During a powerlifting competition, contestants get three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: the squat, the bench press, and the classic deadlift. In other words, you attempt to lift the ...

Competitive sports often require special spaces or equipment, and that’s true of most strength sports. Weightlifting (the kind they do in the Olympics) requires bouncy bumper plates and a gym that won ...

POWERLIFTING IS PRIMAL. Just the thought of loading a barbell with enough iron to make it bow and then, somehow, finding the strength to press it off your chest, drive it out of a squat, or deadlift ...

The powerlifting team celebrates its 2019 state championship. FIU has won the four consecutive state titles. FIU powerlifter Crystal Alfaro steps onto a platform overlooking 1,300 athletes in a gym in ...

If Kaiden Lang was a college or professional athlete, what he did would be called a “business decision.” Instead, the Central High School junior has been taking care of business as a powerlifter. Lang ...

Powerlifting is no longer a fringe sport, and more people are interested in picking up those weights and pumping iron as 2025 comes around. Today, you can find plenty of clubs and gyms where you can ...