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2023 Strongman Champions League World Record Breakers Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis’ Reign Continues

The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Record Breakers competition occurred on July 29-30, 2023, in Finland. The contest featured 10 of the world’s top strongmen compete across eight events: Machine Pull, Bag Over Bar , Front Hold, Frame Carry , Motor Grader Pull, Deadlift , Hercules Hold, and a Medley. At the conclusion of the two-day contest, Aivars Šmaukstelis of Latvia emerged victorious to continue his dominant 2023 season in the SCL. Check out the full results below: 2023 SCL World Record Breakers Results Aivars Šmaukstelis (Latvia) — 71.5 points Mika Törrö  (Finland) — 56.5 points Kane Francis (UK) — 56 points Adam Roszkowski  (Poland) — 55.5 points Evans Aryee  (Belgium) — 43 points Péter Juhász  (Hungary) — 37.5 points Valtter Kortelainen  (Finland) — 33 points Justin Kealhofer  (USA) — 32 points Ervin Toots  (Estonia) — 30 points Mikko Annala  (Finland) — 24 points [Related: The Stoltman Brothers Train Fergus...

2023 CrossFit Games Age Group and Adaptive Tests Revealed

The 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games , occurring Aug. 1-6, 2023, will be the final Games in Madison, WI . The Age Group and Adaptive divisions kick off the Games on Aug. 1, 2023, before the Teams and Individuals tackle their first respective workouts on Aug. 3, 2023. 2023 CrossFit Games — Age Group and Adaptive Tests The Age Group and Adaptive workouts for the 2023 Games have been revealed . Each division will compete across the following seven tests: Tests One & Two — Total + Farmers Field Test One Three minutes to establish one-rep max snatch Immediately into: Three minutes to establish one-rep max clean & jerk One minute rest, then: Test Two Farmer’s carry (to the pigs) 21 burpee pig jump-overs Farmer’s carry (around three dummies) 50 wall-ball shots 50-calorie row 50 wall-ball shots Farmer’s carry (around three dummies) 21 burpee pig jump-overs Farmer’s carry Test Three — Helen Three rounds for time: 400-meter run 21 kettlebell swings 12 pull-u...

A Lifetime of Fitness with Special Guest Ice-T

Today I’m talking to legendary rapper, songwriter, and actor Ice-T. Since his origins in the underground rap scene of the 1980s to his long-term stint on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ice-T has been a cultural force in America for as long as many of us have been alive. But one thing a lot of people might not know is his passion for fitness. In his youth, Ice-T was a competitive gymnast and fan of physical culture, and now in his 60s, he’s exercising often twice per day. Before we dive into that, I do want to give a shoutout to Cheerios — one of Ice-T’s sponsors — for helping facilitate this podcast in recognition of National Heart Health Month. Ice-T has even narrated a series of 4-minute workouts streaming on Pandora, which you can still catch at the tail end of February.  In this episode of the BarBend Podcast, host  David Thomas Tao talks to Ice-T about: Ice-T’s fitness background; “At 40, some of my friends started to drop” (2:00) Meeting “brutally s...

The CrossFit Games Will Not Return To Madison, WI, in 2024

The 2023 CrossFit Games kick off on Aug. 1, 2023, with Age Group and Adaptive competition in Madison, WI. Individuals and Teams will start their Games on Aug. 3, 2023. During the preparation stage, setting up all the equipment and testing events with the CrossFit Demo Team , Dave Castro published a video on his YouTube channel wherein he stated that the CrossFit Games would not return to Madison, WI . Check it out below at the 5:15 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BquXi-z8maI&ab_channel=DaveCastro Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 7/31/23 WIR – jason smith situation. Sevan buttery bros Craig ritchey. Last year in Madison. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BquXi-z8maI&ab_channel=DaveCastro) [Related: 2023 CrossFit Games Athlete Jason Smith Tests Positive for Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Is Provisionally Suspended ] Destination Madison Director of Communications & Public Affairs Rob Gard confirmed to NBC15 that the 2023 CrossFit Games will be t...

World Champion Weightlifter Kate Vibert Used Blood Flow Restriction To Set a 190-Kilogram Squat Record After Knee Surgery

For 2020 Olympic silver medalist and 2019 World Champion Kate Vibert , all setbacks are temporary. Vibert, who suffered a meniscus tear during a workout in July of 2022, has worked hard to make a full recovery before the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On Saturday, July 29, 2023, Vibert published an all-time personal record in the back squat — 190 kilograms , or 418.8 pounds — to social media. With a little over a month until the biggest yearly competition in weightlifting, Vibert appears to be back in fighting shape just in time.             View this post on Instagram                         A post shared by Kate Vibert (@katevibert) [Related: The Best Weightlifting Athletes of 2022 ] BarBend caught up with Vibert over text to find out more about how she got herself back into record-setting territory and what’s...

How to Do the Cuban Press for Stronger, Healthier Shoulders

What do cleaning your dryer vent and working your rotator cuffs have in common? They’re both easy to forget about until there’s a problem! Just like your dryer can start a fire if lint isn’t cleaned out of the vent for a while, your rotator cuffs can tear and ache if they aren’t worked regularly. It’s important to take preventative measures in both cases — which is what the Cuban press is for (Sorry, it won’t help with your dryer lint problem). The Cuban press combines three different movements into one exercise. This movement has many purposes besides strengthening your rotator cuffs. It can also better your posture, improve flexibility, and help you stay injury-free, as it’s a prehab exercise .  Credit: Vladimir Sukhachev / Shutterstock Want to learn more about the Cuban press? You’ve come to the right place. This guide will teach you how to do it, how it works, and other methods of bulletproofing your shoulders. How to Do the Cuban Press Cuban Press Variations Cuban P...