The rescheduled 2020 Pan American Championships kicked off on April 18, 2021, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Team USA member Cicely Kyle already conquered the competition. On April 19, 2021, ... Continue Reading
18-Year-Old Powerlifter Jackson Powell Squats a 419.6-Kilogram Double
When Jackson Powell was 16 years old, he squatted 297.1-kilogram (655-pound) triples and PR'd his squat at 328.9 kilograms (725 pounds). When he was 17, he pumped out a 306.2-kilogram (675-pound) front ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson to Box Heavyweight Simon Vallily in May 2021
Hafthor Björnsson is stepping in the ring again. On May 28, 2021, the 2018 World's Strongest Man winner will be squaring up against heavyweight and cruiserweight pro boxer Simon Vallily in Dubai. The ... Continue Reading
Rapper Action Bronson Trains With 2019 World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis
2019 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Champion Martins Licis is having a pretty action-packed year. He's already pulled the famous monster truck "Grave Digger" and saved people 15 percent or more on car ... Continue Reading
Para Powerlifter Micky Yule — Army Veteran to European Champion
Michael "Mickey" Yule is a 42-year old Para powerlifter from Edinburgh, Scotland. He made his Paralympic Games debut in 2016 and is the 2015 World Para Powerlifting (WPP) European Champion in the ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter John Haack Smash a 264-Kilogram (584-LB) Raw Bench Press
On April 12, 2021, 90-kilogram powerlifter John Haack posted a video to Instagram of himself bench-pressing 264 kilograms (584 pounds). The lift is four kilograms over his current world record. It was done ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Sets Two World Records — 222-Kilogram Snatch/485-Kilogram Total
On April 11, 2021, Georgian superheavyweight weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze made history (again) by snatching 222 kilograms (489 pounds) for a new world record. With a 263-kilogram clean & jerk, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Danial Zamani Takes 330 Kilograms For a Ride on the Bench Press, Raw
Over the last year, 700 pound bench presses have been associated with one man — Julius Maddox. The man known as “irregular strength” currently owns the world record for the raw bench press at 355 kilograms ... Continue Reading
At Nearly 72 Years Old, Powerlifter Rudy Kadlub Squats 172.4 Kilograms For 7 Reps
Powerlifter Rudy Kadlub is an exceptionally strong individual. Just five days before his 72nd birthday, the CEO and Co-Owner of strength training facility Kabuki Strength took to his Instagram page to ... Continue Reading
USATF Shot Putter Joe Kovacs Squats 394.6 Kilograms (870 Pounds) For Four Reps
USA Track and Field (USATF) shot putter Joe Kovacs is unfathomably strong. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games silver medalist appeared on Sports Illustrated's Instagram page in a video that saw him squat a ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Begins His Prep for the 2021 World’s Strongest Man Contest
Veteran strongman Brian Shaw has begun prepping for the 2021 World's Strongest Man contest — and he's looking fierce. In a YouTube video released on his channel on March 30, 2021, the four-time WSM winner ... Continue Reading
2021 World’s Strongest Man Official Roster Announced
On March 31, 2021, World's Strongest Man released the complete roster of athletes who have been invited to compete at the 2021 WSM competition. This year, the renowned strength competition, which was first ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Asko Karu Deadlifts 482 Kilograms (1,062.6 Pounds) Without a Lifting Suit
The race to the all-time heaviest ever deadlift just got a bit tighter. On March 27, 2021, Asko Karu of Estonia smashed a lifetime personal best deadlift of 482 kilograms (1,062.6 pounds). That is ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Talks Strongman Regrets, Future Boxing Career, and More
On March 28, 2021, the 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Champion Eddie Hall took to his YouTube channel to answer some questions from his fans. Hall discussed his biggest regret as a competitive strongman, ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Gabriel Peña Trap Bar Deadlift 1,005 Pounds for 5 Reps
Gabriel Peña is on an absolute tear. On March 24, 2021, he posted a video to Instagram of him pulling 1,005 pounds (456 kilograms) on a trap bar for five reps. He was wearing a lifting belt, knee sleeves, ... Continue Reading
Strongman Peiman Maheripourehir Deadlifts 492 Kilograms (1,084.7 Pounds)
Only two people have ever deadlifted at least 500 kilograms (1,102.3 pounds) — 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Eddie Hall and 2018 WSM Hafthor Björnsson. But there soon may be a third person joining the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kasemsand Senumong Deadlifts 7 Kilograms Over IPF World Record In Training
Overcoming setbacks is how champions are made. Thai powerlifter Kasemsand Senumong (also known as Opor Kasem) smashed a 305-kilogram (672.4-pound) deadlift (raw with a lifting belt) in training on March ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Snatches 223 Kilograms — the Heaviest Snatch Ever Filmed
On March 23, 2021, Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze posted a video of him snatching 223 kilograms (491.6 pounds) in training. It is the heaviest snatch ever caught on film and is currently three ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers Clean & Jerks 140 Kilograms (308.6 Pounds) In Training
Team USA weightlifter Mattie Rogers is putting in work in the gym. The 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) silver medalist shared a post on her Instagram page of a recent training session ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze Bench Presses 180 Kilograms (396.8 Pounds) for Reps
2016 Rio Olympic Games gold-medalist Lasha Talakhadze is a beast on the bench. On March 20, 2021, Doctor of Georgian Weightlifting team Giorgi Tchintcharauli shared a video on his Instagram page of a bench ... Continue Reading
How Strongman Oleksii Novikov Trains Before Competition
On March 8, 2021, the 2020 World's Strongman Man (WSM) champion Oleksii Novikov of Ukraine took to his relatively new YouTube channel to pull back the curtain on what his final training session looked like ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Names Team For 2020 Pan American Championships
On March 16, 2021, USA Weightlifting (USAW) named the athletes who would represent the USA at the 2020 Pan American Championships. This gold-level qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was ... Continue Reading
Strongman Martins Licis Could Save You 15 Percent or More On Car Insurance
American automobile insurance company Geico is notorious for its funny commercials. When their iconic mascot gecko, Martin, isn't the star of the commercial, they usually combine the banality of everyday ... Continue Reading
Oleksii Novikov Wins World’s Ultimate Strongman “Strength Island” Contest
In the midst of high heat in Bahrain, the first major international strongman contest of 2021 took place. World’s Ultimate Strongman’s “Strength Island” was held on March 13th, and it was watched by fans ... Continue Reading