It's 7 p.m. at the CrossFit Hubtown gym in Truro, N.S., and amid blaring music, Wesley Taylor is getting ready to work on his lifting technique. "Chest up, knees ...

DENVER, July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Weightlifting and Ascent, the first-ever performance nutrition partner of USA Weightlifting, are kicking off a ...

Phil Andrews, chief executive of USA Weightlifting, offered his advice and expertise to an administration and management seminar held in the framework of the ...

The transgender conquest of women's sports continued over the weekend as a New Zealand weightlifter took home multiple gold medals at the 2019 Pacific ...

Obese people who engaged in resistance training were more likely to see reductions in a type of heart fat that has been linked to cardiovascular disease, a new ...

Seeing New Zealander Laurel Hubbard stand atop the highest podium at the Pacific Games weightlifting competition puts the imminent decline of women's ...

WARRENSBURG — Warrensburg-native Reagan Henry has always been strong and has shown it on the biggest stages, competing nationally in CrossFit.

Laura Hoggins doesn't lift weights because she wants to be a bodybuilder. She lifts weights because she wants to be the woman on the Tube who helps you ...

Gavin 'Laurel' Hubbard's numbers don't come close to those of the top males in weightlifting.

A transgender woman won two gold medals and a silver medal at the Pacific Games in Samoa Saturday. Laurel Hubbard, a weightlifter from New Zealand, won ...

Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 20: Jammu and Kashmir Weightlifting Association today felicitated celebrity weightlifter of the country, Arjuna.

When John Jenkins decided to take his weightlifting up a notch and start competing, the Dahlgren man approached it the same way as the construction of his ...

What happened? On Tuesday, Caffeine and Kilos announced they'll be brewing up a strong cup of Joe as the new official Coffee of USA Weightlifting.

The transgender debate in women's sport has reignited after New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard won two gold medals at the recent Pacific Games, being ...

One of downtown Tokyo's finest buildings put on a top-class test event one year out from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – and got some world records in return.

For many people, finishing second at a national competition is worth celebrating.For Leesburg High School's Taylor Woods, finishing second was just motivation.

Three MIT graduates saw the need for better fitness technology when weightlifting. They came together to create Perch, the motion-based tracking camera that ...

Can vaginal weights help to prevent pelvic floor disorders?

Laurel Hubbard, who was born male, is once again on top of the weightlifting world when she/he first in he snatch-lift and combined categories in the women's ...

Mattie Rogers has a little extra weight to lift on her left hand. Rogers, who in 2018 became the first U.S. woman to medal at the weightlifting world championships ...

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard clinched two gold medals as weightlifting competition concluded here today, while a dramatic men's over 109 kilogram ...

WEIGHTLIFTER OF THE YEAR WILL DAVIS Lake Region, Senior Davis was the FHSAA Class 2A, 219-pound boys state runner-up after posting a 700-pound ...

Welcome to another edition of Out Of Left Field! Recently, a man who claimed he/she is a trans woman won two gold medals and one silver medal competing ...

It has been a week of personal records for Team USA weightlifter Kate Nye. But given how successful her year has been, we can't say we're surprised that her ...

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said India has the potential to give traditional weightlifting powerhouses such as China and North Korea a run for their ...

During her pregnancy Rachel Annunziata was asked the normal question, "When are you due?" But the 27-year-old Arlington Heights resident also fielded ...

More sports News: ​​The *fresh* revelation of names has put a question mark on both the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) and the National Anti-Doping ...

The inclusion of Laurel Hubbard, born Gavin, caused some outrage in Samoa.

Researchers found resistance training is good for the heart.

A new testing method designed to increase the amount of samples taken while "reducing the human and financial resources required" will be given another ...

LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ)- Last year, Westley Benson was preparing for his first youth nationals weightlifting meet. Now, he's preparing for his second with a new ...

Coach and weightlifter. When UW Oshkosh track and field assistant coach Mary Theisen-Lappen isn't coaching her Titan athletes, she is putting in the hours ...

Yanar discovered weight training in her 40s and has never looked back. She explains why she loves it and why women need to focus on strength.

