Latest Powerlifting News
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2024 IPF Classic World Championships Women’s Preview
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) is nearly upon us. The IPF’s flagship event will be held from June 15-23, 2024, in Druskininkai, Lithuania. This competition will offer a route to qualify for the 2025 World Games. The top three in each weight class (48 total athletes) will be offered a place…
Top Athletes
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Powerlifter & Boxer Stefi Cohen Arrested For Allegedly Hacking Laptop and Publishing Nude Photos
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Carl Johansson Will Not Defend the 74KG World Title at the 2024 IPF Classic World Championships
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Nonso Chinye (120KG) Exceeds Sub-Junior IPF Raw Deadlift World Record by 22 Kilograms in Training
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Austin Perkins (74KG) Totals 37.5 Kilograms Over IPF Raw World Record in Training
Powerlifting Guides
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How to Train Powerlifting Once Per Week (And Make it Count)
If you’re a competitive powerlifter, you know firsthand how demanding this sport can be on time, energy, and resources. And even if you don’t compete, the rigors of loyally training the squat, bench press, and deadlift may well catch up with you. Life can get in the way, and you may find yourself unable to…
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The Best Powerlifting Workouts for Beginners to Break Into the Sport
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The Best Powerlifting Chest Workouts to Help You Bench Heavier
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The Guide to Arm Training for Powerlifters
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How to (Properly) Combine Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Training
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Bodybuilding vs. Powerlifting Programs — Understanding the Difference
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7 Lateral — Yes, Lateral — Exercises Powerlifters Should Be Doing
Powerlifting Basics
What Is Powerlifting?
Powerlifting is a weight-classed strength sport. In competitive powerlifting, only one thing matters and that’s having the highest total possible. An athlete’s total is comprised of the three competition lifts and these lifts include the,
- Squat
- Bench Press
- Deadlift
As a whole, the sport of powerlifting is growing at both a competitive and recreational level. In fact, it’s not uncommon to see many recreational lifters “train like a powerlifter”, even though they have no aspirations to compete. Whether you’re setting records or brand new to the sport, this page will serve as your all-in-one powerlifting home!
More Powerlifting
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Kosei Yokoyama (74KG) Sets IPF Raw Bench Press World Record of 225.5 Kilograms
Of all the records that fell at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Bench Press Championships in Austin, TX, one of the most striking is Kosei Yokoyama’s new all-time IPF world record bench press of 225.5 kilograms in the 74KG class. The 27-year-old Japanese powerlifter’s new record eclipsed fellow countryman Daiki Kodama‘s previous world…
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Zuzanna Kula (57KG) Breaks IPF Equipped World Record Bench Press With 168 Kilograms
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Kostiantyn Musiienko (105KG) Bench Presses 346.5 Kilograms for New IPF Equipped World Record
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Jonathan Henningsson (93KG) Raw Bench Presses an IPF Junior World Record of 225.5 Kilograms
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Powerlifter & Boxer Stefi Cohen Arrested For Allegedly Hacking Laptop and Publishing Nude Photos
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Daiki Kodama (83KG) Bench Presses 231 Kilograms, Breaks IPF Raw World Record
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Reo Tanaka (59KG) Breaks IPF Raw Bench Press World Record With 176 Kilograms