For some onlookers, Olympic weightlifting moves like the clean exercise might seem straightforward. You load a barbell and basically throw the weight up. But powerlifters and bodybuilders know this ...

The clean and jerk is a popular Olympic lift, but it isn't for the faint of heart. Discover how to do it with proper form and ...

Weightlifting has been a staple of competition since humans developed the cognitive ability to look at each other's glutes, as the echoes of a softly grunted "pathetic" bounced against cave walls, ...

China’s Li Fabin showcased his signature move and broke two Olympic records when he won the gold medal for weightlifting on Sunday. One-legged stunt: The 28-year-old Chinese weightlifter pulled off a ...

Dan Reynolds hits the gym six days a week to stay strong on stage – and to manage the pain from his autoimmune disease. Here’s how his Olympic lifting routine keeps him powerful and pain-free.

Let’s go to Copenhagen, Denmark for the Master’s World Weightlifting Championships. The competitors have completed their ...

The father was a nervous wreck. The son was not. Tripp Morris was running on little sleep as he sat alert in the rest area of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup competition ...

American Mary Theisen-Lappen earned a silver medal in her world weightlifting championships debut, but if current rankings hold she will not go to the Olympics. Theisen-Lappen, a former college throws ...

As a young teen, Mitch Hodge’s parents didn’t allow him to lift weights. His father suffered a serious head injury while weightlifting, so when Hodge asked his mother to buy a weight set at Walmart, ...