An unmitigated powerhouse, Sherine Marcelle entered 2023 with big plans and a roadmap to fulfill them. The superstar powerlifter seems to have fulfilled her mission. On Mar 25, 2023, during the World ... Continue Reading
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 (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
Phillip Herndon (125KG) Squats 411 Kilograms (906.1 Pounds) for Raw All-Time World Record
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
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 (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 (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
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
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 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 (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
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
Powerlifter John Haack Deadlifts an Astonishing 415 Kilograms (915 Pounds) for a PR and Unofficial World Record
Compared to John Haack, most mere mortals would likely struggle to squat, press, and pull a fraction of the weights he logs for himself. However, Haack has routinely proven he isn't any Average Joe in the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jacob Green Hit a Squat PR of 254.9 Kilograms (562 Pounds) with a Three-Second Negative
In each new year, with roughly 12 months as their proverbial ball of training clay, some athletes prefer to take their time and ease into potential lofty goals. Such a sentiment would not apply to the ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Crushes a Full Mock Powerlifting Meet on TRT
Larry "Wheels" Williams has been very forthcoming about his decision to stop using steroids and transition to Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT). The powerlifter/strongman/influencer has officially ... Continue Reading
Russel Orhii (90KG) Scores 4 Competition Personal Records at 2022 USAPL Korea Winter Showdown
In powerlifting's current constellation of strength superstars, it's hard to get much of any bigger than Russel Orhii. The former two-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World champion (2019, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Bobb Matthews (105KG) Scores 952.5-Kilogram (2,099.3-Pound) Total, Wins 2022 USAPL Virginia Pro
Before 2022, Bobb Matthews might have been an ascending star, but he could never quite break through on a sanctioned lifting platform. Aside from some solid podium finishes, he was awaiting his turn to ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Wins Powerlifting Return, Achieves 970-Kilogram (2,138.5-Pound) Total
It's been an eventful fall for strength sports living legend Hafthor Björnsson. After some years away from Atlas stones and other heavy implements, the Icelandic athlete had announced he'd be making an ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Bobbie Butters (57KG) Wins First Career European Championship
Bobbie Butters has been a competitive powerlifting fixture for over a decade. Per Open Powerlifting, as a raw Teen competitor, she began her career with a victory at the 2012 British Drug Free Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
16-Year-Old Morgan Nicholls Scores a Massive 233.6-Kilogram (515-Pound) Bench Press
In their free time, most 16-year-olds probably aren't building their strength in the gym. Rather than polish up their staple lifts, they're likely playing video games or hanging out with friends. Knowing ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Shows Off His Power With a 305-Kilogram (672.4-Pound) Squat for 6 Reps
It's been an eventful year for Larry "Wheels" Williams. Amidst various training updates and tidbits, the athlete disclosed he would stop using steroids indefinitely in a late-August 2022 video on his ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Sen Yang (120KG) Captures a 440.5-Kilogram (971.1-Pound) Equipped World Record Squat
In the Asian powerlifting circuit, Sen Yang has been a mainstay for quite some time. He's a former Asian Powerlifting Federation (AsianPF) World Champion — both as an Equipped (2016-2017, 2019) and Raw ... Continue Reading
Ukrainian Powerlifter Daria Rusanenko (84KG) Squats a World Record 275.5 Kilograms (607.4 Pounds)
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
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
