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21 Doping Cases of Young Turkish Weightlifters; Fallout Drags on 12 Years Later
In 2022, Dr. Tamas Ajan and Olympic champion Nicolae “Nicu” Vlad were banned from weightlifting’s bureaucracy for life, one year after being charged with “tampering and collusion” in the now-famous McLaren report. Alongside them was Hasan Akkus, then-president of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation (TWF). In Jan. 2023, Akkus was banned from the sport’s governance for four years for…
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2024 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Full Results
2024 is starting off with a bang for fans of weightlifting. February has hosted four different continental championships in a row as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games draw ever closer. This year, the Pan American Weightlifting Championships (PAWC) are being held in Caracas, Venezuela, from Feb. 23 to 29. This event will help decide the fates of many…
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Urs Kalecinski and Wesley Vissers Tag Team Back Training During 2024 Arnold Classic Prep
In professional bodybuilding, camaraderie and competition often go hand-in-hand. Although Urs Kalecinski and Wesley Vissers will lock horns at the 2024 Arnold Classic on March 1-2, 2024, the duo joined forces for a back training session. Kalecinski and Vissers have intensified their programming to train back twice weekly while prepping for the Arnold. On Feb. 18, 2024, Kalecinski…
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NPC WORLDWIDE Membership Registration
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IFBB PRO LEAGUE Membership Registration
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Brian Shaw’s MMA Debut POSTPONED (and World Record Snatch)
Strength Weekly is the show keeping you up to date on the barbell game! This week, we’ve got stories on: Here’s the run of show: 00:00 Intro01:13 Run of Show02:40 Brian Shaw’s MMA debut postponed07:43 Nasar of Bulgaria sets another world record11:06 Mal O’Brien will sit out 2024 CrossFit Games season16:45 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships to return in 202517:30…
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Interview: Haley Adams Talks About Her Year Away From CrossFit Competition
Almost exactly one year ago, Haley Adams took to Instagram to announce that she was stepping away from CrossFit for the 2023 season. In her social media post, she stated that she had been doing CrossFit since she was 14 years old, and it was time to put herself first. She wanted to work on herself, both mentally…
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Breaking Down the Most Common CrossFit Open Movement Combinations
Constantly varied programming is at the core of CrossFit, and with a multitude of movements to choose from, we should expect to see plenty of variations in movement combinations during the 2024 CrossFit Open. To put some numbers to it, we took the total number of unique movements from the history of the CrossFit Open, which is 41…
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Hafthor Björnsson’s Final Heavy Deadlift Session Before Returning to Elite Strongman Competition
2018 World’s Strongest Man Hafthor “The Mountain” Björnsson returns after a four-year break from elite strongman competition. He will compete at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) in Columbus, Ohio, on March 1-2, 2024. Björnsson’s hiatus was caused by the need to recover from serious injury. In April 2023, Björnsson tore his left pectoral muscle while bench pressing in a powerlifting meet. The road to recovery…
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Jay Cutler to Receive 2024 Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award
Jay Cutler will receive the 2024 Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award. The Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) announced that the bodybuilding great will receive the honor on Saturday, March 2, 2024, as a part of the Saturday night finals of the 2024 Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH. The announcement was made on the organization’s social media outlets: “We’re proud to announce this…
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