Weightlifting
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China’s Weightlifting Team’s Core Training Floats Weights on Their Upper Back
The Chinese weightlifting team has dominated the global stage, with five of their six athletes clinching gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic…
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IPF Bans Stiff Knee Sleeves
On April 4, 2025, the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) banned stiff knee sleeves from their sanctioned competitions. Banned Knee Sleeves…
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World Record Weightlifter Karlos Nasar Trains Like a Bodybuilder
Bodybuilding and Olympic weightlifting are two distinct disciplines, each with unique training methods and goals. Bodybuilding prioritizes aesthetics, focusing on muscle mass and definition through high-rep, high-volume training.…
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Olympian Joe Kovacs and Mitchell Hooper Teach You How To Properly Jerk
The overhead jerk, a combination of strength, power, and technique, is a cornerstone of weightlifting. In a mid-January 2025 collaboration,…
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Won Ju Ri (67KG) Scores Clean & Jerk Record at 2024 IWF World Championships
The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, ended on Dec. 15, 2024. The competition of the world’s best…
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Yan Li (+87KG) Demolished The Previous Snatch World Record at 2024 IWF World Championships
The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, from Dec. 6-15, 2024, featured some of the most memorable world…
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Il Gyong Kim (59KG) Achieves Clean & Jerk and Total Records at 2024 IWF World Championships
The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, from Dec. 6-15, 2024, concluded with vastly different record books than…
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Ruslan Nurudinov (109KG) Sets World Record Clean & Jerk In Manama, Bahrain
The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, from Dec. 6-15, 2024, witnessed the shattering of more than a…
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Suk Ri (64KG) Scores Two World Records at 2024 IWF World Championships
The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, from Dec. 6-15, 2024, has continued to blaze new…
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Zhao Jinhong (45KG) Achieves Two Records at 2024 IWF World Championships
The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, from Dec. 6-15, 2024, has been a cataclysm of…
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