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Coach Zack Telander Hits a Conditioning Workout With Lance Armstrong
He’s still got it — at least, that was weightlifting coach and YouTuber Zack Telander‘s conclusion after partnering with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong for a cycling-heavy conditioning workout on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Telander and Armstrong were joined by podcaster Chris Williamson and HYROX Games athlete Gus Manke at the Onnit Gym in Austin, TX….
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A Look at Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr’s First Full Training Day in 2024
Six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr did not reach the later stages of the 2023 CrossFit season (Semifinals and Games) due to her pregnancy. Upon return to competition, Toomey-Orr secured a second-place finish at the 2023 Rogue Invitational behind reigning Fittest Woman on Earth® Laura Horvath. Looking forward to the 2024 CrossFit season, Toomey-Orr began training on Feb. 16,…
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The CrossFit Masters Games by Legends Brings New Opportunities for Athletes and Brands
Details about the Masters CrossFit Games by Legends were recently announced via social media, and we now know the dates and location of their end-of-season championship. Here’s what you need to know. The CrossFit Masters Games: Dates and Location The event will take place over Labor Day weekend, August 29 – September 1, 2024, in Birmingham, Alabama, with the following…
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2024 HYROX Icheon Results — Heck, Cheung Win
The 2024 HYROX Icheon was a Pro division race in South Korea that featured Indiviual and Doubles races for both male and female athletes. The HYROX Pro men’s race saw Gabe Heck of the USA lock in one of only two sub-60-minute times to stand atop the podium. Claire Cheung of Hong Kong claimed gold in the HYROX…
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2024 HYROX Dubai Results — Mrabet, Skillen Crowned Champions
The 2024 HYROX Dubai race took place on Feb. 11, 2024. The contest featured the HYROX Pro and HYROX Pro Doubles divisions in the standard HYROX race comprised of eight functional fitness stations interspersed with one-kilometer runs. At the conclusion of the race, Mohamed Ali Mrabet of Qatar and Jade Skillen of the UK won in the HYROX…
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How 7-Time Figure Olympia Champion Cydney Gillon Trains Legs During Her Off-Season
With seven consecutive Figure Olympia championships, Cydney Gillon is arguably the most dominant bodybuilder currently in the IFBB Pro League. Her graceful stage presence, flowing symmetry, balance, and shape set her apart from the field on the judges’ scorecards. On Feb. 12, 2024, Gillon published a video on her YouTube channel wherein she shared her off-season, high-volume, hypertrophy-focused…
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Taylor Atwood Will Not Compete at the 2024 Powerlifting America Raw Nationals
Elite powerlifter Taylor Atwood holds the top spot in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) rankings on GL points. A three time world champion, Atwood has dominated the 74-kilogram class for years. Atwood holds eight national powerlifting titles. He has competed in Raw Nationals every year from 2014 to 2022 and remains unbeaten at that level. However, he missed that meet…
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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: Here’s the episode breakdown: 00:00 Intro00:41 Run of Show02:30 The BIGGEST powerlifting show of all time09:27 Jesus Olivares’ big time squat12:16 Tom Haviland’s strongman potential18:30 HYROX expands to Canada Follow David Thomas Tao and Phil Blechman on Instagram.
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Karlos Nasar (89KG) Sets 176KG Junior World Record Snatch at 2024 European Weightlifting Championships
He’s done it again … again. On Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar set his latest record — a 176-kilogram (388-pound) Junior world record snatch during the Men’s 89-kilogram session at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC). This year’s EWC, which runs from Feb. 12 to 20 in Sofia, Bulgaria, is one the very last chances…
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Weightlifter Mart Seim “Had To” Squat 400 Kilograms To Compete Against Drug Users
Athletes will utilize whatever competitive advantage they can to excel in their sport. This is as true in badminton as it is in basketball and goes doubly for strength sports like weightlifting. That said, athletes don’t always do things by the book. in sports like Olympic lifting, the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) has created everything but a…
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