As a competitive soccer player in high school, I found my muscular 5′10″ frame to be an asset that helped me sprint faster and tackle harder. While it would be a stretch to say I loved the way I ...

A doctor said powerlifting helped her boost her mood and energy while building muscle. She said two exercises can save you time in the gym.

Tamara Walcott is breaking ground as a woman of color in powerlifting. Tamara Walcott, a mom of two from Maryland, said it was a sock belonging to her then-toddler son that changed the course of her ...

Before I started lifting, I didn’t understand strength. Now that I do, I don’t need a barbell for mine to endure. Credit: Shira Friedman-Parks My body has never felt like a safe place to inhabit. It ...

Despite growing up very active (I started dancing from a young age and played basketball and ran track in high school), I reached a point of having pretty much zero movement in my life by the time I ...

Disabled American Veterans named Bobby Body, a single-amputee veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, as its 2016 Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year. (DAV) ST. JOHNS, Mich. — At 5 feet 8 inches tall ...

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard the case of a trans woman who was barred from competing against cisgender women in the championships organized by USA Powerlifting, the organization that ...

Hello! Welcome to Leg Day Observer, an exploratory look at fitness, the companion to GQ.com’s Snake America vintage column, and a home for all things Leg Day. Ever squatted on an empty stomach? Or ...