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Belarusian hammer throwers Vadim Devyatovskiy and Ivan Tsikhan were each found guilty of having testosterone in their system.Read More

Olympic gold medalist, super heavyweight Matthias Steiner (Germany) will headline the impressive weightlifting exhibition at the 2009 Arnold Sports Festival, March 6-8 in Columbus, Ohio. Steiner overcame personal tragedy to win the gold in dramatic fashion on the last lift of the 2008 Olympics. [Source:… Read More

Frederick C. Hatfield Ph.D., a/k/a Dr. Squat, knows powerlifting.  Well, he knows lifting, period.  In this article Dr. Squat discusses the merits of the Snatch and Clean & Jerk for sports training.  Specifically, training the speed-strength component that is critical to explosive power in track & field and highland games.   [Source: Dr. Squat]  Read More

When most people think of strongman, they think World's Strongest Man, Mariusz Pudzianowski, Jesse Marunde, Magnus ver Magnusson, or Bill Kazmaier. The more dedicated fan may know of Zydrunas Savickas or Vasyl Virastyuk. There, however, the list of household names ends. As with any sport, strongman resembles an iceberg, with most of its participants and competitions lying below the water level. These lesser- or un-known athletes are no less dedicated, and in many cases more so, than their famous brethren, since they receive no publicity, and in most cases no money for their efforts. No, these athletes train and compete for the pure sport of strongman,… Read More

Zydrunas Savickas (Lithuania) missed a new world record in the log lift by the narrowest of margins, en route to winning the World Log Lift Championships, November 16th in Vilnius, Lithuania. Savickas, generally considered the strongest man on the professional strongman circuit, who just missed locking out 212.5 kilos, won the Championship with an "easy" lift of 200 kilos. Sebastian Wenta (Poland), Oleksandr Lashyn (Ukraine), and Mikhail Koklyaev (Russia) each managed an impressive 195 kilos. The Strongman Champions League event was broadcast live in 52 countries on Eurosport. [Source: … Read More