Kilo by kilo, Jesus Olivares moves the needle. Among the many, many new powerlifting world records set over the course of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Taylor Atwood’s “World Champion Mindset” When Lifting Heavy In Training
Taylor Atwood has dominated the 74-kilogram class in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) for years. A three-time world champion, Atwood set the squat and total world records at the 2019 IPF ... Continue Reading
2024 Paris Paralympic Games Medals Revealed
The 2024 Paris Paralympic Games will be held from Aug. 28 through Sept. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. The 11-day contest will feature five days of para powerlifting competition on days seven through 11 (Sept. ... Continue Reading
2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships Men’s Preview
The second edition of the popular Sheffield Powerlifting Championships is nearly upon us. Twelve male and 12 female athletes will compete for world records and huge cash prizes in front of a sell-out crowd ... Continue Reading
2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships Women’s Preview
In March 2023, strength sports manufacturer SBD Apparel launched their first International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) champion of champions meet — the Sheffield Powerlifting Championships (Sheffield). ... Continue Reading
Super Heavyweight Powerlifter Jesus Olivares Squatted 475 Kilograms (1,047 Pounds) in Training
Super heavyweight powerlifter Jesus Olivares holds the all-time world record total in knee sleeves at a whopping 1,152.5 kilograms (2,541 pounds). The three-time world champion in the International ... Continue Reading
Wascar Carpio (59KG) Raw Deadlifts 273 Kilograms in Prep for 2024 Powerlifting America Raw Nationals
USA’s Wascar Carpio is the 59-kilogram class world champion in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). He won convincingly in Malta at the 2023 IPF Classic World Championships (CWC) in ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall and Mitchell Hooper Prepare to Fight (Plus: a 44 Pound Coffee Mug!) — Strength Weekly 2/1
Strength Weekly is the show bringing you everything you need to know from around the barbell game! This week, we're covering: Here's the run of show! 00:00 Intro00:34 Run of Show01:57 Mitchell ... Continue Reading
Zahir Khudayarov (125KG) Squats a 460-Kilogram Double in Knee Wraps
Zahir Khudayarov is one of the most entertaining powerlifters to grace the platform, always bringing huge energy and even bigger lifts. Khudayarov holds the all-time world record ... Continue Reading
Amanda Lawrence (84KG) Raw Squats 11 Kilograms Over World Record in 2024 Sheffield Prep
With preparation nearly complete for the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships (2024 Sheffield), Amanda Lawrence has been hitting record-breaking numbers in training. If she can do the same on ... Continue Reading
Tony Cliffe (120KG) Bench Presses 2.5 Kilograms Over the IPF World Record
UK powerlifter Tony Cliffe is a two-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Champion in the 120-kilogram class. He won in Helsingborg, Sweden, in 2019 and again in Malta in 2023. In ... Continue Reading
Austin Perkins Exceeds IPF Squat and Deadlift Records in Training
Elite powerlifter Austin Perkins set the record books alight in 2023. He hit the biggest squat in knee sleeves ever recorded in the 75-kilogram class — a massive 313.5 kilograms (691 pounds). Perkins also ... Continue Reading
Jade Jacob (57KG) Raw Deadlifts 225 Kilograms for Two Reps
French powerlifter Jade Jacob is the highest-ranked raw female in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) who hasn’t yet won an Open world title. She was the IPF Junior World Champion in 2021. She ... Continue Reading
Russel Orhii (83KG) Raw Squats the IPF World Record for Four Reps
Elite powerlifter Russel Orhii will return to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) in 2024. He won the IPF Classic World Championships (CWC) in the 83-kilogram class in 2019 and again ... Continue Reading
Lystus Ebosele (84KG) Raw Squats 240 Kilograms for a Double
Irish powerlifting star Lystus Ebosele has rapidly climbed the rankings in the last couple of years. She was Junior European Champion in the European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) in 2022 and ... Continue Reading
Jesus Olivares Raw Deadlifts 16 Kilograms Over World Record in Prep for the 2024 Sheffield Championships
Superheavyweight powerlifting superstar Jesus Olivares is leaving nothing behind as he prepares to return to the UK to defend his title at the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. Last ... Continue Reading
A New Study Reveals 2 Training Techniques to Maximize Muscle Growth
Muscles can stretch and contract. That might seem like an oversimplification, but who hasn't seen the gyms with countless members trying to get huge by slinging dumbbells around without loading their ... Continue Reading
Rondel Hunte Raw Deadlifts 380 Kilograms for Three Reps
Heavyweight powerlifter Rondel Hunte hails from Trinidad and Tobago. He won the 2018 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Junior world title by a considerable margin. Hunte endured something of ... Continue Reading
Austin Perkins (75KG) Raw Squats 1.5 Kilograms Over IPF World Record for a Triple In Training
Elite powerlifter Austin Perkins has the biggest total of any raw 75-kilogram lifter in the world at 851 kilograms (1,876 pounds) and the highest DOTS score of any tested athlete, ... Continue Reading
Krzysztof Wierzbicki Deadlifts 510 Kilograms Beltless Off Blocks In Training
Polish powerlifter Krzysztof Wierzbicki is deadlifting unfathomably heavy again. The 110-kilogram lifter shared a video on his Instagram page on Jan. 17, 2024, wherein he pulled a monstrously heavy 510 ... Continue Reading
Amanda Lawrence (84KG) Squats a 250.5-Kilogram Raw Double
Elite powerlifter Amanda Lawrence is unbeaten at the world level. She lifts in the 84-kilogram class in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) and has won every world championship she has ... Continue Reading
Brian Le (66KG) Raw Deadlifts 12.5 Kilograms Over the IPF World Record In Training
Deadlift specialist Brian Le has an incredible pull. In the 66-kilogram class, Le has achieved the highest deadlift and total ever seen in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). He shows no signs ... Continue Reading
Jesus Olivares (+120KG) Raw Squats 400 Kilograms for 5 reps
International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) super heavyweight world champion Jesus Olivares has been building a giant squat for several years. He has made steady progress since his ... Continue Reading
Carl Johansson (74KG) Deadlifts a 325-Kilogram Raw Double PR
Swedish powerlifter Carl “Calle” Johansson hit the headlines in 2023 when, in his final year as a Junior, he won the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships ... Continue Reading