Greysteel, a gym outside Detroit, teaches barbell lifting for older people. Some are well into their 80s and 90s.

Tamara Walcott can still remember the first time she set foot in a powerlifting gym: the chalked hands, the strapped wrists, the yells and screams as lifters heaved weights off the floor.

Instead of heading straight to a specialized powerlifting gym (often local, non-chain), you can often find powerlifters training in all kinds of gyms, from clubs like Life Time and Equinox to ...

The powerlifting modality has also shown me that there is a lot of room for women in strength sports. I am 34 years old, and I've realized that you can show up any size, any age, to a powerlifting ...

The Madison, Wisconsin native posted a staggering 2000.7-pound raw powerlifting total—squat, bench, and deadlift—at a 181-pound bodyweight in August 2019, breaking the existing world record in ...

POWERLIFTING IS PRIMAL.Just the thought of loading a barbell with enough iron to make it bow and then, somehow, finding the strength to press it off your chest, drive it out of a squat, or ...

I am 34 years old, and I've realized that you can show up any size, any age, to a powerlifting gym or meet. You will be welcomed and supported.

You can find one at your local powerlifting gym, or do your research and find a good one online. It also really helps to make friends with people who are into powerlifting, or at least to hang ...

Revered by many as the “Godfather of Powerlifting” after starting an Aurora gym that turned into a global federation, the Korean War veteran and former Mr. USA-runner-up died Jan. 13 at age 86.

In a fitness world dominated by cardio and HIIT workouts, powerlifting remains misunderstood and intimidating to many. Steven Ridges, a certified Barbell Rehab Specialist and powerlifting coach ...

Still, driven to revive my relationship with fitness, I opted to give powerlifting a try. My sister helped me scout a few gyms in the city, landing on the closest one to my apartment in New York City.