weightlifting
How a record-setting 100-year-old weightlifter stays young
"I'm kind of annoying," the wisecracking Tampa-based great-great-grandmother said. "Tell me I can't do something, and I will prove that I can."
Is power-lifting the secret to youthful looks? Just ask this 100-year-old granny
Florida resident Edith Murway-Traina, 99, who set the Guinness World Record for oldest powerlifter at 98, now stands at breaking her own record after she turns 100 on Sunday.
Awkward silence after reporter asks about transgender weightlifter
The inclusion of transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard in the 2021 Olympics continues to stir controversy. On Monday, Hubbard made history in the women’s 87kg weightlifting final, becoming the first openly...
Why trans weightlifter's Olympic debut may be 'less than ideal'
A British doctor who has advised the decision to allow weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to compete against cisgender women in Tokyo may be judged as "less than ideal" -- but was...
First transgender Olympian flops in weightlifting competition
Laurel Hubbard’s groundbreaking Olympics debut didn’t quite go as planned. Hubbard, who made history as the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics, was eliminated after failing to record...
Who is Laurel Hubbard, the first transgender Olympian?
Laurel Hubbard is poised to make history at the Olympics, regardless of how she fares in competition. Hubbard, 43, will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics,...
Filipino weightlifter gets $660K, 2 houses and free flights for winning gold
A weightlifter who won the Philippines its first Olympic gold medal will leave Tokyo with an extra $660,000 in tax-free cash prizes, two homes and a lifetime of free flights.
Chinese diplomats furious over media photo of weightlifting gold medalist
Chinese diplomats slammed Reuters as “ugly” for a photo the media outlet used in a report about the country’s gold-medal winning weightlifter Zhihui Hou.
'They are so strong!': Adorable toddler cheers on Olympic women weightlifters
A young Olympics fan was captured cheering on female competitors in the 2020 weightlifting competition -- marveling at how strong the athletes are.
Uplifting! 78 -year-old grandma enters wild weight competition
Linda Patterson, from Albuquerque, NM, will compete in her first powerlifting competition at the age of 78. She told KOAT that she began her fitness journey to keep up with...
Build your home gym with this top-rated dumbbell set that’s $30 off
We’re all much more used to exercising from home after the strict restrictions of the pandemic. While it may be safer to go back to the gym now, the convenience...
Olympics' first trans athlete defies science and fairness in quest for gold
It’s official: For the first time ever, a transgender athlete has qualified for an Olympic team. New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was selected for the national team on Monday and...
Female Olympic weightlifter calls transgender athlete's inclusion a 'bad joke'
A Belgian weightlifter has blasted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for allowing a transgender female to compete in this summer's Tokyo Games, saying it "feels like a bad joke."
'Game of Thrones' star debuts shocking 110-lb. weight loss
Six-foot-9 bruiser Hafthor Julius Björnsson, who played The Mountain on the HBO series, dropped from an astounding 451 pounds to 341 pounds.
Pregnant 'fit mom' who lifted 300 pounds fires back at 'little ass-clowns' trying to shame her
"Those little ass-clowns on Instagram can't stop me from doing what I do," the 34-year-old told The Post. "I'm unbreakable."
Ripped personal trainer got jacked through vegan diet
This beefy Argentine swears by a plant-based diet.
You have to exercise an hour to lose weight —here's how to make the most of it
Lockdown love handles, Thanksgiving tummies and Christmas pie thighs — these are just a few of the things you may hope to leave behind in 2021. But tacking on a...
Sumo wrestler once dubbed 'world's strongest kid' dead at 21
A Russian sumo wrestler once dubbed “the world’s strongest kid,” who weighed 210 pounds when he was just 6 years old, has died at the age of 21, according to...
Russian powerlifting champ told to prove she's a woman before boarding flight
A world-class Russian powerlifting champion was stopped from boarding a domestic flight when a bunch of airline dumbbells told her she had to first prove she is a woman, according...
Russian powerlifter fractures both knees in horrifying lift gone wrong
A stomach-churning video shows a Russian powerlifter fracturing both of his knees while attempting to squat approximately 882 pounds. Alexander Sedykh attempted the lift at the World Raw Powerlifting Federation...