Most people have heard the phrase "everything is bigger in Texas," but many may not have realized that includes Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Tim Matthews. On Facebook Thursday, the North ...

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 ...

The bench press is the ultimate litmus test of upper-body power. If you want to move serious weight and see your one-rep max ...

This Simple Bench Press Warmup Is the Missing Piece to Your Next PR, Powerlifting Coach Says originally appeared on Men's Fitness. We’re nearly halfway through the year—how’s that goal of hitting a ...

A female powerlifter recently set a new world record in Victoria. Kelly Womack of Allen, Texas, executed an equipped bench press of 755 pounds on Dec. 13 at Elite Fitness […] ...

Most lifters have a pre-bench ritual. Some roll their shoulders, some stretch their triceps, some jump straight into the bar. But if you have ever felt that your first few warmup sets feel shaky, like ...

17-year-old Abington Heights sophomore Matt Devine puts in a few more reps on the bench press. It was last march in Texas at nationals where Devine shined in the freshman/sophomore division. Weighing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 won the ...