Currently, the European Classic Open, Junior, and Subjunior Powerlifting Championships are taking place in Kaunas, Lithuania. The Championships started on November 24th and run through December 2nd. As of ... Continue Reading
Thor Bjornsson PRs His Bench Press With 245 Kilograms, 2 Weeks Out From Powerlifting Meet
Hafthor Bjornsson, the reigning World’s Strongest Man™, is a very strong man. This strong man is best known for strongman, the sport that in addition to lifting heavy barbells requires loaded carries, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Marianna Gasparyan (60kg) Squats 185kg for 9 Reps
If you're running a little low on squat motivation today — sit tight — because powerlifter Marianna Gasparyan will be the fuel you need to push through your next lift. This year, Gasparyan, along with her ... Continue Reading
Your Donation Will Be Matched – Help U.S. Weightlifters Compete in Tokyo
You know Olympic weightlifting is an awesome sport. You want to see it become better known, better appreciated, more widely practiced. And you probably know that when Olympic sports lose funding, ... Continue Reading
Chakera Holcomb Bench Presses 132kg for Volume, Teaches Valuable Lesson About Failure
If there's an athlete to keep an eye on in 2019, it's Chakera (C.C.) Holcomb. Over the course of 2018, Holcomb has had what can only be called a legendary year. She not only broke a handful of all-time ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Nathan Tanis Squats 3.7x His Bodyweight for New World Record
Over the weekend, Australian powerlifter Nathan Tanis made his mark in the IPF history books. On a world competition level, the -83kg weight class is absolutely stacked and it seems like every time a large ... Continue Reading
Thor Bjornsson Pulls Two “Easy” 400kg Deadlifts Training for His Powerlifting Debut
No wrist straps, no suit, just old-fashioned raw powerlifting. He’s of course wearing a weightlifting belt but nonetheless, this is a remarkably smooth 400-kilogram (881.8-ound) deadlift from Hafthor ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Bench Presses 235kg Doubles In Prep for Powerlifting Meet
As we head towards the end of November, we're left with only two weeks until the 2018 World's Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson competes in his highly powerlifting meet. Bjornsson will be competing in a meet ... Continue Reading
IPF Serves a Cease and Desist to USAPL Over WADA Complaint, USAPL Responds
Yesterday, an open letter was shared on social media from the USA Powerlifting that was addressed to USAPL National Governing Body Members. The open letter highlights information in regards to a cease and ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Dan Green Deadlifts 330kg Beltless for Easy Set of 7
Boss Barbell Club owner and powerlifter Dan Green is back moving big weight while making it look easy. Over the last month, Green has been a ton of strong videos highlighting his squat and deadlift ... Continue Reading
Strongman Eddie Hall Responds to Photoshop Claims
Yesterday, professional strongman Eddie Hall posted an Instagram video in response to last week's claims of him photoshopping his weight loss progress. The claims came from YouTube channels where a few ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Dave Hoff Squats a Mind Blowing 1,234 lbs
Over the weekend, Westside Barbell powerlifter Dave Hoff competed in the World Powerlifting Congress WPO Championships and put up some monstrous numbers. The WPC WPO Championships were a multi-ply meet, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Amanda Lawrence (-84kg) Deadlifts an Incredible 258.5kg
Minnesota based powerlifter Amanda Lawrence has once again made a headline with one of her monstrous lifts. On her Instagram page, Lawrence continues to push her deadlift and squat to epic levels and she's ... Continue Reading
Kristy Hawkins Breaks Four All-Time World Records In One Meet
Over the weekend, powerlifter Kristy Hawkins had an absolutely phenomenal performance at the Slingshot Record Breakers meet. The meet was held at CSA gym in Dublin, California and hosted a ton of big named ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Bonica Brown Squats IPF World Record 318.0kg/701 Pounds
The 2018 IPF World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championships wrapped up in Halmstad, Sweden this past weekend, but we'll be recapping the epic lifts in our heads for weeks to come. One of our favorites (and ... Continue Reading
Blaine Sumner Bench Presses a World Record 415kg/915 Pounds
Last time we highlighted Blaine Sumner, he had just suffered an unfortunate squat mishap in training, which put the rest of his powerlifting season in doubt. Just two months later, Sumner was back on the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Andrew Hause Totals Over 1,000kg At 20 Years Old
On Saturday, powerlifter Andrew Hause etched his name in the history books with his latest performance. At the RPS Braggin' Rights powerlifting meet held in Greenville, North Carolina, Hause became the ... Continue Reading
Two Masters Athletes Fail Drug Tests From 2018 CrossFit Games
Yesterday, CrossFit HQ published the results of two athletes who have failed drug tests from the 2018 CrossFit Games. The two athletes announced are Women's 35-39 competitor Kelli Holm who took home fourth ... Continue Reading
Stacy Burr Breaks Two All-Time World Records, Closely Misses All-Time Wilks
Over the weekend, powerlifter Stacy Burr had what could be described as a meet of a lifetime. Burr took the platform to compete in the 148 lb weight class at the RPS Braggin' Rights meet held in ... Continue Reading
Mattie Rogers Wins Bronze for the United States at World Weightlifting Championships
There’s no denying that Martha “Mattie” Rogers is one of the United States’ most popular weightlifters, and with good reason. Before the IWF instituted new bodyweight categories earlier this year she held ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Sets a New American Clean & Jerk Record in Ashgabat
Eighteen-year-old Olympic weightlifter Harrison Maurus has not only set a junior American record, his monstrous clean & jerk at the World Weightlifting Championships is a a new senior American record ... Continue Reading
Kara Saunders Reveals Pregnancy, Will Not Compete In 2019 CrossFit Games Season
Yesterday, elite Australian CrossFit athlete Kara Saunders revealed why she won't be competing in the 2019 CrossFit Games season. Around the same time the Down Under CrossFit Championship will be taking ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Christine Castro (66kg) Deadlifts a Monstrous 212.5kg
Over the weekend, Canadian powerlifter Christine Castro put on a very strong showing at the 2018 OPA Provincials meet held in Ontario, Canada. On the day, Castro weighed in at 66kg/146 lbs and put up ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Lu Xiaojun Wins Gold, Sets New World Record at Ashgabat
At the Weightlifting World Championships in Turkmenistan, Chinese weightlifter Lu Xiaojun has won gold and set a new world record in the extremely competitive -81kg weight class… at 34 years old. Lu, ... Continue Reading