Julio Mayora of Venezuela competes in the -73kg weight class and in a recent training session, he got very close to tying China's Shi Zhiyong's world record snatch. The 23-year-old Mayora started his ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox 800lb Bench Press World Record Attempt Date Announced
If there is any athlete on the planet capable of being the first person to ever bench press 363kg/800lb raw, it is Julius Maddox. World's Ultimate Strongman (WUS) announced on Thursday, April 23rd that ... Continue Reading
Rich Yun Cruises To A New Paused Deadlift Rep PR
Rich Yun, also known as "The Korean Hulk", shared a post on his Instagram page of a video that showed him flying through a paused deadlift set with 265kg/585lb on the bar for six. The 23-year-old Yun ... Continue Reading
Brandon Curry Interview: Mr. Olympia Talks About Family, Business, Moving Forward
At the 2016 Olympia press conference, Brandon Curry was speaking about being happy to be there and there was talk within the bodybuilding fanbase about the possibility of him moving down to the 212 ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Hits New Bench Press Rep PR
The 4-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) Brian Shaw is not letting the postponement of the 2020 WSM competition derail his training. He is using the additional time as an ... Continue Reading
Watch Emil Norling Squat a Humongous 661lb
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
Hafthor Bjornsson Deadlifts a Colossal 470kg/1,036lb On Twitch
The 2018 World's Strongest Man champion Hafthor Bjornsson is scheduled to attempt a world record 501kg/1,104lb deadlift on Saturday, May 2 in his home gym in Reykjavik, Iceland. In preparation for that ... 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
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
Watch Iron Biby’s Unofficial World Record Log Press of 233.5kg/515lb
Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou is a soon to be 28-year-old strongman from Burkina Faso who weighs just shy of 400lbs, stands 6 foot 2 inches tall, and holds the world record for the most number of times a human ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Apologizes for “Icelandics” Comments
2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall made headlines in recent days due to comments he made in reference to distrusting Icelandic athletes; these were made when objecting to the arrangements made by ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis On World’s Strongest Man Postponement: “I Like My Chances Better Now”
As with almost every other major sporting event scheduled for the next couple months of this year, the 2020 World’s Strongest Man contest has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally ... Continue Reading
Check Out Hafthor Bjornsson Train In His New Epic Garage Gym
Hafthor Bjornsson is not about to let his training routine slide just because the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition was officially postponed on April 7th. If you have not heard yet, it has been ... 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
Olympian Lolo Jones Makes Easy Work of the “Handstand Shirt Challenge”
During these times of mass quarantine, boredom can be ever-present. To combat that boredom, many people, including athletes and celebrities, challenge each other online to a feat of strength like a ... Continue Reading
Former Strongman Adam Scherr, a.k.a. “Braun Strowman,” Becomes WWE Universal Champion
If you’re a fan of professional wrestling, then you know that this past weekend, WWE held their biggest event of their year, WrestleMania, over the course of two days. The first night of matches featured ... 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
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