Welcome to our Blog

The Arnold Sports Festival always produces some of the best lifting in the world, and 2018 somehow raised the bar. We saw some insane lifts and overall performances that push the boundaries of what strength levels we thought were possible in our sport. This article...

With so many new lifters on the scene, and so many of the well-known lifters breaking barriers of strength, there are so many unknown outcomes for our sport in 2018. We’re taking a look at what are the top 10 most burning Powerlifting questions we can’t wait to see...

With the rapid growth of our sport in the past few years, 2017 saw a many new top-level lifters emerge. Some of whom have only shown us half of what they’re capable of. Having seen some of these lifters’ training updates on social media and their...

2017 was an incredible year for Powerlifting. As we leave it behind us, we sat down here at 9for9 Media and decided what we think were the top 10 Powerlifting moments of the year. With so many incredible lifts and performances, this was no easy feat, but...

The 2017 IPF World Open Championships took place between the 13th and 18th of this month in Pilsen, Czechia, with some shocking and exciting results. Here are 9for9 Media’s picks for the top 10 moments of the championships. #10. Oleksiy Bychkov's comeback Oleksiy...

The week of lifting at 2017's Raw Nationals in Orlando, Florida, is finally past us, and there was a whole host of world class lifting that occurred. Here at 9for9 Media, we've sat down and put together a list of what we think were the top 10 most exciting moments at...

An insane level of lifting has already gone down in the last three days of 2017's USAPL Raw Nationals. Here in part 3 of our preview, we're looking at the men's 105kg and women's 84kg and 84kg+ weight classes, who lift tomorrow (Saturday, October 14th)....

Continuing from our previous post, this article will cover which lifters to look out for at the 2017 USAPL Raw Nationals, this time in the men’s 93kg and women's 72kg weight classes, who lift tomorrow, October 13th. Men's 93kg LS McClain In arguably one of...

This is our final installment of USAPL Raw Nationals previews, covering the final day of lifting in Orlando, Florida. We've seen some crazy lifting so far, but the men's 120kg and 120kg+ weight classes who lift tomorrow, October 15th, could produce some of...

The 2017 USAPL Raw Nationals is fast approaching. As arguably the most competitive national meet in the world, with huge implications for international selection in 2018, we’re taking a look at what excitement is going down. This part will cover women’s...

Over the past few years, Krzysztof Wierzbicki (pronounced zeez-stoff veers-biski) has become one of the biggest names on the Powerlifting scene. After three straight 93kg title wins at the IPF World Classic Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015, claiming a...

The World Games is an international multi-sports event held every four years, consisting of events not included in the Olympics, yet still recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Equipped Powerlifting has been part of the World Games since it’s...

We are advocates for fair play and clean sport here at 9for9 Media. We don't tolerate cheaters or cheating. 9for9 Media reserves the right to revoke usage of our work in the event that a client pays for a session or licensing fees and is subsequently found...

There were countless incredible moments at the World Championships in Minsk, Belarus, and discussing them all could easily become a lengthy essay. The standard of lifting was so incredibly high compared to previous years, giving many of the top athletes...

This article will be the first of two covering the top lifters competing at the World Classic Championships this year. Lifting has already begun in Minsk, Belarus, with the masters and juniors having started on June 15th, and the Open categories kicking off on...