powerlifting Archives - Page 8 of 11

March 15, 2016

Anatomy of the Sumo Deadlift

This is the third post in a series looking at the the muscles used in each of the lifts which form part of a powerlifting competition. There are two styles of Deadlift which are legal lifts in a Powerlifting competition. The...

Deadlift/Powerlifting

March 14, 2016

Anatomy of the Powerlifting Squat

This is the second post in a series looking at the the muscles used in each of the lifts which form part of a powerlifting competition, as always there will be some variation as to how much work each muscle...

Powerlifting/Squat

March 13, 2016

Anatomy of the Bench Press

A question often asked by novice lifters is what muscles are used in the Bench Press. The answer varies with the type of Bench Press being attempted, but for the purpose of this Blog I will look at the Powerlifting...

Bench Press/Powerlifting

January 27, 2016

Powerlifting Injury Rate Comparison

Powerlifting along with the other strength sports of Weightlifting and Strongman have a reputation of being dangerous. However, when you look at comparable injury rates across different sports, the rates of injury in Powerlifting are low in comparison. Follow @trusylver

General Fitness/Injury Prevention and Rehab/Powerlifting

December 1, 2015

Benefits of the Floor Press

The floor press is one of the foundation movements of benching and the floor press been around far longer than the bench press (The bench press was invented during the mid 19th century). Follow @trusylver