Bearded Man Enters Female Powerlifting Competition as a Woman, Sets New Record
A male professional powerlifter recently entered a women’s competition by simply stating that he identified as a woman and easily won first place by smashing the regional record for bench pressing by almost 100 pounds. Avi Silverberg, the head coach for Team Canada Powerlifting, entered the Heroes Classic women’s tournament in Lethbridge, Alberta on Saturday […]
Russian Powerlifter Will Make You Reconsider Condescending Terms Like “Weaker Sex”
Natalia Trukhina is a professional powerlifter from Russia. At just 23-years of age, she has already accomplished more than other athletes do in their entire careers, setting multiple bench press and armlifting world records as well as earning several world champion titles. Natalia discovered her passion for powerlifting when she was 14 years old. She […]
14-Year-Old Can Lift Twice His Body Weight, Is Probably the World’s Strongest Kid
To be the ‘strongest kid in the world’ is a childhood dream that never translates into reality for most kids. But Jake Schellenschlager has managed to come very, very close to this goal. Inspiration hit him when he was 12 years old – when he saw his dad working out one day. Jake hasn’t looked […]
Russian Powerlifter Has the Face of a Porcelain Doll and the Body of an Amazon
Yulia Viktorovna Vins, or Julia Vins, as she is known in the online bodybuilding and powerlifting communities, is a 17-year old Russian powerlifter who recently shot to Internet fame after a series of photos showing her doll-like face and impressive physique went viral. Russia and countries of the former USSR have their share of doll-faced […]