Powerlifting is a tough sport built around maximizing weight on the squat, bench press, and deadlift. But last month, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...