Category: Weightlifting

There’s been a changing of the guard inside USA Weightlifting (USAW). In March of 2022, the organization announced that longtime Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Phil Andrews would depart the organization on July 15. 
The governing body for the sport of weightlifting in the States has operated without an official replacement since July. But on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, the USAW Board of Directors a…….

ATLANTA, Aug 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — USA Weightlifting, the national governing body for weightlifting competitions, is excited to announce that TrueCoach by Xplor is the newest member to join the strongest team in the United States of America (USA). As the official coaching app of USA Weightlifting, TrueCoach by Xplor is now part of the national coaching education program, giving coaches the te…….

Weightlifting is an intense sport. It’s centered around the snatch and the clean & jerk, but also includes many different other exercises that challenge your body in their own unique ways. No matter what day it is on your program, a thorough warm-up is always step one. 
The benefits of warming up for general exercise are well known, but weightlifters in particular rely on their warm-up to …….

Over the past few years of Emily Campbell’s life, as it has transformed beyond recognition, she has spent her time methodically expanding her list of triumphs. She is already the only British woman to win an Olympic weightlifting medal, snatching an unforgettable silver in Tokyo last year.Campbell is a world championships bronze medallist and two-time European champion. As the Commonwealth Games…….

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Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu expectedly won the gold medal with a total lift of 191 kgs in the women’s 49kg weightlifting competition at the 36th National Games on Friday. Mirabai, who had claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham in August, walked away with the title after lifting 84kg in snatch and 107 kgs in clean & jerk. Participating in her second National Games…….

I have been an athlete most of my life. I started playing rugby when I was 14, and played through high school, college, and after. Sports were always my social and emotional outlet. I’d always enjoyed being active and appreciated the structure and friendship that being on a team provided. But I didn’t always feel confident in my body or myself o…….

I have been an athlete most of my life. I started playing rugby when I was 14, and played through high school, college, and after. Sports were always my social and emotional outlet. I’d always enjoyed being active and appreciated the structure and friendship that being on a team provided. But I didn’t always feel confident in my body or myself o…….

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