If you're a lifter, few things feel as good as a stellar workout. You know, the training sessions where you set a new one-rep max or your form clicks during sets of sumo deadlifts. If you're French ... Continue Reading
2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships World Records
The rescheduled 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) are taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from April 16-25, 2021, and will likely be remembered as a demolition derby of world records. Many of ... Continue Reading
Giants Live Offers $50,000 to Anyone Who Can Deadlift 505 Kilograms
On April 16, 2021, Giants Live put out an APB (all-points bulletin) to everyone in the strength sports world on Instagram, looking for the athlete that can deadlift 505 kilograms (1,113 pounds). Currently, ... Continue Reading
Team USA Weightlifter Cicely Kyle (45KG) Sweeps Gold At Pan American Championships
The rescheduled 2020 Pan American Championships kicked off on April 18, 2021, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Team USA member Cicely Kyle already conquered the competition. On April 19, 2021, ... Continue Reading
18-Year-Old Powerlifter Jackson Powell Squats a 419.6-Kilogram Double
When Jackson Powell was 16 years old, he squatted 297.1-kilogram (655-pound) triples and PR'd his squat at 328.9 kilograms (725 pounds). When he was 17, he pumped out a 306.2-kilogram (675-pound) front ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson to Box Heavyweight Simon Vallily in May 2021
Hafthor Björnsson is stepping in the ring again. On May 28, 2021, the 2018 World's Strongest Man winner will be squaring up against heavyweight and cruiserweight pro boxer Simon Vallily in Dubai. The ... Continue Reading
USA Powerlifting Unhappy With IPF’s 2021 Mandate to Be WADA Compliant
On April 15, 2021, USA Powerlifting (USAPL) posted on Instagram, revealing issues they have with the International Powerlifting Federation's (IPF's) 2021 anti-doping policy. For context, the IPF is the ... Continue Reading
Tyler1 To Host Powerlifting Competition On Twitch Rivals
League of Legends streamer Tyler1 (aka Tyler Steinkamp) will host a powerlifting meet on Twitch Rivals for the first time ever. The event will take place on April 19, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. PST. It will ... Continue Reading
Rapper Action Bronson Trains With 2019 World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis
2019 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Champion Martins Licis is having a pretty action-packed year. He's already pulled the famous monster truck "Grave Digger" and saved people 15 percent or more on car ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Leah Reichman Squats Equipped All-Time World Record of 399.1 Kilograms
The American Powerlifting Federation (APF) Cincinnati Women’s Pro/Am on April 11, 2021, could be viewed as a legendary event in the sport with how many world records were scored. Super heavyweight Jessica ... Continue Reading
Para Powerlifter Micky Yule — Army Veteran to European Champion
Michael "Mickey" Yule is a 42-year old Para powerlifter from Edinburgh, Scotland. He made his Paralympic Games debut in 2016 and is the 2015 World Para Powerlifting (WPP) European Champion in the ... Continue Reading
Way Too Early 2021 Shaw Classic Predictions
Several prominent strongman and strongwoman contests in 2021 have fans excited to watch their favorite athletes competing for prizes, titles, bragging rights, and maybe even records. World's Ultimate ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter John Haack Smash a 264-Kilogram (584-LB) Raw Bench Press
On April 12, 2021, 90-kilogram powerlifter John Haack posted a video to Instagram of himself bench-pressing 264 kilograms (584 pounds). The lift is four kilograms over his current world record. It was done ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jessica Springer (90+KG) Deadlifts All-Time World Record 285.8 Kilograms
The record books were not prepared for the mayhem of strength that was the American Powerlifting Federation (APF) Cincinnati Women’s Pro/Am on April 11, 2021. Jessica Springer, competing in the 90-plus ... Continue Reading
World’s Ultimate Strongman and CoreSports to Release Collectible NFTs
World’s Ultimate Strongman and CoreSports have been taking on various challenges in recent years. They have put on elite level strongman and strongwoman events since 2018, with the most recent being ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jaclyn Cornwell Hits All-Time World Record Squat — 258.5 Kilograms at 67.5KG
The American Powerlifting Federation (APF) Cincinnati Women’s Pro/Am witnessed history on April 11, 2021. Powerlifter Jaclyn Cornwell hit a new all-time world record squat of 258.5 kilograms (570 pounds) ... Continue Reading
2021 European Weightlifting Championships Results
The first major international weightlifting competition in the COVID-19 era is in the books. Last week, athletes from all over Europe traveled to Moscow, Russia, to compete face-to-face for the first time ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Sets Two World Records — 222-Kilogram Snatch/485-Kilogram Total
On April 11, 2021, Georgian superheavyweight weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze made history (again) by snatching 222 kilograms (489 pounds) for a new world record. With a 263-kilogram clean & jerk, ... Continue Reading
Why the 1980 Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Contest Was So Controversial
Since emerging on the bodybuilding scene in the late 1960s, Arnold Schwarzenegger has become one of the most influential and inspiring athletes in bodybuilding. What bodybuilder, or even general ... Continue Reading
Hunter McIntyre and Rachel Schreiber Win 2021 HYROX Dallas Event
Fans and athletes of HYROX competitions have been anticipating their sport returning to competition. Like most sports around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions in their season ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Rudy Kadlub Gifts Himself a 235-Kilogram Deadlift On His 72nd Birthday
Some folks may consider Rudy Kadlub a difficult guy to birthday shop for. The world champion powerlifter is the CEO and Co-Owner of Kabuki Strength — so he doesn't need any barbells, kettlebells, or ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Danial Zamani Takes 330 Kilograms For a Ride on the Bench Press, Raw
Over the last year, 700 pound bench presses have been associated with one man — Julius Maddox. The man known as “irregular strength” currently owns the world record for the raw bench press at 355 kilograms ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Emily Muskett Ends Britain’s 26-Year Gold Medal Drought at the 2021 EWC
The 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) European Championships kicked off on April 3, 2021, in Moscow, Russia. Although they continue until April 11, history has already been made. Emily ... Continue Reading
At Nearly 72 Years Old, Powerlifter Rudy Kadlub Squats 172.4 Kilograms For 7 Reps
Powerlifter Rudy Kadlub is an exceptionally strong individual. Just five days before his 72nd birthday, the CEO and Co-Owner of strength training facility Kabuki Strength took to his Instagram page to ... Continue Reading