What do you when the odds are stacked against you? Like when you're at the bottom of the squat and you can't get back up. Do you dump the weight behind you, or use your resources to self spot ... Continue Reading
14-Year Old Alayna Easterly Deadlifts 147.5kg (3.1 Times Her Bodyweight)
What were you doing at 14-years old? I, for one, wasn't deadlifting 3.1 times my bodyweight. In comes Alayna Easterly, the 14-year old who recently claimed first in the Teen 1 division at the ... Continue Reading
Oleksandr Rubets Squats 431kg at 100kg Bodyweight for a New World Record
We've been seeing some seriously earthshaking lifts come out of the IPF-affiliated European Equipped Powerlifting Championships that are taking place this week in Malaga, Spain. Earlier this week, we ... Continue Reading
A New Junior World Record: Karen Hesthammer Squats 185.5kg at 52kg Bodyweight
A new junior world record has entered the books in Malaga, Spain, where the European Powerlifting Federation’s Open, Sub-Junior, and Junior Powerlifting Championships are currently underway. Karen ... Continue Reading
52kg Powerlifter Liz Craven Squats 155.5kg for New World Record
There were a handful of records broken two weekends ago at the Pacific Invitational that was held in Sydney, Australia. One of the records that somewhat got lost in rotation was Liz Craven's world record ... Continue Reading
Karen Skalvoll Competes at Powerlifting Nationals Under Oxygen Therapy
Earlier this year in March, we reported on a Norwegian adaptive strength athlete named Karen Skalvoll. She competed and set a world record under oxygen therapy at this year's Arnold Classic Disabled ... Continue Reading
Kevin Gray Squats More Than 4 Times His Bodyweight to Set New World Record
Australian powerlifter Kevin Gray had an eventful weekend at the Pacific Invitational in Sydney. This year's Invitational was held during the Australian Fitness Show, which took place over the weekend on ... Continue Reading
Watch Blaine Sumner and Kelly Branton Drink Chicken Shakes and Squat 915lbs
If you felt the earth shaking Monday, remain calm, because there's no need to be alarmed. It was just two of powerlifting's best squatters coming together for an epic bro session, which to no one's ... Continue Reading
Isabella von Weissenberg Squats 155kg for an Accidental 10-Rep PR
When you stray away from your daily workout plan, you're usually left with two possible outcomes. One, it could go very well and you end up surprised, and two, it goes horribly wrong and you're left ... Continue Reading
John Cena Celebrates His 40th Birthday With a 602 Pound Deadlift
Most people celebrate their birthdays by partying and going out, but not John Cena. He celebrated his birthday in fashion by proving, once again, that he's a strength athlete through and through. We now ... Continue Reading
Yury Belkin Deadlifts 410kg to Break Ed Coan’s Famous Record
Details are still coming in, but it looks like one of powerlifting's most famous records has finally fallen — after nearly 26 years. Earlier this weekend at the IPL European Championships in Dolgoprudny, ... Continue Reading
Exclusive: Eleiko Unveils Their New Generation of Barbells
To celebrate 60 years in business, the strength sports giant Eleiko is making some changes. The first of these changes was the new logo they released last week, but as 2017 progresses, Eleiko plans to ... Continue Reading
Throwback to Lamar Gant’s 5x Bodyweight Deadlift, World’s Oldest Powerlifting Record
Possibly one of the best resourced athletes to ever grace the sport of powerlifting was Lamar Gant. He competed in both the 123 lb and 132 lb weight classes and was a dominant force throughout ... Continue Reading
Can This New App Revolutionize Powerlifting Meets? (Plus a Guide)
A new powerlifting referee app was recently released by Norwegian powerlifter Stian Walgermo, and it's available for Android and iOS. Today's options for judging parameters can be ... Continue Reading
Marianna Gasparayn (59kg) Puts Up a 555kg Powerlifting Total (9.4x Her Bodyweight)
This year's CETC US Open could best be described as a roller coaster ride filled with multiple ups and downs. Some of the downs included lifters suffering injuries (Larry "Wheels" Williams and Andy Huang), ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Stacy Burr Breaks the 148-Pound Total Record By 58 Pounds
This weekend, the 2017 CETC US Open Powerlifting Championships took place at Del Mar Fairgrounds, San Diego, and with over $200,000 in cash prizes available, many consider it to be one of the biggest ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Lifting Shoes
Supportive strength gear has grown in popularity in the last few years, and weightlifting shoes experienced an especially big spike in visibility. There are now multiple major brands that carry and ... Continue Reading
Larry “Wheels” Williams Falls During 793 lb Squat at CETC US Open
Currently, the CETC US Open Powerlifting Championships are underway at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego, California. The championships are being held today and tomorrow and if you're interested in ... Continue Reading
Freddi Smulter Bench Presses 130kg for 48 Reps
Freddi Smulter might have just claimed the heaviest bench press record with 130 kilograms (286 pounds). You might be thinking, "130kg isn't heavy," and you're right, it's not that heavy at the elite level, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Molly Mullikin Deadlifts 500 Pounds for an Easy 2 Reps
Molly Mullikin is a -75kg/165lb powerlifter who has some crazy deadlift strength and continues to prove so in her training. She recently shared a video on her Instagram page pulling 500 lbs conventionally ... Continue Reading
Victoria Vargas Squats 3.6x Her Bodyweight for an Unofficial World Record
Possibly the most impressive performance at this year's USAPL's Collegiate National Championships was by junior powerlifter Victoria Vargas. She finished with a 623.3 Wilks score, which was the highest ... Continue Reading
Charles Okpoko (66kg) Squats 317.5kg at USAPL Collegiate Nationals
Junior powerlifter Charles Okpoko is no stranger to moving big weight. This past weekend he won his third USAPL Collegiate Nationals in the -66kg equipped category. What might be most impressive about ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Janis Finkelman Deadlifts 460 for 2 at 135 lbs Bodyweight
Janis Finkelman is a powerlifter who competes in the 123 lb and 132 lb weight classes. She currently holds the 123 lb women's deadlift world record with a 454 lb pull, which she set in August 2015. In ... Continue Reading
A 350kg Squat at 90kg Bodyweight: Ashton Rouska Wins USAPL Collegiate Nationals
Twenty-year-old Ashton Rouska has hit a new milestone in his young, but extremely promising powerlifting career. This week, the USA Powerlifting Collegiate National Championships were held in San Antonio, ... Continue Reading