When you're an all-time great powerlifter, you must push the bounds of what seems reasonably possible for humankind bound by gravity and comprised of flesh, muscle, and bone. When your name is Zahir ... Continue Reading
Is Spinal Loading Actually Dangerous?
As the name implies, spinal loading refers to the weight placed on the spine, such as a barbell, during a squat. Many people associate spinal loading with back pain, often linked to specific postures, ... Continue Reading
Taylor Atwood Is So Back
Of the 10 best powerlifters in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), only three are men. Ranked by GL points — a metric used to rank athletes of different weights and genders against each other ... Continue Reading
2024 FFForce Girl Power Powerlifting Results
The 2024 FFForce Girl Power raw powerlifting meet occurred on Oct. 19, 2024, at the Gymnase Philippe Pivert in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. Nine of the world's top female powerlifters of various weight ... Continue Reading
2024 IPF Masters Equipped Powerlifting World Championships Results
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Masters Equipped Powerlifting Championships occurred in Sun City, South Africa, from Oct. 5-13, 2024. The meet featured six days of classic (or "raw") ... Continue Reading
2024 IPF Masters Classic Powerlifting World Championships Results
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Masters Classic Powerlifting Championships occurred in Sun City, South Africa, from Oct. 5-13, 2024. The meet featured six days of classic (or "raw") ... Continue Reading
Jesus Olivares Squats 5-Rep, 402.5-Kilogram PR in 2025 Sheffield Championships Training
At 26 years old, Jesus Olivares has already established a reputation as the premier powerlifter in the 120+ kilogram weight class. In February, the Texas native hit an International Powerlifting Federation ... Continue Reading
Betty Aborah (63KG) Smashes Open World Record Raw Deadlift as a Junior, Again
Dutch powerlifter Betty Aborah entered the powerlifting scene at the 2024 Euro Muscle Show in Amsterdam in July. At only 21 years old, she broke the Open class deadlift world record in the 63KG ... Continue Reading
David Ricks (93KG) Squats 295 Kilograms at 65 Years Old
Powerlifting legend David Ricks has been competing for more than 40 years and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon. Now 65, he competes in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Masters 3 (M3) ... Continue Reading
Regin Stergakis (105KG) Breaks IPF Junior World Record Deadlift and Total
Danish Junior powerlifter Regin Stergakis participated in his first international competition on Sept. 7, 2024. Although he started competing in 2022, he has already achieved world-class numbers in the ... Continue Reading
Nathaniel Massiah (93KG) Smashes World Record Deadlift at 2024 IPF Junior World Championships
British Powerlifter Nathaniel Massiah has been powerlifting since 2022, quickly rising through the rankings. Massiah won his first world title at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation ... Continue Reading
Agata Sitko (76KG) Eclipses Raw Total World Record in Training
Polish powerlifting phenom Agata Sitko has won pretty much everything she has turned her hand to so far. Still a Junior, Sitko has won the Open world title in classic and equipped categories and brought ... Continue Reading
John Haack (90KG) Breaks All-Time World Record Raw Squat at 365.5 Kilograms
John Haack is one of the most successful powerlifters of his generation. He holds several all-time world records (ATWR) in the 90KG and 100KG classes and has topped the worldwide DOTS rankings in knee ... Continue Reading
Gwen Marsden (43KG) Breaks Four IPF Raw Junior World Records
British lightweight powerlifter Gwen Marsden started competing in 2023 at a varsity competition between Oxford and Cambridge Universities. A year and a half later, she is the Junior world champion in the ... Continue Reading
Nonso Chinye (120KG) Deadlifts IPF Raw Junior World Record at 2024 IPF Junior World Championships
British powerlifter Nonso Chinye was the 2023 Sub-Junior (ages 14-18) world champion in the 120KG class, moving up to the Junior (ages 19-23) category in 2024. Although this is often a difficult ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2024 EPF European Classic Junior Powerlifting Championships
The 2024 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Classic Junior Powerlifting Championships will be held in Pilsen, Czechia, from Oct. 5 to 13, 2023. The event will feature classic lifting only ( ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2024 IPF World Masters Powerlifting Championships
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 2024 World Masters Powerlifting Championships will be held in Sun City, South Africa, from Oct. 5-13, 2024. There are 487 veteran athletes on the roster, ... Continue Reading
Elliott Sykes (74KG) Sweeps Sub-Junior Raw World Records at 2024 IPF Junior World Championships
Elliott Sykes has been powerlifting since he was 15 years old. His progress has been astonishing three years in, and he is only getting started. Sykes switched to Powerlifting America (PA) early in 2024. ... Continue Reading
2024 EPF Western European Championships Results
The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) held its 2024 Western European Powerlifting Championships (WEC) in St Paul’s Bay, Malta, from Sept. 13-15, 2024. The WEC, in conjunction with the EU Cup which ... Continue Reading
Brittany Schlater Eclipses IPF Raw Deadlift World Record at 2024 CPU Nationals
Two-time world champion Brittany Schlater hit the platform on Sept. 14, 2024, at the Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU) national championships. While she is a great all-around powerlifter, her ... Continue Reading
Temur Samkharadze (+120KG) Breaks IPF Raw Deadlift World Record
Georgian super heavyweight Temur Samkharadze has had a busy and successful year in 2024, stepping onto the international platform five times and breaking records on nearly every occasion. Samkharadze ... Continue Reading
Luke Talley (53KG) Crushes Two IPF Raw Sub-Junior World Records
The competition at the 2024 IPF World Classic Sub-Junior Championships from Aug. 28 through Sept. 8, 2024, in Valletta, Malta, was so immense that setting multiple IPF records did not guarantee a gold ... Continue Reading
Ade Omisakin (83KG) Smashes IPF Raw Total World Record
British powerlifter Ade Omisakin has been under the radar for the last few years, seemingly not realizing his full potential. That changed on Sept. 13, 2024, at the 2024 European Powerlifting Federation ... Continue Reading
Guan-Ting Ke (+120KG) Sets IPF Sub-Junior Equipped Squat World Record
In the Men's Sub-Junior superheavyweight class at the 2024 IPF World Equipped Sub-Junior Championships from Aug. 28 through Sept. 8, 2024, in Valletta, Malta, the limelight belonged to Guan-Ting Ke of ... Continue Reading