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Here’s what we’re serving up today:

• How and where to keep tabs on the 2023 CrossFit Games this weekend.

• The 10 best bodybuilding documentaries to stream right now.

• Watch powerlifter Jimmy Kolb bench press over 1,400 pounds.

CrossFit

Keep Up With the CrossFit Action

The 2023 CrossFit Games have been going on all week, but we’re only just getting to the delicious main course. By the time you read this, there will be roughly 2.5 days left for the Individual portion of the games. And we’re already seeing some surprises.

For one, the 2022 CrossFit Rookie of the Year, Emma Lawson, won an event for the very first time. On the Men’s side, two-time reigning champion Justin Medeiros isn’t doing too hot, and his throne may be in genuine jeopardy. With so much to still sort, here’s our meticulously updated leaderboard for the 2023 Games.

In essence, it’s everything you’ll need to know to follow along.

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Bodybuilding

Muscle Docs

As captivating as bodybuilders’ lives appear from the outside, they’re even more intriguing when you get an inside look. After all, they are finely-tuned athletes who are anything but one-dimensional. And over the years, there have been many great bodybuilding stories told on the silver screen.

In case you’re looking for a fitness film fix, we’ve got 10 awesome bodybuilding documentaries to stream right now. And believe us — they live up to the hype.

Powerlifting

Kolb Makes History

Some men were simply born to make lifting ridiculous amounts of weight look comically easy. And Jimmy Kolb is one of them.

Late last month, the powerlifter polished off an astounding 635.4-kilogram (1,401-pound) equipped bench press during the 2023 International Powerlifting Association (IPA) Tri-Star Bash. The lift is not only an all-time equipped World Record, it is officially the heaviest single lift in powerlifting history.

That’s right, folks, you can do the math.

Kolb is the first-ever powerlifter to cross the 1,400-pound barrier in a sanctioned capacity. We are all simply not worthy.

Everything Else

Elevate Your Weightlifting

• Learning how to properly do the power snatch can do wonders for your health.

• Bodybuilding star Chris Bumstead broke down another monster full day of eating during his Olympia prep.

• Mike O’Hearn and expert Adam Jablin discussed bodybuilding as an addiction on the latest episode of O’Hearn’s podcast.