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( Weightlifting)
Weightlifting, also called Olympic weightlifting or Olympic-style weightlifting, is a sport in which participants attempt a maximum weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates. The two lifts currently competed are the clean and jerk and the snatch. The compound word "weightlifting" is often used incorrectly to refer to weight training. Clean and press was another weightlifting technique, discontinued due to difficulties in judging proper form. In comparison with powerlifting which tests limit strength (with or without lifting aids), weightlifting tests ballistic limits (explosive strength) with smaller weights such that the lifts must be executed more quickly and with more mobility because of a greater range of motion during the lifts. While there are relatively few competitive Olympic lifters, the lifts and their components are commonly used by elite athletes to train for explosive and functional strength. Weightlifting requires a combination of power (strength and speed), technique, flexibility and consistency. A weightlifter's strength comes primarily from the legs, specifically the muscles of the quadriceps and posterior chain, and secondarily the back, anterior core, and shoulders as well as all round ratio development. Weightlifting is a full body activity including even the minor muscles, but these muscles receive emphasis over the others within the body. Weightlifters need not necessarily be heavy, as they compete by weight classes. The competitive sport is controlled by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). Based in Budapest, it was founded in 1905. Competitors compete in one of eight (seven for women) divisions determined by their body mass. These classes are currently men's 56 kg (123.5 lb), 62 kg (136.7 lb), 69 kg (152.1 lb), 77 kg (169.8 lb), 85 kg (187.4 lb), 94 kg (207.2 lb), 105 kg (231.5 lb) and 105+ kg, and women's 48kg (105.8 lb.), 53 kg (116.8 lb), 58 kg (127.8 lb), 63 kg (138.9 lb), 69 kg (152.1 lb), 75 kg (165.3 lb), and 75+ kg.[2] In each weight division, competitors compete in both the snatch and clean and jerk, and prizes are usually given for the heaviest weights lifted in the snatch, clean and jerk, and the two combined.
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The Right Age to Start Weight Training by Mike Westerdal
There are body building competitions for boys as young as 13 years old. Is this too young? Just like any just about any other issue, there are plenty of opinions on both sides. Some experts say that age 13 is too young to start a weight training regi...
Gaining strength and building muscle weightlifting Strength training by jeya lakshmi
Strength Training is any exercise that causes you to build lean muscle mass. This can be accomplished best with moderate weight lifting. While there is a definite correlation between gaining strength and building muscle, you can tailor your weight tr...
Discover How A Weight Loss Lifting Program Will Supercharge Your Fat Burning Results by Jeff Kalhoon
There's one main reason why some people don't follow a regular cardio program. It's tedious!
Even if you really want to get in shape, you most likely wont follow any cardio routine if it is not pleasant and you fear doing it. A weight loss li...
Supercharge Your Fat Loss By Starting A Weightlifting Program by Jeff Kalhoon
Along with a regular cardio routine, a weight lifting program can really further your progress and get you seeing results. Weight lifting is great for people of any age. When picking a training program...
Know the rules of resistance training and you'll increase the intensity of your workout by Dan Cantor
By Dan Cantor, CPT
The length of your workout session varies based on your fitness level and goals. Everyone does different exercises based on their capabilities, but the basic concepts are the same for everyone. Your weekly fitness routine m...
Training to failure is a common theory that has been advocated recently in the world of bodybuildin by Jon Cardozo
The concept of training to failure has been popular in the world of bodybuilding during the past few years. Training to failure means that you repeat a strength training exercise until you are unable to do it any more. For example, you lift a weight ...
Why beginners should check their ego in the gym by Jon Cardozo
Why your ego could harm you in the gym
Being in the gym can be quite intimidating at times. This is especially true for the beginner who doesn’t have a lot of experience lifting weights. When you see the guy next to you lifting an incredibl...
Hardgainer's Bodybuilding Secrets to Building Muscle - A Review of the No Nonsense Muscle Building by Peter Harris
Hardgainers pay attention! Vince Delmonte's No-Nonsense Muscle Building Program is your ticket to gaining size, lean muscle and the physique you have always dreamed about, but never thought you could achieve. The No-Nonsense Muscle Buildin...
The Musclehead's Guide - A Review of the Musclehead's Guide To Building A Godlike Physique by Peter Harris
If simplicity were the key to building muscle then The Musclehead’s Guide To Building A Godlike Physique would be the lock that it opens. The Musclehead has managed to take a wealth of confusion, disagreement, and contradicting philosophies, wean ou...
A Review of Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle by Peter Harris
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is a system developed for the person interested in learning how to lose weight, lower their body fat percentage, change their physical appearance and develop a plan for a healthier lifestyle.
The book consists ...
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