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Weightlifting is all about muscle, ability, and confidence. Focused on gaining strength and showing physical power, weightlifters often abide by a healthy routine. Weightlifting is an empowering sport capable of inspiring many as athletes break personal records and push themselves to the limit.

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Lessons in Trust: Helping Young Athletes Compete Well
Lessons in Trust: Helping Young Athletes Compete Well
January 12, 2023
As parents, we have a duty to our young athletes not just to get them to practice and competition, but to help them compete well both physically and mentally.
Olympic State of Body: Weight Training with Lydia Valentin
Olympic State of Body: Weight Training with Lydia Valentin
April 28, 2022
Learn how to create explosive and functional power through weightlifting with this Olympic Athlete.
Athlete of the Month: Adelyn Jones
Leading a Legacy: Adelyn Jones
February 14, 2022
Discover how this 12-year old weightlifting pioneer defines success in her training and competitions.
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Weight Training with Lydia Valentin | Olympic State of Body
July 15, 2021
Olympic weightlifter Lydia Valentin demonstrates how a strict training routine can help produce the best results.
New to Sports Guide/Terms to Know: Weightlifting
Weightlifting: Terms to Know
March 27, 2021
Learn terms associated with weightlifting.
Olympics Trivia
Is 50kg stone-lifting on the Olympic programme?
February 7, 2021
True or False: 50kg stone-lifting was on the Olympic programme.
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Sport Guide: All About Weightlifting
January 12, 2021
Lifting the greatest weight possible is the goal for these athletes, with the snatch and clean and jerk methods bringing the biggest lifts.
Science of the Summer Olympics
Sarah Robles and the Mechanics of Weightlifting – An Engineering Perspective (Grades 6-12)
May 21, 2020
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Sarah Robles and the Mechanics of Weightlifting
Sarah Robles and the Mechanics of Weightlifting
May 13, 2020
U.S. weightlifter Sarah Robles relies on an athletic mix of strength, speed and timing to help create explosive power.
New to Sports Guide/Terms to Know: Weightlifting
Learn More About Weightlifting
September 19, 2019
Learn more about weightlifting
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