On May 20, 2023, during the 2023 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) P3 Grand Prix, powerlifter Austin Perkins scored a 305-kilogram (672.4-pound) raw back squat. The mark is an all-time raw World Record in Perkins’ 75-kilogram competitive weight class, officially surpassing his peer Taylor Atwood by two kilograms (4.4 pounds). According to Open Powerlifting, Atwood achieved the […]
Vishen Lakhiani is a man on a mission. The 47-year-old Malaysian entrepreneur and bestselling author is certain he has found the way for every one of us to live our best life. He’s written multiple popular self-help books, with his latest being The 6 Phase Meditation Method, but he insists that understanding how to meditate […]
Alex Gazan (Individual Women) and Patrick Vellner (Individual Men) are the winners of the 2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal. To notch his Semifinal win, Vellner, the 2022 CrossFit Games runner-up, beat two-time defending CrossFit Games champion Justin Medeiros. Gazan bolsters her current fifth-place worldwide ranking on the official CrossFit leaderboard with this victory, earning […]
On May 27-29, 2023, during the 2023 UK’s Strongest Woman, Lucy Underdown scored a 305-kilogram (672.4-pound) Kratos bar deadlift World Record. In the context of a strongwoman event, Underdown utilized a lifting belt and lifting straps to help achieve her massive milestone pull. The strongwoman completed her Kratos bar deadlift from a conventional stance with […]
Rebecca Roberts (Women) and Paul Smith (Men) are the respective champions of the 2023 UK’s Strongest Woman and UK’s Strongest Man. The joint strongwoman and strongman strength contest took place on May 27-29, 2023, in Nottingham, England. According to her resume on Strongman Archives, this is Roberts’ second consecutive UK’s Strongest Woman title (2022-2023). The […]
Racheal Paveglio may have had as close to a perfect meet as you will see on any platform. On Saturday, May 20, 2023, Paveglio entered the 2023 USAPL Masters World Cup in Arlington, TX as a 140-kilogram Masters amateur competitor. She not only went nine-for-nine with all white lights on each lift, but she left […]
Four-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead and 2021 Olympia 212 champion Derek Lunsford aren’t regular training partners, but they are both clients of 22-time Olympia winning coach Hany Rambod. So, when the opportunity presents itself, the two champion bodybuilders do like to trade sets. One such session was held in Pittsburgh, PA during the […]
Knowing if you’re getting ahead or falling behind with your money can be challenging, but understanding your net worth can be a great way to help you see where you stand. While it might sound intimidating, calculating your net worth is an easy way to see a broad view of your financial situation. Many people […]
Medicine balls are one piece of equipment you find at nearly every strength and conditioning gym and in many “functional training” areas in commercial gyms. Their use and application for power, conditioning, and improving overall fitness levels are only limited by your creativity and imagination. Anyone can integrate medicine ball training into their current programming […]
Everyone knows vegetables and fruits are good for you, but not everyone consumes the daily recommended amounts of them. Some people are too busy to cook, and others simply don’t like the taste of certain fruits and vegetables. In these scenarios, a greens powder supplement such as AG1 can replenish the daily nutrients you may […]