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 ...

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John Haack doesn’t turn 30 for another year, but he’s already the top pound-for-pound powerlifter in the world—and perhaps the greatest of all time, at least since the similarly-indomitable Ed Coan ...

In a fitness world dominated by cardio and HIIT workouts, powerlifting remains misunderstood and intimidating to many. Steven Ridges, a certified Barbell Rehab Specialist and powerlifting coach with ...

Ernie Frantz certainly carried his weight in the world. Hundreds of pounds in fact. Enough to win him world powerlifting titles not once or twice but over 30 times. Revered by many as the “Godfather ...

WE’RE HERE AT IRON CHAPEL BARBELL. WE’RE BOTH POWERLIFTERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC ARE WELCOME. ASHLEY WILSON’S POWERLIFTING CAREER STARTED FROM BOREDOM DURING THE PANDEMIC. EVERYONE WAS LOCKED DOWN. WE ...

Despite growing up very active (I started dancing from a young age and played basketball and ran track in high school), I ...

WILLOWS — Eastside Gym owner Manny Burruel, 66, has set 108 world records in various weightlifting categories, including squat, deadlift, and bench press. He’s competed with names such as Arnold ...