Powerlifter Jamal Browner currently holds the second-heaviest raw deadlift ever pulled in the 110-kilogram weight class at 460 kilograms. His prowess in the deadlift is so notable that he competed against elite strongmen in the 2023 World Deadlift Championships. On July 20, 2024, Browner showcased his continuing strength increases in an Instagram post, wherein he attempted a new personal record of... The post Jamal Browner (110KG) Deadlifts 1,014 Pounds for a Rep and a Half In Training appeared first on BarBend ..read more

The powerlifting world notices when the athlete with the second-heaviest raw squat ever performed in competition attempts a nearly 1,000-pound double. On July 22, 2024, reigning four-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Champion superheavyweight Jesus Olivares, who holds the IPF raw squat world record of 478 kilograms, did just that. Olivares posted a video on his Instagram page in which he attempted a 981-pound raw squat double. His first rep was clean, but his second ground to a halt, ultimately leading to Olivares dumping the weight. First squat fail in ..read more

When training at the gym to increase strength, some lifters might conflate it with hypertrophy. However, they are not the same. Hypertrophy is the thickening of muscle fibers so they are aesthetically larger. While strength gains typically go hand-in-hand with hypertrophy, training for one is distinct from the other. On July 17, 2024, Dr. Layne Norton took to his YouTube channel to break down a 2023 meta-analysis in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research that touts lifting with a faster velocity to generate more force leads to better strength gains than lifting slowly. (1) Hear what ..read more

The International Powerlifting Federation’s (IPF) World University Cup is the top-level university competition. In 2024, it will be held under the aegis of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) for the first time. From July 23rd, 2024, over 180 powerlifters from 20 countries will gather in Tartu, Estonia, to take to the platform to represent their University and their country. To qualify for this championship, athletes must be 25 years old or younger, university students, and nationals of the country they represent. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IPF Power ..read more

British powerlifter Jonathan Lewis has been flying under the radar until now, but he burst onto the international scene in dramatic style at the 2024 Euro Muscle Show (EMS) in Amsterdam. He has been lifting since 2019, but up until this event, he had only competed at a local and national level. Coming into the EMS, Lewis’ best deadlift in competition was the 332.5 kilograms he had set at the 2024 British Junior Championships on March 19. This was a 17.5 kilogram personal best at the time — a huge increase — so there was no foreshadowing of this colossal world record attempt. Lewis op ..read more

Dutch Junior powerlifter Betty Aborah has quietly built a massive deadlift over her short career. She began competing in 2022 and lifted at several local meets before attending the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Junior World Championships (JWC) in Romania. There, she deadlifted an impressive 210 kilograms. She has come a long way since then. Aborah competed on her home turf at the 2024 Euro Muscle Show in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 14, where she demonstrated her true potential. She broke the Junior deadlift world record with 216.5 kilograms on her second attempt and foll ..read more

The “Polish Powerhouse,” Agata Sitko, has had a busy 2024. In February, she was the overall winner at the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. In March, she took the top prize at the UK Arnold. In June, Sitko won her first classic Open world title at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) in Druskininkai, Lithuania. Only three weeks after her historic performance in Lithuania, Sitko was in action again, competing TWICE at the Euro Muscle Show in Amsterdam. On the second day of the contest, Sitko lifted in the classic pow ..read more

Georgian super heavyweight Temur Samkharadze is making 2024 his victory lap in his final year as a Junior powerlifter. He swept the board of Junior world records at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) in Druskininkai, Lithuania. Still, Samkharadze missed an attempt at an Open deadlift world record. At the 2024 Euro Muscle Show (EMS) in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Samkharadze set a Open world record deadlift of 410.5 kilograms. The EMS came only three weeks after Samkharadze’s record-breaking performance in Lithuania, and this r ..read more

Monique Boddie is living proof that age is no barrier to getting stronger. She was already a Masters lifter (over 40 years old) when she first competed at the international level at the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC), and she has added over 50 kilograms to her total since then. Boddie is the current Masters 1 (age 40 to 49) World Champion but competes successfully in the Open class. On June 23, 2024, she competed at her third Classic Open World Championships in Druskininkai, Lithuania, and she put in a record-breaking performance. B ..read more

Australian super heavyweight powerlifter Natalie Laalaai has the biggest deadlift of any drug-tested woman in the world across all equipment types. She also broke the world record twice at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) in Druskininkai, Lithuania, pulling it to 273 kilograms in the +84KG class. Laalaai did not rest on her laurels for long. Two weeks later, she returned home to Australia and maxed out her deadlift, loading a gargantuan 280 kilograms. She shared the results on her Instagram page, which can be seen below: Vi ..read more