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Powerlifting Legend Louie Simmons Passes Away At 74 Years Old

Powerlifting legend Louie Simmons has passed away. He was 74 years old. Apart from being a powerlifter, Simmons was also the founder of Westside Barbell Gym and the brain behind the conjugate...

Mar 25, 2022

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Powerlifter Nicolaas du Preez Squats An Incredible 410 kg (903 lbs) In Training

Nicolaas du Preez is relatively new to the sport of powerlifting, but he got a lot of attention due to his earth-shattering...

Mar 24, 2022 Read article

Jamal Browner Hits A Massive 953.5 lbs Conventional Raw Deadlift And 749.5 lbs Raw Squat PRs

Powerlifter Jamal Browner seems to be dishing out new PRs every couple of days. In recent times, his greatest improvement came on...

Mar 23, 2022 Read article

Powerlifter Noémie Allabert (U52) Wins 2022 French Nationals And Claims Two Raw Records

The reigning 2021 IPF World Champion, Noémie Allabert, just took part in her first competition this year, which was the 2022 FFForce...

Mar 22, 2022 Read article

Powerlifter Prescillia “Lya” Bavoil Scores Two Raw Records at 2022 French Nationals, Wins The Contest

Powerlifter Prescillia “Lya” Bavoil appears to be on track to defend her IPF World Championship crown later this year, as she just...

Mar 21, 2022 Read article

Powerlifter Julius Maddox Smashes A 685 lbs (310.7 kg) Raw Bench Press For Three Reps

Julius Maddox is still the official bench press world record holder, even though Danial Zamani unofficially lifted 800 lbs. Julius took a...

Mar 18, 2022 Read article

Powerlifter Jimmy Kolb Hits 865 lbs Floor Press For 3 Reps

Powerlifter Jimmy Kolb recently claimed the Heaviest Lift in History, and he has not slowed down since. Recently, Jimmy did a 405...

Mar 18, 2022 Read article

Powerlifter Jamal Browner Hits 925 lbs (420 kg) Conventional Raw Deadlift PR

Jamal Browner has once again proved why he is considered the strongest pound-for-pound deadlifter in the world. Many lifters can only excel...

Mar 16, 2022 Read article

Bodybuilder Kyle “Tiger” Kirvay Squats 495 lbs (225 kg) For Staggering 22 Reps

Pro bodybuilder Kyle “Tiger” Kirvay recently went viral and was noticed because of his amazing feats of strength. Following Kyle’s astounding performance...

Mar 15, 2022 Read article

Powerlifter Jurins Kengamu Sets New U83 kg British 651.5 lbs Squat And 1737.2 lbs Total Records

Jurins Kengamu is setting the table for possibly his greatest year since starting powerlifting. He took part in the 2022 British Powerlifting...

Mar 15, 2022 Read article

51-Yo Powerlifter Sam Watt Deadlifts Huge 367.5 kg (810.2 lbs) To Win 2022 British Nationals

Sam Watt is still very much capable of competing against the younger athletes, despite being 51-years-old. He proved that at the 2022...

Mar 14, 2022 Read article

48-Yo Powerlifting Icon Jen Thompson Sets 320.7 lbs (145.5 kg) Raw Bench Press USAPL World Record

Jen Thompson is one of the all-time greats in the sport of powerlifting. She is a woman of many talents and is...

Mar 10, 2022 Read article

19-yo Powerlifter Samantha Eugenie Hits 463 lbs Deadlift in Training, Unofficially Equals IPF World Record

The former Sub-Junior IPF World and European champion, Samantha Eugenie, is continuing to amaze the majority of powerlifting fans. Samantha had an...