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Powerlifting

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American powerlifter Patricia Johnson deadlifts 255 kilograms at the 2023 IPF World Masters Championships.

Powerlifter Patricia Johnson (+84KG) Sets Pair of World Records at 2023 IPF World Masters Championships

Between having a doctorate in education, an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) pro card, and a string of 10 straight powerlifting competition victories, Patricia Johnson entered ... Continue Reading

The full cast of the upcoming Gladiators series.

CrossFit Games Athletes, Powerlifting Champion Among Big Names to Join Gladiator TV Series Reboot 

Perhaps the third time will be the charm for the Australian version of the Gladiators television series. After a previous attempt to revive the show lasted just one season, producers made sure there will ... Continue Reading

Hafthor Björnsson performs a seated row.

Hafthor Björnsson Puts Powerlifting on Pause for Return to Strongman Competition

Hafthor Björnsson sent a clear message to the strength sports world by announcing he will shift his focus from powerlifting to competing in strongman again. The 2018 World's Strongest Man and three-time ... Continue Reading

Muscular person doing deadlift in powerlifting contest

Powerlifting Records: How to Compare Your Lifts to the All-Time Greats

Some people had a unique introduction to physical strength. At one point, they may have seen a person lift a heavy weight — whether it was a family member moving an "immovable" piece of furniture, a ... Continue Reading

Powerlifter Jamal Browner in gym performing heavy deadlift

Jamal Browner Nearly Pulls 510 Kilograms (1,124 Pounds), Approaching Heaviest Deadlift of All Time

Jamal Browner has made a name for himself as a powerlifter collecting competitive victories and World Records, particularly showcasing his deadlift prowess. On Sept. 2, 2023, he explored the challenge of a ... Continue Reading

Powerlifter Elisa Misiano performing squat in competition

Elisa Misiano (52 KG) Sets Sub-Junior World Record with 138.5-Kilogram (305.3-Pound) Squat

The 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Junior and Sub-Junior Powerlifting Championships are taking place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania from Aug. 24 to Sept. 3. The international competition ... Continue Reading

Powerlifting Jesus Olivares performing heavy barbell squat in competition

World-Record Setting Powerlifter Jesus Olivares Shares Four Technique Tips to Squat More Weight

Many lifters that squat in the gym don’t simply want to "train their legs," they want to get stronger and move serious weight, as well. Jesus Olivares knows a thing or two about squatting a lot of weight. ... Continue Reading

Powerlifter Jamal Browner locking out deadlift in gym

Jamal Browner Hits 435-Kilogram (959-Pound) Conventional Deadlift for 2 Reps in Training

Powerlifter Jamal Browner is set to make his debut in the world of strongman at the 2023 World Deadlift Championships, which is part of the 2023 Giants Live Strongman World Open on Sept. 2, 2023 in ... Continue Reading

Hildeborg Hugdal Equipped Bench World Record August 2023

Hildeborg Hugdal (+84KG) Bench Presses Equipped World Record of 235.5 Kilograms (519.1 Pounds)

On August 6, 2023, Hildeborg Juvet Hugdal recorded a 235.5-kilogram (519.1-pound) equipped bench press during the 2023 European Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Equipped Bench Press Championships in Bordeaux, ... Continue Reading

Jalen Faulk Deadlift 783 Pounds August 2023

19-Year-Old Powerlifter Jalen Faulk Deadlifts 355.1 Kilograms (783 Pounds)

On August 8, 2023, powerlifter Jalen Faulk shared on his Instagram profile that features the athlete successfully capturing a 355.1-kilogram (783-pound) raw deadlift during a training session. According to ... Continue Reading

Phillip Herndon 914-pound squat August 2023

Phillip Herndon Squats 414.5 Kilograms (914 Pounds), Unofficially More Than World Record

On August 8, 2023, powerlifter Phillip Herndon recorded a video of himself successfully locking out a 414.5-kilogram (914-pound) raw back squat during a recent training session. The mark is unofficially ... Continue Reading

Jimmy Kolb Bench Press 1401 Pounds Equipped

Jimmy Kolb Breaks All-Time World Record with 635.4-Kilogram (1,401-Pound) Bench Press — Heaviest Lift in Powerlifting History

On July 29, 2023, powerlifter Jimmy Kolb recorded a 635.4-kilogram (1,401-pound) equipped bench press during the 2023 International Powerlifting Association (IPA) Tri-Star Bash in Elizabethton, Tennessee. ... Continue Reading

