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  2. Wilks coefficient - Wikipedia

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    According to this setup, a male athlete weighing 320 pounds and lifting a total of 1400 pounds would have a normalised lift weight of 353.0, and a lifter weighing 200 pounds and lifting a total of 1000 pounds (the sum of their highest successful attempts at the squat, bench, and deadlift) would have a normalised lift weight of 288.4. Thus the ...

  3. I set a goal to transform 50 percent of my body weight into muscle within a year. So, I took Orangetheory circuit training classes three times a week, working on both strength training and cardio.

  4. Strength training - Wikipedia

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    Weight training is commonly perceived as anaerobic exercise, because one of the more common goals is to increase strength by lifting heavy weights. Other goals such as rehabilitation, weight loss, body shaping, and bodybuilding often use lower weights, adding aerobic character to the exercise.

  5. Weightlifting - Wikipedia

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    A pair of adjustable dumbbells with 2-kilogram (4.4 lb) plates. Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of (dumbbells, barbells or machines). People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons.

  6. Progressive overload - Wikipedia

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    Kawalek recovered much faster than patients in similar conditions and regained full use of his knee. [2] Today, the technique is recognized as a fundamental principle for success in various forms of strength training programs including fitness training, weight lifting, high intensity training and physical therapy programs.

  7. 'My Life Fell Apart At 40. Lifting Heavy Saved Me.' - AOL

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    Trainer and co-founder of Bells Up Lacee Lazoff shares how weight lifting and strength training has become a feminist act of power and a way to process grief. 'My Life Fell Apart At 40. Lifting ...

  8. Olympic weightlifting - Wikipedia

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    A men's Olympic barbell weighs 20 kg (44 lbs) with a shaft diameter of 28 mm and a length of 2200 mm, whereas a women's Olympic barbell weighs 15 kg (33 lbs) and has a shaft diameter of 25 mm with a length of 2010 mm. [20] [21] The distance between the sleeves, however, is the same for the men's and the women's bars at 1310 mm.

  9. One-repetition maximum - Wikipedia

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    For example, if a person can lift 100 pounds on a given exercise for 10 reps, the estimated one rep max would be 133 pounds for both formulae. However, if the person were to complete only 6 reps, then Epley would estimate a one rep maximum of approximately 120 pounds, while Brzycki would return an estimate of approximately 116 pounds.