Weightlifting

Weightlifting

Weightlifting is a type of physical activity performed individually both as a means of fitness and as competition. The primary objectives of weightlifting are to increase the strength and size of skeletal muscle. Weighttraining can use a variety of equipment to target different muscles in the body.

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Weightlifting

definition

Sports; Weightlifting

The way a bodybuilder is able to make his/her muscles look. It is the absence of body fat and the distinctness of each muscle.

disc

Sports; Weightlifting

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distortion

Sports; Weightlifting

A problem in the flexing of one of the competitors arms during a lift.

down signal

Sports; Weightlifting

This is the referee's signal that the lift is valid or not and that the barbell can be put down.

dumbbells

Sports; Weightlifting

Hand weights, which are a specific weight and the amount of that weight can't be changed. Some can be changed but most can not.

duration

Sports; Weightlifting

After a weightlifter has been signaled that it is their time to lift, they have 1 minute to complete the lift. If they do not then the referee declares that there is "no lift".

dynamic start

Sports; Weightlifting

To start a lift with a preliminary movement of the hips so the weightlifter is able to get their body under the bar. This usually means then that the weightlifter will have their knees bent and then ...