Powerlifter Mary Duffy in gym performing wall sit exercise

74-Year-Old Mary Duffy Wall Sits With 97.5 Kilograms (215 Pounds) of Added Weight For 2 Minutes

On July 25, 2023, powerlifter Mary Duffy shared an Instagram video of herself finishing off a two-minute wall sit. The 56-kilogram athlete wrote that the she had 97.5 kilograms (215 pounds) worth of weight ... Continue Reading

Denise Herber deadlift 595 pounds July 2023

Denise Herber (75KG) Deadlifts Her All-Time Raw Competition Best, 269.9 Kilograms (595.2 Pounds), for 2 Reps

Denise Herber has a resume laden with staggering, eye-popping lifts. The German athlete has lost just two competitions in her powerlifting career and is certainly no slouch when it comes to polishing her ... Continue Reading

11-year old powerlifting Jordan Mica performing squat

11-Year-Old Jordan Mica (56KG) Scores 4 New Competition PRs Including 80-Kilogram (176.3-Pound) Squat

Jordan Mica is not your average 11-year-old. The young athlete might enjoy some typical childhood staples — playing video games, coming home when the streetlights turn on — but he throws being an ... Continue Reading

Andrew Hause 800 Pounds 6-Rep PR July 2023

Andrew Hause Squats 362.8 Kilograms (800 Pounds) For 6-Rep PR

While he's strong and powerful, Andrew Hause could probably not lift an actual house. Though, the mere idea that the powerlifter could even attempt such a seismic feat of strength is a nod to Hause's ... Continue Reading

Nabil Lahlou 755-Pound Deadlift World Record July 2023

Nabil Lahlou (75KG) Deadlifts Raw All-Time World Record of 342.4 Kilograms (755 Pounds)

Chances are, when powerlifter Nabil Lahlou loads up his barbell with an unfathomable amount of weight, he's going to make jaws drop to the floor. The athlete's latest remarkable feat in a sanctioned ... Continue Reading

Nick Best 803-Pound Squat July 2023

Nick Best Squats 364.2 Kilograms (802.9 Pounds) for the 27th Year in a Row

On July 10, 2023, World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper posted a video to his YouTube channel featuring a leg-training session with strength sports icon Nick Best. After some warm-ups and ... Continue Reading

Powerlifter Jamal Browner deadlifting in gym

Jamal Browner Pulls 410 Kilograms (903.8 Pounds) for 4 Reps While Preparing for World Deadlift Championships

You can count the number of athletes who have verifiably deadlifted 500 kilograms (1,102.3 pounds) with one hand and you'd still have a finger free. Jamal Browner is one member of this highly exclusive ... Continue Reading

Powerlifter Jen Thompson performing bench press in home gym

Jen Thompson Celebrates 50th Birthday with 145.1 Kilogram (320-Pound) Bench Press

11-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Champion Jen Thompson celebrated her 50th birthday on June 27, 2023. To mark the milestone birthday, Thompson posted a video on her Instagram page ... Continue Reading

Anatolii Novopismennyi Squat World Record June 2023

Anatolii Novopismennyi (105KG) Scores World Record Squat and Total with 2023 IPF Worlds Victory

From June 11-18, 2023, during the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Valletta, Malta, seemingly countless World Records fell at the hands of ... Continue Reading

Prescillia Bavoil Squat World Record 466 Pounds

Prescillia Bavoil (69KG) Breaks Squat, Total World Records at 2023 IPF Worlds

On June 11-18, 2023, in Valletta, Malta, powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil successfully locked out a 211.5-kilogram (466.2-pound) raw back squat during the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) ... Continue Reading

Phillip Herndon 1,000-pound squat with wraps

Phillip Herndon Becomes Lightest Person to Squat 453.9 Kilograms (1,000 Pounds) Raw with Wraps

On June 26, 2023, powerlifter Phillip Herndon shared an Instagram video of himself capturing a 453.9-kilogram (1,000-pound) back squat raw with wraps from the 2023 International Powerlifting Association ... Continue Reading

Powerlifter Kristy Hawkins performing sumo deadlift

Kristy Hawkins Pulls Over 272.1 Kilograms (600 Pounds) with Sumo Deadlift for First Time

In terms of competitive accomplishments, Kristy Hawkins has nothing to prove. For one, per her personal page on Open Powerlifting, the dynamic powerlifter hasn't lost a sanctioned competition since ... Continue Reading

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