Tag: weightlifting
Weightlifters are among an elite group of athletes whose achievements depend on their strength and performance in a weight-dictated environment. They undergo ...
READ MORE +While the most common cause of injury in a gym is overexertion of the muscles leading to muscular strain and sprains, research suggests that the second most ...
READ MORE +The 2020 Olympics Games has been an amazing show of human strength, endurance and skill. As expected, lots of records have been broken in the 14 weightlifting ...
READ MORE +Many weightlifting records have already been broken this year at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In the men's super heavyweight class (+109kg), we expect to see more ...
READ MORE +Grip strength (see our interview with grip-strength pro, David Horne) is something athletes and gym-goers are now becoming more aware of. Thick bar adapters, ...
READ MORE +For many people, their 'New Year’s resolutions' are to get themselves fit and healthy by exercising regularly. But this resolution can appear as an extreme ...
READ MORE +Weightlifting is a challenging enough form of training for anyone, but even more so if you're trying to break a record. You might have seen videos online, ...
READ MORE +In August 2009, during a routine patrol in Afghanistan, the Toyota Landcruiser Martin Tye was travelling in was struck by a car carrying an IED, (Improvised ...
READ MORE +‘Strength Training’ sounded a little intimidating to me before I started my training. Heavy weights were supposed to be a man’s thing, but then that all ...
READ MORE +Today's article is about a training method called: Time Under Tension, or TUT. I will explain what tension is, when it should be used and some of its main ...
READ MORE +The likes of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have provided a much needed platform for women to exhibit their inner and outer strengths in a former man’s world. ...
READ MORE +Weightlifting for women to the novice female lifter, can appear a daunting subject, even without mentioning the weights room! A space still largely dominated ...
READ MORE +Brian Shaw is the fifth man and the first American so far to feature in Keep Fit Kingdom’s World’s Strongest Men series. Standing at 6’8” with a 60 inch chest ...
READ MORE +Since its beginnings in 1977, four British men have held the title of the World's Strongest Man. One of these men was Eddie Hall, a powerhouse from the English ...
READ MORE +If you’re vegan I’m sure you’ve heard it a thousand times before, ‘Where do you get your protein?’. Vegan lifestyles are becoming more and more common and you ...
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