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
Prescillia Bavoil Lifts 41kg Over Her World Record Total In Training
2019 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Classic Championships -63kg winner Prescillia "Lya" Bavoil of France had an incredible training session this past weekend where she totaled ... 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
Marianna Gasparyan Performs Classic “Powerlifting Grandma” Prank at LA Gym
If you're not really into powerlifting then you might now know the name Marianna Gasparyan, but if you are, you don't have much of an excuse. Arguably the strongest female powerlifter on ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Suffers Pec Injury While Bench Pressing 575 Pounds
Four-time World’s Strongest Man and three-time Arnold Strongman Classic Champion Brian Shaw may have suffered his first setback on his “Road to 701” bench press series. In a video posted on the Shaw ... 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
Larry Wheels Hits a Massive 420kg/926lb Equipped Deadlift PR
Since the COVID-19 pandemic mandated stay-at-home orders, Larry Wheels found unique ways to train — like that time he overhead pressed a ladder with two human beings hanging from the outer rungs poolside ... 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
How Para Powerlifter Garrison Redd Trains To Be a Role Model
Garrison Redd is a para powerlifter vying to represent the United States at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games as a member of Team USA. As a high school football player, he had aspirations of going pro. ... 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
Brian Shaw Benches 520 Pounds for Easy Double
Four-time World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw has shared another update on his “Road to 701” bench press series on his Shaw Strength YouTube channel. The highlight of this session is his top set of pressing ... 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
Sean Noriega Does Deadlift Cardio With 600lbs for 8 Reps
Sean Noriega is a 23-year-old powerlifter who hit the competitive scene in 2013 at the age of 17 with a win at the International Powerlifting Association (IPA) Long Island Fall Fest after posting a ... Continue Reading
Carola Garra (63kg) Crushes a 308 lb Bench Press, Closes Gap On World Record
There's no denying that the women's IPF -63kg weight class is always one of the most thrilling to watch at the IPF World Classic Championships. With Lya Bavoil's massive squats, Samantha Calhoun's strong ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Has Put 40 Pounds on His Bench Press in 10 Weeks
Four-time World’s Strongest Man and three-time Arnold Strongman Classic Champion Brian Shaw is known for his strength but that is not necessarily the case when it came to the classic flat barbell bench ... 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
NY Giants Running Back Saquon Barkley Makes 4 Massive 585lb Box Squats
Saquon Barkley is the 23-year-old running back for the New York Giants. He was the second overall draft pick in 2018 after playing three seasons at Penn State where he set multiple records, including ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Sherine Marcelle Squats an Incredible 505 lb Raw Triple
From what looks like her patio, powerlifter Sherine Marcelle has been moving some monstrous weight lately. Like handfuls of athletes, Marcelle has not slowed up on her training by any means and has ... Continue Reading
Check Out Jessica Buettner Deadlift 3x Her Bodyweight For a Triple
Just on resume alone, 24-year-old Jessica Buettner of Canada is arguably one of the most impressive powerlifters in the sport. Competing in the -72kg and -84kg weight classes, Buettner has competed 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
USA Powerlifting Will Not Send Teams to Multiple 2020 IPF Meets
Yesterday, USA Powerlifting (USAPL) made an announcement that shook the powerlifting community. In their announcement USAPL stated that they would not be sending teams to multiple 2020 International ... Continue Reading
Heather Connor Deadlifts a Huge 185kg/407 lbs to Round Out Big Total
If there's one thing for certain, it's that -47kg elite powerlifter Heather Connor's lifting never disappoints. Over the last few days, Connor has been sharing top singles from her latest training block ... Continue Reading