John Haack is pound-for-pound arguably the best powerlifter in the world, with a record-breaking squat, bench and deadlift total of 2,000.7 pounds. Which is one way of saying, he goes hard in his ...

As a high school senior, Anthony McNaughton was crushed when his doctor advised him not to play football at SUNY Cortland because of a history of head injuries. But he is happy with the way things ...

Josh Opiela didn’t expect much the first time he saw a kid who weighed almost 100 pounds less than him step up to the platform at a high school powerlifting meet nearly a decade ago. Opiela had heard ...

Most nights, when Blacksburg is winding down, Caleb Slaughter is just clocking in, chasing records, coaching lifters and ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) – A female powerlifter from Nebraska recently traveled to England to compete against the best of the best in the inaugural Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. Super ...

Pat Huntley has been powerlifting competitively for nearly 25 years. Ray Carr started powerlifting just last year. Huntley, Carr and 19 other powerlifters from Erie County will soon share a ...

Riley Gaines, an advocate for women’s sports, called out Canada prime minister Justin Trudeau after a transwoman set a national and unofficial world record in powerlifting on Sunday. Anne Andres, a 40 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Powerlifting wasn’t in the plan for Topeka gym owner Holly Torrez. “I got into boxing, they ran out of females to fight, so I transitioned into MMA,” Torrez said. Her fighting ...

Squats are the best exercise for building muscle, world champion powerlifter Blaine Sumner told Insider. They're compound movements that engage multiple muscle groups. Sumner strength trains six days ...