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 ...

Powerlifting may seem daunting at first glance, but its benefits are profound and applicable to everyone, from elite athletes ...

Amelia Gercken concluded her high school powerlifting career at the United States Powerlifting Team at the International Powerlifting Federation World Bench Press Competition in Austin, Texas. She ...

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 ...

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 ...

Centralia High School senior and powerlifting team captain Julian Crenshaw made history at the 2025 USA Powerlifting Washington State Championship in Spokane this past weekend. Crenshaw shattered 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 ...

A strength coach explains how training with dumbbells alone can still build a powerful bench press. The secret is control, range of motion, and smart progression—not the barbell itself. … Can you ...

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 ...

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 ...