Tag: Sport: Powerlifting
Tony Cliffe (120KG) Bench Presses 2.5 Kilograms Over the IPF World Record
UK powerlifter Tony Cliffe is a two-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Champion in the 120-kilogram class. He won in Helsingborg, Sweden, in 2019 and again in Malta in 2023. In between those championships, Cliffe switched focus to single-ply equipped lifting and bronzed at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to winning a second world title in Malta, Cliffe qualified for…
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He Deadlifted 510kg (And Team China WITHDRAWS!), Strength Weekly 1/25
This week on Strength Weekly, we’re breaking down the following top stories: Here’s the show breakdown! 00:00 Intro 00:48 Run of Show 02:22 How do you contextualize 500kg deadlifts? 06:58 Team China withdraws 09:00 New research in the science of muscle building 14:53 Arnold Classic Men’s Open roster in bodybuilding Follow David Thomas Tao and Phil Blechman on Instagram.
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Austin Perkins Exceeds IPF Squat and Deadlift Records in Training
Elite powerlifter Austin Perkins set the record books alight in 2023. He hit the biggest squat in knee sleeves ever recorded in the 75-kilogram class — a massive 313.5 kilograms (691 pounds). Perkins also set that class’s all-time world record total with a colossal 851 kilograms (1,876 pounds), scoring the highest DOTS score ever recorded for a tested powerlifter. Perkins hasn’t finished…
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Jade Jacob (57KG) Raw Deadlifts 225 Kilograms for Two Reps
French powerlifter Jade Jacob is the highest-ranked raw female in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) who hasn’t yet won an Open world title. She was the IPF Junior World Champion in 2021. She has been lifting in the Open class ever since despite still being a Junior athlete in 2024. At the 2022 IPF Classic World Championships (CWC), Jacob compelled…
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Russel Orhii (83KG) Raw Squats the IPF World Record for Four Reps
Elite powerlifter Russel Orhii will return to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) in 2024. He won the IPF Classic World Championships (CWC) in the 83-kilogram class in 2019 and again in 2021 (no contest in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Orhii set the raw squat and total world records at 320.5 kilograms (706.5 pounds) and 841 kilograms (1,854 pounds)…
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Jesus Olivares Raw Deadlifts 16 Kilograms Over World Record in Prep for the 2024 Sheffield Championships
Superheavyweight powerlifting superstar Jesus Olivares is leaving nothing behind as he prepares to return to the UK to defend his title at the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. Last year, Olivares took home £30,000 in prize money for his raw total (in knee sleeves) of 1,152.5 kilograms (2,541 pounds) — more than anyone else on the planet. Olivares’ raw deadlift world record in…
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Ilya Ilyin’s Lost Training Footage PLUS Larry Wheels Tries Pilates, Strength Weekly 1/22
Strength Weekly is the show keeping you up to date from around the barbell game! This week, we’re covering: Here’s the run of show for this week: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Run of show 01:55 Never before seen Ilya Ilyin footage 04:00 Contextualizing Ilyin’s career 07:05 Recapping 2024 Wodapalooza Miami 08:30 Prestige on the team side 11:50 Who showed…
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Rondel Hunte Raw Deadlifts 380 Kilograms for Three Reps
Heavyweight powerlifter Rondel Hunte hails from Trinidad and Tobago. He won the 2018 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Junior world title by a considerable margin. Hunte endured something of a career hiatus when the IPF suspended his national federation but returned to the platform in 2022, guest lifting with United States Powerlifting (USAPL). In training, Hunte is hitting personal…
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Austin Perkins (75KG) Raw Squats 1.5 Kilograms Over IPF World Record for a Triple In Training
Elite powerlifter Austin Perkins has the biggest total of any raw 75-kilogram lifter in the world at 851 kilograms (1,876 pounds) and the highest DOTS score of any tested athlete, having eclipsed Taylor Atwood for both accolades. Perkins has lifted with the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) federation for most of his career but recently announced a switch to Powerlifting America (PA). Perkins has already done…
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Krzysztof Wierzbicki Deadlifts 510 Kilograms Beltless Off Blocks In Training
Polish powerlifter Krzysztof Wierzbicki is deadlifting unfathomably heavy again. The 110-kilogram lifter shared a video on his Instagram page on Jan. 17, 2024, wherein he pulled a monstrously heavy 510 kilograms (1,124.4 pounds) off blocks in a sumo stance while wearing lifting straps. While Wierzbicki’s deadlift was not pulled off the floor — meaning that the range of…
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