When a world-record-holding athlete eclipses their world record in training, the expectations for their next contest skyrocket. Of course, any top-tier powerlifter will have high expectations whenever they step onto a lifting platform, but Nonso Chinye isn’t just chipping past his biggest lifts; he’s decimating them. The 19-year-old Chinye holds the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Sub-Junior raw deadlift world record with 363 kilograms. According to Open Powerlifting, Chinye holds the all-time Teen 18-19 raw deadlift record via his third attempt at the 2024 BP British Junior Powerl ..read more

The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 2024 Bench Press World Championships (WBC) will be held in Austin, TX, from May 22 — June 1, 2024. Around one thousand athletes will travel to Austin to compete in an eleven-day extravaganza dedicated to the noble art of bench press.  The contest is supported by Eleiko, which will host an athlete village at its USA headquarters in Austin. The village will comprise a training hall, vendor stands, food trucks, and fika (a Swedish tradition of sharing coffee and cake). The event begins with six days of classic bench press and concludes wit ..read more

Dutch Junior powerlifter Betty Aborah has been in action on the platform, taking part in the Koninklijke Nederlandse Krachtsport en Fitnessbond (KNKF) Dutch Junior Nationals on May 12, 2024. She has made waves with some colossal deadlifts in training, and took this opportunity to prove that she could do it on the platform when it counted. Aborah had a great meet overall, going nine for nine and picking numerous national records. The final lift was something special — an unofficial International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Junior world record of 228 kilograms. Take a look at the lif ..read more

Danish lifter Karen Thrige Andersen is relatively new to the sport of powerlifting, having started her journey in 2021. Yet, she is already mounting a significant challenge at the international level. She was the European Junior Champion in 2023 but has aged into the Open category. Andersen lifted in the 84KG class at the 2024 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Equipped Powerlifting Championships, held in Hamm, Luxembourg. She surprised everyone in her debut Open international contest by swinging at the equipped squat world record with a 279-kilogram lift. Check it ..read more

The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) held its 2024 European Equipped Powerlifting Championships in Hamm, Luxembourg, from May 10-12, 2024, and Team Ukraine dominated. Ukraine collected seven gold, four silver, and one bronze medal. They won the team awards for men and women. Ukrainian athletes also secured the best lifters awards: Volodymyr Rysiyev for the men and Larysa Soloviova for the women.           View this post on Instagram                         A post share ..read more

Lightweight Polish powerlifter Zuzanna Kula has been back in action, breaking even more records. On May 10, she competed at the European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Equipped Powerlifting Championships (EEC) in Hamm, Luxembourg, in the 57KG class, where she smashed her own bench press world record, which she had recently set at the 2024 Arnold UK. Take a look at her final bench press attempt of 166 kilograms in the video below, courtesy of the EPF’s Instagram page: View this post on Instagram A post shared by EPF Powerlifting (@the_epf_) Kula returned to ..read more

Powerlifter Brianny Terry has set another all-time world record in the deadlift in the 90KG Raw category. Terry competed at the 2024 WRPF FQ Classic IV meet in Las Vegas, NV, on Sunday, May 5, 2024, and broke her previous all-time world record in the deadlift with a massive 293-kilogram (645.9-pound) lift. Check it out below, courtesy of Terry’s Instagram page: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brianny Terry (@briannyt) Terry was on the platform with a weight belt and a singlet, assumed a sumo stance, and grabbed the barbell with a mixed grip. After a couple of slight ..read more

74KG competitor Austin Perkins is the highest-ranked tested powerlifter in the world using the DOTs formula. He recently returned to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) fold and is preparing for his first Classic World Championships (CWC) in 2024. At the 2024 Powerlifting America Raw Nationals in Reno, Nevada, Perkins squatted 318 kilograms — 29.5 kilograms more than the current world record in the 74KG class. He seems set to lay waste to the IPF record books as soon as he sets foot on an international platform. Perkins’ training recently has been incandescent. He re ..read more

Finland-based powerlifter Zahir Khudayarov has lofty ambitions. He holds the all-time world records in squat and total in the 125KG class, but now seeks to join an elite group who have has squatted 500 kilograms or more. Khudayarov’s training has been ascendant recently. His squats has been immense. Though he hasn’t competed since 2019 and there was speculation that he had retired, Khudayarov seems to be back to full strength, forging into new territory. Check out Khudayarov’s training update from his instagram page wherein he squats an incredible 490 kilograms (1,080 pounds) in knee ..read more

Dutch powerlifter Betty Aborah began her lifting career in 2022 but is already knocking on the door of a world-record deadlift. Aborah lifts in the 63KG class in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) and is still in the Junior category (ages 19-23). Still, she seems set to rewrite the record books the next time she competes internationally. Aborah’s rate of progress is accelerating, too. On March 26, 2024, she posted a new deadlift PR of 220 kilograms for three repetitions. She added an incredible 20 kilograms for a raw single one month later. Check out Aborah’s remarkable 240-k ..read more