Bench is a favorite amongst bodybuilders and powerlifters alike. When it comes to adding size and strength to the upper body, it's hard to beat. Building a big bench comes from mastering your technique, ... Continue Reading
Andy Bolton: Back to Training After Cancer and Kidney Failure
“I mean yesterday I maxed out at 440, I just can’t imagine what it feels like to pull a 1000lbs” “No. You can’t.” Fortunately both my deadlift and interviewing skills have improved a lot since the first ... Continue Reading
Dan Green Presses 374 for an Easy 11-Reps Post-Surgery
Dan "The Boss" Green, 34, is one of the more elite powerlifters in both the 110kg and 100kg weight class. As of recently, Green has been a little more quiet on social media and unless you follow him ... Continue Reading
Natalie Hanson Squats 3x Her Bodyweight and Sets a New American Record
A week ago at the USA Powerlifting Wisconsin State Open, Cooper Wage wasn't the only powerlifter putting up big lifts. Natalie Hanson was also leaving her mark by setting a new Open American squat ... Continue Reading
7 Strategies to Improve Recovery and Adapt from Hard Training
Recovery and adaptation at the physiological level (muscles, cells, endocrine system, etc) is critical for every athlete, especially when determining the differences between an elite lifter versus a very ... Continue Reading
Learn How to Pattern a Stronger, Healthier Squat with These 3 Movements
When preparing for squats and other movements, primer exercises can be highly beneficial for reinforcing and developing the correct neural patterning needed to promote the intended movement ... Continue Reading
John Cena: The Bench Press Is “A Worthless Test of Skill”
The debate as to whether or not the bench press is functional, useful, or worth the injury risk still rages today. It's seldom implemented in functional fitness workouts and it's a touchy ... Continue Reading
Is It Bad If My Knees Click When I Squat?
We’re all lumpy, burpy, gassy organisms that make a lot of weird, loud, and gross noises. There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s what animals do. Biological functions are messy and awkward. That’s a fact ... Continue Reading
Matt Sohmer Sets an Unofficial Jr. World Record With 804.5lb Deadlift at 120kg
At a meet held at Pro-Fit Deer Park in Long Island, 23-year-old Team USA athlete Matt Sohmer just entered a new class of elite lifters with a raw deadlift of 804.5 pounds (365kg) at 264.5lb (120kg) ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Gabrielle Tucker Deadlifts 405×3 at 132 lbs
Gabrielle Tucker's powerlifting career didn't start like the traditional powerlifter. She began her career thanks to Reddit and has since become a 57kg champion and record holder. Yesterday ... Continue Reading
Watch Yury Belkin Finish Five 300kg Squats Weighing ~100 Kilograms
In the chilly far Eastern Russia city of Khabarovsk, just thirty kilometers from the Chinese border, Yury Belkin is squatting up a storm. Usually weighing somewhere in the vicinity of 225 pounds, Belkin's ... Continue Reading
Watch ~75kg Molly Mullikin Deadlift 430 Pounds for Twelve Reps
Los Angeles-based ~75kg powerlifter Molly Mullikin is not messing around. In a workout at Long Island’s Metroflex Gym that would put a lot of recreational lifters to shame, Molly just completed two sets of ... Continue Reading
Cooper Wage Competed Raw For the First Time and Squatted 380kg Easy
Cooper Wage is typically an equipped lifter, but he competed raw last weekend for the first time at the USA Powerlifting Wisconsin State Open. Currently Wage is ranked fifth in the Top 20 Equipped ... Continue Reading
19 Year Old Artur Polutranko Deadlifts 300kg (660 lbs)
Artur Polutranko is a German strength athlete who competes in bodybuilding. Nine months ago Polutranko took third at the German Nationals Juniors +75kg weight class in bodybuilding. He's now in ... Continue Reading
63kg Powerlifter Jennifer Thompson Just Benched 325 lbs
There are a few lifters who seem to possess super human strength, and Jennifer Thompson definitely ranks in that category. Thompson is 43 years old, stands at 5' 5", and competes in the 63kg (138 lbs) ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jesse Norris Hints at “Life Motivation” Video Release
A few days ago Jessie Norris and Red Trigger Films shared a teaser video titled, "Life Motivation." The teaser video features footage of Norris arriving to his home gym with self-narration discussing his ... Continue Reading
Ben Pollack Takes an Insanely Heavy Squat PR for a Ride
**Update: Originally this article was published citing Pollack's squat weight at 925. Upon further examination of the weight lifted, the squat looks to be closer to 865. Although, Pollack hasn't ... Continue Reading
Nike Romaleos 3 Finally Released
This past weekend on January 21st, the Nike Romaleos 3 finally dropped and released for the public. The lead up to the final Nike Romaleos 3 release has been anything but boring. A photo posted by ... Continue Reading
Liz Craven’s 341lb Raw Squat Just Unofficially Broke the 52kg World Record
Weighing in at a lean 51.25 kilograms (113 pounds), Liz Craven is a titan in the powerlifting world. Currently the top ranked 52kg powerlifter on Earth and the top lifter in IPF Australia overall, Liz has ... Continue Reading
Watch KC Mitchell, the First Amputee to Complete a Full USPA Powerlifting Meet
There's a good chance you've heard the name KC Mitchell or "That 1 Leg Monster" before, which is how he goes on social media. Mitchell is a military veteran who's building his name and reputation as a ... Continue Reading
Cailer Woolam Shows Sumo Haters He Can Deadlift Conventional, Too
Cailer Woolam, 22 years old, is plain and simple a deadlift guy (though he's working hard on rounding out his lifts). There's no questioning the strength he possesses when pulling obscene amounts of weight ... Continue Reading
Increase Your Bench Press Power with this Upper Body PAP
A strong press is dictated by how much weight you can move. Although, a powerful press is indicative by how fast you can move that weight. Strength and power go hand-in-hand, which is why I love ... Continue Reading
The Glute Ham Raise: Your Key to Stronger Hamstrings
There's a common denominator between strong deadlifts, squats, Olympic lifts, sprint speed, jumping, and athletic performance. This denominator is strong hamstrings. The hamstrings are composed of ... Continue Reading
2 Simple Ways to Test If Your Hamstrings Are Weak
Hamstrings are the neglected stepchildren of the well-built body. It's usually true that strength athletes are a step above the gym bros who only hone their trophy muscles, and serious lifters ... Continue Reading