Jul 24, 2026
Jesus Olivares Won Worlds Again. Nobody's Total Comes Close.
Jesus Olivares totaled 1,095 kg to win the 120+ class at the 2026 IPF World Classics. His dominance isn't loud — it's just heavier than everyone.
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Jul 23, 2026
Austin Perkins Totaled 12x His Bodyweight. Pound-for-Pound, Nobody's Close.
A 163-lb lifter totaled 1,965 lb — roughly 12x bodyweight — and set three IPF world records. Why pound-for-pound is the truest test of strength.
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Jul 22, 2026
Sonita Muluh Squatted 701 Pounds Raw — No Woman Had Ever Done It
Sonita Muluh became the first woman to squat over 700 pounds raw — 318 kilos, one rep, no suit. Here is what that number actually means.
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Jul 21, 2026
Tom Stoltman Is a Gladiator Now. Strength Sport Just Went Prime Time.
Three-time World's Strongest Man Tom Stoltman is joining BBC One's Gladiators, filming at Sheffield Arena for a 2027 air date.
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Jul 20, 2026
Bjornsson Got 1,126 Pounds to His Knees. Then It Stopped.
Hafthor Bjornsson failed a 511-kg deadlift world record attempt in Los Angeles on July 11. The bar reached his knees and died there. Here is what the miss actually says.
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Jul 15, 2026
489 Pounds Overhead: The Log Lift Is the Truest Test of Strength
Jack Osborn put 489 lb overhead on a log. Why the log lift — not the deadlift — is where strongman separates the real from the loud.
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Jul 14, 2026
2,700 Pounds: Colton Engelbrecht Just Pulled the Heaviest Raw Total in History
Colton Engelbrecht totaled 1,225 kg (2,700 lb) in Moscow — the heaviest raw powerlifting total ever, beating the old record by 70 kilos.
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Jul 13, 2026
Mitchell Hooper Is World's Strongest Man Again — And He Earned It Ugly
Mitchell Hooper won his second World's Strongest Man title in 2026, chasing down Rayno Nel and closing on the Atlas Stones to take it by two points.
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Jul 09, 2026
Fojtů Takes London: 24-Year-Old Buries Three WSM Champions at Giants Live
Ondřej Fojtů, 24, won the 2026 Giants Live Strongman Classic in London with 50.5 points — beating three World's Strongest Man champions.
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Jul 08, 2026
What Is a Good Deadlift? Honest Numbers by Bodyweight
A good deadlift is roughly 1.5-2x bodyweight once you're past novice. Real numbers by bodyweight for men and women - and why the number lies.
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