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Wes Kitts Hits 391kg Total In Training For Pan Am Championships

Wes Kitts (105) is training for the upcoming Pan Am Championships. This past Friday, Kitts snatched 175kg/385lb (1kg over his American Record) and clean and jerked 216kg/475lb (1kg over his current lifetime PR) to total 391kg.  

Jun 28, 2017

Team USA Athletes Are Just Like You

We spent the week with Team USA in Colombia filming "Do Or Die | Team USA At PanAms" and while there we found out Team USA athletes are just like us. We've compiled some social media posts to show you're basically BFF's with them already.

Jul 27, 2016

Everything You Really Need to Know About Team USA at PanAms

Our brand new documentary "Do Or Die" takes you inside the world of Weightlifting, and Olympic qualification, like no story has done before. Why was this competition in Cartagena, Colombia so important for the US? What made the stakes so high?

Jul 25, 2016

Team USA Women Then & Now

Take a look at some of the ladies who competed for Team USA at PanAms from way back when. P.S. You'll also find them in our new documentary "Do Or Die | Team USA At PanAms"

Jul 21, 2016

Reasons to Watch "Do Or Die" (Again and Again)

We already told you why you should watch "Do Or Die | Team USA At Pan-Ams": the athletes, the coaches, and the unmatched access to one of the most important weightlifting events in the western hemisphere. But here's why you'll keep watching it over and over again.

Jul 18, 2016

Reasons to Watch "Do Or Die"

Each of these people are a reason on their own to watch the first episode of "Do Or Die | Team USA At PanAms". Don't believe us? Take a look at this lineup.

Jul 17, 2016

By The Numbers: Nationals Vs. Pan Ams

The talk amongst Team USA last week was the quick turnaround from Nationals in May to Senior Pan Ams in June. While the heat and humidity played into performance in Cartagena, athletes admitted the three week turnaround was also working against them. How did the numbers compare from Nationals to Senior Pan Ams? Check it out.

Jun 16, 2016

Behind-The-Platform At Senior Pan Ams

Did you happen to catch our behind-the-scenes mini-films of Team USA favorites at Senior Pan Ams? From Mattie to Morghan, they're all here.

Jun 14, 2016

Olympic Three-Peat For Kendrick Farris

To call oneself an Olympian even once in a lifetime is a respectable achievement. To do so three times is on another level. 

Jun 13, 2016

Final Senior Pan Ams Men's And Women's Team Rankings

That’s a wrap of the 2016 Senior Pan American Championships. The men of Team USA came and did what they needed to do to earn a spot to Rio, but where did they stand amongst the other countries? Take a look below.

Jun 12, 2016

Senior Pan Ams Team Standings After Four Days

So now that we know how the points breakdown works for Senior Pan Ams and the fourth day of men's competition is wrapped up, here's an updated scoreboard:

Jun 10, 2016

Pan Ams Points Breakdown

Senior Pan Ams is halfway done and thanks to Travis Cooper’s performance tonight Team USA is finally on the board.

Jun 10, 2016

Senior Pan Ams Day 2 Recap + Day 3 Preview

Yesterday we saw Morghan King earn a bronze medal for Team USA, today we'll see some more strong competitors take the platform. Armen gives an update on how yesterday played out and what we can expect from today.

Jun 9, 2016

Breaking: Alex Lee, Norik Vardanian Out Due To Injury

Updates from Senior Pan Ams here in Cartagena, Colombia:

Jun 8, 2016

2016 Senior Pan Ams Day 1 Results

Below are results from Day 1 at the 2016 Pan American Championships in Cartagena, Colombia.

Jun 8, 2016