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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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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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Russel Orhii’s Daily Bulking Macros to Move to 93KG Weight Class
In early March 2025, champion 83KG powerlifter Russel Orhii announced he would forego competing at the 2025 Nationals after contemplating his 93KG debut at the June event. “I don’t compete back to back, and I don’t think I ever will,” Orhii explained after his full-send performance with an 870.5-kilogram total at the 2025 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships in late January. Instead, Orhii is…
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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
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John Haack (90KG) Deadlifts 395 Kilograms in Training
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How World Champion Powerlifter Russel Orhii Bulks
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Champion Powerlifter Russel Orhii to Move to the 93KG Division
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Karlina Tongotea (76KG) Sets 2 IPF World Records In Silver-Medal Finish at 2025 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships
