Latest Powerlifting News
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Colton Engelbrecht Achieves All-Time Raw Powerlifting Total Record
Humankind rarely wholly advances in strength. Records in weight classes are broken over time as athletes grow stronger and train harder, and the target in their sights inches ever heavier. But lifting weights that no human has ever done before is a monumental feat. It’s what Colton Engelbrecht of South Africa just did. 24-year-old Engelbrecht…
Top Athletes
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Sonita Muluh Hits Record-Breaking 701-Pound (318KG) Squat at 2025 European Classic Championships
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Taylor Atwood’s Squat Training 4 Weeks out From Powerlifting Nationals
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What the Home Gym of a World Champion Powerlifter Looks Like
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John Haack Bench Presses 501 Pounds 6 Weeks out From the 2025 Ghost Clash III
Powerlifting Guides
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The Guide to Arm Training for Powerlifters
Powerlifting is a quantitative sport. In some ways, it’s more about mathematics than muscularity. However, modern powerlifting has started to look beyond the amount of weight on the barbell as the only metric of what makes a successful strength athlete. You’d be hard-pressed to find an International Powerlifting Federation world-record holder that didn’t look the…
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How to Train Powerlifting Once Per Week (And Make it Count)
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The Best Powerlifting Workouts for Beginners to Break Into the Sport
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The Best Powerlifting Chest Workouts to Help You Bench Heavier
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How to (Properly) Combine Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Training
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Bodybuilding vs. Powerlifting Programs — Understanding the Difference
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7 Lateral — Yes, Lateral — Exercises Powerlifters Should Be Doing
Powerlifting Basics
What Is Powerlifting?
Powerlifting is a weight-classed strength sport. In competitive powerlifting, only one thing matters and that’s having the highest total possible. An athlete’s total is comprised of the three competition lifts and these lifts include the,
- Squat
- Bench Press
- Deadlift
As a whole, the sport of powerlifting is growing at both a competitive and recreational level. In fact, it’s not uncommon to see many recreational lifters “train like a powerlifter”, even though they have no aspirations to compete. Whether you’re setting records or brand new to the sport, this page will serve as your all-in-one powerlifting home!
More Powerlifting
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2025 European Classic Powerlifting Championships Results
The 2025 EPU European Classic Championships occurred on March 23, 2025, in Malaga, Spain. Europe’s top powerlifters competed in raw competition. Below are the results for the top five in each of the 16 weight categories featured (eight male and eight female). View this post on Instagram A post shared by British Powerlifting (@gbpowerfed) [Related:…
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Taylor Atwood’s Squat Training 4 Weeks out From Powerlifting Nationals
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What the Home Gym of a World Champion Powerlifter Looks Like
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John Haack Bench Presses 501 Pounds 6 Weeks out From the 2025 Ghost Clash III
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Russel Orhii’s Daily Bulking Macros to Move to 93KG Weight Class
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17-Year-Old Powerlifter Yashtika Acharya Dies in Training Accident
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You Might Be Doing Turkish Get-Ups Wrong
