Emil Norling is a 22-year-old powerlifter from Sweden who made his competitive debut in 2016 as a -93kg athlete, claiming bronze with a 647.5kg/1,427lb total. Since then, he has moved up to the -105kg ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Mike Tuchscherer Front Squats 565lb and Sets Two New PRs
The front squat is dynamite for strengthening your core, quads, and upper back, all of which has direct carryover to improving your back squat as well — along with almost every other exercise. This is ... Continue Reading
Travis Rogers Squats a 650lb Double and Sets Two New PRs
Travis "Papa Bear" Rogers began his competitive powerlifting career at age 26 in the -83kg weight class. During his time in that class (until age 28), he competed ten times. Of those ten, he won seven — ... Continue Reading
Watch Heather Connor Deadlift a Massive 358lb Triple
A powerlifter deadlifting three and a half times their bodyweight is by no means an easy task. Many athletes personal bests hover near that with some rare cases of athletes able to pull four times their ... Continue Reading
Check Out Russel Orhii Deadlift a 733lb Calibrated Plate PR
Is there anyone as dominant in a division as Russel Orhii is in the -83kg weight class? Perhaps it is debatable on the premise that Orhii is very early in his competitive powerlifting career. After all, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jordanne Panton Deadlifts 25kg Over Junior World Record
Jordanne Panton is a 20-year-old powerlifter who competes in the -63kg weight class and has been a dominant force in the division since her competitive debut at age 14. According to Open Powerlifting, ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Bobb Matthews (-93kg) Squat a 685lb PR
A sense of doubt can creep into the mind of an athlete when performing a lift they have not trained for several weeks. But that doubt did not stop 22-year-old Bobb Matthews, who competes in the -93kg ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Yanis Bouchou Deadlifts Unofficial Junior World Record 332.5kg/733lb
Yanis Bouchou represents France currently in the -83kg weight class. According to Open Powerlifting, he has only competed in four events all held by the Fédération Française de Force (FFForce), and has won ... Continue Reading
Para Powerlifter Donato Telesca: My Rivals Fuel Me
Powerlifter Donato Telesca will represent Italy in the Junior division at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games in the 72-kilogram weight class. The 21-year-old Telesca only started powerlifting as a hobby in ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Deadlift a 370kg/815lb Double PR
Since he began competing in the open division in December 2016, 24-year-old Cailer Woolam has competed in the -90kg, -100kg, and -110kg weight classes, and has performed many impressive lifts. ... Continue Reading
Rudy Kadlub Deadlifts 500 lbs to Celebrate 71st Birthday
Rudy Kadlub is a co-founder of Kabuki Strength, a "training facility and manufacturing space in the beautiful Pacific Northwest." He just celebrated his 71st birthday and decided the best way to celebrate ... Continue Reading
How Indonesia’s Best Paralympic Powerlifter Overcame Polio to Medal in Rio
Ni Nengah Widiasih — "Widi" for short — is one of the brightest stars in Paralympic powerlifting, having won enough medals and broken enough records that she's even wound up sponsored by ... Continue Reading
Heaviest Squats in IPF Competition History (Raw and Equipped World Records!)
The heaviest raw and equipped squats in IPF competition history were both well over 1,000 pounds, and these relatively recent records were set by legends in the sport. And ONE of these historic lifts is ... Continue Reading
Sherif Osman: 3-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist on Training and Games Postponement
The Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed until 2021. What hasn't received quite as much press is the postponement of the Paralympic Games, which will now also take place in Tokyo in 2021 between August ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Tian Tao Squats 310kg/683lb For a Double Beltless
Athletes who were gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games this summer have had to adjust to it being officially postponed for a full year until July 2021. Although this historic change in schedule may ... Continue Reading
Check Out Powerlifter Jesus Olivares Deadlift a Colossal 388.5kg/857lbs
Jesus Olivares is a 21-year-old powerlifter who stayed away from the competitive scene in his later teenage years. However in 2019, Olivares made his comeback into the junior division in dominant ... Continue Reading
The Thrilling History of the First 1,000-Pound Squat
I was simultaneously shocked and shamed by the site’s recent post on Jackson Powell. For those who haven’t seen it, Powell, a 17-year-old powerlifter from Tennessee, recently posted a video on Instagram of ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Brandon Striegel Deadlift 700lbs For a Set Of 6
You might not have heard of Brandon Striegel yet as he only hit the competitive powerlifting scene last year when he debuted at the Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate (RPS) Kentucky Open Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
World Games Postponed Until 2022 To Avoid Conflict With Olympic Games
According to an announcement by the International World Games Association (IWGA), the 11th edition of The World Games originally scheduled to be held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 15th-25th in 2021 has ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Overhead Presses a Couch, a Ladder, and Two People
Larry Wheels is one of the most well-known powerlifters in the game and for good reason. The man spends his time hanging out and eating sushi with some of the strongest men on the planet, Eddie Hall and ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Performs 400 Reps of the Bench Press in One Workout
Julius Maddox is on a quest to be the first man to bench press 800 pounds raw and as of this writing, he is still scheduled to make that attempt on May 30 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. However, the COVID-19 ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Wants to Bench 701 Pounds
While many people are waiting to be able to return to their gyms to train, they can turn to YouTube for inspiration or entertainment. Four-time World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw is apparently going to start ... Continue Reading
Check Out The Creativity Of These 4 Homemade Squat Stands
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to mass quarantines and in many states, closures of non-essential businesses including gyms. This has led to an increased demand for at home gym equipment and ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Bryce Lewis Deadlifts 804lb PR, Cracks Instagram Analytics
Bryce Lewis has been competing in the 105kg weight class since 2015 and has been on an absolute tear. He has not yet competed in 2020, but since 2019 he has appeared in twelve meets and did not miss ... Continue Reading