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James Hall is a former professional rugby player, brother to strongman Eddie Hall, and a strength coach who is smashing it on the Concept2 SkiErg. Having broken the record for the fastest SkiErg times to reach both 1,000 and 2,000 meters, this Brit knows how to get the most bang for his buck...

Image credit: Instagram @eddiehallwsm Eddie Hall released a YouTube video on April 30, 2024, that appears to show him breaking the world power punching record. And with Hall still eying up his imminent MMA debut, the news has been met with a mixed response. The punching “world record” of...

One of the most impressive events taking place this weekend at the Olympia World Fitness Expo in Orlando is the America’s Strongest series—America’s Strongest Man and America’s Strongest Woman, presented by the Strongman Corporation. The competitions cover six different events with two weight...

Here, Muscle & Fitness is your hook-up for some of the most captivating stories in the world of sports, health, and fitness over the past few days. 9-year-old Rory Van Ulft Deadlifts 3 Times Her Bodyweight Ottawa born Rory Van Ulft has dreams of competing in the Olympics and with lifts like...

Danny Grigsby Sets New All-time Raw Deadlift World Record In September of 2021, Danny Grigsby set a world record for a raw deadlift, within the 140kg class, at WRPF’s “The Bucked Up Showdown” by lifting 970 pounds (440 kilograms). It was the second highest deadlift of all time, but Grigsby...

If you are seeking advice on how to increase your bench press max, you’ve probably discovered that there’s no shortage of experts and theories for you to sink your teeth into, but when it comes to learning from the best, you can’t do much better than the teachings of a world record breaker. Bill...

Here, Muscle & Fitness is your hook-up for some of the most captivating stories of strength during the past few days. Tamara Walcott sets new 641-pound elephant bar deadlift world record On Friday, March 6 at the Arnold Sports Festival held in Columbus Ohio, the “Plus Size Fitness Queen”...

Here, Muscle & Fitness is your hook-up for some of the most impactful stories in the world of strength and sports over the past few days. Study says lifting weights for just 3 seconds can help build muscle Vladimir Gappov A new study appears to show that the old excuse of not having time to...

Malaysian-born Harinder Sekhon is a hard-working mathematics teacher by day, but his extracurricular activities are anything but square. Not only does he play for his national cricket team, but he also holds world records in jumping. The 30-year-old broke the “highest standing jump on one leg”...

Minutes before the Los Angeles Chargers were set to host the Kansas City Chiefs in week two, Justin Herbert learned he would be starting in place of Tyrod Taylor. The news was a shock for the rookie, but also his opportunity. No one would have blamed Herbert if he played poorly considering the...

Bench pressing 110 pounds for 76 reps doesn’t sound too impressive — unless it’s done underwater. And that’s exactly what Russian athlete Vitaly Vivchar did recently to set a new world record. The Russian athlete, according to reports, broke the world record for underwater bench presses at...

It’s safe to say that most lifters, outside of the professionals, could never imagine deadlifting 600 pounds at all, let alone without lifting straps. But 23-year old powerlifting phenom Amanda Lawrence is getting pretty damned close to doing it. In a video she posted to Instagram on Wednesday...

The abdominal plank is a staple in plenty of fitness regimens, but it's safe to say most people aren't exactly thrilled when a trainer calls for it during bootcamp class. Just a minute or two of planking will get the average gym goer's core feeling like it's on fire, so it's impossible to...

Strongman Eddie Hall is no stranger to setting world records. He holds the all-time deadlift record at 500kg (1,102 lbs.); the axle press world record at 476 lbs.; and an unofficial silver dollar deadlift (a deadlift with a barbell double the height of an average one) world record at 1,182 lbs...

Elite powerlifter Julius Maddox just keeps getting stronger, and he shows no signs of slowing down. For the fourth time in under a year, the Kentuckian has set a new raw bench press world record—this time at 765 pounds. The lift is unofficial because it was done at his gym and not during...

No human has ever bench pressed anything close to 800 pounds before, but powerlifting sensation Julius Maddox looks primed to break that proverbial wall. The Kentuckian recently posted an Instagram video in which he set a new world bench press record at 755 pounds—11 pounds more than his last...

Bench pressing phenom Julius Maddox has broken his own world record. Over the weekend, the Kentuckian benched an astonishing 744.1 pounds— a little shy of five pounds over the prior world record of 739.6 pounds, lifted by Maddox in late August. The lift took place at the Rob Hall Classic in...

Powerlifting world champ Amanda Lawrence absolutely crushed it at last weekend's USAPL Raw Nationals. A force to be reckoned with in the women's -84kg category, the Minnesota native hit a 552.3-pound squat, 253.5-pound bench press, and 545.6-pound deadlift for a 1,351.4-pound total. She took...

Claudio Onorati/EPA/Shutterstock John Cena’s Instagram might be one of the most entertaining things on the Internet. The 16-time WWE champion often posts random pictures with seemingly no meaning. For the uninitiated, here’s an example of what we mean: But once in a while, Cena will post a...

Marianna Gasparyan broke three records this past weekend at the Kern US Open in San Diego, and set a new all-time high Wilks score. Kicking off her record-breaking performance, the 123-pound lifter completed a record squat of 260kg (573 pounds). The squat was not only 4.6 times her competition...