As she takes a step back to recalibrate, elite powerlifter Sherine Marcelle will not compete in any contests throughout the rest of the year. In the meantime, as the 90-kilogram athlete prepares for a ... Continue Reading
Agata Sitko Hits 147.5-kilogram IPF Bench Press Record at 2022 World Junior Championships
At 19 years of age, Agata Sitko has enjoyed a terrific 2022 season on the competitive lifting platform. Her latest output at the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Sub-Junior ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Samantha Eugenie (63KG) Pulls More Than Triple-Bodyweight (216KG), Sets World Junior Record Deadlift
French powerlifter Samantha Eugenie is now the IPF World Junior Record holder in the raw deadlift for the 63-kilogram category. On Aug. 31, 2022, Eugenie pulled 216 kilograms (476.28 pounds) at the 2022 ... Continue Reading
18-Year-Old Malik Bernoussi Triolet Breaks 3 Sub-Junior IPF World Records
Malik Bernoussi Triolet has been a competitive powerlifter for just over four years. In that time, the 18-year-old French athlete has had his moments, but perhaps never one that put him "on the map." That ... Continue Reading
2022 Canada’s Strongest Man Results — Maxime Boudreault Conquers All
Maxime Boudreault is the champion of the 2022 Canada's Strongest Man (CSM) contest. It's the strongman's first-ever CSM title. This year's strength competition took place on August 25-27 in ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Heather Connor Captures a Squat PR By Over 20 Pounds
Time and time again, Heather Connor shows why she's regarded as one of the world's strongest powerlifters. In advance of her next competition across the pond, the elite 47-kilogram lifter recently showed ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Sherine Marcelle (90KG) Squats 4 Pounds Over the World Record, Twice, in Training
Sherine Marcelle is one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, but she won't be competing through the rest of 2022. Instead, per a June 6 post on her Instagram, the 90-kilogram athlete is taking time ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Julia Mills Scores Total Over 1,350 Pounds, Breaks UK Women’s Record
On August 28, 2022, powerlifter Julia Mills set the All-Time UK Record for Women at 612.5 kilograms (1,350.3 pounds) in the Raw With Wraps division. Mills achieved this record at the 2022 Irish Pro ... Continue Reading
2022 England’s Strongest Man and Woman Results — Lucy Underdown and Paul Smith Take Charge
The respective winners of the 2022 England's Strongest Man and Woman are strongman Paul Smith and strongwoman Lucy Underdown. Smith successfully captured the victory in the strength competition by ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Rhianon Lovelace One-Motions an Atlas Stone That’s Almost Double Her Bodyweight
Rhianon Lovelace didn't become one of the world's top-tier strongwomen without lofty training ambitions. The self-proclaimed "pound for pound, strongest woman on the planet" latest strength achievement has ... Continue Reading
At 63 Years Old, Powerlifter David Ricks Deadlifts 628 Pounds for 5 Reps
David Ricks has been a competitive powerlifter in some fashion since February of 1981. Now at the age of 63, the 10-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Champion continues to push himself ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Ashley Contorno (75KG) Pulls Over Triple-Bodyweight, 523 Pounds for a New PR
On August 22, 2022, powerlifter Ashley Contorno (75KG) shared an Instagram clip of herself completing a 237.2-kilogram (523-pound) mat pull during a training session. In the caption of her post, Contorno ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Shahram Saki (120KG+) Squat Over 1,000 Pounds Raw
The powerlifting sphere would do well to pay attention to Shahram Saki any time he steps into a squat rack. His latest strength feat demonstrating his leg power is one of the athlete's best ... Continue Reading
Amanda Lawrence (84KG) Crushes a 551-Pound Paused Deadlift for a New PR
On August 21, 2022, over Instagram, powerlifter Amanda Lawrence shared footage of herself working through a raw paused deadlift training session. At the end of the routine, after completing pulls of 235, ... Continue Reading
2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals Events Revealed
The 2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals will take place on Oct. 8, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland. As a major contest on the strongman calendar, the respective elite athletes will show off their strength, ... Continue Reading
Jonathan Cayco (93KG) Scores a Stunning 260-Kilogram (573-Pound) 5-Rep Squat PR
On Aug. 16, 2022, Jonathan Cayco posted a video on his Instagram page wherein he captured a raw back squat of 260 kilograms (573 pounds) for five reps during a training session. According to the ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Serena Abweh (45KG) Deadlift 3.4 Times Her Bodyweight for a New PR
On Aug. 16, 2022, powerlifter Serena Abweh shared a video of herself on her Instagram page completing a raw deadlift of 161 kilograms (355 pounds) during a training session. It's a personal record (PR) ... Continue Reading
Rauno Heinla Deadlifts Master’s World Record of 476 Kilograms (1,049.4 Pounds), Wins 2022 World Deadlift Championships
On August 6, 2022, strongman Rauno Heinla deadlifted 476 kilograms (1,049.4 pounds) during the 2022 World Deadlift Championships (WDC) in Cardiff, Wales. Not only did the max one-rep pull give the ... Continue Reading
2022 Iceland’s Strongest Man Results — Kristján Jón Haraldsson Cleans House
Kristján Jón Haraldsson is the winner of the 2022 Iceland's Strongest Man (ISM). This year's strongman competition took place on August 6-7, 2022, in Reykjavík, Iceland. According to Strongman Archives, ... Continue Reading
2022 Strongman Champions League Portugal Results — George Sulaiman Puts Himself on the Map
On August 6, 2022, the annual Strongman Champions League (SCL) Portugal contest took place in Esposende, Portugal. After the 12-strongman field worked through five successive events, including the Deadlift ... Continue Reading
Andrew Hause (140KG) Totals 58 Pounds More Than His All-Time World Record in Training
Andrew Hause has his sights set on one of the more hallowed marks in strength sports — Daniel Bell's All-Time World Record total of 1,182.4 kilograms (2,609.9 pounds) with wraps. Per a training feat ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Lucy Underdown Deadlifts Unofficial World Record of 302.5 Kilograms (667 Pounds) in Training
On August 2, 2022, strongwoman Lucy Underdown set out for what was supposed to be a routine deadlift training session. Instead, as the athlete said she was "feeling in good form" after a few reps, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Andrew Hause (140KG) Totals 1,117.5 Kilograms for New All-Time World Record
On July 30, 2022, while competing with wraps, powerlifter Andrew Hause set the All-Time World Record Total with wraps in the 140-kilogram weight class at 1,117.5 kilograms (2,463.6 pounds). Hause, who ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Withdraws From 2022 Middle East’s Strongest Man After Suffering Back Injury
On July 28, 2022, Larry "Wheels" Williams revealed that he had strained his back during a recent deadlift session (precise workout date undisclosed) on his YouTube channel. As a result of his ... Continue Reading
