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Weightlifting is very beneficial for health in countless ways. Weightlifting induces the production of collagen proteins which helps build structure and strength of tendons and ligaments. It also is optimal for promoting and improving joint stability. Weightlifting can also increase metabolism and increases resting metabolic rate.
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Canadian Weightlifting Federation-Haltérophilie Canadienne (CWFHC) is the governing body for the sport of weightlifting in Canada. History
La Prairie, Canada [20] Clean & Jerk 178 kg Francis Luna-Grenier: 28 March 2015 La Prairie, Canada [21] Total 318 kg Francis Luna-Grenier: 28 March 2015 La Prairie, Canada [21] –85 kg Snatch 157 kg Pascal Plamondon: 13 July 2015 Pan American Games: Toronto, Canada [22] Clean & Jerk 190 kg Pascal Plamondon: 12 August 2016 Olympic Games: Rio de ...
Weightlifting (often known as Olympic weightlifting) is a competitive strength sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with the aim of successfully lifting the heaviest weights. Athletes compete in two specific ways of lifting the barbell overhead.
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Rimouski's Maude Charron became just the second Canadian woman ever to medal in weightlifting at the Olympics after taking gold in the 64kg event.
Francis Luna-Grenier (born May 24, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian weightlifter. [1] He qualified for the men's lightweight category at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by finishing fourth from the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Callao, Peru. [2]