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
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
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
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
Powerlifter Keith Correa Deadlifts a Huge 4x+ Bodyweight PR
Out in California the weight is absolutely flying. A few days ago Keith Correa, a Hawaii and California based powerlifter, hit an absolutely monstrous conventional deadlift milestone and PR. After his ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Clarifies Stance On Steroid Usage
Editor’s note: The below article is not intended to make a moral claim regarding the athlete’s actions. We’re reporting on a video Williams made publicly available to his followers. BarBend does not ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Larry Wheels PR His Squat At 900 Pounds
Before Larry “Wheels” Williams walked into the gym, his personal record in the squat was 850 pounds (385.5 kilograms) at about 268 pounds (121.5 kilograms) bodyweight. When he left, he was a man who had ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Bench Presses 605 lbs for Three Reps
Insanity. That's probably the best word to describe literally any video Larry Wheels chooses to share on his YouTube or social media channels. Yesterday, Wheels shared another monster lifting video on his ... Continue Reading
$253,000 Later, Mark Bell’s Slingshot Equipment Approved By IPF
If you're a fan of Mark Bell's Slingshot lifting equipment, then it's time to rejoice because all of their equipment has recently been approved by the IPF. Yesterday in an Instagram post, Mark Bell ... Continue Reading
Samantha Calhoun Dethrones Jennifer Thompson’s 10 Year National Meet Reign
The 2018 USAPL Raw National Championships have quickly come and gone. Over the span of the championships, there were a ton of epic performances and one in particular that stood out to us from the ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Deadlifts an Insane 855 lb Triple
It might be safe to say that Larry Wheels and his lifting don't really apply to traditional thoughts on training. Wheels is linearly progressing, but at a rate that continues to leave many fans and ... Continue Reading
Should You Squat or Deadlift First?
Squats and deadlifts are two strength lifts that are at the base of nearly every strength and power sport. Both lifts require high amounts of force production, movement skill, and neural output at ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Bench Presses 620 lbs for 5 Paused Reps
Another day passes, and another huge bench press video is shared from Jailhouse Strong powerlifter Julius Maddox. Yesterday, Maddox shared a bench press video that has left us, his fans, and others in the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Allison Hind Smokes a 340 lb Raw Bench Press at ~150lb
If you're in need of some bench press motivation for the day (because it's Monday), then look no further than Allison Hind's last monstrous set. On Sunday, Hind shared her final heavy single bench press in ... Continue Reading