Weight lifting exercises can be a part of your weight loss workout. Make sure to do these weight lifting exercises if you want to drop extra pounds. Weight-loss journey is filled with challenges and triumphs. While diet plays a crucial role, exercise is equally important. Cardio exercises can help you to lose weight, and so […]
Best weightlifting shoes: 6 top choices for weightlifters
Weightlifting shoes can enhance your heavy training sessions. So, check out this list of the top weightlifting shoes. Whether your fitness goals include muscle mass building or body toning, weightlifting is one of the best ways to achieve them. Also known as resistance or strength training, weight training may help you build lean, strong muscles, […]
Cardio or weightlifting: Which is more effective for weight loss?
Cardio vs weightlifting: Not sure which one will work for weight loss? Here are the pros and cons of cardio and weight training for weight loss to help you choose. Regular exercise plays a vital role in weight management. It helps to improve metabolic function, burn calories, and promote weight loss. Exercise creates …
Best weightlifting belts for women: Top 5 picks
If you are looking for the best weightlifting belts, we’ve got you covered. Check out the best weightlifting belts handpicked for you! Have you ever seen someone at the gym using a weightlifting belt and wondered if you need one too? Weightlifting belts can provide much-needed support and stability by bracing your core …
How & When To Use a Weightlifting Belt
Why The Belt? The weightlifting belt is one of the most crucial pieces of equipment in heavy lifting. For competitors and amateurs alike, this can preserve the health of your spine while working with heavy loads. However, there’s more to it than just strapping it around your stomach and expecting heavier lifts. …
Your First Weightlifting Meet: What You Need to Know
What is Olympic Lifting | Learn the Olympic Lifts | Olympic Lift Variations | Olympic Lifting and Bodybuilding | How to Master the Olympic Lifts | How to Prep for a Weightlifting Meet You can do the snatch and the clean and jerk at your CrossFit class, and you can watch it during the Olympics, but at some point, there’s no better way to learn the …
2021 USA Weightlifting Nationals Highlights
Main | Preview | Highlights From the end of June through Fourth of July weekend, Detroit, Michigan, is serving as the battleground for the best Olympic weightlifters from around the United States. The USA Weightlifting (USAW) Nationals event is the biggest national competition in the sport, hosting everyone from teenagers to masters lifters who …
Meet the USA Olympic Weightlifting Team
What is Olympic Lifting | Learn the Olympic Lifts | Olympic Lift Variations | | How to Master the Olympic Lifts | USA Weightlifting Nationals The eight incredible lifters representing Team USA at this year’s Olympics in Tokyo, are just like the rest of us in some ways. They’ve spent the last year or …
USA Weightlifting Nationals Are Back!
Main | Preview The sport of weightlifting often goes by the name “Olympic weightlifting,” but make no mistake: the competitive calendar doesn’t begin and end at The Games. The USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships is one of the most important contests for American lifters, with an estimated 1,400 lifters of all age groups and …
USA Weightlifting National Championships 2021
The USA Weightlifting National Championships is where the best Olympic lifters in the country meet to break records and battle it out for the top spot on the podium. Winners will also qualify for the IWF World Championships, currently scheduled to take place in Peru this November. Just six months after a delayed contest …
Pan American Weightlifting Champions Wes Kitts and Alyssa Ritchey on What It Takes to Win Big
Every athlete wants the PR total. The first-place finishes. The victory that seals the title of best in the state, the country, or the world. These golden moments don’t happen just by chance, especially if you want to compete at a high level—and that goes in any sport. For Olympic weightlifters like Wes Kitts …
Podcast Episode 63: Alyssa Ritchey – From the Farm to Weightlifting on the World Stage
Subscribe To Podcast | More Episodes Listen To Podcast Episode #63 Podcast Episode 63: Alyssa Ritchey – From the Farm to Weightlifting on the World Stage. Alyssa Ritchey started out as a hyperactive farm girl, then traveled through the gamut of sports including gymnastics, track and field, skateboarding, bikini, and CrossFit. Now she’s a …