weightlifting

If you think the CrossFit Games are just a competition, you have it all wrong.

Rip away your old beliefs that food makes you fat and that lifting weights is for The Hulk.

Your hear should definitely feel it when you lift. Don't undervalue strength training.

A study of skeletal muscle mass distribution suggests women need to focus on strength training more to offset the impact of aging.

In fact, those Friday and Saturday nights were false points of pride for myself, because I felt I was somehow morally superior for exercising rather than having fun.

Understand weight ratios and frequency of lifting between front and back squats. Make your clean and jerk roar.

Not all deadlifts are right for every body. Allow your anatomy to dictate which style of deadlift suits you best.

The absence of ten dominating countries had interesting effects on the overall field.

Strength needs to be integrated into many other training modalities to have relevance. Olympic lifting transforms strength into speed.

Whatever the past year brought you, it's time to stay in the moment and put the lessons learned to good use in a new year.

The benefits of catching the bar in Olympic weightlifting are not emphasized nearly enough for the value they can bring to athletes in other disciplines.

If you want to put up big numbers, it doesn't hurt to come from a line of people who have done the same.

This is not a sport that can be taken lightly or approached with indifference.

Many athletes realize that Olympic-style weightlifting is not just weightlifting

An athlete is going to look like whatever she is.

Put aside gender stereotypes and pick up a barbell, because weightlifting can be a woman's best friend.

The power and speed of movements like the jerk and push press provide a range of benefits that translate into performance enhancements in other sports.