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Jesus Olivares (+120KG) Sets All-Time Raw Squat World Record of 478KG at Sheffield 2024

Jesus Olivares (+120KG) Sets All-Time Raw Squat World Record of 478KG at Sheffield 2024

Kilo by kilo, Jesus Olivares moves the needle. Among the many, many new powerlifting world records set over the course of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Sheffield 2024 Powerlifting Championships was the Men’s super-heavyweight all-time classic squat record. Olivares, on his final squat attempt of the session, successfully lifted 478 kilograms, or 1,053.81 pounds. This colossal lift put…
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How to Do Hip Thrusts the Proper Way: Variations and Benefits

How to Do Hip Thrusts the Proper Way: Variations and Benefits

Few exercises compare to the hip thrust when you’re on the mission of building strong and powerful glutes. In the fitness world, the hip thrust has grown in popularity due to the increased understanding of how strong glutes carry over to pretty much every aspect of life, especially performance in sport and the gym.  This article breaks down…
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New Study: Standing Calf Raises Grow More Than Twice as Much Muscle as Seated

New Study: Standing Calf Raises Grow More Than Twice as Much Muscle as Seated

Calf workouts can suck. Some regard calve aesthetics and capacity for growth as entirely up to genetics; someone either has them, or they don’t, but that argument won’t fly on the bodybuilding stage — if calves are a physique’s weak point, they must be trained.  A December 2023 study out of the journal Frontiers in Physiology, entitled “Triceps…
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Song Kuk Hyang (71KG) Sets 154KG Clean & Jerk World Record at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships

Song Kuk Hyang (71KG) Sets 154KG Clean & Jerk World Record at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships

At this point, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) might need to just chuck out the record book altogether. The 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) run from Feb. 3 to 10 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. On Feb. 7, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK) 71-kilogram athlete Song Kuk Hyang set a 154-kilogram (339.5-pound) clean & jerk world record. Not only…
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The 12 Best Partner Exercises to Try With Your Gym Buddy, Plus Workouts

The 12 Best Partner Exercises to Try With Your Gym Buddy, Plus Workouts

Some days, hitting the gym is all about much-needed me-time. You just want to pop on your headphones and dial in. On other days, you may want the extra motivation of your workout buddy sweating it out with you. Trying out partner workouts also lets you get some socializing in while chasing those gains. We’ll break down the…
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Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (73KG) Lifts 204KG World Record Clean & Jerk at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships

Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (73KG) Lifts 204KG World Record Clean & Jerk at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships

At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, weightlifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah of Indonesia surprised everyone when he snuck himself into bronze medal position from the “B” Group. Prior to that moment, no one had really heard of him. Flash forward to 2024, and Abdullah has established himself as the best middleweight Olympic lifter in the world. At the 2024…
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Kang Hyon Gyong (55KG) Breaks Snatch World Record at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships

Kang Hyon Gyong (55KG) Breaks Snatch World Record at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships

North Korea continues its dominance. Having already set new world records in every session held so far at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) maintained its momentum in the evening of Feb. 4, 2024. This year’s AWC is held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from Feb. 3 to 10. There, during the Women’s…
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Ri Song Gum (49KG) Sets Clean & Jerk and Total World Records at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships

Ri Song Gum (49KG) Sets Clean & Jerk and Total World Records at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or PRK) produces some of the best weightlifters in the world. Case in point: One day after 45-kilogram Won Hyon Sim set her class’ first-ever world records at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC), 49-kilo Ri Song Gum continued the trend by setting records of her own. Gum set a clean…
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Weightlifter Won Hyon Sim Sets First-Ever World Records in 45-Kilogram Division

Weightlifter Won Hyon Sim Sets First-Ever World Records in 45-Kilogram Division

Tiny, but mighty; on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, weightlifter Won Hyon Sim made history in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The city is hosting the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) this year from Feb. 3 to 10, one of the final major competitions before the 2024 Olympic Games. Kicking off the competition in spectacular fashion, 45-kilogram Sim set inaugural world records…
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2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships Full Results

2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships Full Results

It’s finally here. The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France inch closer by the day. But before then, the best weightlifters in the world will continue to fight for those few precious Olympic qualification slots across a handful of international competitions.  Kicking off the 2024 season of competitive weightlifting is the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Asian Weightlifting Championships…
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