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Stop weightlifting in running shoes - they slow your progress and increase your risk of injury
Weightlifting shoes are specially designed to give you an edge in squats, deadlifts, and more, and …
Gabby Landsverk
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"Tried my best but missed out on a medal": Mirabai Chanu after finishing 4th in women's weightlifting at Olympics
After finishing fourth in the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the Paris Olympics, Indian weight…
ANI
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An 8-year-old weightlifting champ can lift more than 100 pounds overhead, and has her sights set on the Olympics
Rory Van Ulft started Olympic weightlifting to improve her gymnastics, and is now a national champ …
Gabby Landsverk
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Russia's Olympic fiasco continues as the nation's entire weightlifting team is barred from the games
NBC Sports reported that Russia's eight weightlifting spots will offered to other countries. The IW…
Morgan J. Wolf
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Yogita Khedkar creates National Record in the 87kg weightlifting category
Khdekar lifted a weight of 78 kg in snatch while lifting 105 kg in clean and jerk, totalling a stag…
ANI
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India's Jhilli Dalabehera wins silver in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship
She finished second in the Commonwealth nations, behind Nigeria's Peter Stella Kingsley, who…
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Kazakhstan weightlifter has celebration of the Olympics after winning gold - but his victory didn't come without controversy
Rahimov, who was born in Azerbaijan but competes for Kazakhstan, was banned in 2013 for two years a…
Emmett Knowlton
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An Olympic weightlifter said he doesn't bench press because the exercise restricts his shoulder mobility
Lü Xiaojun advised professional weightlifters to avoid the movement, however it's still beneficial …
Rachel Hosie
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The Filipino Olympic weightlifting sensation will be given $660,000 and 2 houses for winning her country's first-ever gold
Hidilyn Diaz won the women's weightlifting 55 kg at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, lifting an Olympi…
Barnaby Lane
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An Olympics reporter was met with silence when he asked the women's weightlifting podium about Laurel Hubbard
The American lifter Sarah Robles, who won the bronze medal, eventually said, "No, thank you," and m…
Alan Dawson
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The world just fell in love with an Olympic weightlifter who won't let 14th place stop him from dancing
Katoatau, 32, competes for the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati, and he told R…
Caroline Praderio
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Li Fabin wins gold medal in weightlifting for China with a unique one-legged technique fans are calling the 'flamingo lift'
Olympic weightlifter Li Fabin won the gold for China with a unique one-legged technique he says hel…
Lindsay Dodgson
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A New Zealand weightlifter has become the first openly transgender athlete picked to compete at the Olympics
Laurel Hubbard, 43, is set to compete for New Zealand in the women's super-heavyweight category in …
Barnaby Lane
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A Team USA weightlifter on course for gold at the Olympics takes a relaxed approach to training. She balances rest, work, and longevity.
Olivia Reeves, 21, set three world records last year and is headed to Paris to compete in her first…
Kim Schewitz
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Mirabai Chanu to lead India's contingent at World Weightlifting Championships
This will be Chanu's second competition this year. The 28-year-old lifter from Manipur had undergon…
ANI
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A Ugandan weightlifter who fled pre-Olympics training saying he didn't want to return to his country has been found in central Japan
Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, had left a note saying he wanted to stay in Japan and …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Chris Hemsworth took on a new full-body workout to prepare for all the stunts in 'Extraction 2,' his trainer says — here's how it works
Chris Hemsworth's trainer Luke Zocchi said the role of "Thor" required heavy weightlifting, but the…
Jackson Thompson
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How to start weightlifting to build muscle if you’ve only ever done cardio or yoga
It can be intimidating to pick up weights if you only do cardio or yoga, but those skills can trans…
Gabby Landsverk
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Philippines' first Olympic gold medalist was once accused of plotting to overthrow the president, but the man who accused her is now thanking her for winning
Hidilyn Diaz became the first gold medalist for the Philippines on Monday, but she was linked to a …
Jackson Thompson
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Switching from cardio to weightlifting helped a woman get the body she wanted
Weightlifting initially intimidated bodybuilder Dani Taylor but it helped her build the lean, muscu…