Shane Nutt is a 19 year old college student at Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska. He claimed the title of national champion when he won the USA Powerlifting 2018 Raw Nationals in the 83kg class with ... Continue Reading
Daniel Bell Makes History, Puts Up Biggest Wrapped Total In Powerlifting History
The weight was moving this weekend in Gainesville, Florida, at the WRPF American Barbell Club Open powerlifting meet. There were a ton of strong performances at this meet, however, one performance ... Continue Reading
Watch Peiman Maheripourehir Deadlift a Colossal 931lbs Without Straps!
Peiman Maheripourehir, an Iranian strongman, shared a video on his Instragram where he deadlifts 422.5kg (931lbs) without the use of any additional equipment. In the video, Maheripourehir psyches ... Continue Reading
Kheycie Romero Deadlifts 545 lbs for a Hook Grip PR
If you're looking for some deadlift inspiration to get your Tuesday off to a strong start, then look no further. Powerlifter Kheycie Romero recently shared a monstrous deadlift that has caught the ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Breaks the All-Time Raw Bench Record with 337.5 kg (744.1 pounds)
The people at Big Tex Gym in Austin, Texas this past weekend were able to witness something that has never been done before and something that has happened twice in the past 60 days. Back in September, ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2019 IPF World Open Powerlifting Championships
The 2019 IPF World Open Powerlifting Championships are about to be underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This year, the Championships are running from November 18th through the 23rd with 249 athletes ... Continue Reading
The Epic Deadlift Battle Between Kristy Hawkins and Brianny Terry, World Record Broken 3-Times
Over the weekend, the Slingshot Record Breakers powerlifting meet went down in Dublin, California at CrossFit CSA. By now, you've probably seen the news about Cailer Woolam breaking the 220 lb all-time ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Vs Eddie Hall: 315 lb Incline Bench Press AMRAP
Strongman Eddie Hall and powerlifter Julius Maddox have a lot in common. For example, they both hold incredible records, Hall with his 500kg deadlift world record, and Maddox with his all-time bench press ... Continue Reading
Cailer Woolam Breaks All-Time Deadlift and Total World Records With 953 lb Pull
Over the weekend, Cailer Woolam competed at the 2019 Slingshot Record Breakers powerlifting meet hosted at CrossFit CSA in Dublin, California. Heading into the meet to compete in the 220 lb weight class, ... Continue Reading
Watch -63kg Powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil Squat 185kg for Three Reps
French powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil is known for her killer celebrations after big lifts, and most of the excitement is very well earned. This week, the -63kg athlete shared a video of her squatting 185kg ... Continue Reading
22-Year-Old Pavlo Nakonechnyy Squats 395kg for An Easy Double
22-year-old powerlifter Nakonechnyy Pavlo is lifting well beyond his age. The +120 kg athlete showed off a video of himself this week squatting 395kg or 870.8 lbs for two reps. What is even more ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Bench Presses An Unbelievable 700 lbs for Three Reps
Powerlifter Julius Maddox is having an absolutely incredible year. Maddox, often regarded as a raw bench press specialist, just hit potentially the heaviest raw bench triple we've seen to date. ... Continue Reading
Johnnie Harris Crushes a 655 lb Bench Press In First Powerlifting Meet
Can you remember how your first powerlifting meet went? Very few athletes can say they've taken down a world record at their debut performance, but Johnnie Harris can. In his first meet, Harris ... Continue Reading
3 Huge Performances From the Big Dogs 4 Powerlifting Meet
Over the weekend, Big Dogs 4 brought eight of the biggest names in powerlifting together to compete over one day in Australia. The event runs in conjunction with the Wild Cats meet, which is a competition ... Continue Reading
Junior Powerlifter Richard Cho Deadlifts a Ridiculous 330kg
Few things compare to the excitement that we get when we start off our week by covering a massive deadlift. Powerlifter Richard Cho is currently on a warpath chasing big numbers in the -74kg ... Continue Reading
Larry “Wheels” Williams Injures Ankle Under 920 lb Squat, Still Plans to Compete
In a video that's making the rounds on social media, powerlifter and strongman athlete Larry Wheels appears to have injured his ankle to some degree under a 920 lb squat. This squat would have been a ... Continue Reading
Max Shethar Becomes Youngest Powerlifter to Deadlift 722 lbs In Competition
Junior powerlifter Max Shethar had himself a day this past weekend competing at the Drug Tested Washington State Open held at DOP Strength Gym in Kirkland, Washington. Shethar, no stranger to ... Continue Reading
431 Kilograms: Did Blaine Sumner Just Hit the Most Weight Ever On a Safety Squat Bar?
This is absolute insanity. A few days ago, Blaine Sumner posted a video on his Instagram page squatting a ridiculous 431kg/950 lbs...with a safety squat bar. For many, this lift looks like a ... Continue Reading
How To Watch 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals
This week the 2019 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Raw Nationals competition kicks off bringing together the best USAPL powerlifters from all 50 states. The action begins on October 16th and runs through October ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Russel Orhii Crushes 335.5kg/740 lbs For a Deadlift PR
Russel Orhii (-83kg) is looking more than ready for 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals next week. In his recent Instagram video, Orhii pulled an insane 740lbs/335.5kg in training for a new deadlift PR. The ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Deadlifts 435kg/959lbs For A Lifetime PR
We haven't seen powerlifter Cailer Woolam this excited in awhile. And his excitement comes with good reason, as just deadlifted an insane 435kg/959lbs for a lifetime person record. We had a feeling ... Continue Reading
The IPF and SBD Are Teaming to Host a “Champion of Champions” Meet
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) and SBD Apparel announced a new IPF category event that will bring together 12 men and 12 women for one weekend to battle it out for the title of Champion of ... Continue Reading
Watch Julius Maddox Bench Press 615 Pounds for Seven Reps
It feels like just yesterday when powerlifter Julius Maddox broke the internet when he benched 610 pounds for 8 reps. Well, now he's back at it again, but this time he just bench pressed an ... Continue Reading
Watch Marisa Inda Pull 182.5kg/402lbs For a Double Deadlift PR
Powerlifter Marisa Inda (-52kg) is always up to something in the gym, whether it's pushing herself to new personal lifting records, showing off some inventive workout flows, or highlighting her ... Continue Reading