A Girlfriend's Guide To Powerlifting

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About our Writers Ben Streatfield streatfieldtraining.wordpress.com U74 GBPF Powerlifter Powerlifting Coach BSc Sports Science MSc Physiology Shona Hughes U72 GBPF Powerlifter BSc Sports Science and Nutrition Girls Who Powerlift girlswhopowerlift.com Girls Who Powerlift is a community of women who aren't afraid to be strong. And don't let our feminine ways fool you, we can still grind out a deadlift and eat all the doughnuts. 3
About Powerlifting A Quick history Powerlifting stems from Weightlifting which as a sport, appeared in the Olympics in 1896. Powerlifting was then recognised as a sport in 1950’s and developed simultaneously in Britain and USA in the 1960’s. The standard lifts are deadlifts, bench press and squat which started in USA and then Britain followed by cultivating that idea by changing one of their standard lift which was curl to deadlift. Weightlifting, bodybuilding, powerlifting: difference? Bodybuilding Think biceps, tans and bikinis. Bodybuilding is perhaps the most well-known strength-training sport. You might think of the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger or Phil Heath when it comes to bodybuilding, however there is natural/drug free and assisted bodybuilding. Assisted bodybuilders in the female category tends to be women’s perception of what they will look like if they start lifting heavy, but it takes years of lifting, dieting, and sport specific drug-use. Weightlifting This is what we see on TV during the Olympics. Olympic Weightlifting (or “Weightlifting”) isn’t what we all do when we go to the gym (commonly mistaken for “lifting weights”). Weightlifting is a sport of its own. It consists of two competitive lifts, the snatch and the clean and jerk. It is probably the most technical sport which demands skill, strength, power, agility and control. 4
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