In some ways, Canadian athlete Rory van Ulft might be one of the strongest competitors for her age that weightlifting and powerlifting have seen in some time. At just 9 years old, van Ulft has developed a ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Captures 3 Silver Medals at 2022 IWF Worlds
When American weightlifter Mattie Rogers sees a loaded barbell and an opportunity to add another medal to her resume, she seldom misses. A two-time Senior Pan-American Champion — once in the 81-kilogram ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Loredana Elena Toma (71KG) Captures 119-Kilogram World Record Snatch En Route to World Championship
As a weightlifter, Loredana Elena Toma isn't known to mess around. In 2017, the Romanian competitor officially burst on the international scene when she captured the Senior 63-kilogram World title at the ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Scores 139-Kilogram Clean & Jerk for Senior Worlds Bronze Medal
In what would be a productive year for any weightlifter, American competitor Olivia Reeves has certainly started to resemble a potential weightlifting superstar. After already setting a clean & jerk ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Karlos Nasar (89KG) Captures World Record with 220-Kilogram Clean & Jerk
Entering the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC), Karlos Nasar was one of the presumed top athletes to watch. After he captured three separate Junior ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Clean & Jerks 141 Kilograms For New Senior American Record
Mattie Rogers will not be denied when it comes to setting new bars of weightlifting excellence. On July 28, 2022, during the 2022 Pan-American Championships in Bogotá, Colombia, Rogers' ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Captures 162-Kilogram Clean & Jerk for New World Record
Hampton Morris is one of the more prominent up-and-coming names in Olympic weightlifting. Amidst the absence of other notable stars, the athlete came through for Team USA at the 2022 International ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Kate Vibert Is Out of 2022 Pan-American Championships After Tearing Her Meniscus
On July 21, 2022, weightlifter Kate Vibert announced that she had torn a meniscus during a training session in an Instagram post. Meniscuses are pieces of cartilage in people's knees that function as shock ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Katie Estep (59KG) Sets 3 Junior American Records at the 2022 USA National Championships
On June 29, 2022, weightlifter Katie Estep notched three Junior American Records in the 59-kilogram division at the 2022 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships Week in Las Vegas, NV. Each of those ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Breaks 3 Senior American Records at 2022 USA National Championships
On July 2, 2022, weightlifter Mattie Rogers stole the show during the 2022 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships Week in Las Vegas, NV. Rogers showed off her strength and broke three Senior ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Clean & Jerks 138 Kilograms for New Senior American Record
On June 29, 2022, weightlifter Olivia Reeves clean and jerked 138 kilograms (304.2 pounds) during the 2022 USA Weightlifting National Championships in Las Vegas, NV. This lift is a new Senior American ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Kate Vibert Scores 162-Kilogram (356-Pound) Front Squat PR
On June 27, 2022, Olympic weightlifter Kate Vibert (formerly Katherine Nye) recorded a 162-kilogram (356-pound) front squat during a training session. According to the Team USA athlete — who most recently ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mahmoud H. Hassan (89KG) Clean & Jerks 193 Kilograms, Sets Youth World Record at 2022 IWF Youth Championships
On June 15, 2022, weightlifter Mahmoud H. Hassan (89KG) completed a clean & jerk of 193 kilograms (424.5 pounds) during the 2022 Youth World Weightlifting Championships (YWWC) in León, Mexico. The ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Hits 190-Kilogram Squat For New Personal Record
In competition, Olympic weightlifters don't have to worry about having a powerful squat. That didn't stop Mattie Rogers from showing off some of her recent gains on the compound lift. On June 8, ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Karlos Nasar (89KG) Captures 3 Junior World Records at 2022 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2022 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC) are taking place from May 28-June 5, 2022, in Tirana, Albania. There, for the first time in his career, Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar competed ... Continue Reading
Olympic Champion Akbar Djuraev (109KG) Logs 245-Kilogram Clean & Jerk for Unofficial World Record
Olympic weightlifter Akbar Djuraev is quickly becoming one of the more dominant figures in his sport. His latest achievement might be a harbinger of what's on the horizon for the still-ascending ... Continue Reading
1, 2, 3 World Records for Lasha Talakhadze and Olympic Gold Dominance
Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia is the most dominant weightlifter of his generation and he is well on his way to being the first man to break the 500 kg total in weightlifting. Lasha Talakhadze of ... Continue Reading
Hidilyn Diaz’s Weightlifting Gold Comes with a $660,000 Prize
The Philippines have been sending athletes to the Olympic Games since 1924. On the 3rd day of the Tokyo Olympics, on a last gasp lift that held everything in the balance, 30-year-old weightlifter Hidilyn ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Owns the Olympic Weightlifting Platform in Tokyo
Giorgi Tchintcharauli, the doctor of the Georgian national weightlifting team, has posted video of Lasha Talakhadze's practice sessions at the Tokyo Olympics and it should be enough to send every one of ... Continue Reading
IOC Confirms First Transgender Olympian Will Be Laurel Hubbard
43-year-old Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender competitor at an Olympics this summer in Tokyo. The New Zealander will get to compete in the superheavyweight category in weightlifting despite the ... Continue Reading
Tapping Into the Power of Identity Is the Secret to Sustainable Fitness
My dad began waking up my older brother and me a few days a week to practice karate and lift weights in the basement in elementary school. While I wouldn’t recommend starting eight-year-olds on weights, ... Continue Reading
Tokyo 2020 Doesn’t Want Weightlifting Doping Headaches
Turkey, Columbia, Mexico, Thailand, Egypt, Malaysia, and weightlifting powerhouse Romannia have already felt the sting of bans for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The International Testing ... Continue Reading
Athletics Versus Aesthetics: What’s the Difference?
Hell, even the words themselves are eerily similar. When, in fact, the two couldn’t be more different. The strength culture that is booming right now needs a little time to sort out some basic ... Continue Reading
Front Squat Like You Know It Matters
The front squat is an exercise that's absolutely vital for weight lifters, not only because of the necessity to come out of the squat clean but also because it works different muscle groups differently ... Continue Reading
