A Guide to Creating a Weekly Workout Plan
Weekly Workout Plan Exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, and a weekly workout plan or schedule can be a great way to stay on track and help you reach your fitness goals. Exercise also has many benefits for overall health and wellness. When you create a weekly workout routine, you can design […]
The Differences Between Hip Contact vs. Thigh Contact in Weightlifting
In many ways, the sport of weightlifting is like skipping rocks: If you aimlessly chuck a rock out into the water, it’ll hit with a distinct plunk and sink right to the bottom. But if you get low and sling it correctly, that same rock will skim and bounce across the surface as though it […]
Weightlifting Blocks vs. the Hang: The Differences & When to Use Each
The barbell starts motionless on the floor at every weightlifting competition and ends up at arm’s length overhead. That’s the game; get an object from point “A” to point “B” as quickly and efficiently as you can. Oh, and make sure that the bar is as heavy as possible as well. However, training for success […]
Weightlifter Tian Tao (89KG) Sets 222-Kilogram World Record Clean & Jerk at 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships
The ink had hardly dried before it was wiped away. On May 10, 2023, Tian Tao returned to the weightlifting stage for the first time in over three years at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC). There, during his competitive debut as an 89-kilogram athlete, he set a new World Record in the clean & […]
Weightlifter Li Dayin (89KG) Sets Snatch and Total World Records at 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships
Li Dayin may be the next big thing in Chinese men’s weightlifting. The 25-year-old powerhouse made a confident and commanding appearance in the 89-kilogram division at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) in Jinju, South Korea. Dayin set two new World Records during his performance on May 10: He snatched 180 kilograms (396.8 pounds) and […]
Weightlifter Liao Guifang (71KG) Sets 120-Kilogram Snatch World Record at 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships
China’s women weightlifters are the single most dominant competitive force in the modern history of the sport — and that’s no exaggeration. On May 9, 2023, China logged yet another triple-gold-medal performance at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) in Jinju, South Korea. Liao Guifang (71KG) snatched 120 kilograms (264.5 pounds), clean & jerked 148 […]
World-Record-Holding Weightlifter Karlos Nasar Reportedly Suffers Serious Leg Injury
Only a few short weeks after dominating the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC), Karlos Nasar has reportedly suffered a debilitating injury that may hamper his future in weightlifting. According to social media and local reporting from Bulgaria, the 18-year-old prodigy tore his Achilles tendon during a recent hotel stay in the country’s capital of Sofia. […]
2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships Full Results
Continental weightlifting in Asia has flown under the radar for the past year or so, but don’t expect things to be low key at the 2023 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC). This year’s AWC, held in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea from May 5 to 13, will not only feature some exceptional lifting, […]
How to Do the Muscle Snatch for Better Weightlifting Performance
If you’re on the hunt for a new way to improve your weightlifting game, the muscle snatch is an absolute game-changer. The muscle snatch can help you build explosive leg power, teach you how to be a powerful and aggressive vertical puller, and reinforce solid snatching mechanics to boot. The tremendous amounts of strength and […]
How to Watch the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships
The 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) are scheduled for May 5-13, 2023, in Jinju, South Korea. The contest will feature twenty weight categories — 10 male and 10 female — in the central city of Western Gyeongsangnam-do. The competition will take place in the Jinju Arena and will be streamed by the Asian Weightlifting Championships […]