On August 4-6, 2022, the annual Tampa Pro took place in Tampa Bay, Florida. The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Pro League competition is one of the significant steps to the 2022 Mr. Olympia. Most every IFBB contest could play an important role in potential qualification for the prestigious Olympia.  This year’s Tampa … Read more
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Pavlo Nakonechnyy is the champion of the 2022 Giants Live World Open. On August 6, 2022, the Ukrainian athlete stood atop the podium in Cardiff, Wales, after winning a battle of elite strength in just his fourth career strongman contest.  Joining Nakonechnyy on the podium were Canada’s Mitchell Hooper and another Ukrainian competitor, Oleksii Novikov, … Read more
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Hi friends! I’ve missed you! This is the longest I’ve been away from blogging for a long time, but I’m back now and excited to chat with you. I hope you had a wonderful weekend and that those of my parent friends with kids heading back to school have an amazing week. We’re back from…
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The final day of the 2022 CrossFit Games might have been about which athletes still had plenty left in the tank. It began with an exhaustive combination of a sled push and kettlebell clean & jerks, otherwise known as “The Alpaca.” It closed with “The Jackie Pro” — an event with a classic mix of … Read more
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Tia-Clair Toomey and Justin Medeiros are the 2022 CrossFit Games champions. For Toomey, it’s her unprecedented sixth consecutive CrossFit Games title. The Australian athlete is now the winningest Individual competitor in the Games’ history, surpassing Mat Fraser. With two more event wins during this year’s edition of the Games, Toomey also extends her existing record … Read more
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The penultimate day of the 2022 CrossFit Games was a doozy. At the start of the day, the world’s fittest athletes started in the pool. By the evening, they were tossing sandbags with the best of them. As the competition heads into the Finals on Sunday, reigning champions Tia-Clair Toomey and Justin Medeiros both now own the overall … Read more
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The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games began on August 3 with the Individual and Team divisions. On August 4, athletes in three divisions — Neuromuscular, Lower Extremity, and Upper Extremity — had their chance to compete for the title of The Fittest on Earth® in the Adaptive Division.             View this … Read more
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The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games began on August 3 with the Individual and Team divisions. On August 4, athletes in the Age Group Division competed for the title of The Fittest on Earth®. With the youngest competitors at 14-years-old and the oldest competitor 72-years young, the Age Group athletes demonstrated that CrossFit, and hard training, … Read more
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The 2022 CrossFit Games are down to their final two days this coming weekend. Day Three in Madison, WI, was challenging all around. The Individual competitors pushed through three events and concluded with a fitting finale — a Husafell bag carry to the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol Building’s main steps. Near the start … Read more
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Andrew Hause has his sights set on one of the more hallowed marks in strength sports — Daniel Bell’s All-Time World Record total of 1,182.4 kilograms (2,609.9 pounds) with wraps. Per a training feat achieved right before the 2022 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) American Pro, it seems the 140-kilogram powerlifter remains on track toward … Read more
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