UB senior Pallavi Shankar calls it “the defining part” of her life. It is more than fitness, but certainly all of that. This is about movement, inner and outer strength, self-empowerment, control.

Inside Pulcinella’s Iron Sport Gym – a Chester Pike establishment billed as “Delco’s 24 Hour House of Power!” – Jessica Smith recently got to talking about a life that’s required more hospital visits ...

Powerlifting is not new to high schools in Louisiana, but the sport takes on a new persona this weekend. After a four-year process that included two years as a pilot program, powerlifting is ...

Powerlifting consists of three lifts: the squat, bench press and dead lift. Scrolling through the latest fitness trends and gimmicks, the compound word offers a rather simple elevator pitch — lift ...

There was a shared feeling of validation among coaches, athletes and spectators in the South Regional Powerlifting meet at Chalmette High. The sport is in its first season as a sanctioned sport by the ...

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo - With the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games in full swing, athletes will be competing in a new sport; powerlifting. The event took place June 5, at the Cadet East ...

If you go watch the powerlifting event at the Special Olympics USA Games this week, you’re likely to notice the singsong Southern drawl of the cheerful woman armed with a microphone who’s ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls School District has a new winter sport. This week, high school athletes found out that powerlifting is now a sanctioned sport funded by the district, but ...

Every athlete wants a stronger core, but “what’s the best ab workout?” is a loaded question. The right answer depends on what kind of athlete you are, what your body needs, and what your goals are.

Karenjeet Kaur Bains started her sporting life as a sprinter, but when she took up powerlifting at the age of 17 – initially to get faster and more explosive for athletics – her focus soon changed. “I ...

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. As she took ...