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Rich Froning’s Team Mayhem or Die Rows for 24 Straight Hours in Rogue’s “The Standard” Challenge
Four-time “Fittest Man on Earth” Rich Froning continues to perform impressive fitness feats despite hanging up his competitive CrossFit cleats (he competed as an Individual until 2014 and then in the Team division as the leader of CrossFit Mayhem until 2022). Case in point: Froning saw Rogue Fitness’s “The Standard” Challenge and participated with his team. “The Standard” tasked contestants to row for 24 consecutive hours for total…
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2024 Wodapalooza Miami Individual Event 1 Results
The 2024 TYR Wodapalooza Miami contest is underway at Bayfront Park in Miami, FL. Forty-one Individual men and 40 Individual women are competing in the Elite division in the contest by Loud and Live Sports. The first workout, “Double or Nothin’, kicked off the festivities on Jan. 11, 2024. The results are listed below: Event 1 — Double…
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2024 Wodapalooza Miami Live Results and Leaderboard
The 2024 TYR Wodapalooza Miami takes place Jan. 11-14, 2024. The Elite Individuals compete on the first two days, and the Elite Teams compete on the last two days. Due to rain at Bayfront Park in Miami, FL, several of the workouts for Individuals had to be adjusted, as was the overall day one workout schedule. However, the…
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Brian Le (66KG) Raw Deadlifts 12.5 Kilograms Over the IPF World Record In Training
Deadlift specialist Brian Le has an incredible pull. In the 66-kilogram class, Le has achieved the highest deadlift and total ever seen in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). He shows no signs of slowing down. In a recent video published to Le’s Instagram page on Jan. 9, 2024, Le hit a personal best deadlift of 320 kilograms (705.5 pounds) — a whopping…
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Jesus Olivares (+120KG) Raw Squats 400 Kilograms for 5 reps
International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) super heavyweight world champion Jesus Olivares has been building a giant squat for several years. He has made steady progress since his competitive debut in 2019 and recently accelerated it further. Olivares is four weeks away from his next meet, the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships on Feb. 10, 2024, and is handling heavy volume in the gym. Take a…
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PUMA Launches FUSE 3.0 Training Shoe
On Jan. 8, 2024, PUMA launches their re-engineered FUSE 3.0 training shoe, the latest in the FUSE franchise. The FUSE 3.0 received a significant silhouette makeover, allows wearers a wider foot splay to increase stability, and a “dual-density internal midsole with a firm heel and flexible forefoot is wrapped in an improved PUMAGRIP rubber compound,” per PUMA’s press release. The…
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“I Think I Went Into Shock”: Dorian Yates Reflects on Winning the 1997 Mr. Olympia With a Torn Triceps
Bodybuilder Dorian Yates won six Mr. Olympia titles throughout the 1990s and, in part, ushered in the “mass monster” era that still influences the sport today. “The Shadow,” as Yates was known for his reclusive nature as a competitor, kept his cards close to his chest — including when he took to the stage in 1997 with most…
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A Day in the Life of Eddie Hall
The UK’s Eddie Hall won the World’s Strongest Man contest in 2017 before retiring from the sport of strongman. Since then, Hall has been entertaining his millions of YouTube subscribers with his varied exploits, including wrestling, boxing and tank driving. Hall is currently training for a mixed martial arts (MMA) match with, amongst others, fellow strongman Brian Shaw and Hall’s eventual opponent, the 2023 World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper. For…
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Kristi Eramo O’Connell Begins Training for Her HYROX Debut
Former competitive CrossFit athlete Kristi Eramo O’Connell and her husband, Patrick O’Connell, have incorporated hybrid training to prepare for their HYROX debuts. HYROX is a fitness race that features athletes completing eight stations of various exercises interspersed with one-kilometer runs for time. On Jan. 7, 2024, Kristi Eramo O’Connell published a video of her hybrid training on YouTube in preparation to compete in the fitness…
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Natural Bodybuilder Sean “Shizzy” Taaffe Learns How Tough Leg Day With Hany Rambod Is
Leg days are typically the most feared training sessions of an athlete’s programming. The intensity, in combination with the physical and mental exertion needed to train the body’s largest muscle groups, is not for the faint of heart. Once one overcomes the initial mental barrier, both single-bout and long-term resistance training have been shown to produce anxiolytic effects…
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