Latest Powerlifting News
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Agata Sitko (76KG) Eclipses Raw Total World Record in Training
Polish powerlifting phenom Agata Sitko has won pretty much everything she has turned her hand to so far. Still a Junior, Sitko has won the Open world title in classic and equipped categories and brought home a gold medal from the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama — the first Polish woman to do so in powerlifting. In 2024,…
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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!
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How To Watch The 2024 EPF European Classic Junior Powerlifting Championships
The 2024 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Classic Junior Powerlifting Championships will be held in Pilsen, Czechia, from Oct. 5 to 13, 2023. The event will feature classic lifting only ( commonly referred to as “raw”) and will showcase 384 young athletes in the Sub-Junior (ages 14-18) and Junior (ages 19-23) categories. This is only…
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How To Watch The 2024 IPF World Masters Powerlifting Championships
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Elliott Sykes (74KG) Sweeps Sub-Junior Raw World Records at 2024 IPF Junior World Championships
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2024 EPF Western European Championships Results
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Brittany Schlater Eclipses IPF Raw Deadlift World Record at 2024 CPU Nationals
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Temur Samkharadze (+120KG) Breaks IPF Raw Deadlift World Record
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Luke Talley (53KG) Crushes Two IPF Raw Sub-Junior World Records
