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The freeweight squat is one of the three powerlifting competition exercises, along with the deadlift and the bench press. [2] Equipment Squats can be performed using only the practitioner's body weight. For weighted squats, a barbell is typically used, although the practitioner may instead hold dumbbells, kettlebells, or other weighted objects.
Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift.As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effort of a barbell loaded with weight plates.
Louie Simmons (October 12, 1947 – March 24, 2022) [1] was an American powerlifter and strength coach. He was active as a powerlifter and coach for more than fifty years. Simmons was the founder of Westside Barbell and has developed several training protocols, including the "Conjugate Met
Power training and the sport of powerlifting should be distinguished from one another, although there are some areas where they overlap. Powerlifting, as a sport, is often considered in regard to the three main lifts competitions are judged upon. These are the back squat, the deadlift, and the bench press. These exercises would not ordinarily ...
Powerlifting Standard Bar Raw Deadlift (no suit or straps) – 460.4 kg (1,015 lb) by Benedikt Magnússon (2011) [20] Powerlifting Stiff Bar Raw Deadlift (no suit or straps) – 417.5 kg (920 lb) by Mikhail Koklyaev (2012) [21] Powerlifting Raw Beltless Deadlift (no suit or straps) – 426 kg (939 lb) by Konstantīns Konstantinovs (2009) [22]
Split weight training, also known as split routine, or split workout routine, is a type of exercise workout routine. It is a workout regimen where different muscle groups are targeted on separate days, rather than exercising the entire body in a single session. This type of training allows for focused work on each muscle group while providing ...
The Smolov Squat Routine is a weight training program for increasing squat strength, originating from Russia. It is named after its creator, Sergey Smolov “the Russian Master of Sports”. The squat routine is a strength program broken down into four phases which last for a total of 13 weeks. The four phases are:
In 2014, Sarychev founded a new powerlifting federation, the World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF), and became its president. He has stated he hopes to see powerlifting become an Olympic sport. [6] In 2016, Sarychev set a world record with raw three-lift powerlifting total in SHW class at 1,072.5 kg (2,364.5 lb). [3]