This article describes the sport of weightlifting. For information on muscle-building activity involving weights, refer to the weight training article.

Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars, the execution of which is a combination of power and technique. The term "weightlifting" is often informally used to refer to weight training.

Equipment

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Weights are mounted on a steel barbell which weighs 20 kilograms for male competition and 15 for female competition. The weights themselves are rubber-coated steel discs, color-coded for their different weights, and held in place by 2.5 kg collars. Identical weights are placed at each end of the barbell. The barbell has patterns (knurling) engraved on it to assist the lifters to get a steady grip on the bar. Competitors start with the weighted barbell placed in the middle of a 4 x 4 metre wooden floor, coated with non-slip material; often rubber mats are built flush with the wood in the area under the weights at either side of the lifter.

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Work out Pro Tip: Do the muscle/weightlifting workouts first and aerobics later. Keeps the muscles firm while fat burns.
onikrulz (Onik) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:57:48 -0000
Work out Pro Tip: Do the muscle/weightlifting workouts first and aerobics later. Keeps the muscles firm while fat burns.
#dailyquestion I handle frustration by weightlifting.
geezopeez (Linda Theung) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:35:03 -0000
#dailyquestion I handle frustration by weightlifting.
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Weightlifting PR tonight! 185# benchpress one rep max after a 5x125 3x140 2x165. Shooting for 205 at the end of February
joebreese (joebreese) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:54:35 -0000
Weightlifting PR tonight! 185# benchpress one rep max after a 5x125 3x140 2x165. Shooting for 205 at the end of February
Drunken weightlifting competition on Sat nite has me feeling like @bjpenndotcom just 'Diego'd' my pectorals. Fudge!
Rob_Quillen (Rob_Quillen) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:44:26 -0000
Drunken weightlifting competition on Sat nite has me feeling like @bjpenndotcom just 'Diego'd' my pectorals. Fudge!
completed a 85-minute (whole body) HIT (high intensity training) weightlifting session, including abs, at the gym.
TSCFitness (Tony) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:39:39 -0000
completed a 85-minute (whole body) HIT (high intensity training) weightlifting session, including abs, at the gym.

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