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
Jimmy Kolb Sets New All-Time Equipped Bench Press World Record of 635.4 Kilograms (1,401 Pounds)
The only human to bench press 600 kilograms in competition has raised his all-time world record even higher. On July 29, 2023, Jimmy Kolb broke his previous world record equipped bench press with a ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Russel Orhii (83KG) Announces His Return to the International Powerlifting Federation
Elite powerlifter Russel Orhii has been competing with the USA Powerlifting Federation (USAPL) for the past several years following USAPL's split with the International Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Powerlifters Brianny Terry and Marianna Gasparyan Earn IFBB Pro League Status at 2023 NPC USA Championships
Brianny Terry is best known in strength sports as a world-record-setting powerlifter. However, she is also now an IFBB Pro League bodybuilder in the Women’s Physique division. Terry earned her pro ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Emily Hu (60KG) Bench Presses All-Time Raw World Record 137.5 Kilograms (303.2 Pounds)
60-kilogram powerlifter Emily Hu has broken the all-time world record in the raw bench press. On July 23, 2023, Hu competed in the World Raw Powerlifting Federation’s (WRPF) Siege of the Shore meet in ... Continue Reading
Denise Herber (75KG) Deadlifts Two 270-Kilogram (595-Pound) Raw Singles in Prep for ABS Pro V
German powerlifter Denise Herber is training for the ABS Pro V in Dublin on Aug. 19, 2023. It will be the fifth edition of that contest and the second time Herber has competed on its roster. She has ... Continue Reading
Taylor Atwood (74KG) Shares His 8-Year Squat and Deadlift Progress
Elite powerlifter Taylor Atwood shared his eight-year strength and lifting progress across two posts on his Instagram page on July 16, 2023. One post was devoted to his squat, and the other to ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2023 NAPF North American Powerlifting Championships
The 2023 North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) North American Championships will be held in the Cayman Islands between Aug. 7-12, 2023. 280 athletes from all over the North American continent are ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2023 EPF European Bench Press Championships
The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) 2023 European Bench Press Championships will be held in Merignac, France, from July 31 to Aug. 6, 2023. Billed as the biggest festival of bench press in ... Continue Reading
16-Year-Old Nikolas You (75KG) Sets All-Time Drug Tested Raw Open Deadlift World Record of 343 Kilograms
The all-time drug-tested raw world record deadlift in the Men's 75-kilogram has fallen. Assuming the mantle is 16-year-old Nikolas You, who scored an astonishing 343-kilogram deadlift (756.2-pound) raw ... Continue Reading
Former World’s Strongest Man Don Reinhoudt Has Died at Age 78
The 1979 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Don Reinhoudt has passed away at age 78. According to NY state police, Reinhoudt was involved in a single-vehicle crash in the town of Pomfret in Chautauqua ... Continue Reading
Raw Powerlifting Will Debut at the 2025 World Games
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) announced on its Instagram page on June 30, 2023, that raw powerlifting will feature in the next edition of The World Games, held in Chengdu, China, on Aug. ... Continue Reading
Natalie Laalaai (+84KG) Sets IPF World Record Raw Deadlift of 268 Kilograms at 2023 IPF World Classic Championships
Of all the IPF raw world records toppled at the 2023 IPF World Classic Championships in St. Julian's, Malta, the most contested was the Women's +84-kilogram deadlift. Although ranking in fifth-place ... Continue Reading