Your body naturally knows how to run, right? You ran around as a kid. You can (hopefully) run when you’re in danger. While lifting weights will always be near and dear to many people, running is a universal language. Some people run for sport, for heart health, or just for fun. Like any skill, however, … Read more
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Take a general glance over Nick Best’s social media, and you’ll see a man dedicated to strength. The athlete regularly shares videos of himself deadlifting, benching, and squatting. Even after tearing his lat in April 2021, Best has still found a way to push it with what appears to be every movement under the sun. … Read more
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Whenever she decides to hang up her lifting belt, Bonica Brown will likely be regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. For now, the 33-year-old athlete still has more records to set. On July 10, 2022, Brown (+84KG) squatted 322.5 kilograms (711 pounds) during the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The … Read more
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There are lifters with incredible all-around strength and an adventurous spirit, but few can match the energy of the incomparable Jujimufu (real name Jon Call). An absolute storm of power and athleticism, Call never says no to a fun and seemingly impossible lift. He’ll push himself with any of the compound exercises like a bench … Read more
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If powerlifter Phillip Herndon has a loaded barbell set up in a squat rack, chances are high that he’ll lift something staggering. On July 9, 2022, over Instagram, Herndon shared footage of himself completing a raw 410-kilogram (903-pound) squat during a training session. The mark is roughly 44 pounds more than the current World Record … Read more
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Oleksii Novikov is the champion of the 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic. On July 9, 2022, the Ukrainian strongman successfully made it back-to-back years (2021-2022) as the winner of the strength contest. Rounding out the podium in London, England, Canada’s Mitchell Hooper and the United States’ Evan Singleton finished in second and third place, respectively. … Read more
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On July 10, 2022, over Instagram, strongman Rauno Heinla shared footage of himself completing a 450-kilogram (992-pound) deadlift during a training session. Heinla’s staggering strength figure is roughly 30 pounds more than the current strongman Master’s World Record. Heinla wore a deadlift suit, a lifting belt, and lifting straps to capture his massive pull.   … Read more
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“Down the road, in a gym far away, a young man was heard to say, ‘No matter what I do, my legs won’t grow!’ He tried leg extensions, leg curls, leg presses, too. Trying to cheat, these workouts he’d do! From the corner of the gym where the big guys train, through a cloud of … Read more
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