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
Tom Stoltman Completes a 500 Kilogram (1,102.3-Pound) 18-Inch Deadlift
On August 7, 2023, strongman Tom Stoltman shared an Instagram video of himself capturing a 500-kilogram (1,102.3-pound) 18-inch deadlift during a training session. Stoltman utilized lifting straps and a ... Continue Reading
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
Rauno Heinla Pulls Another World Record with 540-Kilogram (1,190.5-Pound) 18-Inch Deadlift
When it comes to massive deadlifts, Rauno Heinla comes, he sees, and he almost always conquers. The seasoned veteran strongman now has another conquest to boast about. On July 22, 2023, during the 2023 ... Continue Reading
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
Lucy Underdown Deadlifts Current Strongwoman World Record (300 Kilograms/661.4 Pounds) for 3 Reps
On July 19, 2023, strongwoman Lucy Underdown shared an Instagram video of her deadlifting 300 kilograms (661.4 pounds) for three reps during a recent training session. The strength feat is notable because ... Continue Reading
Lucy Underdown Crushes a 280-Kilogram (617.3-Pound) Deadlift 4-Rep PR
On July 5, 2023, strongwoman Lucy Underdown shared an eye-opening update on her strongwoman training progress. In an Instagram clip, the athlete captures a 280-kilogram (617.3-pound) deadlift for four ... Continue Reading
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
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
Deadlift vs. Romanian Deadlift: Learn the Best Way to Hit Your Posterior Chain
When it’s time to target your posterior chain — glutes, hamstrings, and lower back — many lifters can be spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing effective exercises. Two of the most popular movements ... Continue Reading
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
Ivan Makarov Deadlifts 476 Kilograms (1,049.4 Pounds) For 2-Rep PR as World Record Attempt Nears
On June 18, 2023, strongman Ivan Makarov shared a video of himself capturing a 476-kilogram (1,049.4-pound) deadlift for two reps during a training session. The strength feat is a personal record (PR) for ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Inderraj Singh Dhillon (120KG) Deadlifts IPF World Record of 386 Kilograms (850.9 Pounds)
In the spring on 2023, powerlifter Inderraj Singh Dhillon put himself within shouting distance of one of strength sports' more hallowed marks — the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) raw World ... Continue Reading
Farhanna Farid (52KG) Scores Raw IPF Deadlift World Record of 203 Kilograms (447.5 Pounds)
There are no shortage of World Records falling at the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting Championships. In fact, it almost appears as if the contest has multiple ... Continue Reading
Brian Le (66KG) Sets IPF World Record, Deadlifts 300.5 Kilograms (662.5 Pounds)
The 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting Championships have featured a variety of jaw-dropping performances from a few household names like Chapon and Connor. The ... Continue Reading
Heather Connor (47KG) Deadlifts 200 Kilograms (440.9 Pounds) For IPF World Record
When it comes to "pulling" off the seemingly impossible on monstrous deadlifts, Heather Connor is unmatched. During the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Strongman Leon Miroshnik Deadlifts 410 Kilograms (903.9 Pounds), Nearly 4 Times His Body Weight
There is one rather simple but very effective way to distinguish one's self in the strongman sphere: lift extremely heavy objects — from the floor, above your head, any way you can. That's precisely what ... Continue Reading
72-Year-OId Shelly Stettner Scores 2 Competition PRs at 2023 Masters Nationals
On June 2-3, 2023, during the 2023 Powerlifting America (AMP) Masters Raw Nationals, 72-year-old competitor Shelly Stettner scored two all-time raw competition personal records (PR). The first milestone ... Continue Reading
Strongwomen Izzy Tait and Sam Taylor Set Guinness World Record with Tandem 454-Kilogram (1,009-Pound) Deadlift
On May 27-29, 2023, during the 2023 UK's Strongest Woman (UKSW), strongwomen Izzy Tait and Sam Taylor combined for a unique milestone of strength. The athletes paired up to deadlift a barbell loaded up ... Continue Reading
Lucy Underdown Sets Kratos Bar Deadlift World Record of 305 Kilograms (672.4 Pounds)
On May 27-29, 2023, during the 2023 UK's Strongest Woman, Lucy Underdown scored a 305-kilogram (672.4-pound) Kratos bar deadlift World Record. In the context of a strongwoman event, Underdown utilized a ... Continue Reading
Hunter Labrada Deadlifts 265.3 Kilograms (585 Pounds) for 4-Rep PR
Hunter Labrada vowed to push himself after a disappointing seventh-place finish at the 2022 Mr. Olympia. Labrada had been hoping to build on a fourth-place result that put him on the bodybuilding map ... Continue Reading
73-Year-Old Powerlifter Mary Duffy Deadlifts Nearly Triple Bodyweight — 140.6 Kilograms (310 Pounds) with Chains
On May 18, 2023, powerlifter Mary Duffy shared an Instagram video of herself capturing a 140.6-kilogram (310-pound) raw deadlift with chains during a training session. According to the caption of Duffy's ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Laura Sancho (82KG) Deadlifts Raw British Record of 263 Kilograms (579.8 Pounds)
On Apr. 30, 2023, powerlifter Laura Sancho shared an Instagram clip of herself scoring a 263-kilogram (579.8-pound) raw deadlift during the 2023 Global Powerlifting Committee-Great Britain (GPC-GB) Welsh ... Continue Reading
Reece Fullwood (125KG) Squats 412.5 Kilograms (909.4 Pounds) For Raw World Record
On May 1, 2023, powerlifter Reece Fullwood shared an Instagram video of himself capturing a 412.5-kilogram (909.4-pound) raw with sleeves back squat during the 2023 Global Powerlifting Committee-Great ... Continue Reading
