Ukrainian powerlifter Anatolii Novopysmennyi has three open world championship titles to his name. At the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC), he ... Continue Reading
Agata Sitko (76KG) Breaks Bench Press and Total World Records To Win Her First IPF Classic World Title
Agata Sitko doesn't need an introduction. At 21 years old, her achievements are legion. In her first year of international competition, 2021, Sitko won the European Equipped Juniors and the World ... Continue Reading
2024 IPF Classic World Championships Results
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) held its 2024 Classic World Championships (CWC) in Druskininkai, Lithuania, from June 15 to 23. Several new world champions were crowned, and many world ... Continue Reading
Carlos Petterson Grifith (93KG) Sets IPF World Record Raw Squat of 337.5 Kilograms
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships ended on June 23 and will be remembered for its many shattered world records. Among them is Carlos Petterson Grifith's new ... Continue Reading
Joy Nnamani (63KG) Sets IPF Raw Deadlift World Record of 231.5 Kilograms at 2024 IPF Classic World Championships
The Women's 63KG class at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) was a deadlifting showcase for Britain's Joy Nnamani. Nnamani locked out a new IPF world ... Continue Reading
Russel Orhii (83KG) Hits IPF Raw World Record Squat of 321 Kilograms at 2024 World Classic Championships
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) closed on June 23 and featured a plethora of IPF world records. Among them was an all-time IPF world record raw squat ... Continue Reading
Sonita Muluh (+84KG) Sets All-Time World Record Raw Squat of 311 Kilograms
At the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, Belgian powerlifter Sonita Muluh stunned the world by breaking the 300-kilogram barrier, squatting in knee sleeves. However, she has taken it further by ... Continue Reading
“Getting Stronger Is Risky”: Larry Wheels & John Haack Talk Bench Press Training
Success in powerlifting requires mastering the bench press, and Larry Wheels and world-record-holding powerlifter John Haack demonstrated their bench press prowess during a recent ... Continue Reading
Austin Perkins (74KG) Breaks IPF Raw Squat and Total World Records at 2024 Classic World Championships
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships in Druskininkai, Lithuania, witnessed a treat of powerlifting spectacle in the Men's 74KG class on June 17, 2024. ... Continue Reading
Jurins Kengamu (83KG) Sets IPF Raw Total World Record of 845 Kilograms at 2024 Classic World Championships
British powerlifter Jurins Kengamu pulled off the biggest upset so far at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) in Druskininkai, Lithuania. Kengamu ... Continue Reading
Chun-Chia Fan (74KG) Benches 213KG World Record at 2024 IPF World Classic Championships
The Men's 74KG class at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Championships occurred on June 17, 2024, in Druskininkai, Lithuania. The podium featured world champion ... Continue Reading
Farhanna Farid (52KG) Raw Deadlifts IPF World Record of 209 Kilograms at 2024 World Classic Championships
The Women's 52KG class at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Championships was highlighted by Evie Corrigan's overall win and Pleun Dekkers new raw squat world record to ... Continue Reading
Pleun Dekkers (52KG) Squats IPF Raw World Record of 175.5 Kilograms at 2024 World Classic Championships
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Championships occurred June 15-23, 2024, in Druskininkai, Lithuania. Many of the world's top powerlifters converged on the competition ... Continue Reading
Tiffany Chapon (47KG) Sets IPF Raw World Records in Squat and Total En Route to Fourth World Title
French phenom Tiffany Chapon is still a Junior but claimed her fourth Open world title at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) in ... Continue Reading
Andy Bolton (125KG) Stiff-Bar Deadlifts 320-Kilogram Raw Double In Training
If one were to look at the all-time multi-ply equipped powerlifting records, one would see Andy Bolton of Great Britain, who holds the all-time world record deadlift in the 140KG and +140KG classes. In ... Continue Reading
2024 IPF Classic World Championships Women’s Preview
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) is nearly upon us. The IPF’s flagship event will be held from June 15-23, 2024, in Druskininkai, Lithuania. This ... Continue Reading
2024 IPF Classic World Championships Men’s Preview
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) is nearly upon us. The IPF’s flagship event will be held from June 15-23, 2024, in Druskininkai, ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Tom Platz Still Has Jacked Legs at 68 Years Old
Tom Platz turns 69 on June 26. The “Quadfather” of golden era bodybuilding, though, still has it. A few weeks before his big day, Platz shared a physique update on Instagram with his 630,000-strong ... Continue Reading
Eleiko Unveils First Competition Collar Certified By the IPF, IWF, and WPPO
Eleiko, a leader in strength sports equipment, has announced the release of a new type of competition collar. This innovative collar is the first to receive certification from all three major strength ... Continue Reading
2024 IPF World Bench Press Championships Results
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) held the 2024 World Classic and Equipped Bench Press Championships (WBC) in Austin, TX, from May 22 through June 1, 2024. The Japanese team ... Continue Reading
Kosei Yokoyama (74KG) Sets IPF Raw Bench Press World Record of 225.5 Kilograms
Of all the records that fell at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Bench Press Championships in Austin, TX, one of the most striking is Kosei Yokoyama's new all-time IPF world ... Continue Reading
Zuzanna Kula (57KG) Breaks IPF Equipped World Record Bench Press With 168 Kilograms
Lightweight lifter Zuzanna Kula of Poland has written her name in the record books for the third time in 2024. Competing at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Bench Press ... Continue Reading
Opinion: Gym Etiquette Is Ruining My Life
Barf. I groan as I sit up after another set of dumbbell bench presses, casting the weights down to the floor with as much nonchalance as I can muster: Like I hadn’t just pushed myself to the brink of ... Continue Reading
Kostiantyn Musiienko (105KG) Bench Presses 346.5 Kilograms for New IPF Equipped World Record
Ukrainian equipped powerlifting sensation Kostiantyn Musiienko popped into the 105KG class recently to swing at a world record that had stood since 2019. Musiienko is the top-ranked male equipped ... Continue Reading