The bar is set, and the weight is moving for 57kg powerlifter Melissa Barber. This isn't the first time we've written about one of Barber's monstrous deadlifts, and we're guessing that it's nowhere near ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Blows the Internet’s Mind With 585 lb Incline Bench Press
It seems like every time we open our Instagram page, there's another video of Larry "Wheels" Williams hitting another mind blowing training PR. Whether it's on the bench press, squat, or deadlift, it ... Continue Reading
Paralympian Siamand Rahman Bench Presses 295kg for 3 Reps
Iranian powerlifter Siamand Rahman has been moving big weight for a long time, but this recent feat of strength caught our attention. Currently, Rahman is in prep for the third Asian Paralympic Games, ... Continue Reading
A 905lb Squat: Can Joe Sullivan Take the World Record?
Powerlifter Joe Sullivan had a momentous squat PR this weekend, becoming one of the few humans on Earth to have crossed the 900-pound barrier. Watch a solid example of beast mode in the clip below, with a ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kristy Hawkins (165 lbs) Deadlifts a Huge 573 lbs
Over the last few weeks, the big lifts have been flowing out of Dan Green's Boss Barbell Club in Mountain View, California. The latest sizable personal record comes from 75kg/165 lb powerlifter Kristy ... Continue Reading
Try Powerlifter Jen Thompson’s Favorite Tip for a Stronger Bench Press
When it comes to improving on the bench press, few athletes know about that process more than powerlifting legend Jenn Thompson. She's considered a technician on the bench press, aka an athlete who's ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Yoshihiro Higa Squats 285kg, 9 Kilos Over His World Record
Japanese powerlifter Yoshihiro Higa is putting up some pretty serious numbers in training. The -74kg athlete’s greatest claim to fame right now is his IPF world record squat, a monstrous lift of 276 ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kevin Oak Squats 365kg (804 lbs) for 3-Rep PR
It's safe to say powerlifter Kevin Oak is back in his normal heavy weight moving groove. Over the last few weeks, Oak has been crushing big lifts in prep for his next powerlifting meet, which is set to be ... Continue Reading
Holy Hamstrings: Joe Sullivan Hits a 275kg 20-Second Eccentric Deadlift
If your hamstrings are already tight, then prepare for what you're about to see. Powerlifter Joe Sullivan just hit one of the longer eccentric deadlifts that we've seen with a massive 275kg (605 lbs). In ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Eric Lilliebridge Hits a Huge 451kg (994 lbs) Squat
Does powerlifter Eric Lilliebridge stand the weight up, or does he push the earth down? After his latest squat video, we're starting to question the laws of physics. Lilliebridge is currently in prep for ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Andrew Herbert Smokes a 435kg (959 lb) Squat Single
One of the heaviest weekends of the year is coming, and it's in the form of the fifth edition of the Boss of Bosses powerlifting meet. On August 24-25th, some of the world's best powerlifters will be ... Continue Reading
Watch Bobb Matthews Pause Back Squat 405 lbs for 20-Seconds
For strength athletes, few things can cause a stronger feeling of anxiety than a long paused back squat, so be prepared when scrolling onward. In Bobb Mathews latest video, he pause squats a strong 183kg ... Continue Reading
Throwback to Chad Wesley Smith’s 2,000 lb Total In 37-Seconds
In some powerlifting federations, meets can take all day, which leaves a lot of down time in-between for both athletes and fans. After watching the CrossFit Total yesterday at the 2018 Reebok CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Amanda Lawrence Hits Deadlift Triples of 218kg for 4 Sets
It's been a little over a month since we covered one of junior powerlifter Amanda Lawrence's big lifts or sets. When athletes think "PR", a lot of the times the thoughts go directly towards 1-RM max sets ... Continue Reading
6 Ways to Eccentrically Load Exercises and Their Advantages
In respects to different types of muscle contractions, there are four that folks generally know and these include: Concentric, eccentric, isometric, and isotonic. While every type of muscle contraction can ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Christine Castro (66kg) Deadlifts a Strong Beltless 200kg
When was the last time you ran a mock meet for your training? Have you ever done it beltless? Yesterday, Canadian powerlifter Christine Castro shared a beltless mock meet on her Instagram page that ... Continue Reading
Cailer Woolam Back to Moving Weight; Pulls Very Fast 400kg Single
The doctor will see you now. Powerlifter Cailer Woolam, aka @Doctor.Deadlift per his Instagram page, shared a big deadlift video recently that has many powerlifting fans optimistic about his progress back ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Keith McHoney Smokes a Raw 4x Bodyweight Squat
Over the weekend, powerlifter Keith McHoney took the platform at the 2018 USA Powerlifting Palmetto Powerlifting Classic. At the meet, McHoney weighed in at 68kg (150 lbs) and he put in work on the ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Shock the Texas Tech Football Team
In today's rendition of strength athletes pranking others we have Cailer Woolam lifting with the Texas Tech Raiders football team. Whenever you throw a strength athlete (in this case a multi-time world ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Petr Petras Back In Big Way, Squats 400kg and Deadlifts 370kg
Elite Russian powerlifter Petr Petras is coming back to competition in a big way. After sustaining an injury (a torn pec) that forced him to withdraw from the first ProRaw Big Dogs meet in 2016 and take a ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Tom Martin Deadlifts 405kg At 103kg Bodyweight
In the latest installment of monstrous conventional deadlifts, British powerlifter Tom Martin is back to moving mountain sized weight. And now, we've seen Martin pull big weight before, so more than likely ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Yury Belkin Is Back, Deadlifts 380kg for Reps
It's been a while (pretty much a year) since we've seen any training videos surface from Russian all-time deadlift world record holder Yury Belkin. In terms of posting lifting videos online, he's been on a ... Continue Reading
Calf Raises: Are They Worth It?
The calf raise is an exercise that can be done primarily in two distinct ways. The first targets the soleus and is done with the knee flexed/bent. The other targets the gastrocnemius and is done with an ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Hits a 585 lb Bench Press for Two Sets of Seven
When it comes to Julius Maddox and his bench press, where do we start? Maddox is arguably one of the world's strongest raw bench press athletes and consistently hits feats that not only show off his power, ... Continue Reading