Currently, the IPF Open World Championships are taking place in Pilsen, a city in the western Czech Republic. The Championships started Monday and will go through Saturday, November 18th. If you're late to ... Continue Reading
4 Months Post-Bicep Tear, Tom Martin Breaks British Powerlifting Records
British powerlifter Tom Martin has set three new British raw powerlifting records: a squat of 370 kilograms (815.7 pounds), a deadlift of 402.5 kilograms (887.4 pounds), and a total of 982.5 kilograms ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Prowler Push
In this article we will discuss the prowler push, a versatile piece of equipment to train muscle hypertrophy, leg strength, metabolic conditioning, and more. We will cover five benefits of prowler pushes ... Continue Reading
Insane Powerlifting Record: Vilma Ochoa Squats 218kg at 52kg Bodyweight
Ecuadorian powerlifter Vilma Vargas Ochoa has set a new world record in the equipped squat with an incredible 218 kilograms (480.6 pounds) at a weight of 52 kilograms (114.6 pounds). That’s 4.2 times her ... Continue Reading
123 lb Stefi Cohen Deadlifts 495 lbs to Extend Her All Time World Record
Stefi Cohen has had an electric 2017, and if you're in the strength sports community, then by now you've more than likely heard of her. Cohen competes in the 123 lb weight class and holds the all time ... Continue Reading
Check Out Junior Powerlifter Yi-Chun Lin’s 4.5x Bodyweight Deadlift
It's Monday morning and we've already written three articles on epic deadlifts, and that's not a bad way to start the week. Currently, 2017 the IPF Open World Championships are taking place in Pilsen, ... Continue Reading
Gina Aversa Deadlifts 557 lbs at 165 lbs for All Time World Record
After 2016's epic deadlift performances, we thought for sure we could deem it the year of the deadlifts, but we're beginning to think 2017 may have topped it. Gina Aversa, or Ginahalfwolf as her Instagram ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 IPF Open World Championships
The International Powerlifting Federation’s Open World Championships is one of the biggest highlights of the year for any powerlifting fan, and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, it’s available ... Continue Reading
Cailer Woolam Deadlifts 928lbs and Pushes World Record Further
Cailer Woolam had an explosive performance at the SPF Record Breakers meet that took place this past weekend on November 11-12th. He ended up extending his current 220 lb all time world record deadlift by ... Continue Reading
Tony Gentilcore On Underrated Deadlift Accessories and Getting Strong After 40
Tony Gentilcore, CSCS, is a Boston-based strength coach who has made a name for himself as a guru of all things deadlift. He's also an insanely prolific fitness writer and has been published in Men's ... Continue Reading
Alma Kimura Started Powerlifting At Age 58 and Now Holds Multiple Records
Alma Kimura didn't have your typical powerlifting beginning, as in she didn't actually start competing, or even lifting like a powerlifter until 58 years old. Now 63, Kimura is a weathered powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Blaine Sumner Squats 1025lb in Knee Sleeves
After suffering a herniated disc earlier this summer, we weren’t sure how long it would take Blaine Sumner to get back to squatting heavy. It turned out we wouldn’t have to wait long. Sumner, who holds ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Bench Presses 496 Pounds for 10 Reps
Eddie Hall has stated he's retired from the World’s Strongest Man competition, but he’s still maintaining some seriously elite pressing strength. In a YouTube video casually dropped on the International ... Continue Reading
Jason Legrand Quietly Broke the 242 lb All Time Squat World Record
Jason "Hulk" Legrand just hit a huge powerlifting accomplishment, and it almost went under the radar in the community. And thank you to Wesley Colston for bringing this strength feat to our attention. Over ... Continue Reading
Deciding Between the Flat, Decline, and Incline Bench Press for Your Goals
How do you choose between the flat, incline, and decline bench press for your workouts? A few of the ways an athlete typically chooses between each bench variation revolves around their sport, body ... Continue Reading
Janae Kroczaleski Documentary Wins First Place at Austin Film Festival
"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
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
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
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