In her second World Championships, Mattie Rogers (69kg) further cemented herself as one of America's best weightlifters, earning bronze medals in Anaheim in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total to ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings (69kg) Sets New American Snatch Record
It wasn't the night CJ Cummings — and most fans of American weightlifting — hoped for, but the 17 year-old lifter still came away with a new American record. Cummings started off his performance at the ... Continue Reading
Watch Paralympic Powerlifter Siamand Rahman Bench 311kg (685 lbs) With Ease
Iranian Paralympic powerlifter Siamand Rahman is continuing to crush big weight in his off season. The 29 year old strength athlete has grown to fame for his insane strength, and has risen to be known as ... Continue Reading
Watch Weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian Try CrossFit for the First Time
Ever wanted to see how an Olympic athlete would handle himself in a CrossFit® workout? Romanian weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian has completed his very first Workout of the Day, and he decided to go with ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Caitlin Hogan (53kg) Sets New American Record in the Total
Day 3 of the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships brought plenty of excitement for fans in Anaheim, and California's own Caitlin Hogan did not disappoint. Lifting in the Women's 53kg A session, Hogan ... Continue Reading
Reports: Kianoush Rostami (85kg, Iran) Injured Training at Worlds
According to reports from Iranian news outlets, -85kg Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami has suffered a leg injury days before he's set to compete at the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim on ... Continue Reading
Artem Efimov Deadlifts 420kg at 103kg (and Goes for a Double!)
Russian powerlifter Artem Efimov isn’t one of the best known athletes in the sport, but his latest raw deadlift is gaining him some fame: 420 kilograms (926 pounds) at 103 kilograms (227 pounds) ... Continue Reading
Vietnam, Colombia, and India Come Up Big to Open 2017 Weightlifting World Championships
The 2017 Weightlifting World Championships are currently underway in Anaheim, California, and the year's first champions were crowned on Day 2 of the competition. Lifting in the Men's 56kg & 62kg ... Continue Reading
How Your Maxes Compare to Some of the Best Athletes at Weightlifting Worlds
As we sit here watching some of the best weightlifting athletes in the world warm-up and finish their final lifts in the training hall at the IWF Weightlifting World Championships, I started thinking: "I ... Continue Reading
Rogue Announces New Pyrros Weightlifting Bar
Over the last ten years, Rogue Fitness has continually been upping their weightlifting game. Late in 2016, Rogue Fitness was named USA Weightlifting's official manufacturer. Then earlier this year in June, ... Continue Reading
New Research Suggests Working Out In Groups Improves Quality of Life
When you work out, is it alone, with a group, in a class, or even with a team? It goes without saying that everyone has their personal preference when working out, but do the benefits of each workout ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter With Dwarfism Rich Willis Defies Odds, Aims for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Weighing in at 51kg (112.4lb), and only starting powerlifting at the age 47, Rich Willis isn't your typical powerlifting athlete, and he only recently set his sights on competing at the 2020 Tokyo ... Continue Reading
Eric Lilliebridge Squats 925lb x 2, Hopes to Break His Own World Record
Elite powerlifter Eric Lilliebridge is currently training hard in preparation for the XPC Powerlifting Finals, a meet that will be held on December 16th in Granite City, Illinois. His latest feat: an ... Continue Reading
Use Cues, You Lose: Alternative Mental Strategies for Better Powerlifting Form
I’ve added 130 pounds to my powerlifting total over the last year, and - considering I spent most of that year dieting and cutting weight to compete as a lightweight at the US Open and a couple of local ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir Breaks Rib, Is Out of the Dubai Fitness Championship
Icelandic CrossFit® athlete and weightlifter Sara Sigmundsdottir has broken her first rib and will no longer be competing at the Dubai Fitness Championship in mid-December . The DFC is an international ... Continue Reading
Check Out Mart Seim’s Crazy Fast (and Heavy) Press and Squat Complex
Estonian superheavyweight Mart Seim has given us another glimpse into the kind of training it takes to hit clean & jerks that regularly exceed 220 kilograms (485lb) on the platform. Take a look at this ... Continue Reading
Turkmenistan Will Host the 2018 IWF World Championships
While the weightlifting world is preparing for the Weightlifting World Championships to kick off in California this week, the IWF is also preparing for next year’s Championships. In a press ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships
The 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships begin on Tuesday, November 28th and run through Tuesday, December 5th. This year, the event is taking place in Anaheim, California. If you're interested in ... Continue Reading
IWF Executive Board Approves Recommendations of Clean Sport & Sports Programme Commissions
In case you've missed it, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been going through an extensive process to update their anti-doping and clean sport regulations. Earlier this year in June, ... Continue Reading
Kianoush Rostami (85kg, Iran) Receives Visa to Compete in Weightlifting World Championships
After several weeks of uncertainty, Iran's Kianoush Rostami — a 2016 Olympic Champion, 2012 Olympic silver medalist, and 2016's IWF Male Lifter of the Year — has received his visa to compete at the 2017 ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis’ 500-Pound Steinborn Squat Is the Heaviest We’ve Ever Seen
Latvian strongman Martins Licis is currently ranked as the fourth strongest man on Earth — that’s where he placed at this year’s World’s Strongest Man contest — but he may have the strongest obliques we’ve ... Continue Reading
Chen Wei-Ling (47kg) Deadlifts 180kgs (4.5kg Over the World Record)
Chen Wei-Ling is one of Taiwan’s best-known powerlifters, and she’s just reminded us all why she’s at the top of the sport. While she sat out this year’s IPF Open World Championships, she made sure to go ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting World Championships Entry List Announced
Less than a week remains before the 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships kick off. This year, the Championships are taking place in Anaheim, California, from November 28th-December 2nd. There will be ... Continue Reading
Behdad Salimi Clean & Jerks 260kg in Training for Weightlifting World Championships
Though the 2016 Rio Olympics didn't end as he'd hoped after missing all his clean & jerks, Iranian superheavyweight Behdad Salimi is training to once again stand at the top of the international podium. ... Continue Reading