guidance on how to effectively…
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Rondel Hunte Raw Deadlifts 380 Kilograms for Three Reps
Heavyweight powerlifter Rondel Hunte hails from Trinidad and Tobago. He won the 2018 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Junior world title by a considerable margin. Hunte endured something of a career hiatus when the IPF suspended his national federation but returned to the platform in 2022, guest lifting with United States Powerlifting (USAPL). In training, Hunte is hitting personal…
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