China's elite weightlifters enjoyed mixed fortunes on the first day of the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event at Tokyo International Forum, with two claiming ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - One teenager in Kalamazoo is heading to California to compete at Youth Nationals for USA weightlifting. Seth Parsons had to overcome ...

CHEYENNE – Vincent Gallizzi regularly accompanied his parents, Marcus and Natasha Gallizzi, to their weightlifting sessions during the first three years they ...

Record-holding vegan strongman Patrik Baboumian blasts back at the podcast host after he is mentioned in a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

Russia's Nadezhda Lomova, who was provisionally suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) earlier this year in view of a potential ...

Former world champion Mirabai Chanu led the Indian medal rush by notching up a gold on the opening day of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship ...

By Todd Kortemeier | June 28, 2019, 2:20 p.m. (ET). (C) CJ Cummings celebrates winnings gold at Junior Pan Am Championships on June 27, 2019 in Havana, ...

(CBS DETROIT)– Seth Parsons has overcome Crohn's Disease. His next feat to overcome: the Youth Nationals for USA weightlifting. The Kalamazoo native ...

Tommy Vierck is the 2019 St. Johns County Boys Weightlifter of the Year. The Menendez senior won a district and regional title en route to a seventh place finish ...

A new weightlifting High Performance Centre was recently opened within the KIIT campus in Bhubaneswar.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has published a new list of anti-doping violations that shows how nations with a poor record are paying the price ...

FRANKLIN FURNACE, Ohio — Hailey Hammond's story is uplifting — literally. It's also astonishing to anyone who knows power lifting. The recent graduate of ...

Dr. Len Bryson of Foley has won both the state and national Southern Powerlifting Federation championships and has qualified for September's world-stage ...

Tupelo's Maddie Jasper had a strong showing at the USA Weightlifting National Youth Championships this past weekend.

Olympic weightlifting hopeful Laurel Hubbard has failed in a nine-month battle to keep her name secret over a driving charge. Hubbard, 41, a transgender ...

After competing for Nauru at last year's Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast — and picking up a silver medal — 20-year-old Charisma Amoe-Tarrant now ...

Summer once was a time of quiet and even dormancy around high school athletic facilities.

Nineteen-year-old CJ Cummings, who competes as a -73kg weightlifter for Team USA, had another Junior World Record breaking performance. At the Junior ...

EAST ALTON — A common mantra is “age is but a number.” For Shirley Webb, 81, that statement could not be more true. A professional weightlifter, Webb just ...

The Valley View Eagles are taking a bit of a different approach to their summer conditioning under new head football coach Curtis King.

Jeremy Lalrinnunga is already impressive at 16; just imagine what he can do once he's an adult.

The 24-year-old is about to enter his final year of studies with the hopes of becoming a surgeon Balancing multiple demanding endeavours requires a deft skill ...

The Manipuri weightlifter last took part at Asian Championship in Ningbo, China in April this year where she lifted 199 kg (86 kg+113 kg), but missed a medal.

Olympic Gold medalist Sohrab Moradi has dislocated his shoulder and will not compete at the Weightlifting World Championships this year. While we don't know ...

Having just celebrated a year in business, Empire Asylum and the Ipswich Weightlifting Club have shown they can go from strength to strength.

Four local weightlifters finished in the top five in their respective groups at the USA Weightlifting National Youth Championships in Anaheim, CA on June 27-30.

Ed Fergusson is 84 years old and his wife is 75. The inspirational seniors do not allow their age to slow them down nor impede them from being competitive ...

Sohrab Moradi, the world champion and Olympic champion and multiple world record holder, is out of the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) ...

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was spotted at a weightlifting competition with his monstrous son Deuce.

Apia: Indian weightlifter Ajay Singh Friday created a new Commonwealth record in the clean and jerk category en route to a gold medal at the Commonwealth ...

Australia has gained its newest weightlifting star — at Nauru's expense. Charisma Amoe-Tarrant has just won a bronze medal in the super-heavy weight division ...

