The 2023 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Power Surge PRO/AM VII contest occurred from Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, 2023, at the Surge to New Levels Gym in Carol Stream, IL. The three-day meet featured ... Continue Reading
The Fourth Round of Selection for the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships Has Wrapped
Strength sports equipment manufacturer SBD Apparel is behind the Sheffield Powerlifting Championships (“Sheffield”), an International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) sanctioned contest last held for the ... Continue Reading
2023 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Nationals Results
One of the biggest powerlifting events in the United States took place in Sin City. The 2023 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) National Championships were held the weekend of Sept. 22-24, 2023, ... Continue Reading
Amélie Mierger (+84KG) Bench Presses 165 Kilograms (364 Pounds), Half a Kilogram Over IPF Raw World Record
Amélie Mierger is one of the biggest female bench pressers in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). She first broke the IPF raw bench press world record in the +84-kilogram class at the ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2023 EPF European Classic Junior Championships
The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) 2023 European Classic Junior Championships will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from Oct. 10-17, 2023. In total, 345 young athletes will lift for medals, titles, ... Continue Reading
British Team on Top — European Powerlifting Federation Western European Powerlifting Championships Results
The 2023 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) Western European Championships took place in Reykjanesbær, Iceland, on Sept. 8-10, 2023. The British team came close to sweeping all the team awards, ... Continue Reading
I Competed in My First Powerlifting Meet at Age 42 — Here’s How It Went
If you’re a regular reader, or even semi-regular reader, of BarBend, then there’s a good chance you’ve come across at least one of my articles. My name is Roger Lockridge, and I’ve written over 1,000 ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2023 EPF Western European Championships
The 2023 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) Western European Championships will be held in Reykjanesbær, Iceland, on Sept. 8-10, 2023. This competition has a long history with origins in the “European ... Continue Reading
Learn To Bench Press Properly From IPF Superheavyweight Champion Jesus Olivares
The three-time and reigning IPF World Classic Powerlifting champion Jesus Olivares is among the most dominant powerlifters in the superheavyweight category. He holds the all-time world record raw total of ... Continue Reading
Standout Moments From the 2023 IPF Junior World Championships
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) held its 2023 Junior World Championships in Cluj Napoca, Romania, in a marathon 11-day event beginning on Aug. 24, 2023. The event covered raw and ... Continue Reading
Squat University’s 5 Tips for Pain-Free Shoulders While Bench Pressing
Squat University is known for high-quality lifting advice for athletes in multiple sports, including strongmen, bodybuilding, CrossFit, powerlifting, weightlifting, various field sports, and more, to train ... Continue Reading
Tuan-Hien Tran (66KG) Deadlifts 307.5 Kilograms (678 Pounds) Raw for IPF World Record
A Junior athlete felled another Open world record. Tuan-Hien Tran of Canada competed in the Junior 66-kilogram class (ages 19-23) at the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Junior ... Continue Reading
Jørgen Jønvåg (105KG) Squats 336 Kilograms for IPF Equipped Sub-Junior World Record
Jørgen Jønvåg competed at the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Junior Powerlifting Championships (WJPC) in Cluj Napoca, Romania on Aug. 27, 2023. He took part in the ... Continue Reading
Russel Orhii (83KG) Narrowly Locks Out All-Time Raw Deadlift PR of 365 Kilograms (805 Pounds)
Russel Orhii is one of the top-tested powerlifters of his generation. He won the 2019 and 2021 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships. Although he hasn’t lifted in the ... Continue Reading
Aquinn Onuoha (+84KG) Pulls UK Raw Deadlift Record of 251 Kilograms (553.4 pounds)
On Aug. 10, 2023, Aquinn Onuoha competed in the +84-kilograms Class at the 2023 English Powerlifting Association (EPA) Manchester Open. She went straight to the top of the standings with a new British raw ... Continue Reading
Kafui Hotsonyame (83KG) Scores Highest Tested Dots in Canadian History of 543.38
Kafui Hotsonyame lifts in the 83-kilogram class in the Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU), Canada’s International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) affiliate. In 2019, Hotsonyame broke the IPF deadlift world ... Continue Reading
Jonathan Garcia (66KG) Squats IPF Raw World Record of 275.5 Kilograms (607.4 Pounds)
Jonathan Garcia competed in the 66-kilogram class on Aug. 7, 2023, at the 2023 North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) 2023 North American Championships (NAC), held in the Cayman Islands, and he put ... Continue Reading
How To Watch the 2023 IPF Junior World Powerlifting Championships
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 2023 World Junior Powerlifting Championships are fast approaching. The mammoth contest will take place over 11 days in Cluj Napoca, Romania, ... Continue Reading
Kate Sweatman (+84KG) Hits the Heaviest Tested Women’s Equipped Bench Press in UK History of 215 Kilograms
British powerlifter, Kate Sweatman, competes in the super heavyweight class in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). Her bench press has been skyrocketing lately. She joined the ... Continue Reading
Hildeborg Hugdal (+84KG) Bench Presses IPF Equipped World Record 235.5 Kilograms
Hildeborg Juvet Hugdal of Norway is a veteran powerlifter, having competed for more than 20 years. Although mainly renowned as a bench presser, Hugdal is a two-time world champion powerlifter, having won ... Continue Reading
Jamal Browner (110KG) Hits a Monstrous Conventional Double Deadlift PR of 435 Kilograms (959 Pounds)
Powerlifter Jamal Browner is a renowned deadlifter. He scored the all-time world record in the 110-kilogram of 455 kilograms (1,003.1 pounds). Despite being the best in the world at a powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Russel Orhii (83KG) Bench Presses a 212.5-Kilogram (468-Pound) PR In Training
83-kilogram powerlifter Russel Orhii recently announced his return to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) and his ambition to become world champion for the third time. ... Continue Reading
Sergio Watkins Deadlifts 347 Kilograms (765 Pounds) Weighing 135 Pounds
It is an exceedingly rare feat to see an athlete deadlift over five times their body weight. On July 26, 2023, 20-year-old Sergio Watkins did that and then some when he locked out a 347-kilogram ... Continue Reading
Lystus Ebosele (+84KG) Squats 200 Kilograms (441 Pounds) Raw for 8 Reps In Training
Irish powerlifter, Lystus Ebosele, has caused a stir since committing to the super heavyweight class in 2022. She is still a relatively light superheavyweight, but one might never know it from the weights ... Continue Reading