Jesus Olivares is a 21 year old powerlifter who vaulted back into the competitive scene late last December with a huge win at the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Winter Iron Open in the super heavyweight division ... Continue Reading
Paralympian Siamand Rahman Has Passed Away At Age 31
Paralympic powerlifter Siamand Rahman passed away on Sunday March 1st, 2020 in his hometown, Oshnavieh, Iran, after suffering a heart attack. He was 31 years old. Rahman made his powerlifting debut ... Continue Reading
Check Out Jaisyn Mike Bench Press 265kg/585lb at 42 Years Old
The powerlifting world has had some extremely impressive performances in Masters divisions recently. Many of which have involved world record setting lifts. It gives credence to the long used trope that, ... Continue Reading
16 Year Old Mahailya Reeves Bench Presses a Jaw Dropping 375 lbs
Over the weekend, weight lifting phenom Mahailya Reeves made another splash across social media, and added another impressive accolade to her lifting resume. At the 2020 Girls Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox’s Favorite Bench-Boosting Accessory Lifts
If you want to be at your best, you should take some time to learn from the best, right? When it comes to the flat barbell bench press, no one is better on the raw version of the classic powerlifting move ... Continue Reading
Strongman Luke Richardson Beltless Deadlifts 320kg/705lb for 10 Reps
Luke Richardson of Great Britain has earned the nickname "The Future" and for good reason. At only 21 years, he became the youngest powerlifter to ever total 1000kg/2,204lb in the 120+kg weight class at ... Continue Reading
What Do Lifters Mean When They Say Create “Long Arms” In the Deadlift?
An awesome, and sometimes misunderstood cue in the deadlift, is to create long arms. In theory, it seems like a simple cue, right? It's just means make sure the arms are straight and make them "long" ... Continue Reading
Check Out Daniel Bell Deadlift 370kg/817lbs For a Set of 4
When you see a headline that says, "Daniel Bell did some type of lift of an inexplicably heavy weight", it might be easy to just cock your head and say, well, of course he did. The man put up the biggest ... 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 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 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
Stefi Cohen Smashes Three New All-Time Powerlifting World Records
It was an absolutely electric weekend down in Miami, Florida at the Hybrid Showdown II powerlifting meet. The action packed weekend was filled with monstrous lifts, incredible performances, and of course, ... 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
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
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
Powerlifter John Haack Crushes 90kg All-Time World Record Total
Over the weekend, John Haack, a.k.a self proclaimed Captain America, reminded the powerlifting world once again just how strong he is. On Sunday, Haack took the platform at the Metroflex ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Julius Maddox Destroy This 755lb Bench Press
Okay, here's the deal: Julius Maddox might be a supernatural being walking amongst us common folk. For context, back in November of 2019, he crushed a new all-time world record bench press of 337.5kg ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Lya Bavoil Squat 15lb Over Her World Record in Training
French powerlifter and current European Champion Lya Bavoil has been making phenomenal progress in her raw deadlifts lately — just watch this 215-kilo pull from last week. Despite only hitting the ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Garrett Fear Deadlift 804 lbs for a Lifetime PR
Powerlifter Garrett Fear has an impressive resume in the sport of powerlifting despite only being twenty-two years old. Since his competitive debut four years ago at the United ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil (-63kg) Smoke a 215kg Deadlift
Prescillia "Lya" Bavoil of France is the current International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) European Champion in the -63kg weight class. On her way to becoming champion, she pulled a continental ... Continue Reading
Watch Johnnie Harris Bench Press 680 lbs Raw at 290 lbs Bodyweight
Johnnie Harris is no stranger to pressing jaw-dropping weight on the bench. In his competitive powerlifting debut at the 5th Annual Maryland State Championship in November 2019, Harris heaved 297kg ... Continue Reading
Jon Call “Jujimufu” Hits a Big Squat PR In Prep for His Powerlifting Meet
Jon Call, aka Jujimufu, has been cruising along with his powerlifting meet prep training over the last two months. Currently, Call is prepping for the WRPF Hybrid Showdown II meet, which is taking ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Kheycie Romero Deadlift a Monstrous 605lbs!
Reaching a new personal record is forever a moving target. Once you hit it, the goal posts move again; heavier and heavier. It can be mentally daunting to continuously push for more. The constant stress on ... Continue Reading
Wayne Van Nostrand Is the Second Man to Bench 600+lb At 50+ Years Old
Over the weekend, Wayne Van Nostrand accomplished a powerlifting feat that many athletes dream of, but never end up achieving. That feat in question being a 600 lb bench press, but it's not the weight that ... Continue Reading