The sport of Olympic lifting is all about taking flight. Unlike its competitive cousins powerlifting and strongman, weightlifting demands that you move dynamically with a loaded barbell at very high velocities from start
Olympic lifting is all about harnessing power. From the very first day you pick up a barbell, weightlifting teaches — and demands — that you be strong, fast, nimble, and explosive. All of
Lifting weights is as much a skill you practice as a task you perform. Whether you go to the gym to simply feel a bit better, add muscle to your frame, or bolster
How do you measure your own performance in the gym? Quantifying your strength is easy enough; just count up the plates you have loaded on your barbell. On the other hand, analyzing and
The United States is sending its best and brightest weightlifters to the world stage in 2022. On Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022, USA Weightlifting (USAW) publicized the roster of athletes they’re sending to compete
There are a lot of strong weightlifters and powerlifters pulling immensely heavy weights in the gym — whether it’s Men’s Open bodybuilders lifting heavy to add denseness to their lat spreads or strongwomen
The prodigal son returns. After a full year away from the barbell, three-time Olympic Champion weightlifter Lu Xiaojun — who recently announced his intent to campaign for Games qualification yet again — is
Olympic lifters are renowned for their tremendous leg strength. On Aug. 31, 2022, Taiwanese weightlifter and three-time Olympian Kuo Hsing-Chun lived up to that reputation (and then some) when she back squatted 175
If you’re new to weightlifting and enjoy it, that’s a good sign. As you train for a while, it gets tempting to push to your limits and find out what your best snatch
The world of weightlifting was focused on Bogotá, Colombia during the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation‘s (IWF) Pan American Championships in July. And with the 2022 IWF World Championships also set to take place in Colombia’s
