Lasha Talakhadze is stronger than he needs to be. The Georgian won his third Olympic gold medal at Paris 2024 earlier in August, cementing himself as the modern G.O.A.T. of competitive weightlifting. A few months prior to Paris, Talakhadze unveiled his heaviest squat ever during an interview with strongman Martins Licis. Talakhadze is not known...
Category: Sport: Powerlifting
1047 Pound Squat DOUBLE! (And Nick Walker Is Back) — Strength Weekly 3/29
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World Record 1,053 Pound Squat (and What If Tom Haviland Did Strongman)? — Strength Weekly 2/16
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North Korean World Records (and Chris Bumstead is BACK) — Strength Weekly 2/9
Strength Weekly is bringing you all the news from around the barbell game. This week, we’re covering: North Korean weightlifting world records Haley Adam’s return to CrossFit competition Amanda Lawrence squatting 11 kilograms OVER her own world record Chris Bumstead’s return to bodybuilding training. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGGHi5uWqWUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: North Korean World...
Heaviest Deadlift EVER (Plus America’s Best Weightlifter) — Strength Weekly
Welcome to Strength Weekly, keeping you updated on everything from around the barbell game! This week, we’ve got an action-packed rundown. American weightlifting phenom Olivia Reeves sets MULTIPLE World Records, Karlos Nassar recovers from injury to take his own new World Record. And who is Ventsislav Dimitrov? Well, he just pulled the heaviest deadlift of...