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
Watch Daniel Ryjov Power Through a 225-Pound Bench Press for 90 Reps
Daniel Ryjov has developed a reputation for displays of upper-body pressing strength. Unfortunately, while doing 150-pound dumbbell skull crushers during a May 2022 training session, Ryjov tore his right ... Continue Reading
Powerbuilding: The Training Method for Size and Strength
Building strength and muscle is what drives many people to start lifting weights in the first place, so why not train for the best of both worlds? Instead of choosing between sheer power and strength or a ... 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
Check Out Powerlifter Joe Sullivan Cruising Through a 372.4-Kilogram (821-Pound) Squat
On August 15, 2022, during a training session posted to Instagram, powerlifter Joe Sullivan completed a 372.4-kilogram (821-pound) raw back squat. In a demonstration of Sullivan's strength progress in ... 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
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
Tamara Walcott (+90KG) Breaks 2 All-Time World Records at 2022 WRPF American Pro
Throughout her career, Tamara Walcott has consistently proven she's one of the greatest powerlifters ever. The 90-plus kilogram athlete's latest official showing of strength in a full power meet might be ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Danny Grigsby (125KG) Deadlifts 487.5 Kilograms (1,074.7 Pounds), Breaks All-Time Raw World Record
On July 30, 2022, powerlifter Danny Grigsby (125 kilograms) captured a raw deadlift of 487.5 kilograms (1,074.7 pounds) during the 2022 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) American Pro. The pull is a ... Continue Reading
Watch 73-Year-Old Powerlifter Mary Duffy Crush a 250-Pound Trap Bar Deadlift With 50-Pound Chains
Mary Duffy has tried her hand at competitive powerlifting for over seven years. A recent strength accomplishment shows that the 73-year-old powerlifter might only be getting better as time goes ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Tamara Walcott (+90KG) Deadlifts 299 Kilograms (660 Pounds) for Unofficial Raw World Record
As an elite powerlifter, Tamara Walcott is one of strength sport's biggest superstars. With a recent jaw-dropping feat while training, she may soon add to her ledger of official accomplishments. On July ... Continue Reading
Watch 71-Year-Old Powerlifter John LaFlamme (83KG) Crush a 427-Pound Squat for a New PR
John LaFlamme has been powerlifting in some competitive capacity for much of his adult life. Even with an absence between his youth in the late 1970s and his 60s in the early 2010s — according to Open ... Continue Reading
Check Out Chad Penson (90KG) Squatting 33 Pounds Over His Current World Record
A powerlifter matching or surpassing a world record squat should be a tremendous challenge. Yet, for an elite athlete with the requisite leg strength like Chad Penson, he can make the difficult feats seem ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kristy Hawkins (75KG) Deadlifts Over 22 Pounds More Than Her Own World Record
One of Kristy Hawkins' uncanny abilities is how easy the powerlifter can lift eye-opening weights. Though, as the Chief Science Officer for biotech company Antheia, with a Masters and Ph.D. in Chemical ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter John Haack Matches Raw World Record Squat With New 365-Kilogram lift
As the owner of the bench press, deadlift, and total World Records in the 90-kilogram weight class, John Haack is one of powerlifting's biggest active superstars. If his latest feat of strength says ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Danny Grigsby (140KG) Crush a 1,003-Pound Raw Deadlift
In late March 2022, Danny Grigsby (140KG) became the first ever powerlifter to pull a raw deadlift over 1,000 pounds in a sanctioned contest. He completed the 465-kilogram (1,025.2-pound) pull at the 2022 ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Andrew Hause (140KG) Notches a New Deadlift PR by 50 Pounds
Andrew Hause has risen to powerlifting esteem largely thanks to his squat strength. A recent deadlift feat could point to a future where he's similarly famous for the staggering amounts of weight he can ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Agata Sitko (76KG) Captures 3 Equipped World Records at 2022 World Games
Watch Polish powerlifter Agata Sitko compete at any sanctioned contest, and it's easy to forget she's only 19 years old. The powerlifting community got a recent emphatic reminder of this fact. On July ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Andrew Hause (140KG) Captures a 467.8-Kilogram (1031.4-Pound) Squat PR During Training
Chances are, if you put a loaded barbell in front of powerlifter Andrew Hause, he'll have no trouble lifting it. On July 5, 2022, Hause shared a video on his Instagram profile he squatted 467.8 kilograms ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Bonica Brown (+84KG) Breaks IPF Equipped Squat World Record at 2022 World Games
Whenever she decides to hang up her lifting belt, Bonica Brown will likely be regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. For now, the 33-year-old athlete still has more records to set. On ... Continue Reading
Watch Phillip Herndon (110KG) Squat 40 Pounds More Than The Raw World Record
If powerlifter Phillip Herndon has a loaded barbell set up in a squat rack, chances are high that he'll lift something staggering. On July 9, 2022, over Instagram, Herndon shared footage of himself ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Back Squat for Size and Strength
"Down the road, in a gym far away, a young man was heard to say, 'No matter what I do, my legs won't grow!' He tried leg extensions, leg curls, leg presses, too. Trying to cheat, these workouts he'd ... Continue Reading
