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Powerlifting

Joe Sullivan World Record Squat March 2023

Joe Sullivan (100KG) Records All-Time Raw World Record Squat of 386 Kilograms (850.9 Pounds)

At times, Joe Sullivan seemingly expands what should be possible for anyone on the mortal plane. He resembles more of a powerlifting powerhouse than a mere human being with ridiculous strength. The ... Continue Reading

Amanda Lawrence celebrates IPF Worlds win

Amanda Lawrence (84KG) Breaks Three IPF Raw World Records at 2023 Sheffield Championships

Amanda Lawrence entered the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Sheffield Powerlifting Championships with nothing to prove. The athlete was already a World Champion, with multiple world ... Continue Reading

Powerlifter Inderraj Singh Dhillon performing deadlift in competition

Powerlifter Inderraj Singh Dhillon (120KG) Deadlifts 385.5 Kilograms (849.8 Pounds) For British Powerlifting Record

Inderraj Singh Dhillon had the experience competing as a British powerlifter, and he had the requisite strength too. He just needed something new to hang his hat on as he rounds into form for the 2023 ... Continue Reading

Phillip Herndon All-Time World Record Squat March 2023

Phillip Herndon (125KG) Squats 411 Kilograms (906.1 Pounds) for Second-Heaviest Squat Ever

Phillip Herndon is not one to tip-toe around a loaded barbell. As his competitive resume and Instagram profile of training feats illustrate, he's an athlete prepared to put the pedal to the metal whenever ... Continue Reading

Jamal Browner

Jamal Browner Logs a Monster 426.4-Kilogram (940-Pound) Conventional Stance Raw Deadlift

Some powerlifters start a deadlift set or workout with a modest goal. They operate with a mindset of making any sort of progress once their barbell is gripped. Deadlifting dynamo Jamal Browner likely does ... Continue Reading

Powerlifter Sonita Muluh performing heavy barbell squat

Sonita Muluh (+84KG) Scores Squat One Kilogram (2.2 Pounds) Above Raw World Record in Training

In powerlifting, certain lifters have the potential for World Record-adjacent feats during any run-of-the-mill workout or sanctioned competition. On Mar. 15, 2023, Sonita Muluh provided an excellent ... Continue Reading

Amanda Lawrence 562-Pound Squat March 2023

Amanda Lawrence (84KG) Squats 11.5 Kilograms (25.3 Pounds) More Than IPF World Record In Training

In terms of sheer dominion over one's division, powerlifter Amanda Lawrence might have an iron-vise grip on the International Powerlifting Federation's (IPF) raw 84-kilogram category: The athlete's latest ... Continue Reading

Jessica Buettner Squat Tie PR March 2023

Jessica Buettner (84KG) Ties All-Time Raw Squat PR of 220 Kilograms (485 Pounds)

It is said an immovable force can do nothing to an immovable object. Whoever believes this clearly never watched "The Canadian Forklift" Jessica Buettner pick up very heavy objects in the gym. On Mar. ... Continue Reading

Joe Sullivan 760 Pound Deadlift PR March 2023

Joe Sullivan Scores Raw Deadlift PR of 345 Kilograms (760.6 Pounds) After Nerve Damage

On Mar. 12, 2023, Joe Sullivan shared an Instagram clip of himself capturing a raw deadlift of 345 kilograms (760.6 pounds) during a training session. The powerlifter utilized a sumo stance and a hook ... Continue Reading

Denise Herber 606-Pound Deadlift PR March 2023

Denise Herber Scores 275-Kilogram (606.3-Pound) Raw Deadlift PR, Will Pursue World Record

Chances are, if Denise Herber sets her mind to lifting a staggering amount of weight, the German powerlifting goliath will succeed. As Herber showed in a recent strength feat, if her barbell is loaded up, ... Continue Reading

Kasemsand Senumong Deadlift 705 Pounds March 2023

Powerlifter Kasemsand Senumong (66KG) Deadlifts 320 Kilograms (705 Pounds) for Huge PR and Unofficial World Record

On Mar. 9, 2023, the King of the Lifts Instagram page reposted one of powerlifter Kasemsand Senumong's recent raw deadlift build-up sessions. The clip features Senumong pulling 70, 120, 170, 220, 260, 290, ... Continue Reading

Sherine Marcelle Beltless Deadlift 501 Pounds Three Reps

Sherine Marcelle Crushes a 227.5-Kilogram (501-Pound) 3-Rep Beltless Deadlift PR

There are powerlifting superstars, and there are powerlifting supernovas. Sherine Marcelle would fit the latter cosmic description. On Mar. 6, 2023, Marcelle shared an Instagram video of herself completing ... Continue Reading

