"Transformer," the documentary about one of the world's strongest powerlifters coming out as a transgender woman, premiered at the Austin Film Festival this weekend and won best feature ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Hits a 2-Rep Snatch PR of 150kg
When Harrison Maurus won his 77kg weight class at the 2017 Youth World Championships in Bangkok, he set a youth world record in the clean & jerk (192kg) and the total (332kg), but not the snatch. The ... Continue Reading
Is Dmitry Nasonov’s 440kg Deadlift at 82kg a New World Record?
This weekend saw a lot of incredible world records coming out of the World Raw Powerlifting Federation’s 2017 World Championships in Moscow. We already covered Yury Belkin’s mammoth 440-kilogram deadlift, ... Continue Reading
Stuart Jamieson Deadlifts 286kg at 60kg, Breaking Lamar Gant’s Record from 1981
At the World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) 2017 World Championships this weekend, one of powerlifting's longest standing records finally fell. Scottish strength coach and entrepreneur Stuart Jamieson ... Continue Reading
Yury Belkin Deadlifts 440kg (970 lbs) for a New All Time World Record
When Russian powerlifter Yury Belkin competes, then you know you're in for a show. Belkin recently wrapped up competing at the World Raw Powerlifting Federation's (WRPF) World Championships that are ... Continue Reading
Blaine Sumner Makes a 1,003lb Pin Squat After Disc Herniation
There aren’t many people that’ll squat a thousand pounds a couple of months after herniating a disc, but most people aren’t Blaine Sumner. This summer, the world record-holding powerlifter suffered a ... Continue Reading
Watch Gerald Dionio Crush a 410 lb Pause Bench PR at 153 lbs Bodyweight
Gerald Dionio, or "Tiny_n_Tuff" as he goes by on Instagram, is currently in prep for his next meet, and he's putting up big weight. Dionio will be competing alongside some of the best in powerlifting at ... Continue Reading
Travis Mash Talks Hip Thrusts, Hypertrophy, and Teenage Hormones
Travis Mash is one of the most influential figures in contemporary American weightlifting, crafting athlete after nationally competitive athlete at his North Carolina gym Mash Elite Performance. During his ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser Set to Compete in Central Region for 2018 CrossFit Games Season
Two-time Reebok CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser recently made a move that will place him in the Central Region. Fraser has been a consistently dominant force in the Eastern Region, claiming first in ... Continue Reading
More Weightlifting Changes Speculated for 2020 Olympics
News continues to drop about what to expect for weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Back in June, it was first reported that there would be significant changes to the weightlifting program at the ... Continue Reading
Josh Bridges Does “Murph” On the Great Wall of China
If there’s one thing CrossFit® athletes do when they’re overseas, it’s work out on or near famous monuments. Longtime Reebok CrossFit Games athlete Josh Bridges is enjoying a vacation in China, but that ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Deficit Deadlifts
With so many deadlift and pulling (snatch and clean pull) variations to choose from, it can often be overwhelming which one to choose based on your needs, weaknesses, and individual goals. The deficit ... Continue Reading
Chinese Whistleblower Claims Over 10,000 Athletes Were Doped in 80s and 90s
A former doctor for the Chinese Olympic team during the 1980s and 1990s has turned whistleblower. Xue Yinxian, now 79 years old, claims that during her tenure, over 10,000 Chinese athletes, including ... Continue Reading
Watch 4x World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw Try On Lululemon Clothes
Have you ever worn trendy athletic apparel before? If so, then you can probably sympathize with the fact that while some companies make their clothes out of quality material, they don't always make their ... Continue Reading
Jezza Uepa Squats 470kg (1,036 lbs) at Brisbane Open
Sit back and hold on to your seats, because we may be witnessing something very special in the sport of powerlifting in the very near future. It's not a secret that USA's Ray Williams and Nauru's Jezza ... Continue Reading
Vlad Alhazov Deadlifts 442.5 kg (975.5 lb) After a Knee Replacement
Russian powerlifter Vlad Alhazov has been flying under the radar for the past few years, and with good reason: in 2008, his knee caved inward trying to pull off an equipped squat of 590 kilograms (1300 ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Breaks the Partial Deadlift World Record With 536 Kilograms
He may have said he was retiring from World’s Strongest Man, but it looks like Eddie Hall hasn’t retired from smashing world records. The British behemoth recently made a partial deadlift of 536 kilograms ... Continue Reading
Suspension Starts for Nine IWF Member Federations
One-year suspensions of nine IWF member federations took effect this weekend as a result of anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) from the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. The countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, ... Continue Reading
Sohrab Moradi (94kg) Breaks World Record Clean & Jerk in Training
When we last heard about Iranian 94kg weightlifter and 2016 Olympic Champion Sohrab Moradi, he was breaking the World Record for the total in his weight class. Now, less than a month later, Moradi is ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus (77kg) Hits New PR Snatch at 155kg
It was less than a month ago when we reported 77kg American lifter Harrison Maurus hit a new PR snatch at 150kg. And since we've come to accept remarkable progress from the lifting prodigy, it shouldn't be ... Continue Reading
Is Strongman Terry Hollands the World’s Strongest Bodybuilder?
Veteran strongman Terry Hollands may take his newly sculpted physique out for a foray into the bodybuilding world. “…if I can get the dates to fall right next year, I think I'll get on stage at some ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Stefi Cohen Deadlifts 503 lbs for 4 Reps at 120 lbs Bodyweight
This is absolutely insane. We've written on Stefi Cohen a lot recently, but for good reason. Most recently, we wrote an article on her 501 lb deadlift at 121 lbs body, which comes out to about 4.14x her ... Continue Reading
Jezza Uepa Pause Squats 425kg (935 lbs) Days Out from Meet
Powerlifter Jezza Uepa of Nauru is no stranger to putting up big weight, especially right before meets. Uepa competes raw in the 120kg+ weight class and is known for being one of the few lifters who have ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Squats 925 lbs, Another Step Closer to 1,000+
Hafthor "Thor" Bjornsson is currently on a war path. Over the last few months, Bjornsson has been gunning for a 455kg (1,003 lb) squat. It all started on October 4th in one of his Instagram post's ... Continue Reading