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Stan Efferding built his strength sports career on a versatility. The 54-year-old athlete is a competitive powerlifter and is a member of the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) as a professional bodybuilder. It’s the former powerlifting niche where Efferding recently demonstrated his power. On Oct. 3, 2022, Efferding posted a video to his
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On Sept. 24, 2022, during the 2022 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Raw Pro in North Kansas City, MO, Jamal Browner successfully locked out a raw 455-kilogram (1,003-pound) deadlift. The mark extends Browner’s own World Record in the 110-kilogram division by 14.4 kilograms (31.9 pounds). He is the second-ever men’s athlete to deadlift at least
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On Sept. 24, 2022, during the latest edition of the United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Raw Pro, Sullivan captured a 385-kilogram (848.8-pound) raw back squat. It is a new World Record in the 100-kilogram weight class, surpassing his previous own record mark by 5 kilograms. Sullivan scored that past figure of 380 kilograms (837.7 pounds)
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It’s time for a quick lesson in physics. Don’t be scared; the training talk will begin soon. The definition of Work is “Force x Distance.” This is one of the most important concepts to understand when you’re a tall lifter in the gym. Your arms and legs travel through a longer range of motion in
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Jonathan Cayco is one of powerlifting’s more accomplished and decorated active competitors. After falling just short of defending his International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World title in June 2022, he’s starting to look like a strength sport athlete on a mission. On Sept. 19, 2022, Cayco shared an Instagram video of himself completing a 260-kilogram (574-pound)
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Kiera Aston is a rare breed of a strength sports athlete. The fitness extraordinaire is simultaneously a competitive powerlifter and an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Pro League bodybuilder. Aston’s latest training accomplishment exemplifies precisely what the versatile competitor brings to the table.  On September 11, 2022, Aston shared an Instagram post where
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At 19 years of age, Agata Sitko has enjoyed a terrific 2022 season on the competitive lifting platform. Her latest output at the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Sub-Junior and Junior Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, from Aug. 27 to Sept. 4, 2022, is another impressive notch in the Polish athlete’s strength belt.  Sitko
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David Ricks has been a competitive powerlifter in some fashion since February of 1981. Now at the age of 63, the 10-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Champion continues to push himself with his strength and training to open eyes on sanctioned lifting platforms.  On August 23, 2022, Ricks (93KG) shared Instagram footage of himself deadlifting
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Daniel Ryjov has developed a reputation for displays of upper-body pressing strength. Unfortunately, while doing 150-pound dumbbell skull crushers during a May 2022 training session, Ryjov tore his right triceps tendon.  On August 17, 2022, just four months post-injury, Ryjov performed a 225-pound (102-kilogram) bench press for 90 reps. The athlete performed softer lockouts of
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