Weightlifting

There is a lot of data that supports the idea that ladies should lift weights. It is a proven fact that lifting weights holds lots of health benefits. Regular weight training leads to increased strength, size, power and endurance of skeletal muscles. Weight training can also help reduce your risk of Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, weight gain, physical disabilities, heart disease, and premature death. It even allows older folks to live independently longer, as it delays frailty and lessens

Women Weightlifting Are there people that believe women do not belong in the gym, and if they do should they only be using cardio equipment? Many people believe women do not belong in the gym and they definitely do not belong in a weight room or under a weight bar. Although this is definitely not true, because it is just as important for women to go to the gym on a regular basis as it is for men. Many women go to the gym and spend much of their time on a cardio machine, rather than spending a fair

Weightlifting is a power and dynamic strength game. Performance of weightlifters during competition depends on absolute and relative power output achieved by them. To enhance power and strength weightlifters, training programmes have frequent high intensity resistance exercises. (1) As volume is quantitative component of exercise, intensity is qualitative component of exercise, which is essential component of training to enhance performance.(4) Intensity describes the amount of weight lifted during

WESTFIELD- “Weightlifting has been a big part of my life since I was 15”, Robert Pergakis, a Junior at Westfield State, told me as he rested in between sets as the gym. Wearing a red tank top and basketball shorts, he was sweating pretty heavily from the exertion of bench-pressing over 300 pounds. Today was Robbie’s “Chest day” at the gym, focusing on bench presses and flies to grow his pectoral muscles. Robbie stands about 5’9 and weighs a muscular 190 pounds. He has competed in bodybuilding for

spent time with friends. We ended the year in volleyball with first in EDC. It was great, everything was great. Thanksgiving came around and I was so excited to eat all of the food in the world. I am obsessed with food. At the time, I did start weightlifting and running after school to stay in shape, but also lose a little weight. By the time we went to my grandmas for supper, I was not feeling it. I ate just a little bit of food because I didn’t feel like eating. I thought maybe I just had an upset

Weight training is vital to your sports performance, because if you are matched with someone in skill, then it will take speed, power, and strength to defeat your opponent on the court, field or in the ring. Some athletes even coaches and trainers get confused with the deference between,bodybuilding or muscle building vs. weight training for strength and power for specific sports. For example having huge muscular legs does NOT mean you can jump very high, or run very fast; increased jumping ability

Anthony Scionti Powerlifting Vs. Weightlifting There are many debates about weather powerlifting or weightlifting is better for athletic training. In my opinion I think that in order to reach max performance you must use both powerlifting and weightlifting. Powerlifting has a bigger risk because you use more weight but it is risky either way. Weightlifting helps prevent injury and is used in almost every sport. The most important aspect of training is absolute strength because it controls all

Romanelli Weightlifting Vs. Dancers Being a dancer has plenty of purpose to it, many people don't realize how much dedication and precision goes into becoming a dancer. Most dancers don't have much time for another sport to work other muscles but a little bit of weight training a couple times a week has been proven to help a dancer's performance. Many dancers have always had the conclusion that weightlifting will make them bulky or will work the wrong muscles so they avoid weightlifting. Little do

It's been an awesome week! From deadlifting 140kg to getting the first win of the season, I’ve had a great week. The week has been very busy, been working hard in the gym and I’m now learning olympic weightlifting movements to help with my conditioning. We also had testing this week which was loads of fun. I was able to power clean 85 kg, Deadlift 140kg and increase my weighted pull-up to 25kg. There is more testing to be done on my other lifts but for now I’m really happy with my progress. I haven’t

On the 8th of August at the Pavilion 2 of Rio centro, 2016 Olympics, the woman's weightlifting competition was held. Marie García earned herself second place after lifting 242 kg, under Jackie Robinson, lifting an outstanding 261 kg. Maria García, being the previous gold medalist for 3 years, was not happy with the results. On August 9th, García demands for Robinson to be disqualified from the competition, which funnily enough, will boost her up to first place. Her anger is aimed towards the fact