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Strength Weekly is the show keeping you up to date on the barbell game! This week, we’ve got stories on: Here’s the run of show: 00:00 Intro01:13 Run of Show02:40 Brian Shaw’s MMA debut postponed07:43 Nasar of Bulgaria sets another world record11:06 Mal O’Brien will sit out 2024 CrossFit Games season16:45 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships to return in 202517:30...

Strength Weekly is the new show taking you in depth on all aspects of the barbell game and beyond! This week, we break down four of the biggest stories in strength. Today, hosts David Thomas Tao and Phil Blechman break down: 00:00 Intro01:02 Run of Show02:08 BowFlex Bankruptcy06:28 Antonio Pérez Barros Junior Squat World Record09:58 Record streaming numbers...

Strength weekly is bringing you everything you need to know from around the barbell game! This week, we’re covering: Here’s the run of show: 00:00 Intro00:56 Run of show02:21 Arnold Classic UK07:27 Mattie Rogers withdraws from Olympic contention11:30 Victoria Long retires15:24 Mitchell Hooper talks ideal body composition for strength sports Follow David Thomas Tao and Phil Blechman on Instagram.

Strength Weekly is bringing you all the news from around the barbell game. This week, we’re covering: Here’s our run of show: 00:57 Run of show 02:13 Zahir Khudayarov’s massive squat 06:18 Nick Walker back to leg training 11:19 HYROX Houston brings a surprise 17:15 Russel Orhii’s unofficial world record Follow David Thomas Tao and Phil Blechman on Instagram.

Since they began distilling in 1993, Hotaling & Co. has grown a portfolio of in-house and imported brands across American, French, Mexican, Scottish, Taiwanese, Irish, and Japanese spirits (a non-exhaustive list!). At the core of their home-distilled labels is Old Potrero, which the company states is the “first U.S. producer of crafted copper pot-distilled whiskey after Prohibition.”

Since it first released Mountain Angel 10 Years Old in 2020, Stranahan’s has laid claim to one of the highest continually released age statements in American single malt. Now, under the guidance of second-year Head Blender Justin Aden, the brand is tacking on a couple more years to a core offering. Starting in late 2024, Stranahan’s will begin selling a version Mountain Angel with a 12 year age statement. According to the brand, it’s the oldest straight American single malt ever released to the public.

Pennsylvania’s Stoll & Wolfe Distillery was founded in 2016 by Erik and Avianna Wolfe, who partnered with former Michter’s (Pennsylvania-based) Master Distiller Dick Stoll to get operations off the ground. One of their earliest production fascinations was Rosen rye, a grain type developed over 100 years ago but eventually lost due to cross-contamination with other varietals.

The only operational distillery on the Isle of Mull, Tobermory splits its yearly production between unpeated — Tobermory Single Malt — and peated whisky, which it brands under the Ledaig label.

Colorado-based Stranahan’s has been rolling out a litany of special releases over the past year, including their first ever American single malt with a 12 year age statement. But the brand’s halo release is undeniably Snowflake, an annual bottling produced in limited quantities of (usually) just a couple thousand bottles. (Though we don’t have an exact bottle count for 2024.)

Since its original founding, Nevada-based Minden Mill Distillery has had a short but eventful history. It opened as Bently Heritage Estate Distillery in February 2019. In 2022, founder Christopher Bently announced the distillery and surrounding properties would cease operations and be put up for sale. And in 2023, Sonoma County-based Foley Family Wines & Spirits — prolific winemakers which now operate several U.S. distilleries and import foreign whiskey — acquired the former Bently Distillery and restarted operations that May.