There were a lot of big stories and memorable moments from the World Raw Powerlifting Federation Hybrid Showdown II this past weekend. Stefi Cohen smashed three new all-time world records in the -52kg ... Continue Reading
Josh Lenartowicz to Compete in 3 Arnold Events in 2020
Australian bodybuilder Josh Lenartowicz will be making his return to the bodybuilding stage at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio, on March 7th. It will be his first time competing since winning the Big ... Continue Reading
Flex Lewis Accepts Invite to Compete in 2020 Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Contest
James “Flex” Lewis, the man who is considered by many to be the greatest non-Open bodybuilder ever, is making his move up to the Open division and is now officially added to the 2020 Mr. Olympia lineup. ... Continue Reading
Prescillia Bavoil Squats a Massive 204.5kg/451lbs, Unofficially Topping Her IPF World Record
Prescillia "Lya" Bavoil of France was the 2019 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) European Classic champion in the -63kg weight class. At that event, she set the current world record squat ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Samantha Eugenie (-63kg) Deadlift a 210kg PR
Samantha Eugenie is the type of powerlifter who comes into the sport, takes what is believed to be unrealistic, and upends it all. The 17 year old Eugenie of France came onto the scene in 2019 and made it ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Ashton Rouska Deadlift a Huge 770 lbs for a Set of 4
Despite only being 22 years old, Ashton Rouska has competed twenty-nine times. He has stood atop the podium a jaw-dropping twenty-eight times. In 2019, Rouska, who competes in the -105kg/231lb ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Hunter Henderson Pull a Massive 534lb Deadlift PR
There are a lot of reasons for why a powerlifter might stack additional plates on the barbell to challenge themselves with a new 1-RM. Some athletes are chasing records. Some athletes are pulling big in ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Announces Arnold Sports UK Coming in 2021
In a YouTube video posted early on Monday, February 3, 2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall announced that he was working with Arnold Schwarzenegger on plans to create a version of the Arnold Sports ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Kheycie Romero Hit Three New Competition PRs
Kheycie Romero has been doing some extremely heavy training the last several months, including multiple sessions where she worked towards 600+lb deadlifts. This past weekend, Romero competed in the ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Deadlifts 1,003 Pounds for 2 Reps
When you have the last two World’s Strongest Man champions training together, you know something big could happen. 2018 champion Hafthor Bjornsson and 2019 champion Martins Licis are training together for ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Yangsu Ren Deadlift Massive 835lb
We last covered Yangsu Ren a little over five months ago when we interviewed him about his training routine. At that time he was building to the short term target of a 370kg (815lb) deadlift and a long ... Continue Reading
Watch Junior Powerlifter Daniel Clements (-66kg) Deadlift 282.5kg
After winning the 2019 United States Powerlifting (USAPL) Junior Raw Nationals and just barely missing the podium with a fourth place finish in the open of those Nationals, Dan Clements has been putting in ... Continue Reading
Meredith Alwine Sweeps Gold at Weightlifting World Cup!
Meredith Alwine is no stranger to the podium of high level competitions. This time last year she was just 2kg (4.4lb) shy of matching first place at the Pan American Trials during the ... Continue Reading
Watch -83kg Powerlifter Kafui Hotsonyame Effortlessly Deadlift 302kg
We see a lot of deadlifts. We see a lot of very heavy deadlifts. But rarely do we see deadlifts of over three and a half times an athlete's competition bodyweight move so easily that we have to double ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Addresses Rumors of Arnold Strongman Classic Invite
Four-time World’s Strongest Man and three-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion Brian Shaw released a Q&A video on his Shaw Strength YouTube channel and in that video he addressed rumors about the ... Continue Reading
Lefteris Theofanidis Is In Breach of the CrossFit Games Drug Testing Policy
According to the press release from CrossFit HQ, Lefteris Theofanidis is in breach of the CrossFit Games Drug Testing Policy. The release states that Theofanidis "tested positive for banned substances ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Wins Silver at Weightlifting World Cup
Harrison Maurus is an American weightlifter who currently competes in the -81kg weight class and is what one might call a big deal. Despite only being 19 years old, Maurus already owns multiple medals from ... Continue Reading
Watch 2019 USAPL -93kg National Champion Jonathan Cayco Squat 700lb
Jonathan Cayco had a super impressive 2019. He won both the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) California State Championships and the USAPL Raw Nationals in the -93kg weight class. During his gold winning nationals ... Continue Reading
Why More and More Bodybuilders Are Flourishing After 40
Most of the athletes we watch compete in their sports of choice do well as they progress into their 30s. The late 20s to mid-30s is considered their “prime.” Any player or competitor that is still ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Daniel Bell Deadlift 795 lbs for a Triple!
Daniel Bell, the man who put up the largest wrapped total in powerlifting history competing in the 308+lb weight class, has been adopting some new tricks and showing off some big lifts. It is tough ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser Hit a 415 lb Split Jerk PR In Prep for CrossFit Strength In Depth
Veteran weightlifter and 4x CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser has been crushing his training for the 2020 CrossFit Games season. This year alone, Fraser came in 2nd worldwide and 1st in the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kimberly Walford Deadlifts 244kg for New World Record
Kimberly Walford is a seven-time International Powerlifting World Classic champion. Her name has been etched in the powerlifting record books for a long time. She has a history of capturing her personal ... Continue Reading
Krzysztof Wierzbicki Deadlifted 400kg at 97kg Without Even Wearing a Belt
Polish powerlifting powerhouse Krzysztof Wierzbicki is pretty popular for his prodigious pulling prowess — OK, we'll stop — and his latest deadlift is making waves. At the Three Nations Powerlifting Open ... Continue Reading
Johnnie Harris Is the Lightest Man to Ever Bench Press 700lbs Raw!
We wrote about Johnnie Harris not even a month ago when he pushed 680lbs raw and paused the lift. We were genuinely flabbergasted by the power it must have took for him to press over 2.3 times his ... Continue Reading