The 2024 Powerlifting America (PA) Raw Nationals occurred on March 14-16, 2024, in Reno, NV. The competition featured a who's who of notable names in the elite powerlifting sphere. Notably, Austin Perkins, ... Continue Reading
2024 Powerlifting America Raw Nationals Results
The 2024 Powerlifting America (PA) Raw Nationals competition occurred on March 14-16, 2024, at The Reno Ballroom in Downtown Reno, NV. There were two sessions each day. 2024 Powerlifting America Raw ... Continue Reading
Kjell Bakkelund (74KG) Breaks IPF Raw Deadlift and Total World Records
Despite his many years in competitive powerlifting, Norway’s Kjell Bakkelund has been forging ahead in recent months. He hit a brilliant nine-for-nine performance at the European Powerlifting Federation ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Performs 260-Kilogram (573-Pound) Seated Raw Shoulder Press in Training
All-time raw bench press world record holder Julius Maddox is known for his pressing prowess but has "irregular strength" in movements beyond the bench press. On March 18, 2024, Maddox published a video of ... Continue Reading
Sanchez Dillon (105KG) Sets IPF World Record Raw Deadlift of 391 Kilograms
British powerlifter Sanchez Dillon has only been competing for a couple of years but has made huge progress with his deadlift. Dillon lifts in the 105KG class in British Powerlifting, the UK affiliate of ... Continue Reading
Strength Coach Kelly Matthews Breaks Down Bench Press Form for Beginners
The bench press is a foundational exercise in most training regimes and one of the three big lifts in competitive powerlifting between the squat and the deadlift. Streamlining bench press technique can ... Continue Reading
The 4 Pillars of Bracing for Deadlifts
Canadian powerlifter Bryce Krawczyk is one of only 23 athletes who have deadlifted 400 kilograms in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), so he knows his way around a deadlift. He ... Continue Reading
How To Watch the 2024 Powerlifting America Raw Nationals
Powerlifting America (PA) will hold its third Raw Nationals from March 14-16, 2024, in Reno, NV. It is an exciting event with several big-name powerlifters switching to PA from United States of ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Powerlifting at The 2024 Arnold Sports Festival UK
After a brief hiatus, the Arnold Sports Festival UK is back in 2024 and will feature powerlifting on all three days of the event in Birmingham, UK, from Mar. 15-17, 2024. The contest is ... Continue Reading
Antonio Pérez Barros (105KG) Sets IPF Junior Raw Squat World Record of 335 Kilograms
Spanish powerlifter Antonio Pérez Barros is well known as a big squatter, having taken the squat gold medal in nearly all his international competitions. Pérez Barros is also the current European ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2024 EPF European Classic Championships
The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) 2024 European Classic Powerlifting Championships (ECC) will be held in Velika Gorica, Croatia, from March 12-17, 2024. 103 men and 111 women will gather from all ... Continue Reading
Multiple Studies: You Can Lift More Weight Using This Mental Technique
Fortune favors the hyped. If lift weights to increase strength, a systematic review by Cusimano et al. has some science-based advice to help you lift more: Stop scrolling on your phone between sets and ... Continue Reading
IPF Secures TV Partnership for North America With CBS Sports
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) has broadcast its world championships live on Eurosport and Eurosport Asia for many years. That reach will expand dramatically as, on Feb. 29, 2024, the IPF ... Continue Reading
Russel Orhii’s Final Heavy Deadlift Session Before the 2024 Powerlifting America Raw Nationals
Elite powerlifter Russel Orhii is returning to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). Orhii was the IPF Classic World Champion in 2019 and 2021 and still holds the 83-kilogram class ... Continue Reading
John Haack Deadlifts 410 Kilograms 8 Weeks Out From the 2024 WRPF Ghost Clash 3
John Haack, the world record holder for the raw deadlift in the 90-kilogram class, is prepping for the WRPF The Ghost Clash 3 on April 6-7, 2024 in Miami, FL. On Feb. 23, 2024, Haack shared a ... Continue Reading
Emil Krastev (93KG) Exceeds the IPF Total World Record in Training
Bulgarian powerlifter Emil Krastev is on his way to disrupt the 93-kilogram class in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). He has been on the podium at the last three Classic World Championships ... Continue Reading
2024 WRPF Northeast Regionals Meet Results
The 2024 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Northeast Regionals meet was held on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Fort Lee, NJ. Sixty-two athletes from across the United States gathered to compete in this ... Continue Reading
2024 WRPF Iron Throwdown III Results
The 2024 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Iron Throwdown III occurred at the Ironside Training facility in Portland, OR, on Feb. 10-11, 2024. The two-day meet featured two open sessions capped at ... Continue Reading
Taylor Atwood Will Not Compete at the 2024 Powerlifting America Raw Nationals
Elite powerlifter Taylor Atwood holds the top spot in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) rankings on GL points. A three time world champion, Atwood has dominated the 74-kilogram ... Continue Reading
World Record 1,053 Pound Squat (and What If Tom Haviland Did Strongman)? — Strength Weekly 2/16
Strength weekly is bringing you everything you need to know from around the barbell game! This week, we're covering: Here's the episode breakdown: 00:00 Intro00:41 Run of Show02:30 The BIGGEST ... Continue Reading
These Are (Some of) the Best Fitness Content Creators to Follow in 2024
The days of getting your fitness advice exclusively from magazines (or, worse yet, your high school gym coach) are dead and gone. Social media certainly comes with its own perils, but one of the best ... Continue Reading
The 2025 Sheffield Powerlifting Championship Scheduled For Jan. 26, 2025
The Sheffield Powerlifting Championships will return to Sheffield City Hall on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in the Oval Hall of Sheffield City Hall. Twenty-four of the world’s strongest powerlifters — 12 male ... Continue Reading
Anatolii Novopismennyi (105KG) Sets IPF Raw Squat World Record of 363 Kilograms at 2024 Sheffield Championships
The 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships on Feb. 10, 2024, in Sheffield, England, was a who's who of the world's best powerlifters clashing at the peak of their games. Of the 24 athletes (12 male, 12 ... Continue Reading
Records Fall in the Men’s 74KG Class at the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships
The Men’s 74-kilogram class at the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) saw one of the competition's tightest finishes and biggest upsets. ... Continue Reading