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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 and clean & jerk really are. When your lifts are going well, you should embrace your increasing strength by hitting up a local weightlifting competition.
The best part of local meets is that you don’t have to qu…….
Inspirational story: Former Kyabram school teacher Telia Tonkin re-located to Queensland in 2003 and her 20-year journey has taken her from a mentally fragile 160kg woman to a state weight lifting champion.
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September 04, 2022
The new International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board (EB) met virtually to discuss a number of pressing matters that will support the continued development of the federation.
The upcoming IWF Athletes’ Commission (AC) election was discussed as Commission Chair Fo…….
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A variety of weightlifting belts. Credit: Garage Gym Reviews
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If you’ve ever seen someone deadlift in weightlifting shoes or back squat in running shoes, you know that athletes occasionally misuse gear or use the wrong equipment at the wrong time!
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There are many benefits of lifting weights. However, regular gym sessions can leave your hands feeling pretty beat-up. One way to protect them is to use weightlifting gloves.
Available in a range of styles, weightlifting gloves offer protection, grip, and comfort while you strength train.
Keep reading for our picks of the 8 b…….
The annual SEC Media Days are always good for some notable quotes, and Georgia Bulldogs’ linebacker Nolan Smith certainly delivered several of those Wednesday. In an interview with Peter Burns of SEC Network, Smith started by discussing how the reigning national champion Bulldogs view the target on their backs.
Smith then moved on to di…….
Ed Owen is in the rare position of choosing his university alongside progressing his weightlifting dream.
By Tom Masters, Sportsbeat
Guildford’s Edward Owen is at the age where many have to make key life choices but few have to factor weightlifting training into their university planning.
The 18-year-old, who started weightlifting after watching YouTube clips of the Olympic…….
Isabella Rivera continues to take the sport of Olympic weightlifting by storm.
The Leesburg teen displayed her prowess at worldwide and national competitions contested during the final two weeks of June.
Rivera, 17, placed fourth in her age/weight division at the 2022 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Mexico.
She produced top lifts of …….
Olympic weightlifting will present you with many challenges on your journey. While the clean & jerk is one of the two main lifts, it actually consists of two separate movements in and of itself. The jerk — when you send a barbell flying off your collarbones and to arm’s length — is considered one of the most challenging aspects of the sport.
The clean & jerk go together on…….
