Below is video of gold medalist and overall runner-up Danny Thurman (181) at the IPF Masters Bench Press World Championships which took place March 31-April 3 in Orlando, Florida.

Thurman hit lifts of 529 and 551 pounds. He used his final press to attempt an open USAPL American Record of 600 pounds.

After initially denying his bench press of 771 pounds as an American Record, the USPF has reviewed the facts and recognized Bell's lift as the federation record.

Perennial world team member Milan Spingl shined at the 18th CPF Czech Powerlifting National Championships which took place on Saturday in Nymburk, Czech Republic.

Reigning overall best lifters, Alex Mardell and Heather Ayles, are the favorites going into the 2010 CPU Powerlifting and Bench Press National Championships which start on Thursday and run through Sunday in Quebec City, Quebec.

Although the U.S. swept all five of the age divisions contested at last week's IPF Masters World Championships, things would have been different had the Japanese team brought along an international referee.

The man with the biggest deadlift in powerlifting history (1,008 pounds), the second biggest total of all-time and the fourth biggest squat of all-time, Andy Bolton, will take to the platform next month for the BPC British Bench Press and Deadlift Championships.

Former IPF Worlds gold medalist Ivailo Hristov captured the best lifter title at the Bulgarian National Championships which took place on March 27-28 in Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria. Hristov is the only Bulgarian man in history to ever capture an IPF open class title.

On Saturday, Tyson Meyers (242) upped the 242 class drug tested all-time raw record at the NASA Kansas State Championships in Salina, Kansas.

Stan Barmore (242) bench pressed 572 pounds raw on Saturday at the unsanctioned St. Jude's Fundraiser Bench Press in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Barmore holds the top ranked press on the Powerlifting Watch Lifter Rankings (551 pounds) and is ranked 26th in the world on the Power Rankings.

Barmore's press:

The number one and five ranked raw powerlifters in America according to the Power Rankings, Stan Efferding and Eric Lilliebridge, will share the same platform for the UPA National Championships in Dubuque, Iowa in July.