At just 21-year-old, Vilma Olsson of Sweden has already made a name for herself in competitive powerlifting in the -72kg weight class. She made her debut with a win at the 2017 at the Svenska Styrkelyft ... Continue Reading
Charlie Yeng Deadlifts Unofficial World Record 275.5kg/607lbs
At just 22 years old, Charlie Yeng has already risen to the highest tier of competition in the -59kg weight class, where he has spent his entire 4 year career thus far. He has competed in eleven sanctioned ... Continue Reading
USAPL Announces Hometown Showdown, Over $30k In Prizes
USA Powerlifting recently announced the launch of the 2020 USA Powerlifting Hometown Showdown, a national powerlifting competition that will be administered on a local level. USAPL cancelled all Youth, ... Continue Reading
Vaughan DeBarr’s Message to Adaptive Athletes: “Fight the fight. One step at a time.”
It all started with a dog bite when Vaughan DeBarr was just 7 years old. “I was visiting my cousins in Florida for the summer and I was attacked by a pit bull. It basically chewed my leg up like a ... Continue Reading
Para Powerlifter Rehab Ahmed Trains to Defy Expectations
Rehab Ahmed is a Para powerlifter representing Egypt with an extensive resume of competitive success. Her biggest accomplishment to date is her silver medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games in the -50kg ... Continue Reading
Chloe Lansing: Deadlifting 500 Pounds and Fighting for Inclusivity in Strength
At 148 lb., 29-year-old Chloe Lansing can deadlift 518 lb. Her best squat is 512 lb., and she can bench press 225 lb. What’s even more impressive is that she can do this without two of her fingers, not ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Daniel Bell Talks Beginnings, Training, and His Performance at APF Meet
On July 25, Daniel Bell competed for the first time in a multi-ply equipped powerlifting meet and finished with a 2,667 pound (1,209.5 kg) total. If you’ve been following Bell’s career as a lifter, then ... Continue Reading
BarBend and World Para Powerlifting Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Reach New Audiences
BONN/NEW YORK CITY – On July 27th, BarBend, the world’s leading strength-based sport media outlet, finalized their agreement with World Para Powerlifting as a Media Provider. The agreement will ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Bounces Back With a 740lb Bench Press Double (Almost)
Julius Maddox was on the "Road to the 800lb Bench Press" for much of the last year. That all came to a head when that would-be heaviest raw bench press of all-time was scheduled for Saturday, June 20th in ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jamal Browner Deadlifts Humongous 455kg/1,003lb
Jamal Browner is absurdly strong. The 25-year-old powerlifter has proved his prowess for the deadlift back in February when he pulled an all-time world record 971lb 440.5kg/971lb in the -110kg weight ... Continue Reading
Yoshihiro Higa (-74kg) Squats 9.5kg/21lb Above World Record
Yoshihiro Higa performed a successful 292.5kg/644.9lb squat at the Japanese Powerlifting Association (JPA) Okinawa Prefecture Powerlifting Championship — a full 9.5kg/21lb above the IPF world ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw and Robert Oberst Perform the NFL Combine Bench Press Test
Two of the stars of “The Strongest Men in History,” Brian Shaw and Robert Oberst, have collaborated in a different test of strength than those that were featured on The History Channel. A new video on ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Misses 800 Pound Raw Bench Press Record
Ever since the word went out that Julius Maddox had set the goal of being the first man to bench press 800 pounds raw, the eyes of the powerlifting world had been on him every step and rep of the ... Continue Reading
Kiera Aston Deadlifts a Monstrous 230kg for 5 Easy Reps
When it comes to owning high level accolades in multiple strength sports at a young age, few athletes compare and stack up to 21 year old Kiara Aston. The United Kingdom based figure competitor and ... Continue Reading
How Russel Orhii and Amanda Lawrence Overcome Tough Training Days
At some point in our lifting careers, we all run into time frames when training gets really ridiculously tough. These tough training sessions could be the product of increasing competition, pushing past ... Continue Reading
Watch Shelby Sullivan Squat 402 lbs At 19 Years Old
Shelby Sullivan is a 19-year-old powerlifter from California who competes in the -72kg weight class. She started her competitive powerlifting career in 2017 at the age of 16 with a first place finish in ... Continue Reading
Watch Jesus Olivares Crush an 855lb Squat PR at 21 Years Old
Jesus Olivares will be 22 years old in a fortnight. His time as a 21-year-old was jam packed with double-take worthy lifts like the time he deadlifted 388.5kg/857lb in a barn gym, or that memorable moment ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Lifts 705 Pounds for 4 Reps on the Bench Press (RAW)
Julius Maddox, the current all-time world record holder in the raw bench press, is still preparing for his attempt to make history on June 27 when he hopes to become the first man to press 800 pounds (363 ... Continue Reading
Benjamin “Binnie” Downs Pulls Unreal 700lb Paused Deadlift Triple
Benjamin "Binnie" Downs is a Canadian powerlifter whose gigantic lifts in the gym are more of what one might expect a from a competitive strongman. We have seen him show off his strength ... Continue Reading
The Historic Road To The First 1000-Pound Deadlift
The past few years have been a wonderful time for strength fans. Between strongmen and powerlifters, figures in the squat, deadlift, and bench press have jumped to previously unimagined levels. Right now, ... Continue Reading
17-Year-Old Alex Sydor Paused Deadlifts a Humongous 600lb
At age 16, Alex Sydor embarked on his competitive powerlifting career at the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) United Barbell Classic on January 12th, 2019 where he placed third in the -83kg weight class after ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Performs 605 Pound Triple on the Incline Bench Press
Julius Maddox is most famous for his power and strength feats on the flat barbell bench press, but he recently performed a massive feat of strength from another angle – the incline. On May 6, Maddox posted ... Continue Reading
140+kg Powerlifter Bryan Hartsel Deadlifts Super Smooth 865lb
Bryan Hartsel first stepped on the competitive powerlifting scene back in 2017 at the relatively late age of 29. He has since competed seven times and placed first in all six of the meets where he ... Continue Reading
IPF Will Not Recognize World Records From The 2020 Arnold Sports Festival
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) shared a letter that was sent to USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Executive Director Priscilla Ribic with regard to consideration of world records secured in ... Continue Reading