A British female powerlifter has broken the world record for the most times anybody has squatted their own body weight in one minute. Karenjeet Kaur Bains, 26, who was the first Sikh female ...

Powerlifter Maciej Lasota (Australia) is on a mission to prove that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. In an ...

Oct. 4 (UPI) --A British champion powerlifter broke a Guinness World Record when she squat-lifted her body weight 42 times in one minute. Karenjeet Kaur Bains, 25, earned the record for most times to ...

Last week, WW published a profile of Christina Malone, a competitive powerlifter who holds the state record for heaviest squat by a woman ("She's an Elite Athlete," March 31, 2021). Malone is ...

Squats are the best exercise for building muscle, world champion powerlifter Blaine Sumner told Insider. They're compound movements that engage multiple muscle groups. Sumner strength trains six days ...

As Alayah Gonzales stepped to the podium to accept her first place medal at the girls 2025 State Powerlifting Championships, it was hard not to notice the bright yellow stuffed “animal” she held in ...

As a competitive soccer player in high school, I found my muscular 5′10″ frame to be an asset that helped me sprint faster and tackle harder. While it would be a stretch to say I loved the way I ...

Powerlifter and fitness influencer Meg Boggs did everything possible growing up to physically conform and change. She thought, as society tends to decree, that what she lost in weight, she'd gain in ...

Transgender powerlifter JayCee Cooper of Minnesota has filed a discrimination lawsuit against USA Powerlifting and the association's state chapter, alleging its policies preventing transgender women ...

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard the case of a trans woman who was barred from competing against cisgender women in the championships organized by USA Powerlifting, the organization that ...

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