What is weight lifting?
Lifting barbells or dumbbells with the goal of increasing your strength and/or muscle size. Weight lifting can take several forms: · Weightlifting Sport. The sport of Weightlifting is part of the Olympic Games. It consists of 2 lifts: the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk. The goal is to lift more weight than competitors in the same weight class. · Strength Training. Lifting weights to increase your physical strength. More muscle & a lower body fat are byproducts of strength training. Weightlifting Olympic sport since 1896 An ancient sport as old as mankind, embodying the most direct manifestation of human strength, weightlifting has not only flourished, but also developed into a modern sporting discipline for the 21st century. The apparent simplicity of lifting the barbell from the ground and over the head in one or two movements is deceiving. Weightlifting requires a combination of power, speed, technique, concentration and timing. Super heavyweight lifters normally claim the title of Worl
Lifting barbells or dumbbells with the goal of increasing your strength and/or muscle size. Weight lifting can take several forms: • Weightlifting Sport. The sport of Weightlifting is part of the Olympic Games. It consists of 2 lifts: the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk. The goal is to lift more weight than competitors in the same weight class. • Strength Training. Lifting weights to increase your physical strength. More muscle & a lower body fat are byproducts of strength training. • Bodybuilding. Weight lifting with the goal of increasing your muscle mass. Strength increases too, but isn’t the primary goal. Benefits of Weight Lifting. Lifting weights has several advantages over machines & body-weight exercises. • Accessible. Pull-ups & Dips force you to lift your own body-weight. Weight lifting is easier: start with an empty bar, increase the weight by 2.5kg/5lbs each workout. You’ll get stronger as the weight increases. • Versatile. You can do plenty of exercises with only one barbell.