Hafthor Bjornsson Arnold Sports Festival Deadlift

Hafthor Björnsson, Daniel Bell Deadlift 395 Kilograms (870.8 Pounds) Raw at Arnold Sports Festival

In their respective strength sports spheres, strongman Hafthor Björnsson and powerlifter Daniel Bell possess some unique power. They demonstrated it once again at the 2023 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) ... Continue Reading

Amanda Lawrence 573 Pounds Deadlift March 2023

Amanda Lawrence Deadlifts 259.9 Kilograms (573 Pounds) Ahead of 2023 Sheffield Championships

In 2022, powerlifter Amanda Lawrence (84KG) captured her third International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championship in the last four years. The athlete won Best Overall Lifter at the 2022 ... Continue Reading

Natalie Richards Deadlift AMP Classic Open Nationals 2023

Natalie Richards Totals Over 500 Kilograms Weighing 57KG at Powerlifting America Nationals

During the weekend of Feb. 24-26, 2023, during the Powerlifting America (AMP) Classic Open Nationals, powerlifter Natalie Richards broke new ground for her weight class. In a first-place National ... Continue Reading

Blake Lehew

Powerlifter Blake Lehew Destroys a 385-Kilogram (848-Pound) Beltless Deadlift

Blake Lehew has been a fixture in powerlifting for years. A former USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Juniors raw National Champion (2016) in the 74-kilogram weight class, Lehew now dominates at 82.5 kilograms. A ... Continue Reading

Ray Williams Bench Press 2023 Raw Nationals

Powerlifter Ray Williams Wins His 7th Raw National Title After Gritty Performance

On Feb. 24-26, 2023, during the Powerlifting America (AMP) Classic Raw Nationals in Austin, TX, powerlifter Ray Williams captured his seventh career raw National championship in the +120-kilogram class. ... Continue Reading

Jesus Olivares 1,025-pound squat PR February 2023

Jesus Olivares Demolishes a 465-Kilogram (1,025.1-Pound) Raw Squat PR

Jesus Olivares's Instagram username is "mega.gojira" — a play on words of the Japanese term for "Godzilla," the fictional nuclear reptilian monster that brings nothing but destruction in its wake. ... Continue Reading

Jessica Buettner Squat 2023 CPU Nationals

Jessica Buettner (84KG) Breaks Two Canadian Records at 2023 CPU Nationals

Jessica Buettner had planned to compete as an 84-kilogram powerlifter for a little while now, but the superstar waited to put the shift into action. With the 2023 Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU) ... Continue Reading

Hunter Henderson World Record Squat February 2023

Hunter Henderson (82.5KG) Notches All-Time World Record Squat of 267.5 Kilograms (589.7 Pounds)

In some ways, the 2023 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Ghost Clash 2 might have been the first significant powerlifting meet of the calendar year. While there were a whole host of impressive and ... Continue Reading

Strongman Hafthor Bjornsson in gym

Hafthor Bjornsson Announces End to Retirement, Will Compete in Powerlifting and Strongman

The world of strength sports has been put on notice: Hafthor Bjornsson is coming back and officially ending his nearly three-year retirement from competitive lifting. On Feb. 13, 2023, the man known as ... Continue Reading

Powerlifter Jen Thompson performs bench press

Jen Thompson Bench Presses 147.4 Kilograms (325 Pounds), 2.25 Times Her Body Weight

Most familiar with Jen Thompson's exploits, both in the gym and on the lifting platform, understand she's usually prepared for greatness. In a career spanning back almost a quarter-century, Thompson has ... Continue Reading

Phillip Herndon 910-Pound Squat PR February 2023

Phillip Herndon Squats 412.7 Kilograms (910 Pounds) For New Massive Personal Record

Whenever one checks in on Phillip Herndon, the mammoth powerlifter is likely pulling off some incredible feat of strength. As a usual 110-kilogram competitor, Herndon has amassed a reputation for seemingly ... Continue Reading

Jimmy Kolb 1,350-pound bench press equipped World record

Powerlifter Jimmy Kolb Logs 612.5-Kilogram (1,350.3-Pound) Equipped Bench Press World Record

When it comes to some of the most powerful lifts in recorded history, powerlifter Jimmy Kolb now stands alone. On Feb. 4, 2023, during the 2023 International Powerlifting Association (IPA) Hillbilly Havoc ... Continue Reading

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