A male Canadian powerlifting coach broke the Alberta women’s bench-press record over the weekend in an act of protest against the presiding organization’s extremely lenient trans-inclusion policy. Avi ...

Most people have heard the phrase "everything is bigger in Texas," but many may not have realized that includes Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Tim Matthews. On Facebook Thursday, the North ...

A male powerlifting coach by the name of Avi Silverberg has seen enough biological males compete against women. He decided to protest new trans policies ruining his sport and did so by ...

Jun. 19—Claude Welcome, the ageless strongman, powered his way to a national championship. After more than a year of uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic and few competitions, the 69-year old ...

Spokane nurse practitioner Marie Brenden can lift heavy loads. In April, doctors implanted a pacemaker, and a month later the 59-year-old grandmother did what few other people can do: She bench ...

Powerlifting is a tough sport built around maximizing weight on the squat, bench press, and deadlift. But last month, Idaho-based teenager Colter Rammell made breaking a world record in the sport look ...

The magic number is 600. "That's it: 600 pounds at 60 years old," said Greg Chrun. "It's never been done before." Chrun already is knocking on the door of the record he wants. He recently won the ...

Claude Welcome, the powerlifting coach at Abington Heights who has helped establish the sport in Northeast Pennsylvania, keeps pushing up the heavy weights. He represented the United States and ...

Jan. 18—It took a little persuading, but Amelia Gercken is sure glad she took a trip out west to compete in a powerlifting competition. With a little encouragement and some determination, the Abington ...

17-year-old Abington Heights sophomore Matt Devine puts in a few more reps on the bench press. It was last march in Texas at nationals where Devine shined in the freshman/sophomore division. Weighing ...

Three powerlifters with local ties representing the United States earned medals at the International Powerlifting Federation World Men’s Equipped Bench Press Championships in Tokyo, Japan held last ...

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 ...