Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

I never considered myself athletic growing up. I did tap, ballet, and acrobatics in elementary school, but I didn’t play any organized sports. As an adult, I got sucked into different exercise fads ...

The IPF’s 2026 rulebook takes effect March 1, 2026, and it tightens how low your squat bar can sit. Here’s how referees are likely to assess it, who it hits hardest, and the highest-payoff fixes to ...

Russel Orhii achieved a raw squat PR and an unofficial IPF World Record two weeks out from the 2026 SBD Sheffield ...

Powerlifter Natalie Hanson has broken a world record. Friday morning, the former Bethel resident squatted 603 pounds in the women’s 185 pound weight class at the World Open Powerlifting Championship ...

Bethel native Natalie Hanson has set a new American record in women’s powerlifting. On Saturday (Jan. 28) in Milwaukee, Hanson squatted 578.7 pounds, more than three times her body weight, and more ...

Congratulations to Norwich High School senior Gabe Blenis on breaking the state record in squat at the 100 % Raw federation’s American Challenge powerlifting competition. (Submitted Photo) OWEGO – On ...

Four Special Olympics athletes have defied the odds by qualifying for the Ohio powerlifting championship this weekend."Seeing these athletes, getting to see them every week. They have every excuse not ...