Tiffany Chapon of France is the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Champion in the 47-kilogram weight class. On June 6, 2022, Chapon competed at the prestigious IPF World Classic ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Hitches a 930-Pound Deadlift Triple in Training
Powerlifter, amateur bodybuilder, and arm-wrestler Larry Wheels is known for making headlines by setting crazy personal records. He did so again on May 31, 2022, when he posted a video on Instagram, ... Continue Reading
Watch Bobb Matthews (100KG) Lift an Unofficial USAPL Record by Deadlifting 383.5 Kilograms (845.5 Pounds)
Bobb Matthews is a man on a mission to break a world record. If his recent achievements are anything to go by, it only seems to be a matter of time before the powerlifter realizes that dream. On May 15, ... Continue Reading
Pro Bodybuilder Joe Mackey Deadlifts 850 Pounds at Iron Wars VI
On Friday, May 20th, 2022, IFBB Pro League bodybuilder Joe Mackey took to the powerlifting platform at C.T. Fletcher’s Iron Wars VI. Mackey thrilled the crowd watching by deadlifting 385.6 kilograms ... Continue Reading
Rhianon Lovelace Breaks the British Raw Deadlift Record with a 241-Kilogram (530-Pound) Lift
When you can pull weight like 2018 World's Strongest Woman Rhianon Lovelace, you can roll into a powerlifting meet and set a world record without peaking for competition. On the weekend of May 20-21, 2022, ... Continue Reading
73-Year-Old Rudy Kadlub Squats 206 Kilograms in Training for Unofficial Powerlifting World Record
Rudy Kadlub is a man of many. The Septuagenarian is an elite powerlifter, Co-Owner of Kabuki Strength Labs, and apparently eager to set world records. On May 17, less than two weeks before the 2022 USPA ... Continue Reading
Samantha Eugenie (63KG) Breaks Four Junior National Powerlifting Records
Buttery pastries, lavender-scented fields, and smashing powerlifting records is just a few of France's favorite things. In a country home to powerlifting elites — Tiffany Chapon and Nabil Lahlou come to ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jessica Buettner (76KG) Sets 4 Canadian Records Plus 3 Unofficial IPF World Records at 2022 CPU Nationals
2021 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 76-kilogram World Champion Jessica Buettner proved that her successes in 2021 were no fluke by dominating at the 2022 Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU) ... Continue Reading
Shelly Stettner (63KG) Squats 230-Pound Raw Triples at 71 Years Old
The adage "age is just a number" got another point in its favor on May 10, 2022, when 71-year-old powerlifter Shelly Stettner hit the gym and back squat a trio of raw 106.6-kilogram (235-pound) triples — a ... Continue Reading
Rudy Kadlub Squats 195-Kilogram (430-Pound) Double With Wraps at Age 73
Masters powerlifting legend Rudy Kadlub never ceases to amaze and inspire strength sports fans. On May 10, 2022, Kadlub posted a video on Instagram of himself squatting 195 kilograms (429.9 ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Bench Presses New PR of 361 Kilograms (796 Pounds) Raw in Training
On May 10, 2022, Julius Maddox took another large step toward his goal of bench pressing 800 pounds raw. Maddox posted a video of himself in training on his Instagram page wherein he bench presses 361 ... Continue Reading
World Record Training — Powerlifter Tiffany Chapon (47KG) Squats 166 Kilograms Raw in the Gym
Powerlifter Tiffany Chapon has been dominating the weights in recent months. One recent training session featured the 47-kilogram lifter smashing her current world record in the raw squat. On May 8, 2022, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Samantha Eugenie (63KG) Matches IPF Junior Raw Deadlift World Record of 210 Kilograms In Training
Competition prep can be taxing, both physically and mentally. It's no walk in the park to prep for elite powerlifting contests with long days in the gym, dieting to make weight, and expectations looming to ... Continue Reading
PR’ing More Than IPF World Records — Jessica Buettner (76KG) Deadlifts a 250-Kilogram Raw Double In Training
Speculating if there is a weight powerlifter Jess Buettner can't deadlift may be a fool's errand. On May 4, 2022, she took to her Instagram page to share a video wherein she deadlifted a 250-kilogram ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Deadlifts 425 Kilograms Raw, Teases Upcoming Personal Record Attempt
Powerlifter and strongman Larry Wheels recently showed how far his deadlift has improved since 2020. He took to his Instagram page on May 3, 2022, and posted a video wherein he pulled 425 kilograms (937 ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter and Strongman Lukáš Pepř Hits New Czech Log Press Record of 193.4 Kilograms (426.4 Pounds)
On May 1, 2022, at the 2022 LogLift Cup in Kladno, Czech Republic, 22-year-old Lukáš Pepř toppled the Czech national log press record by locking out 193.4 kilograms (426.4 pounds). Pepř was one of two ... Continue Reading
Nick Best Set Two Masters Powerlifting World Records One Year After Tearing His Lat
A little over one year to the day after suffering a torn lat at the 2021 Kern US Open, powerlifter and strongman legend Nick Best returned to the platform at the 2022 World Raw Powerlifting Federation ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Hunter Henderson Squats 305 Kilograms at 82.5KG for All-Time World Record
Hunter Henderson has added another world record to her list of accomplishments in powerlifting. On Sunday, May 1, 2022, the 82.5-kilogram powerlifter broke the all-time world record in the back squat ... Continue Reading
Jessica Buettner Squats Unofficial IPF Raw World Record of 220 Kilograms (485 Pounds) With Bodybuilder Jay Cutler
Things are heating up for Jessica Buettner. On Apr. 30, 2022, the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) multi-World-Record holding powerlifter posted a new best back squat to social media. Buettner ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Trains Bench Press With Strongman Jerome Pever
The famous Binous Gym in Dubai was at max capacity when powerlifter Larry Wheels and Nigerian strongman Jerome Pever aka “FIP,” met up for a bench press training session uploaded to Wheels’ YouTube channel ... Continue Reading
Krzysztof Wierzbicki (110KG) Pulls the Heaviest Deadlift Ever Caught on Camera — 502.5 Kilograms (1,107.8 Pounds)
Polish powerlifter Krzysztof Wierzbicki lifted the heaviest deadlift ever caught on camera. According to a video shared by Wierzbicki on his Instagram stories, he pulled an astounding 502.5 kilograms ... Continue Reading
15-Year-Old Morgan Nicholls Deadlifts Unofficial Raw World Record, 605 Pounds in Training
Anytime a lifter can deadlift 600-plus pounds in the gym, it will get attention. However, it isn’t often that someone pulls that kind of weight before being legally allowed to drive a car. For 15-year-old ... Continue Reading
Jeff Nippard Responds to Bodybuilder Chris Bumstead’s Opinion That the Sumo Deadlift Is “Cheating”
Fitness feuds aren't always a bad thing. A little hearty debate can be engaging, informative, and fun for everyone involved. Coach and social media mastermind Jeff Nippard leaned into that idea hard on ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Bench Presses 700 Pounds for 4 Reps in Training
When the current all-time raw bench press world record holder hits a new personal record in training, the capacity of what is humanly possible on a weight bench expands. On April 24, 2022, Julius Maddox ... Continue Reading