More sports News: Pardeep Singh created a new Commonwealth record in the clean and jerk category on the way to a gold medal as Indian weightlifters ...

Trichy: P Anuradha of Pudukottai was given a heroic welcome on her arrival at Trichy after winning a gold medal in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Cham.

What started as fiddling with a few weights for fitness soon got real for a former Manawatū College student who is flying to Samoa today to represent New ...

16-year-old Jeremy Lalrinnunga broke the Youth World, Asian and Commonwealth records in the snatch category at Commonwealth Weightlifting ...

USA weightlifter Katherine Nye is a name on everyone's radar heading into the upcoming Olympic year. She's had a record-setting 2019 season so far, being ...

Bhavana Tokekar, mother of two teenagers, won four gold medals in the powerlifting category at the Open Asian Championships in Russia.

Over the last year, CrossFit Winter Garden has become a home away from home for Special Olympians looking to lift weights.

This article has been edited for further clarification and to properly attribute the United Counties Weightlifting Club. CORNWALL, Ontario – At just 15-years-old, ...

The International Weightlifting Federation said in its statement that Swati Singh has returned an adverse analytical finding for morphine.

Jeremy Lalrinnunga is an Iranian weightlifting prodigy, making big waves in the community. He is just sixteen, and already able to lift massive amounts.

TASS, June 24. The Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) has disqualified Russian Nadezhda Lomova for four years, the RWF press *service* reports. The ban ...

Can you believe it's been two and a half years since MBC graced us with the heartwarming drama, “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo”? It seems like just yesterday ...

Lehigh Valley Sports Scene: Local athletes shine on national level, former ESU player signs to play basketball in Dutch League, and other local sports ...

Australia has wrapped up the first week of the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games with a total of 35 medals (13 gold, 8 silver and 12 bronze)

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview girls weightlifting team had great competition this year, beginning at districts.Abigail Woullard finished second in the 101-pound ...

Top International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) officials will be in attendance when the Commonwealth Senior Weightlifting Championships take place in ...

British Weight Lifting (BWL) is canvassing opinion from volunteers in a bid to help clubs maximise their success.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Local Olympic Weightlifter Kendrick Farris is scheduled to visit The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club. The Salvation Army ...

Port Elizabeth powerlifter Nicole Weideman hopes to add many more records to her list after claiming a world record squat at the Rhino Powerlifting Club (RPC) ...

The trio made solid first impressions in their age category at the National Youth Champions for Team USA.

CRESTVIEW — Crestview High School's boys weightlifting team had a solid year that included four strong finishes at the district competition.Javan Alto ...

How Olympic weightlifting helped one writer find joy in fitness again—even while wearing a singlet in front of strangers.

For a boy who lifts more than twice his bodyweight in one smooth motion, Jeremy Lalrinnunga has a soft, shy handshake. The 16-year-old from Mizoram, the ...

While New Zealand transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has returned home with a gold medal from the women's +87kg category, she has left many in the ...

Life started at 40 for this 47-year-old mother of two teenagers from Pune, who was introduced to weight training six years ago. Even though Bhavna Tokekar had ...

Like with elite athletes, the Nike Metcon 5 represent hours spent perfecting a craft, the attention to every detail and the desire to be the best.

AT last the Prime Minister of a sporting nation has weighed in on the transgender and sports debate. This follows the transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard, from ...

According to a new study, obese people who involved in resistance training were more probable to see decreases in a kind of heart fat, which has been ...

Actor Anushka Sharma and her husband, cricketer Virat Kohli have returned to Mumbai post the ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales and hit the gym as ...

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A year older, stronger, versatile and more accomplished, Baton Rouge native Brynn Catalano is back in the spotlight as the youth weightlifter and CrossFit ...

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Members of the Performance Initiatives/Coastal Empire Weightlifting team earned 12 gold and three silver medals at the 2019 USAW Youth National ...

The high school freshman from Union County, Florida, has otherworldly power that has gone viral, and it's growing almost as fast as her desire to do good.

We asked a handful of experts to break down the benefits of the most common weight-lifting accessories, when to use (or not use) them. Gear up and get lifting.