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Once in a while a friend or stranger will surprise me and mention something I wrote about in a column then ask a question or make a comment challenging my fitness wisdom or foolishness. We have a friendly chat and I end with the question, “What would you like me to write about in the future?”
One of the most common responses is “powerlifting.”
The individual will say, “My son wants to do that” or “My dad used to do that” or “Isn’t that what they do in the Olympics?”
And on one occasion, “I heard that your wife does that. Do a lot of women do that?”
At the risk of boring the rest of you to tears, this week’s article is for those who spoke up and suggested a topic. It’s fun for me — I love my sport! Welcome to Powerlifting 101.
To begin, no, powerlifting is not an Olympic sport. The lifts done in the games are called, coincidently, “Olympic lifts.” They are the...
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