Powerlifting may seem daunting at first glance, but its benefits are profound and applicable to everyone, from elite athletes ...

Claude Welcome, the powerlifting coach at Abington Heights who has helped establish the sport in Northeast Pennsylvania, keeps pushing up the heavy weights. He represented the United States and ...

Jun. 19—Claude Welcome, the ageless strongman, powered his way to a national championship. After more than a year of uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic and few competitions, the 69-year old ...

A strength coach explains how training with dumbbells alone can still build a powerful bench press. The secret is control, ...

Centralia High School senior and powerlifting team captain Julian Crenshaw made history at the 2025 USA Powerlifting Washington State Championship in Spokane this past weekend. Crenshaw shattered the ...

Spokane nurse practitioner Marie Brenden can lift heavy loads. In April, doctors implanted a pacemaker, and a month later the 59-year-old grandmother did what few other people can do: She bench ...

Competitive sports often require special spaces or equipment, and that’s true of most strength sports. Weightlifting (the kind they do in the Olympics) requires bouncy bumper plates and a gym that won ...

Amelia Gercken concluded her high school powerlifting career at the United States Powerlifting Team at the International Powerlifting Federation World Bench Press Competition in Austin, Texas. She ...