As a powerlifter, Daria Rusanenko first made her hay in her native Ukraine, winning several contests of the Sub-Juniors and Teen variety in the mid-2010s. Years later, as a seasoned competitor and if her ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Sonja Stefanie Krüger (76KG) Squats World Record 280.5 Kilograms (618.4 Pounds) at 2022 IPF Equipped Worlds
Some powerlifters seemingly have a great passion and energy for displaying their strength under a big spotlight. German athlete Sonja Stefanie Krüger might be one of them. Krüger is just 22 years old, but ... Continue Reading
Heather Connor Deadlifts More Than 20 Pounds Over Her Own World Record in Training
With two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World titles (2017, 2019), Heather Connor has a diverse powerlifting resume outside of her usual prolific deadlifting. Even still, this superstar has ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kristy Hawkins (75KG) Squats 600 Pounds for Unofficial World Record
Some strength athletes are seemingly just born to lift incredible amounts of weight. In the sport of powerlifting, superstar Kristy Hawkins might be one of them. This multifaceted competitor, who also owns ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Blake Lehew (82.5KG) Scores a Massive 518-Pound Bench Press for a New Milestone
A glance at Blake Lehew's resume will show that this athlete doesn't shy away from competition. In over a decade-plus of pulling, pressing, and squatting massive weights on sanctioned lifting platforms, ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Deadlifts 793 Pounds for 2 Reps as He Preps Powerlifting Return
In October 2022, Hafthor Björnsson announced he would hang up the boxing gloves to return to professional strongman. In the same month, the former 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion revealed he ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Seun Jubril (82.5KG) Deadlifts 788 Pounds for American Record
Seun Jubril has featured as a powerlifter in just three contests in his competitive career. That likely puts his reputation in a place where he's still relatively unknown in the strength sports realm. With ... Continue Reading
Rapper Method Man, Showing the Method to His Strength Madness, Deadlifts 500 Pounds at Age 51
An artist in the music industry doesn't need to be strong and fit, per se. They've got their talents as writers, they've got the golden pipes as rhymers and singers, and everything else is superfluous. ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Yangsu Ren (83KG) Deadlifts 60 Pounds Over IPF World Record
Yangsu Ren started powerlifting competitively at 28 years old, and the strength athlete appears to be making up for any perceived lost time in the form of absurd training lifts. On Oct. 26, 2022, Ren ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Close-Grip Bench Press for Bigger, Stronger Triceps
Most lifters in the gym have performed the classic flat bench press to build chest size and upper body pressing strength. When it comes to variations of this time-honored exercise, most lifters adjust the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kristy Hawkins Cruises Through a Massive 551-Pound, 3-Rep Squat PR
Kristy Hawkins is at a stage in her powerlifting career where the baseline expectation might be that she'll lift something incredible whenever she gets a barbell in her hands. The athlete didn't disappoint ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Nabil Lahlou Crushes a Deadlift Nearly 5 Times His Body Weight in Training
One need only see Nabil Lahlou lift once to verify why he's the so-called "French Phenom," per his Instagram bio. The 23-year-old powerlifter is a prolific competitor, and his latest demonstration of ... Continue Reading
20-Year-Old Powerlifter Max Shethar (+140KG) Scores 755-Pound Squat, 463-Pound Bench Press PRs
Max Shethar is no typical 20-year-old. Whereas many young people his age might focus on fitting general exercise into their otherwise packed schedules, the powerlifter spends much of his time training and ... Continue Reading
22-Year-Old Powerlifter Zen McCollum Destroys an 860-Pound Squat Double PR
By a relative timeline, Zen McCollum is only at the start of his powerlifting career. However, with the way the 22-year-old has pushed full steam ahead to this point, it might be hard not to view the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jen Thompson (67.5KG) Bench Presses 148.5 Kilograms (327.5 Pounds)
On Oct. 15, 2022, during the 2022 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Carolina Primetime contest, powerlifter Jen Thompson set an American Record in the 67.5-kilogram weight class when she scored a 148.5-kilogram ... Continue Reading
19-Year-Old Powerlifter Sam Sikora (105KG) Scores 4 Personal Competition Records
Sam Sikora started competitive powerlifting roughly a year ago, in March 2021. With a mix of learning experiences and great flourishes, it seems the 19-year-old athlete is only improving. His latest ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jonathan Cayco (93KG) Makes a 707-Pound Deadlift Triple PR Look Easy
Jonathan Cayco is on a mission. Now, he hasn't necessarily stated his "mission" explicitly, but one needs only to rifle through his social media to verify that claim. Because after combing through what ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Shelly Stettner (63KG) Breaks 4 IPF World Records at 2022 Masters Worlds
During the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Masters Powerlifting Championships, Shelly Stettner took first place in the Masters 4 (ages 70-plus) 63-kilogram weight class ... Continue Reading
Watch Daniel Ryjov Demolish a 315-Pound Bench Press for 55 Reps
Months removed from an unfortunate tear of his left triceps tendon in May 2022, Daniel Ryjov is back to doing what he best — notching impressive feats of upper-body strength. On Oct. 10, 2022, Ryjov ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Craig Foster (+140KG) Crush a PR Squat Over 1,000 Pounds
On Oct. 9, 2022, during the World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) The Croqueta Classic, Craig Foster scored a 465-kilogram (1,025.1-pound) raw back squat while competing in the +140-kilogram division. ... Continue Reading
44-Year-Old Jaisyn Mike Powers Through a 425-Pound Bench Press for a 20-Rep PR
A general perusal of Jaisyn Mike's social media will say he's quite confident in his abilities. The two-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Champion in the +120-kilogram division seems ... Continue Reading
19-Year-Old Powerlifter Theo Maddox (140KG) Sets 2 Teen World Records at 2022 APL Strength Quest II
The sport of powerlifting, on the whole, doesn't seem to be short on young stars and up-and-comers at the moment. With a fresh performance under his belt, there might be another big name to throw into a ... Continue Reading
Russel Orhii Crushes a New 765-Pound Squat PR
Russel Orhii might be one of the few truly elite names in powerlifting. It's to the point where any he steps into a squat rack or onto a lifting platform; he's likened to making some huge (pun intended) ... Continue Reading
52-Year-Old Powerlifter Teri Gehring Deadlifts 365 Pounds for a New PR
Teri Gehring doesn't have your average powerlifter profile. A special education teacher by trade, according to her Instagram profile, the 52-year-old Gehring only started competitive powerlifting when she ... Continue Reading
