Page from Sandow’s Magazine featuring drawing of Louis Cyr performing feat of strength, lying on back with globe barbell held over chest and beusited man straddling each end, and supporting long platform on outstretched legs on which 12 men sit.

Portrait photograph of Ivy Russell in white sleeveless shirt, black shorts over tights, and boots, standing with loaded barbell held across thighs with trophy on pedestal just behind; name, date, and title as amateur weightlifting champion of Great Britain handwritten along bottom

Nestled at the doorstep of the Arctic Circle, the country of Iceland is uniquely acquainted with the relationship between strength and survival. For hundreds of years, men and women were challenged to overcome harsh weather and endless winter nights by developing their own distinct physical and mental fortitude—passed down from the age of the Vikings, […]

As the daughter of German circus performers, Katie Sandwina (born Kathi Brumbach in 1884) was raised in a world uniquely encouraging of female athleticism and physicality. At a young age, she routinely defeated her male counterparts in various strength challenges, and by the 1910s, she was arguably America’s first true celebrity strongwoman; known as “Lady […]

There are few places on earth as intimately tied to historic feats of strength as the Highlands of Scotland. Lifting stones, formed over centuries by wind and river erosion, can be found all over Scotland – each with its own history and local lore.

Rogue Journeyman Matt Chan sets up his brand new garage gym from scratch using Rogue’s ZEUS Gym Builder program. Based on the dimensions and layout of his garage, he’s able to explore and visualize different ideas and equipment combinations before making a purchase: https://www.roguecanada.ca/zeus Matt’s build includes: 2 Monster Mass Storage Systems with a corner […]

The Ohio Bar 2.0S is the first barbell to feature built-in sound dampening properties. In testing, it consistently measures 10 decibels (dB) quieter than typical bars when dropped in the same conditions. To the human ear, that’s equivalent to being half as loud as what you’d expect from your current barbell. For nearly 100 years, […]

We are very proud that three of Midwest’s top independent casting foundries stepped up to the challenge and helped us bring this work to the US. Designed in Columbus Ohio and manufactured in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin the new kettlebells are setting the bar. The people of Cadillac, Michigan and Portsmouth, Ohio have reached out […]

An “Icon” isn’t just a person who excels at their profession, it’s somebody who changes the entire culture around it. Nobody fits that description better than Louie Simmons (1947-2022), the founder of Westside Barbell and the godfather of modern powerlifting.  As an elite-level lifter himself across four decades, Louie’s passion for the iron game gave […]

We are pleased to announce that our newest full-length documentary film, The Commissioner of Power, will have its world premiere at the 2021 Austin Film Festival in Austin, Texas on October 27th. The film is scheduled to screen at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, October 27 at 7:15 PM CDT. Learn more about Austin Film […]

A quick guide on how to perform a band pull-apart during your warm-up exercises, as explained by Rogue Journeyman Matt Chan, a 5x Top-Ten finisher at the CrossFit Games.

CrossFit legend Matt Chan stops by Rogue HQ to demonstrate how to use a resistance band to perform a forward leaning stationary lunge. This movement can activate the quads effectively across 20 reps per leg.

Rogue Journeyman Matt Chan provides a quick guide for performing high-rep tricep pushdowns with a light resistance band. “It’s a movement that I use,” Matt explains, “to warm up my elbows and triceps for any sort of pressing exercise.”

6x CrossFit Games Champion / 3x Rogue Invitational Champion It’s getting hard to remember a time when Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr wasn’t the “Fittest Woman on Earth,” and it’s even harder to imagine anyone else exemplifying that title quite like she has. The 29 year-old Australian has now won 6 straight CrossFit Games and, since 2017, has […]

2022 CrossFit Games & Rogue Invitational Champion Once boldly described by Dave Castro as “the future of CrossFit,” 23 year-old Rogue athlete Justin Medeiros is now your 2x reigning “Fittest Man on Earth” and 2x Rogue Invitational Champion, having already eclipsed even the most ambitious expectations at this point in his career.

Kyle Snyder isn’t just the first wrestler to join the Rogue Athlete roster; he’s arguably the most accomplished amateur wrestler in American history. The Maryland native entered the national stage here in Columbus as an Ohio State Buckeye, posting a 75-5 career record with three straight Big Ten and NCAA Division I Championships as a […]

Laura Horvath is your 2022 Rogue Invitational Champion! After narrowly missing the podium last October, and finishing third at the CrossFit Games this past summer, Laura took the next step across four days in Texas, dominating much of the competition en route to her first title. She became the first athlete to win four consecutive […]

Highlights from Oleksii Novikov’s triumphant performance at the 2022 Rogue Invitational Strongman competition. Across two days and six events at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas, the 26 year-old Ukrainian was the picture of consistency, finishing Top 3 in all but one challenge (he was 4th in the Yoke Carry) and topping the leaderboard for […]

Coverage of Event 1 from the Men’s and Women’s Individual competitions at the 2022 Rogue Invitational. “Texas Trail” was a unique off-site event held outside of Austin, TX, on Thursday, October 27, ahead of the 3 main days of competition. The 4.2 mile timed run was broken down into these segments: 1.2 mile run with […]

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To reward our massive team at Rogue HQ, we held a day-long cookout to feed all three shifts — about 600 employees. Starting at 5:30 a.m., we fired up 10 Arteflame grills and 10 Big Green Eggs, and throughout the day we cooked 500 split chicken breasts, 600 burgers, hundreds of eggs and even more […]

A Rogue Fitness barbell begins its life in fire. From the foundry to the factory, molten steel is formed into columns, shaped into rods and machined to be the barbell we know and recognize. Whether it’s in your garage or on the competition floor at the CrossFit Games, each Rogue barbell is built by the […]