Post by: Ted Kostov
How New Lifters Can Learn Valuable Lessons From Poker
Powerlifting is a sport that is all about displaying just how much raw strength the human body has. There’s no bigger example of the extremes it puts the human form through than Danny Grisby who performed the heaviest deadlift in history. Contrast that with poker, a game where participants remain sedentary for several hours at a […]
6 Time ATWR Holder Danny Grisby Performs The Heaviest Deadlift In History
FUS Marine Corps Sergent, Danny Grisby @dan_grigs, recently made history by pulling off the heaviest deadlift in the history of the sport. While doing so Danny also broke a decade-long record set by Benedikt Magnusson. For the uninitiated here’s some context, at the USPA powerlifting meet, Danny performed a 1025lbs / 465kg deadlift breaking the […]
2022 Top 5 Male Powerlifters In The World Based on Their DOTS
We recently compiled a list of some of the best men and women powerlifters in the world in the Juniors category. We ranked the male on the basis of total and female athletes on the basis of their DOTS score in the Raw and Equipped categories. For the uninitiated, DOTS is a scoring system that […]
Eddie Hall Vs Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson Result: Here’s Why Thor Won
The big fight is over and the result is out, Hafthor “Thor” Björnsson triumphs over Eddie Hall proving his dominance one more time. However, that’s not the whole story. The Eddie Hall Vs Hafthor “Thor” Björnsson fight became one of the biggest successes in sporting history. Especially after a series of underwhelming “boxing” matches featuring […]
Arnold Sports Festival 2022 Results: Ashton Roushka Breaks Record With 370Kg Squat
Ashton Roushka dominated Men’s Grand Prix in the Raw event category Samantha Calhoun made her way to the top of Women’s Women’s Grand Prix in the raw event Martin Licis, Brandon Curry, Terry Mitchell and Tamara Wilcott made headlines during Arnold Sports Festival 2022 The recently conducted Arnold Sports Festival 2022 saw a bunch of […]
Arnold Sports Festival 2022 Results: Jen Thompson Dominates In Women’s RAW Event With 145Kg Bench
The Arnold Sports Festival 2022 recently concluded in Columbus, OHIO USA A number of talented Men and Women competed in the Equipped and RAW Benchpress event Easton Schuster, Joseph Amendola, Stephanie Kaye, and Jen Thompson dominated their respective categories After two years, the Arnold Sports Festival is back in full force. With a limited audience […]
Aber Nazario Breaks The Drug-Tested All-Time World Deadlift Record
Aber Nazario broke another DT ATWR of his career He deadlifted more than 760lbs to score his DT ATWR He’s currently on the road to lift 800lbs during the IPD DT 2021 Aber Nazario @abner_n181 aka the Deadlift Specialist recently made history by deadlifting a record-breaking weight with a proper drug test. He previously held […]
John Haack Becomes The World’s Lightest Lifter To Achieve 1000.5kg Total
John Haack achieved his new record in the 90kg categoryHe successfully lifted 402.5kg / 887lbs in the deadlift and 263kg / 580lbs in the benchpressJohn failed his third attempt in squat but still managed to break the 1000kg barrier American Powerlifter, John Haack @bilbo_swaggins181 broke the 1000.5kg total threshold during the 2021 Showdown Powerlifting meet. […]
Lifter Gets Kicked Out Of The Gym For Lifting Like A Pro
The gym owner takes out his frustration on his customers He asked one of his members mid-workout to leave the gym The owner’s brother apologised saying his brother is a headcase Rob Lewy @roblewy, a US-based lifter got kicked out of the gym for squatting 233kg / 515lbs like a professional athlete. Lewy uploaded a […]
Jamal Browner Tears Thumb On His Way To 1000kg Total
The 25-year-old powerlifter, Jamal Browner (@jamal_b15), recently suffered a minor injury during a deadlift. Jamal competes in the 110 kg class and is regarded as one of the best at raw deadlifts. What’s surprising is that Jamal reached his PR numbers in squat and bench-press but fell shy of 1000 kg/ 2204 lbs. total during […]
18-Year-Old Lifts 900 Pounds Squat Breaks Every Gym Rats Ego
18-year-old Jackson Powell broke the teen super heavy world record by lifting a total of 2045 pounds or 927.5 kg including a 410 kg / 900 pounds squat. To put it into perspective, doing a 600 pounds squat requires years of training, well-balanced nutrition, high-recovery and consistency. Jackson Powell: 900 Pounds Squat And Then Some […]
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Here’s What Your Post COVID-19 Gym Recovery Should Look Like
The “Post COVID-19 Gym” is going to look a lot LIKE same place you used to work out at. However, the main difference would be, and it hurts for me to say this, the lack of strength in all of us. For the majority of us, it hasn’t been easy to train during a deadly […]
